Edinburgh & Lothians holiday apartment: Edinburgh

This apartment is a wonderful choice for the family staying in Edinburgh! The partment is large, with two big bedrooms and two baths. The living room and dining area are nicely furnished and easily seat six people. The kitchen is modern and has everything you need including a washer dryer. The property is clean and well-maintained. The view of Edinburgh Castle can't be beat! While enjoying your meals, you look up at Edinburgh Castle - amazing! The location is great, especially for families with kids.

The apartment is centrally located and an easy walk to both modern downtown, Princes St. and the older sections of Edinburgh. Our kids (ages 3, 5 and 10) especially enjoyed walking over to Princes St. park everyday. The park is only a block away and is great. The playground is unique and there is food available during the day. There is also a major bus stop just a street away and it is easy to get taxis close to the apartment.

If you have more than two kids, just ask for a cot to be put in the second bedroom. The second bedroom is more than big enough and there was plenty of room for all three of my kids. There are two sofas in the living room too and one is big enough to sleep on if needed! The gas fireplace in the living room is easy to use and very nice. There are two aspects of the apartment that could be considered a negative. The apartment is on the fourth floor, so it was a bit hard lugging suitcases and groceries up and down the stairs. Also, one night the people in the apartment next door were noisey, but otherwise noise was not a problem.

There is a Farmer's Market right out in front of the apartment on Saturday mornings. That was a great place to get fresh breads, fruit, meats etc. We loved walking up and down Prince St. and found plenty of family style resturants to eat in. My kids also enjoyed the Build a Bear on Prince St. and going to McDonalds and Pizza Hut along with other more traditional Scottish resturants. We enjoyed the double decker bus tour of Edinburgh and liked walking through the old part of town. There are plenty of stores to buy small gifts to take home to friends. We also found the Scottish people to be very nice, friendly and helpful. Overall it was a wonderful experience. We would love to go back and would stay in exactly the same apartment again if we could!!