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Hotel class 3.0 of 5
Lawnmarket, Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 2PB, Scotland
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1 of 5 stars
RaRaBee   1 contribution
London, United Kingdom
Nov 5, 2009 | Trip type: Family New

I wouldn't recommend this accommodation to my worst enemy. Words cannot describe my disgust with the accommodation, beginning with the stairs, the buzzers available to be pressed to the street (on route to a busy pub) - which they were consistently, the dirty shower, the holes in the floor, the furniture, the dirty bedding, leaking fridge and the mice (RATS).... more

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2 of 5 stars
Ninac1962   1 contribution
Perth Western Australia
Oct 27, 2009 | Trip type: Family

I stayed here with my mother (66) and my youngest daughter (17). Even though telling staff numerous time both verbally and via email. We were located up in apartment 10. That ment climbing 79 stone steps with a shanky rope as a handrail and suitcases. We were not happy. I rang the booking office and told them of my displeasure... more

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1 of 5 stars
Tommyato   1 contribution
Tommyato
Oct 9, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
1/1 found this review helpful

I guess it depends on whet you are looking for in a place to stay. A roof? Stay here. Anything else? Don't bother. On top of mice, a leaking fridge, a hole in the bathroom wall, a dirty shower, fire extinguishers that were under pressure, an out-of-hours emergency number that has been cut off, the majority of the staff including... more

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5 of 5 stars
Huggles_83   19 contributions
Brisbane
Jul 15, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

Apart from all the stairs (when they say a castle, they mean a castle-book a low floor!) It was beautiful. We had a really nice room with a view over the old church and old town. The location was excellent (although I recommend if you have a lot of luggage you get a taxi from the reception to the apartments-its... more

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2 of 5 stars
keeper05672   3 contributions
VT
May 22, 2009 | Trip type: Family
1/1 found this review helpful

Don’t let the pictures fool you. This place is just crummy. It is dirty, poorly maintained, and the service is terrible. The location is good if you plan to spend all of your time in Old Town near the castle; otherwise it’s a 15-minute walk to New Town for the buses and trains. The so-called emergency night phone number provides... more

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5 of 5 stars
AbbeyRenee   5 contributions
Dallas, TX
Mar 17, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

These apartments are not for people accustomed to 5 star accommodations, but my husband and I would absolutely stay here again every time we come back to Edinburgh. The rooms are not brand new, but I'm not sure who goes to Edinburgh looking for brand new. Everything was perfectly clean and extremely comfortable, and just oozed character. We were literally... more

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2 of 5 stars
Tegnedrengen   6 contributions
Denmark
Feb 14, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway

1, our stay included breakfast - we did not get any except for 1 day only after discussion with the reception. The man who is taking care of the café was sick 2 of the 4 days we spent there. The excuse was also that the breakfast was "free of charge" say we could not complain if the owner was... more

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1 of 5 stars
tattoosarah   2 contributions
Malvern,England
Nov 22, 2008 | Trip type: Business, Family

When we booked this apartment,we did so with our 7 month old in mind,wanting her to be somewhere more comfortable than a hotel. The company were told that we would have a 7 month old with us and duly provided a cot and highchair (the only plus point). What they didn't bother doing was to tell us that the apartment... more

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4 of 5 stars
HannahED   4 contributions
South West
Nov 8, 2008 | Trip type: Couples
1/1 found this review helpful

Fantastic apartment! Went for a three night break to Edinburgh and after some searching online, my boyfriend and i chose to stay at the Castle apartments and we were surprised at both the locality and cheapness of the accomodation. Its a 3* and although there were a few stains on the furniture and a bit of an old interior, the... more

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1 of 5 stars
ashman01   1 contribution
London
Sep 16, 2008 | Trip type: Family

This is the first time I have ever written a review on any website..I felt compelled to do so given out bad experience with the company and the condition of the apartment. I agree with the other reviewers, the apartments are old and dirty and not worth the money. It is well located but you can do better for your... more

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Lawnmarket, Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 2PB, Scotland