No. 53 was a great little spot for a week-long stay. While I guess technically a studio, the apartment I stayed in was pretty sizable, with a full kitchen and good-sized living room. The bedroom was also generously sized and had multiple dressers for clothes storage. I think my favorite part was the bathroom--it had a really nice tub and a separate walk-in shower, and a lighted mirror that was great for makeup. There were skylights throughout the place so there was always plenty of light. I really liked the location, which was close to George Street. It's not a terribly long walk to the popular attractions in Old Town, and it's much less crowded. You're also right near the mall and more of the modern shops. There are plenty of restaurant options nearby, including a good little French place right next door. There had to be at least 10 coffee shops in walking distance too. I thought the staff was great, and did a good job relaying all the pertinent details. I appreciated that they thought ahead to communicate where to store luggage if you arrived before check-in (though they actually got me in early!) and even had a video to demonstrate how to access your keys. My room was very clean when I arrived, and they were great about cleaning it during my stay too.

I was warned, but they weren't kidding about the stairs! My room was on the very top floor and had its own separate flight of stairs in addition to the three flights before it. It was a little rough lugging a full suitcase up there, but that's par for the course for a building in a historical area.

Clean room. Good location for site seeing and food options. Comfortable bed. Great shower and hot water. Good communication with hotel operators via WhatsApp.

Top floor room so you will hear the wind and rain. Could hear drunk revellers outside at all times of the morning. In fact, you will hear a lot of what's happening outside. No elevators, so prepare for stairs.

Great location and having looked at the photos on the website our room must be next for refurbishment. However it was warm, clean and spacious with only one sitting chair. Large bathroom with a large shower also in need of an update in comparison to the other photos. Choice of pillows and secondary glazing for warmth and quiet. There is a lovely communal sitting room to use, at Christmas time it looked especially cosy. Teas and coffee in room, the bathroom sink is very small so use a cup to fill the kettle.

Location and security. We didn’t see staff but they are easily contactable. All entry via coded doors.

Great location! About 15 min walk from the Old Town and really close to fun bars, shops and coffee shops in the new town! We stayed in the studio apartment. The apartment was really clean and modern. It was recently renovated and it looked good! The bed was nice and big and the bathroom. What I really loved, was the great communication. They check on you during your stay and when we asked for some extra towels, they immediately responded and in 30 min, they gave us some extra! Really recommend this place!

There are some stairs, but they’re everywhere in Edinburgh so we didn’t mind.

Best location we could have wished for. Super central with lots of great pubs and restaurants near by. Exceeded expectations. The room is comfertable and clean, although nothing special. Communication was fast and friendly. Access was easy with codes.

It covers all the basics and we would book again. There are things to improve, but nothing critical. Shower is very temperamental/unpredictable when you change the settings. But if you leave it on eco and a set temp its mostly fine. The tv is placed very inconveniently and cannot be turned (fixed brace), so you are watching at a terrible angle. The sink is too small to fill the water heater, but you can work around that by first filling glasses. The hallway smells very artificial and is way, way too hot. We took off sweaters before entering.

Awesome location in centre of Edinburgh, close to shops, restaurants, tourist attractions and pubs. The on site caretaker/porter was extremely helpful.

1. Steps - 64 required to go up 3 floors to our apartment. No elevator but a fantastic on-site Porter who carries your suitcases up. We knew this but be aware if you have any mobility issues, this is not the place for you. 2. We had a room with a separate bathroom which required a code to access. OK but annoying in the middle of the night. 3. Access codes 1 for the front entry door, 1 for access to the lobby of the apartment complex. These are the same code. Another code required for your room, and another for the separate bathroom. Too many. make them the same.

Location was excellent with plenty around it. Keys etc as per video provided prior to visit. Comfortable spacious room with iron etc. Would stay again.

One of us arrived the Thursday and had poor quality sleep. One of the four sash windows (one obscured by wardrobe) with sound proof window shut in front of it. Our friend thought this noise was something outside but sash was rattling in wind. I shut window and all was fine so partially our friends fault for not noticing but recommend leaving sound proof window open if sash open. Also TV took ages to work. we got police interceptors on eventually and were frightened to change chanel.

Very good location and within walking distance to Princess street. Appreciated the kettle with enough supplies. Room was well furnished. There was nice breakfast options in the cafe’s downstairs. We could only check in at 4pm but had the option to store our luggage around the corner in a self lock basement cellar

The mattress (room 3) was awful and very uncomfortable to sleep on. The walls are very thin and I had to ask our very noisy neighbors a few times to quiet down after midnight as we could hear the giggling in our room. The property doesn’t have an elevator and it’s challenging carrying luggage up 3 flights of stairs via 3 entrance doors on different levels.

A large room with space for 3 in a single + large king bed. A kettle tea coffee service. With Tunnocks wafer bar pp. A large bright en-suite with bath and hand towel pp. special thanks to Padraig for helping us with luggage. Generally staff sent good communication about checkin, door codes as well as responding to requests for an additional bar plug for the room.

Only one bedside light so need another for table to left of king bed. Keypad for entry to room 11 was temperamental - took several attempts. Light in hallway on floor3 was very dim. Insufficient sockets for charging phones/boiling kettle/ using cooler fan. Pressure of water in Shower was poor although rainfall shower was OK

The apartment we had (top floor) was absolutely fantastic! Location was great as it was close to some incredible restaurants and was about a ten minute walk to old town. The apartment itself was very clean, (I am picky about that!) and having our own kitchen, living room, and space to hang out after a long day exploring, was wonderful. It was a good hike up the stairs, about 4-5 flights, so be mindful of that if you have difficulty walking.

Perhaps the only thing I can think of was bringing our bags upstairs haha, but we didn’t make use of the porter so that was our own mistake. Also, perhaps the coffee table in the living room could be larger, as we found that quite small. But honestly, it was great!