Holiday 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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• Marie - Verified booking

  The property still wasn't ready even though we had arrived after tea.

  The sofa covers were stained and shabby looking. They were the same stains that were present when I stayed over two years ago. The tele kept losing signal and to be returned every 30 minutes or so. Under the coffee table dog chews but the visitor book said no one had stayed there for 6 months prior to our visit. The cooker has melted cheese in the bottom, so I decided against using it in that condition. The location is superb but the flat was not as clean and fresh as you would like, I feel this was especially important during the covid epidemic! So overall I'm disappointed especially as the covid delayed the holiday and it was looked forward to for so long. I won't rebook this place a 3rd time as I feel the owners have no interest in its condition and just want to rent it regardless.

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