The Castle Esplanade Residence

Self Check In and out war gut organisiert. Traumhafte Lage und genialer Ausblick. Schöne Zimmer.

Die Heizung war nicht an, als wir ankamen. Die Wohnung komplett unterkühlt und wir haben sie auch nie richtig warm bekommen innert 1 Woche. Zum Glück hatten wir Decken von zuhause mitgenommen. Mussten teilweise unsere Jacken anziehen.

Lovely location nicely decorated and well equipped.

The toilet was a bit claustrophobic and the mattresses weren’t hugely comfortable

The bathroom/shower room was the most acceptable of the place.

Simply dreadful ! People should be aware that to reach the 3rd floor UK and for Europe 4th Floor, the area is narrow and not easy to access with a small/hand luggage! The picture of the wine glasses on the table are deceitful ! The sofa, the dining table and chairs and centre table/blanket chest are so old and decrepit that have the appearance as to have been picked up from a junkyard! The kitchen drawer is chipped and the skirting board below shows signs of wear and tear! The skirting boards of the apartment are so cheaply been done! The double bed divan and mattress are ready to be dispose off! The mattress and divan are noisy and the mattress very uncomfortable! The price charged for this apartment in despite of the fact that the castle is in view is far too overpriced! The access to the building once inside leaves nothing to be desired! Its appearance is scruffy! The walls are in complete disrepair! Dreadful and unpleasant! The balustrade and ironwork are in desperate need to be restored! And it does not reflect the very high price charged to stay in this place! Dreadful, and a very expensive stay! Never to be repeated! The cooking facilities none! Not a place to make a basic breakfast! Eating out was a must!

Very cozy, spacious and clean apartment. Would love to stay there again.

Maybe water pressure in shower

The location was just perfect - looking out over the castle, right in the centre of old town. We were able to watch the lights on the castle while it was snowing from the comfort of the wonderfully well equipped front room.

There is nothing I can say here - we had the best time!

The location

It could have been a lot cleaner and the front door just pushed open it didn’t need a key so anybody could just walk in off the street. And I found tiny little things that I think were listening devices hidden behind pictures would not stay there again

Amazing location looking out over the Castle forecourt. Right at the top of the Royal Mile. So many Edinburgh icons within walking distance.

The steps up to the apartment are a challenge with baggage.

The location is perfect, just a few steps from the castle . Photos were provided for self check in making the process so easy

We arrived in Edinburgh @630 am after a 23-hour flight & and couldn't leave our bags on premises prior to check-in, but we're given websites, so we could leave our luggage there for $ 5 per bag .

The location only

The dust, dirt, clutter, old damaged furniture, the dirty towel left on the freezer and letters laying around, dirty oven gloves. The broken window in the children's room let in breeze and the children were very cold. We had to use the extra blankets which also had holes in them and hairs from previous guests which suggested they were not cleaned. It felt like we were catfished: The images did not match the state of the apartment on arrival. Felt very unwelcoming from the offset. The cleaners had to come out additionally as the apartment was in such a bad state with dust everywhere and crumbs on the floor and visible dirt on thd bin, crumbs in the toaster, toothpaste on the wall. Carol was great and rectified this sending the cleaner back out and we received a small refund of £100 but it had already unfortunately set a bad tone on our trip from the offset. First impressions are everything. We did not feel comfortable staying but we didn't have much choice.

The location is perfect, but keep in mind during July and August there will be noise at the castle at night due to concerts and festivals, however I felt lucky to be able to hear a concert there our last night! The house was also roomy enough for 3 people. I didn’t mind the stairs up as I already knew what we were in for, however they were very dimly lit and in some areas not lit at all. The kitchen was nice and we had no issues with the bathroom.

The furniture is very old as well as the bedding it seems. I took the sheets off the bed (as requested before leaving) and the bed protector had a huge stain on it. The foam on top of the bed also looked old and gross and you could feel the bumps of it through the sheets. The bed is also a spring bed so with any movement you will make noise. The couch was also old looking and wasn’t super comfortable, but we didn’t spend much time on it anyways so it was fine. It does concern me with how old the actual furniture/bedding was. Surely, that could be updated with all the money made from this place as that would make it more enjoyable and replace items that have stains instead of continuing to use it.