Excellent Old Town city center two bedroom apartment with Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, Castlehill, Lawnmarket, Victoria Street and Grassmarket just metres from your doorstep as are attractions including the Camera Obscura, Scotch Whisky Experience, The Tartan Weaving Centre, The Writers Museum, Gladstones Land and Scottish Genealogy Society to name but a few. It is close enough for such areas to be visited, explored and enjoyed but far enough away to avoid the noise and bustle normally associated with such busy places.
Guests have exclusive use of this first floor apartment (second floor to our American guests as there is one flight of stairs leading to the apartment). The apartment has a lounge / diningroom. a double and a twin bedded room, kitchen and bathroom and has been fully renovated retaining many traditional features such as exposed pine woodwork and decorative ornate plaster cornices but providing modern Kitchen and bathroom facilities however for those guest wishing to dine out there are numerous world class restaurants, plus cafes and bars nearby or a short walk away from the apartment.

The interior is extremely comfortable and been tastefully furnished, successfully combining antique and modern furnishings to blend with traditional features. The large livingroom / diningroom has three traditional windows, one of which looks across Johnston Terrace directly onto the Half Moon Battery and the Royal Apartments of Edinburgh Castle. The other two lounge windows plus that of the kitchen look out onto Johnston Terrace and along to the Royal Mile. This Lounge has an antique black slate fireplace with cast iron fire insert. Facing the fire are two large leather couches from which Edinburgh Castle can easily be seen. Similar views can be obtained when seated at the antique dining table and as Edinburgh Castle is floodlit in the evening /at night this provides ever changing views.

The double bedroom and twin bedroom are both large rooms and the windows give wide panoramic views from Arthurs Seat and Salisbury Crags in the east, over the historic Old Town including Greyfriars Churchyad, Grassmarket and Heriots Building to the south and beyond to the Pentland Hills to the south and West. These rooms are fully carpeted and equipped with hairdryers and alarm clocks.

There is a fully-tiled bathroom with shower screen/shower over the bath, heated towel rail and shaver point.
The modern fitted kitchen has ample cupboard, storage and preparation space and contains a Clothes Washer/Dryer, Ironing facilities, Fridge, Freezer, Dishwasher, Microwave, Oven, Hob and extractor.

Our other larger Apartment - Apartment 11/1 is also in Johnston Terrace - pictures shown as Other
Location, Location, Location is always of prime importance when staying anywhere, more especially when visiting or on holiday and this well presented apartment is ideally located by, beside and having direct views onto Edinburgh Castle in the heart of the Old Town city centre. Excellent apartment with Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, Castlehill, Lawnmarket, Victoria Street and Grassmarket just metres from your doorstep as are attractions including the Camera Obscura, Scotch Whisky Experience, The Tartan Weaving Centre, The Writers Museum, Gladstones Land and Scottish Genealogy Society to name but a few. It is close enough for such places to be visited, explored and enjoyed but far enough away to avoid the noise and bustle normally associated with such busy streets and thoroughfares.
This two bedroom apartment provides excellent self catering accommodation enabling guests to enjoy all aspects of their stay and with the likes of Edinburgh Castle, Camera Obscura, Tartan Weaving Centre, Scotch Whisky Experience, The Hub. Gladstones Land and the Writers Museum to name but a few attractions literally on the doorstep it gives our guests the opportunity to explore the city as and when they would wish or just relax in comfortable accommodation.
Guests have exclusive use of this first floor apartment (second floor to our American and Australian guests as there is one flight of stairs leading to the apartment). The apartment has been fully renovated retaining many traditional features such as exposed pine woodwork and intricate decorative plaster cornices but providing modern facilities. There is a modern fully fitted kitchen with ample storage and food preparation space however for those guest wishing to dine out there are, nearby or a short walk away from the apartment, numerous world class restaurants, plus cafes and bars offering a wide choice of cuisines and menus for all the family.

The interior is extremely comfortable with a tasteful mix of antique and modern furnishings to enhance your stay. The large livingroom / diningroom has three traditional windows one of which faces directly across Johnston Terrace onto the Half Moon Battery and the Royal Apartments of Edinburgh Castle. The other two lounge windows and the kitchen window look out onto Johnston Terrace / Royal Mile. This Lounge has an antique black slate fireplace with cast iron fire insert. Edinburgh Castle can easily be seen from the two large leather couches positioned around the fireplace and also from the antique dining table in that room. As the Castle is floodlit at night it provides ever changing views from this room.
The double and twin bedroom are fully carpeted large rooms and with the apartment being in an elevated position above the Old Town streets, the windows of these rooms give wide panoramic views from Arthurs Seat and Salisbury Crags in the east, over the Old Town including the historic Greyfriars Churchyard, Grassmarket and George Heriots building to the south and the Pentland Hills to the south and West. With Heriots and other buildings being floodlit in the evening it also gives these rooms an ever changing outlook.
There is a fully-tiled bathroom with shower screen/shower over the bath, heated towel rail and shaver point.
The modern fitted kitchen has ample cupboard, storage and preparation space and contains a Clothes Washer/Dryer, Ironing facilities, Fridge, Freezer, Dishwasher, Microwave, Oven, Hob and extractor.

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In the event of cancellation the management will always try to ensure a full refund is made, provided 42 clear days notice has been given. Where less that 42 days notice has been given rent will only be returned after charges are deducted as shown in the table below. For the purpose of this table, holiday costs means the total costs of the holiday stay, but excluding any deposit set against damages or losses.
Number of days before start of
stay that notification of cancellation
is received. Charges
More than 42 days Full monies returned including any deposit paid
29 days - 42 days 50% of holiday stay costs
15 days - 29 days 75% of Holiday stay costs
2 days - 14 days 90% of Holiday stay costs
0 days - 1 day Total cost of holiday stay

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