Fountains Court Morrison St. is tough to find if you are in a car. It's in a strange one way system that will have you going past at least once before you work out where you are. It's an odd looking place, a shop front leading to the apartments above.
The staff at the front desk were welcoming and helpful and check in was a breeze. A word of warning though, there is NO car parking at Morrison St. We were lucky in that the other Fountain Court apartments in nearby Grove St had spaces available at £6 per night. If they had not been available, it would have meant leaving the car overnight in the local NCP car park which would have been expensive and risky.
The first thing you encounter is the stairs. There is no lift in the building, so if you end up on the 3rd floor (as we did) then prepare for a climb (see photo). After a day's walking around Edinburgh, the hike back to the room became a real pain.
The apartment itself was clean and comfortable enough. It consisted of a Main room with the couch/TV/Table and kitchen area, one bedroom with cupboard space, one bathroom and a small utility cupboard (see pics). The kitchen is well stocked with both equipment and crockery, and the linen was clean and plentiful. The Iron and Ironing board was a nice touch. Washing tablets and dishwasher tablets are also supplied. The white goods in the kitchen are modern and clean.
We had two problems while we were there, both sorted within the day by maintenance, one of which was a toilet cistern so noisy we could actually hear it at the main reception (and we were on the 3rd floor). The other a window which wouldn't close. The staff dealt with the issues efficiently and pleasantly. We had no issues with noise during our stay, though you are aware of the rumble of the trains under the building. The rooms are serviced during the day, though usually this consisted of remaking the bed, changing a towel and putting the two cups and a teaspoon we used on a full cycle in the dishwasher for us to empty when we returned.
There is a "breakfast pack" supplied in the apartment, this is some cereal, a loaf of bread, some milk and preserves. There is also a good supply of teabags and sachets of coffee.
The location is good, around a 15 min walk into Princes St or the Castle. Take a map though as you can get to the Castle area more quickly if you use alternative routes to the main trail. There are loads of restaurants within the area ranging from Pizza Hut to Steakhouses and Indians. There is a particularly good Indian restaurant at the Haymarket (turn right out of the apartments and 100 yards down the road). The Apartments also back onto a Police station, so there was not much noise from outside.
Security seems good, with your own access door away from the main shopfront. The area itself was ok, only the odd random drunk shouting and wobbling about.
There is also an internet room in the basement with free net access, there are only two PC's though so I would imagine at busy times (fringe season), these would be hard to get onto. Good facility though with a supply of tea and coffee.
All in all good value if you get a deal. I wouldn't pay full advertised price (£85 per night), but as we got 3 nights for £55 per night, we felt it worthwhile.








