Dog Friendly Apartments in Edinburgh

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Karen - Verified booking

  The apartment's main plus is the location, and it has parking—a premium in any city.

  It is also quite secure. The sofas and bed were comfortable, however, the quilt cover had blue stains on it and all the surfaces were dusty. I had to wash a white T-shirt after putting it down. Gave everything a wipe-over after that. More than adequate cutlery and crockery for my stay, as well as cleaning materials, toilet paper, sanitary products and some toiletries. As the sternly worded welcome email stated I must replace anything I used since I'd "paid for self-catering", I'd brought my own in any case. There was an open, used bottle of salad cream in the fridge, one of peanut butter, and open packets of cereals in the kitchen cupboards, and a half-eaten tub of ice cream in the freezer. Perhaps they belong to the owner if they stay there sometimes? The bathroom cupboard also had various used toiletries in it. For some reason, you seem to be expected to eat a lot of toast. One 4 slice, and one 2-slice toaster. The 2 slice could do with a good clean, and the 4 slice doesn't work very well. The shower had good pressure, warming up quickly and maintaining a good temperature, but the hot water tap on the sink took forever to get warm. (No one's fault, of course, just plumbing). The cold water tap in the kitchen never ran cold, so I'd advise anyone staying to put a jug of water in the fridge. There are a good amount of plug sockets throughout, so using and charging devices was no issue. The sunroom is lovely, and probably a great place to sit in the cooler months, as it got very warm, very quickly. It doesn't have any opening windows. All in all, proximity to the city centre amenities outweigh any small issues, and the apartment is comfortable and has what you need.

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• Lesley - Verified booking

  The best thing about this property is the location and car parking.

  The property is in great need for redecoration.Ceiling paint coming away,plaster coming off walls .A tired property which appears to lack any investment to update.The bathroom smelt and water took an eternity to drain away.The conservatory was leaking badly onto laminate floor.Reported to the cleaning company as highlighted but they advised nothing they could do but tell the owner.The property was very noisy due to renovation of large building to the right.The noise started from 8am and went on till 5.This was also exacerbatedby work goingon with above flat replacing dou ble glazing.Shared entrance so door open all day whilst juggling past enormous sash windows and DG equipment. The gentleman neighbour did knock to advise of storing the windows in the entrance but we had little option asnot our property.When contacting company they advised no building work when they cleaned the property.We have photographs of all our concerns but expect little response back. Due to the position of this property a small investment would bring the standard of this property up whilst maintaining the period style of the property.We consider this is a very expensive apartment will not be back again.Stayed in much better in Edinburgh even during August.

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• Barbara - Verified booking

  First up, we were very disappointed from Sykes Cottages.

  We had a better deal for that flat with booking.com but as we were insecure about the parking space we called you to make sure, our car would fit and booked directly with you. So, the car would have fit into the space but not through the doors. And it isn't fun to find a parking space in Edinburgh for a car spontaneous and get all your stuff into a flat carrying it through the town. So, Sykes - never again! The flat is located well. You can reach everything by foot. The bed was comfortable. For us, the traffic was quiet loud sometimes. The living room seemed as it has not been cleaned up for weeks.The waste had to be put into big black bin across the street which were gone the second day, so we had to look where to but our rubbish.The equipment in the kitchen was a mess. The rubber seal of the washing machine was mouldy, the two toasters, the kettle and the cook ware were unappetizing so we did not use them. The fridge hasn't been cleaned as well. Using the money we spent on this week the kitchen could be made much more comfortable again.

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• Paul - Verified booking

  This is a lovely spacious period property in a great location just 5 minutes walk from Princes Street and Dean Village.

  Lots of restaurants and cafes nearby. It would be easy to be picky as there are a few DIY jobs that need doing and some things that need replacing but none of it impacted on our stay. There is private secure car parking at the back. This is a little tight but we have a BMW X3 which went in ok. The apartment was spotlessly clean thanks to the Edinburgh Cleaning & Concierge Company who look after the apartment. A few tips - take a bottle opener, can opener, salt and pepper grinders/shakers, and pillows as theirs are a bit thin. There is good internet (password on the hub) and you are provided with 1 bath towel and 1 hand towel each for the week which may not be enough. Spare keys are in the kitchen. Key collection details are sent to you by EC&C which was a problem as Sykes forgot to supply them with our email address. This resulted in a delay in getting into the property. But we had a fantastic stay and would definitely come here again. It represented great value for money when compared to other Edinburgh properties.

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• Jane - Verified booking

  PERFECT I have just returned from a fortnight at Shore View (although I had booked the property for a fortnight to get some work done I intend to return at some point this year for a holiday).

  The cottage was modern, warm, clean and very comfortable. The wi-fi connection was solid (I worked from here, including zoom meetings, all with no problems). What is brilliant about the cottage (apart from the obvious sea views) is how near EVERYTHING is, my car was hardly used the two weeks I was there. The beach is a short stroll down the street, the train station is across the road (45 minute direct train into centre of Edinburgh if you want to throw in a city break to your beach holiday) there is a restaurant and a pub (with outdoor seating area looking out to the sea) right next door (so no worrying who can't drink and has to do the driving) – have a meal, a drink watch the footie then just cross the path and your home. There is a corner shop at the other side of the cottages and a few yards further down the street a well stocked co-op shop. The cottage sits just behind the Fife Coastal Path, which is a well marked and busy path, that goes for miles along the coast. It really is a perfect little holiday spot!

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