As everyone says, the place is excellent and like living at home. Of course that won't be cheap, but I still felt it was worth it for the convenience. Its a small place and tucked out of the way, so no views or anything, and a long walk to the new town and mcdonalds and whatnot. Location is along the royal mile though and very historic, so it depends what you are interested in. We will definitely stay there again if we go back. The breakfast basket was value for money, but they eat healthy there (wheat bread, healthy biscuts...).

I won't repeat the previous reviewers remarks, which are right on target.

We also had a 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, but on the 5th floor. It was spacious and a wonderful change from hotel living. We were there for 3 nights.

The plumbing really didn't bother us, I think it's the water pump working. The floors do squeak as reported by others but we were only concerned that it might effect others and since we never heard anything from any other apartment...we assume the noise doesn't travel.

The kitchenette has a combination washer dryer. It takes forever for things to dry, so be patient. It will eventually get dry...Detergent is provided in the apartment.

As noted before the location is great. When we arrived at Waverley Railway Station we walked to the hotel (it's downhill from the railway station), following the hotel's directions...piece of cake to find...Upon leaving we took a cab, to Waverley, it was about 7 pounds (with tip), I'm not sure why the previous authors cost so much more.

You can get deep fried Mars bars just to the left (as you leave the Bakehouse Close entrance to the hotel's location) on the Royal Mile. Try it, it sounds weird but it's great!

We ate in a lot to save money but did try the Pizza Express, behind the hotel, on Holyrood street. It was ok.

While in Edinburgh, we took the train up to St Andrews for the day. I think it cost about 13 pounds a piece for a round trip. You take the train to Leuchars and take a bus (4 pounds for 2) or a cab (9 pounds) to the town of St Andrews. A must for golfers!

I would definately stay here again and would recommend it to others.

Based on reviews from this site, I booked a 3 night stay at the Holyrood for myself, my 10 month old daughter and my parents who were visiting us from the States (we live in Germany). After initial concerns due to a local taxi driver's comments, we were more than pleased with our experience. I think the taxi driver had perhaps only ever seen the outside of the building (a bit in need of a new coat of paint) and never gone in.

We had a 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment on the 3rd floor. It had a nice living room/kitchen area and they had provided a nice high chair and a portacrib at my request. Both were nice and looked safe and new. The apartment itself was immaculate and had a fully stocked kitchen... even a small container of milk for coffee in the fridge. The beds were comfortable and we all slept well.

As others have mentioned, the only thing "off" about this hotel is the quite noisy plumbing. When you use water in the bathrooms or kitchen, it sounds like some kind of loud generator running. Fortunately, we only heard noise when we used water ourselves, not from other apartments, so completely predictable and controllable.

The front desk was helpful for everything and there is one computer with free internet access in the lobby.

The hotel is located one street away from the lower end of the Royal Mile (by the Palace, not the Castle). We walked or took the bus everywhere except to and from airport. There we took a taxi since it is quite a walk with luggage from Waverly Station. The taxi cost around 18 pounds.

One restuarant recommendation as well, LA FAVORITA on Leith Walk. You are best taking the bus from North Bridge to get there, but it was so worth it. It is Italian (real Italian) with delicious pizza fired in a stone oven and wonderful pastas. And they were SUPER kid friendly although it is fairly upscale. The best part was the fact that they do GLUTEN FREE pizza and pasta, Heaven for anyone with gluten intolerance/celiac disease.

Edinburgh was great and the Holyrood stay was perfect for us!

We stayed for a week at the Holyrood Aparthotel over Hogmanay (New Years) and loved it. We were in Edinburgh for our honeymoon and it was an almost perfect place for us. Fully equipped, spacious apartment in a great location, and with a very attentive staff.

Because it was fully equipped we were able to make our own late breakfasts, relax to our hearts content and generally enjoy Edinburgh at our own pace. The rooms were spacious and comfortable (since there were only two of us we used one of the bedrooms as a really really big closet/dressing room) and everything met our needs.

Our only complaint, as we've seen from other reviews, was the plumbing. It was difficult to use and in one of the bathrooms the toilet only worked occasionally. Other than that our only nit was that the wireless Internet was not complimentary, but that's a very minor point.

One thing we definitely know is that next time we're in Edinburgh, this is where we'll stay. If you want to see more about our stay at Holyrood Aparthotel, you can find it at:
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