“We've just come back from staying at this flat and can honestly say we miss it! It's a beautiful airy flat that is an easy 10 minute bus ride to Princes Street. The bus stop is right outside and 4 buses go into town so we never had to wait around. The flat was clean and well stocked with crockery, towels etc. The biscuits for our arrival were a welcome surprise! Would definitely stay there again.”
“Very nice flat; plenty of space, very clean and modern, with all the mod cons, everything you could want. The double bedroom has an ensuite which we weren't expecting! Location is brilliant (ten minute walk from the Gilded Balloon, very useful during the Fringe), and very quiet even though it's right in the centre of town.
Only two negatives; it got very hot in all the rooms because of the floor-to-ceiling windows, even with the windows open and the blinds down. Also, we weren't given the exact address when we booked, so spent a long time trying to locate it with only the expertise of the cabby to help. A proper address and some directions would have been very helpful.”
“The flat was modern, clean and comfortable in a very good location to shops and many touristic sites in Edinburgh.
We very much enjoyed the stay and would definitely book it again.”
“Ideal for quiet central stay within walking distance of all Fringe events. Flat was clean and presentable.
A few minor DIY jobs need doing like bathroom plug, bedroom door latch. Landing lights for block don't come on until well after dark. All minor and didn't spoil our fantastic stay. As a bonus you get a perfect view from the bedroom windows of the Castle and the Tattoo fireworks for free!”
“A very smart minimalist flat, with a terrific sense of being in the middle of Edinburgh. We were there during the Fringe festival, and the 'buzz' around us was palpable - queues for big shows at the venue Assembly on the Mound tailed back to right under our window.
The 'double glazing' is in fact lightweight secondary glazing. Light sleepers will wish it were triple glazing, especially on Friday and Saturday nights when the Wash Bar below is busy until 3am. Earplugs did the trick for us. Not really a problem if you pick a central location - and the bed is comfortable.
To get help and advice on details and in the case of any difficulties, the agent offers two mobile phone numbers - but these were slow to respond, and some questions were unanswered despite repeated voice and text messages left.
It could be that all the usual little niggles are already known to the agent and the owners, and so they assume rightly that the guests will eventually figure it out for themselves. We had no emergencies, luckily.
The lift which takes you from 2nd to 4th floor (street level is apparently 1st floor) broke down, with us inside it, on our second day, but was fixed by the day of our departure.
Mostly everything worked, after a fashion. Too few elec sockets for the number of appliances (unplug microwave to use toaster etc)
Main niggle: plumbing. Possibly the fault of the whole building's system, but we found ourselves at one point emptying the slow-draining sink by hand. Tipping this down the loo was no real solution when the loo itself failed to flush. Once some dishwater left in the sink took 12 hours to drain away.
But then mysteriously both these appliances seem to cure themselves! - by the third day the cistern would refill efficiently, and the sink did its thing in under an hour. Hard to know when to complain of such minor annoyances - maybe every guest does, or none do...
The flat has free wi-fi, but you have to enter the product key. What is the number? This question was the one which WAS eventually answered by our third day - and all the time it was printed on the underside of the router. [Please add this info to the guests' welcome form.] Maybe other people know to look there, but we didn't, and were confused further by the irrelevant pay-by-time tariff(BT FON) which pops up when connection is established.
A nice point is that the recessed ceiling lighting is dimmable - that may be a thing of the past for all of us soon, as ordinary light bulbs are phased out. There are several bulbs kaput, and no way of reaching them; not that this is a job a guest paying £100 a night would expect to have to do. [This should be on the cleaner's checklist, please.]
The floor creaks a lot, which can disturb one's partner in the night, and generally the smart minimalism is wafer thin. A shelf and the loo roll holder drooped, and all the hard surfaces are very noisy. But all minimalism is like that, and they've done their best to squeeze what is needed into a small space.
I have tried to give an honest and detailed review that will be helpful to the owners and future guests alike. The point about a rented apartment is that it is your own home for the period, and of course everything (and the solution to everything) is a bit unfamiliar. My conclusion is that we had a very happy stay: such a blessing to be able to walk home from any city event rather than dealing with transport. just a few hundred yards from Waverley Station, fantastic. It is so agreeable to get food and wine (from M & S in the station) and cook it 'at home' rather than always being at the mercy of restaurants.
I would book this flat again if I needed a place to stay in 'Auld Reekie' - but I think there will be strong competition for it, so book early!”
“I visited with my parents and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in the flat! We were made to feel welcome right from the start by the land lady who met us there an had even hone out of her way to provide some of the basics, like bread and milk and tea for the morning! The flat is lovely, and a few minutes bus ride and you're in the middle of town. We'll be back!!!”
“The flat is in a very convenient location only a 10 minute walk from Princes Street.
The facilities are good, especially the BT Vision TV, internet, washing machine and tumble drier. The one thing that would have improved things is a dish washer.
Cooking facilities and lounge furniture are good too.
2 parking permits is a great addition.
What let the apartment down was the cleanliness or lack of, particularly in the bedrooms and the towels. We had to take this up with the agent and the owner on the first morning and in fairness the owner was most understanding and offered some compensation.
However this experience has led to a rating of only Average.”
“Spent a fantastic week at the Fringe. The flat was a real home from home. Clean, tidy and close to some great restaurants. Only £1.30 on the bus to Edinburgh Princess Street.”
“The Morningside location was quiet, with excellent facilities nearby and with good links to the centre. It was only a 15-minute cycle ride from Princes Street and space to park the bikes in the hall. The interior standard was acceptable without being special in any way.”
“A well located flat very near a convenient bus stop. The flat is clean and comfortable and the owner is very friendly and helpful. Located off the main road the flat was quiet and even affords a view of Arthurs Seat. We very much enjoyed our stay and would look to stay here again in future.”
“A very comfortable well kitted-out luxury flat, beautifully and recently decorated, near to the city centre - but in a quiet street. Couldn't have asked for more!”
“We visited Edinburgh to experience the Festival and this flat was an excellent location. Quite a few venues locally but only a 10 minute walk to the Royal Mile. Highly recommended.”
“We stayed in this very comfortable flat for five nights at the time of the Festival.
It was spacious and well equipped and conveniently located, with useful shops and cafes nearby - also a useful bus route.”
“We had a lovely stay in the Shore Apartment. The flat is comfortable, spacious and well-appointed. It was very convenient for us, with several nice places to eat and relax, a well stocked supermarket, and public transport links to the city centre all nearby. The location on the Shore was really nice and showed us a new side of Edinburgh too. Very highly recommended.”
“We were very pleased with this flat and would definitely like to return. The flat was clean spacious and tastefully decorated. The beds were comfortable and the area was attractive and very quiet.The flat had access to broadband, a washing machine , nice little flat screened TV , a selection of books to read , an iron and ironing board and was generally very pleasant to be in. Although very quiet you were only a short bus ride or pleasant walk away from the Castle, the Royal Mile, the shops and theatres etc. Highly recommended. Five Stars !”
“Great holiday accommodation perfectly situated for all the amenities of morningside and easy access into Edinburgh either on foot or by public transport....”
“The flat was very good in furnishing and equipment, and is in an interesting part of Edinburgh (Leith)with good restaurants. There is a good bus link to central Edinburgh - parking for private transport is difficult there especially at Festival time.”
