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Reviews of Heart Of Edinburgh City Flat

25 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1DX, United Kingdom

#171 of 979 Holiday rentals in Edinburgh

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Review score

Based on 82 apartment reviews

8.9

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    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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  • Reviewed: 6 May 2024

    10
    Beautiful flat in a beautiful location.
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The 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

    9.0
    Fun, interesting and a good chance to have family time
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Clean, convenient and spacious

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 April 2024

    10
    Excellent 3 day stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Entrance 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

    10
    Great time in Edinburgh!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing 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

    10
    Fabulous weekend thank you
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Location, size & convenient.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 December 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location was excellent

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 December 2023

    8.0
    Fantastic place to stay except the noise
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The 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

    9.0
    Wonderfullly positioned flat for a weekend in this stunning city.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The 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

    9.0
    Superb. My daughter already asking about next year with a view to catching the XMas markets!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Just 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

    10
    Excellent place to stay on holiday with a super host.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 6 nights

    The 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

    10
    Amazing breathless beautifull City of Edinburgh
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    I 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

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wonderful place in the centre of Edinburgh

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 September 2023

    9.0
    Excellent find!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It 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

    8.0
    A little gem
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The apartment was clean and comfortable and really close to everything

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    We 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

    8.0
    Very pleasant. Would stay again if I didn’t need a car and would recommend.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Second 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

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was the best location

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 May 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 April 2023

    10
    I would definetly go back
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    You can hear every noise from the street.

    Location was great. Flat has everything you need.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 March 2023

    10
    great location cosy flat
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    n/a

    location

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 March 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    After 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

    8.0
    Overall a very pleasant stay
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Difficult 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

    10
    Edinburgh, excellent stay will be back.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The 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

    10
    Exceptional
    • People with friends
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Clean appartment in a nice historical part of Edinburg.

    Stayed in November 2022

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