Bright pleasant flat for short breaks or longer ,the flat in Marchmont yards from the Medows park and very close to City centre..Shops Cafes theatres Resaurants, Olymoic Sports centre & swimming pool. Edinburgh Castle,Museums,Buses..Metro and Main station all within walking distance. Bright, sunny not overloked, centraly heated , quite with skylights.
Perfectly situated to explore Edinburgh, even on foot. House and flat are quite old, which is part of the charm. Everything was in working order, it was wonderfully quiet at night. The host was really good, any questions were answered immediately. We enjoyed our stay very much.
Great area for us. Near a few convenient bus stops. Had some great walks including the hike to Arthurâs Seat. Not mentioned is that there is a slight Edinburgh Castle view from the kitchen and small bedroom. Quiet neighborhood. Would stay here again!
Great location but will not come back to this flat
Parking was an issue, bed was not very comfortable. Pillow was horrible. We booked it for 3 people and was only given 2 sets of towels. Could be a very cute place but was in desperate need of some TLC, especially the furniture
Staying a second time around definitely was a great decision. My stay at this lovely little flat was ideal for a getaway while doing some site seeing and having quiet time to catch up on work. I highly recommend.
Great access to old town,a 10 minute walk across the Meadows and through the uni campus, but that is the only positive aspect. Listing is inaccurate, no parking available (if you want to pay 30 or more per day), no BBQ, no access to back yard, we used the tiny clothes rack in the unit to dry, unit is not accessible as it is on the 3rd floor which involves climbing 60 stairs to access. The floor in the unit is in terrible condition, I had to try and hammer in multiple nails that were popping up so that we could walk without injury, there were 2 that came out every time you stepped on their board. The mattress on the main bed has springs that have popped out making it very lumpy. The towel rack does not have an adjustable heat setting and is scalding hot and literally in the space you need to be in to access the sink, which pretty much makes touching it at some point inevitable, we took to draping the few towels we were provided with over every inch of surface that we could. The shower valve is beyond a state of repair, trying to get any sort of a decent temperature is a guess and test game as the internal working basically spin freely so there is no way to know where they are really set to. The shower itself has visible mold/ mildew on the caulking and the glass panel is hanging on by a thread. Kitchen window opens up sideways at knee height with a 30 foot fall with no safety barrier. Entire unit needs a significant overhaul.
That was about it.
The fridge was clean and that and the radiator quickly warming up were the only redeeming highlights of the flat.
Disappointed by everything else. Normally, I am easy going and do not criticise. I would not recommend this ever.
The whole flat needed a makeover. Very drafty (kitchen window could not be closed securely and blew open in the night.). Bedding was cleaned but with some permanent staining. Main mattress was uneven so a challenge to lie flat and, therefore have a good night sleep (my son was competing at a national sporting event all weekend). Bathroom had some mildew around shower that needed re-caulking. Kitchen sink water was at best warm. Oven was dirty. So did not use. I came prepared to cook for my athlete. We ended up eating out more than I wanted. Pots and pans mismatched, stained (could not scour clean) and fry pans we needing throwing out. No matching cutlery.
Afluent conservation area low trafic flow with speed limit of 20M/hr, close to Medows Parks where facilities for sports and recreation available. on the corner of the street yeards from the flat the Famour Victor Hugo cafe/resteurant with outdoor sitting areas on the meadows .beautifull in spring and summer and festival and seasons times.
self contained, quiet not overlooked , furnished with all amenities necessary for pleasant stay. Key safe outside makes checking in at any time simple.