25 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1DX, United Kingdom
#171 of 979 Holiday rentals in Edinburgh
Guests' ChoiceBased on 82 apartment reviews
8.9Cleanliness
9.4
Comfort
9.2
Location
9.8
Facilities
9.2
Staff
9.1
Value for money
9.1
Free WiFi
7.9
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 6 May 2024
Heather
United KingdomThe location and flat were beautiful, and the host provided loads of info that would be useful to someone new to Edinburgh.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 26 April 2024
Anna
United KingdomClean, convenient and spacious
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 18 April 2024
Jean
United KingdomEntrance to property very shabby. Recommend a bigger tv screen. A flat screen tv would look good on the wall in the lounge where there is a mirror above the fireplace. Pillows need renewing. A bit lumpy. And a better quality double bed would be preferable.
Modern and clean apartment. Well equipped with new appliances. Lovely white towels in bathroom. Lots of local info books and leaflets available. Close to all tourist attractions, bus stops and train station. Check-in was easy. Great communication with host.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 19 February 2024
Mauricio
United KingdomNothing really
Perfect location for walking around the city and the most important places in Edinburgh city center!!
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 17 December 2023
Barbara
United KingdomNothing
Location, size & convenient.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 8 December 2023
Roger
United KingdomLocation was excellent
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 4 December 2023
Andre
IrelandThe noise! Can't understand why more people haven't commented on this as it was so bad. Stayed 2 nights, both nights the yelling, yahooing, fighting until after 3am was so loud, like they were just outside an open window beside the bed. Then 6am the rubbish trucks started both Saturday and Sunday mornings emptying the bins just below the bedroom window. Really needs the bedroom windows double, or ideally, triple glazed and the place would be perfect. Came home shattered.
Fantastic location and facilities, really nice space, great kitchen
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 20 November 2023
Rachel
United KingdomThe heating seemed not to come on in theory morning but this was easily rectified by the controls. A table in the sitting room which could double as a coffee table and dinner table would be a great addition.
Fantastic location and beautiful flat. Really comfortable and nicely furnished.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 19 November 2023
Adrian
DenmarkJust a technicality - loose toilet seat of no great consequence. Communal street door was also pretty loose on the lock.
Great flat in a central location. We had all that we needed for a 3 night stay and extra supplies could be brought from the convenience store less than 10 minutes away. Accomodation was nice and clean with very responsive heating during the cold nights.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 15 November 2023
Mike
United StatesThe dumpsters are nearby and restaurants dump their trash after 10pm. Sometimes it can be loud.
The location was perfect being in the heart of Edinburgh near the bus station for tours and walking distance to everything--Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, Calton Hill, restaurants, shopping, Arthur's Seat, Whiskey Experience, etc. Airport is about 20 minutes away by taxi.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 6 October 2023
Alina
RomaniaI highly recommend this warm, very clean, modernly furnished, with all utilities apartment, that comes with a fair price. Perfect for 4 people. It is very close, 5 minutes to walk to Princess Street and Royal Mile or Rose Street where there are many affordable restaurants. John is a kind host, gave us a lot of useful information. We were deeply impressed by how empathetic, warm, patient the Scots are, of all ages, everywhere we went. So go and live for a few days in this place, you will be delighted!
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 19 September 2023
Giuseppe
ItalyWonderful place in the centre of Edinburgh
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 13 September 2023
Linda
New ZealandIt was what we needed
Excellent location and everything you need for your time in Edinburgh. Great to have the extra space. Easy to follow instructions
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 8 September 2023
Bernadette
United KingdomThe apartment was clean and comfortable and really close to everything
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 3 August 2023
Elina
BelgiumWe arrived earlier and there was no possibility to leave our luggage in the apartment before the check-in time. Even if we understood the explanation given and this did not influence the rating given, this was the only drawback of our stay.
The apartment was perfect and met our expectations. It is very well located and has all necessary commodities. The host was very kind and helpful, and answered all our questions.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 21 June 2023
Christine
FranceSecond bed a sofa pull-out bed that we needed to make up ourselves and put away in the morning. Great location if visiting city but if you have a hire car there is no easy place to park. In fairness we knew this when we booked and if we could have found something else as nice that had parking we would have chosen that. Owner did give us some indications of where to park but was a bit far away or too expensive (but then nearly all of Edinburgh city centre area has same problem re parking)
Location. Cleanliness. Comfort. No need to clean at the end as cleaning incorporated in the price. Owner very nice and available to help when needed.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 14 June 2023
Melissa
AustraliaIt was the best location
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 29 May 2023
Sally
United KingdomThe location
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 17 April 2023
Sirkka-liisa
EstoniaYou can hear every noise from the street.
Location was great. Flat has everything you need.
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 22 March 2023
David
United Kingdomn/a
location
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 6 March 2023
Lummi
RomaniaAfter entering the building, you are greeted by the stairwell, which is old and unkempt. When I arrived at the apartment, it was extremely cold inside. We set a higher temperature, but the rooms heated up quite hard. In the living room there was a smell of stale air, but in the bedroom it was better. Very early in the morning, the garbage truck passes by on the street and makes quite a lot of noise. Also, noise can be heard from the apartment below, where renovations are probably taking place, because the sound of drills and hammers could also be heard since the morning.
From the apartment you can easily reach all the tourist attractions, shops and restaurants.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 22 December 2022
Micky
South AfricaDifficult to find the actual entrance especially if you don’t know what you are looking for in terms of an entrance and the key box area could do with some lighting.
Great location, within easy walking distance to many of the sites.
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 28 November 2022
Pauline
United KingdomThe light outside the apartment needed the bulb changing as it was dark walking downstairs. That’s the only thing but we managed.
location was great. Everything we needed in the apartment. so comfortable.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 8 November 2022
Zafin
SlovakiaClean appartment in a nice historical part of Edinburg.
Stayed in November 2022
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