Genuine Castle View (Grassmarket)

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1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 350 sq m

Popular amenities

Parking available

Washer

Barbecue grill

Kitchen

Dryer

Explore the area

Edinburgh, Scotland

Grassmarket
1 min walk
Princes Street Gardens
3 min walk
Scotch Whisky Experience
3 min walk
Edinburgh (EDI)
16 min drive

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 3)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen

Balcony

Dining Area

About this property

Covid 19 Update
Our apartments are now open again and we are ready to welcome our guests back. Edinburgh is also ready to welcome guests again. We want you to be able to book with confidence so we are guaranteeing a FULL refund if your booking has to be cancelled due to flight cancellations or any lockdowns in Edinburgh. This applies to bookings from July 2020 onwards. We have also updated our welcome packs to include facemasks, sanitiser and extra cleaning products. All of our apartment utilise key safes so are contact free. We look forward to welcoming you to our apartment soon.

This apartment is on the top floor allowing for great panoramic over the castle. The square itself boasts a vast array of shops/cafes/pubs and restaurants. The apartment is compact, bright and clean and provides a great location to explore the Edinburgh Festival. There is a double bed and a sofa bed and comfortably sleeps 4. The kitchen has all the facilities and equipment you need to fully self cater including a dishwasher and a washer/dryer. There is a multi storey car park within a 2 minute walk of the apartment. Although there is no real requirement for a car, as you could not get more central than this apartment which nestles into the very castle rock itself. For cost conscious visitors to the festival this flat is the ideal offering. Studio apartment with balcony viewing the castle, smart TV, 1 double bed and 1 double sofa bed. All towels, bedding, etc supplied. Washing machine/dryer and dishwasher inc. Recently fully renovated and includes free high speed wireless broadband and Netflix.

Entry is anytime after 1pm. Check out is by 10am. All bookings are based on sharing. Early arrival and late check out can be arranged with additional cost will be determined by circumstance. Bookings are based on sharing.

Languages

English

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Parking available

Barbecue grill

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House Rules

Check in after 1:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 21

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a deadlock

About the area

Edinburgh

Located in Edinburgh, this apartment is in the city centre. Edinburgh Castle and Royal Mile are notable landmarks, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Grassmarket and George Street. Check out an event or a game at Edinburgh International Conference Centre, and consider making time for Edinburgh Zoo, a top attraction not to be missed.

Edinburgh, Scotland

What's nearby

Grassmarket - 1 min walk
Edinburgh Castle - 4 min walk
University of Edinburgh - 7 min walk
Princes Street - 8 min walk
Royal Mile - 10 min walk

Getting around

Princes Street Tram Stop - 9 min walk
Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station) - 11 min walk
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

‪The Scotch Whisky Experience - ‬3 min walk
‪Cold Town House - ‬2 min walk
‪Black Bull - ‬1 min walk
‪Biddy Mulligans - ‬2 min walk
‪The Last Drop - ‬1 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Genuine Castle View (Grassmarket) pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Genuine Castle View (Grassmarket)?

Check-in begins at 1:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Genuine Castle View (Grassmarket)?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Genuine Castle View (Grassmarket) located?

Located in Old Town Edinburgh, this apartment building is within a 5-minute walk of Grassmarket and Edinburgh Castle. University of Edinburgh and Royal Mile are also within 10 minutes. Princes Street Tram Stop is 9 minutes by foot and St Andrew Square Tram Stop is 13 minutes.

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Wonderful

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8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

9.2/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

8.8/10

Listing accuracy

4/10 Poor

Peter S.

13 Mar 2023

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Cleanliness

Great Location

The location of the apartment was excellent. There is everything within walking distance with restaurants and local attractions.The view of the Castle from the balcony was fantastic. Unfortunately the cleanliness of the apartment was not up to standard. On arrival the carpet was covered with pieces of white tissue so we had to vacuum before we settled in. Also pieces of crockery were chipped and although the apartment is suppose to accommodate four guests there were only two wine glasses, one huge and one very small. Small things that add up to not a great experience.

Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Beverly H.

13 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent Location

The flat was very lovely. It was perfect for what we were looking for. The location was central to all the activities we were doing in the old town. The only thing was the lights in the stairwell were not working so it was very dark when we got there. But the view of the castle was get.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Martin S.

18 Aug 2024

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Edinburgh - Im Zentrum eine Stadt der Treppen

Warum erwähne ich das im Titel? Weil wir davon etwas überrascht wurden. Wir sind mit dem Bus vom Flughafen zum Zentralbahnhof gefahren und von dort zur Wohnung gelaufen. Der kürzeste Weg beinhaltete jede Menge relativ steile Treppen mit Unmassen von Touristen. Körperlich eine echte Herausforderung (und ich halte uns für fit!). Im Haus selbst gibt es als Krönung noch eine enge und steile Treppe bis zur Wohnung. Die Wohnung selbst hatte einen eher rustikalen studentischen Charme. Alles etwas abgenutzt. Die Lage allerdings ist perfekt - mitten in der Alststadt.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Virginia B.

8 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location!

We listened to the Tattoo each night from our wee balcony, great location, easy walking distance to everywhere.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Christine A.

3 June 2024

Liked: Location

Grassmarket apt.

The building vestibule and staircase are pretty dingy. The Apt itself is modern and tidy but the carpet is stained and needs replacing with something more cleanable. The unit is well equipt for preparing meals and the laundry was a bonus. The location was right in the thick of the tourist areas so very walkable. The communication was prompt but not particularly friendly.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Alain C.

27 May 2024

Liked: Communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in

Well located BUT …

The building entrance smelled of urine and was littered. Water infiltrated the ceiling in front of our apartment and wet the floor making it slippery. Inside the apartment the bedroom and bathroom were fine (clean and comfortable). The kitchen: dirty dishes and ustensils in dirty cupboards and dirty drawers, greasy dust on shelves and the microwave, no possibility to handwash dishes (only lukewarm water for the kitchen sink, no dish towel, no dish cloth). The only option was using the dishwasher daily. We expected better. This apartment has not been thouroughly cleaned for a long time.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca P.

23 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location!!

Went to Edinburgh for Royal Military Tattoo. Location was literally steps away. Couldn’t have asked for a better location.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tyler P.

11 July 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location and great flat.

We loved staying at this property. The location is fantastic. There are a lot of stairs but we knew that going in and so it didn’t bother us. The flat was clean and comfortable and just exactly as described. We would love to stay here again on our next trip to Edinburgh.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Aurélien M.

19 Mar 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good trip

Appartement propre, fonctionnel et très bien situé à quelques pas du château et de la Royal mile. Je recommande!

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tina Z.

25 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wir kommen sicher wieder

Wir hatten eine tolle Zeit. Das Appartement ist gut ausgestattet, die Lage mehr als zentral. Für unseren nächstem Edinburgh Trip kommen wir sicher wieder.

Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christian L.

19 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Comfortable and a good value

This was a comfortable apartment in a convenient location. It was great having a full kitchen. The bed was probably the most comfortable I've slept in away from home! It was a much better value than a hotel. If staying during warmer months, I suggest bringing ear plugs if you are a light sleeper and might want to sleep with a cracked window. The apartment is very quiet with the windows closed but it can get a little noisy at times at night with open windows due to the bars and restaurants on the other side of the building at ground level. I imagine this is true for most places in the tourist areas.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Michael H.

27 Aug 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fringe festival for the family

This is in a great spot for fringe festival, my wife and son stayed here, and it was amazing! Got to listen to the Tattoo at night from the balcony! Just a great spot to view the city!

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia M., New Berlin

17 July 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Location Location Location!

This cozy rental is perfectly placed in Edinburgh’s active Grassmarket District. The property is well equipped for 2 guests and is close to everything. We would absolutely stay again.

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine G.

31 May 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved it

The place is great and although the 57 steps up were a lot after so many days walking the view made it all worth it. The flat is in a great location to many places. The hot water was a little different and would just swing from hot to cold that made for taking a shower hard. Would stay there again.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Twyla J.

21 May 2022

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Fantastic location in the heart of old Edinburgh. This flat is not for the faint of heart though as there are about 60 steps to haul your luggage up to the apartment. Parking is very expensive as well. Other than that it’s well equipped and in a beautiful spot. If you have a hard time walking this is not the place for you.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Emily M., Eagan, MN, USA

22 Oct 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Phenomenal Location

We loved staying at this property! My husband and I spent 3 nights in Edinburgh. This location right in Grassmarket was perfect for sightseeing on and around the Royal Mile. There are three floors to climb to reach the flat (so pack light!), but it pays off. The place was charming, clean and well-equipped, and Barry was a helpful host. Plenty of good restaurants and pubs just below. Enjoy!

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Bill S., Lumsden, Canada

10 Oct 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Terrific Location

This apartment is located right in the Grass Market in the Old Town of Edinburgh. Steps away from the door are restaurants, bars and shops. The castle is in plain sight out of the windows and off the balcony - pretty hard to beat a view like that. Everything in the apartment worked well and the accomodations are very good. There are 3 flights of stairs to get up to the apartment so if you can't do stairs this would be a problem - we found that it was a good bit of exercise.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gord B.

1 Oct 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Edinburgh Castle

This apartment was great! It had everything we were looking forward....and what a location...close to everything or within a short walk (or let me rephrase that, either up this hill, down this hill, up those steps or down those steps. We certainly got a good workout!) The Grassmarket location is a great spot with lots of great pubs (try the Haggis with the Whiskey sauce at The Last Drop). Also, being in an open area, I thought there would be more noise but it was relatively quite. Gord & Jackie

6/10 Okay

Soren S.

5 Aug 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, communication

Disliked: Check-in, listing accuracy

Great location, Inaccurate description of property and facilities.

If you want a very central location in Edinburgh, this is the place for you. But the description of the room and the facilities is misleading. First of all, there is no parking at the premises. There is a parking garage 0.4 miles away and the daily cost is 30 pounds. We chose this particular VRBO listing, because they stated that parking was available. Several other listings were honest and did not include parking, if you had to rely on a parking garage. The listing did not mention that you had to walk of 3 flights of narrow stairs to get to the room. Finally, the room is within 100 meters of an arena for outdoor concerts. On the three nights we stayed in the room, there was a very loud pop concert in the evening, that made it uncomfortable to stay in the room, Finally, we could only receive the check-in instruction after they had cleaned the room on the day of arrival. That is very unusual and was cumbersome for us, since our cell phones had problems. For all the many other rentals we have on our four week tour of England, we have received the check-in instructions 1-3 weeks ahead of arrival. So overall, we felt that this rental property was not what we expected based on the pictures and the description on the VRBO listing.

10/10 Excellent

Vontrese P.

3 Aug 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

great stay!

This is an amazing location, I loved it. I could explore all of Edinburgh and easily walk to my conference at the University. The only downside is the walk up, which is only a problem with a large suitcase in tow.

10/10 Excellent

Jon N.

16 July 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location with a wonderful castle view

The apartment was exactly as advertised - bright, comfortable and conveniently located in the Grassmarket. The only problem was with some of the local pubs. Each night we were awakened between 1 and 3 am by loud shouting from drunk revelers in the Castle Wynd directly below our window.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Talley N.

13 July 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Can’t beat the location

If you want to be in Old Town Edinburgh, this is a great option. The apartment is in a prime location in a city that is easy to navigate by foot. It is clean, safe, and has a great view of the castle. When I booked I was under the impression it is two rooms, but it is a studio with a bed, foldout, and kitchen all in one room. Both beds are comfortable. Grocery store, restaurants, and all of Edinburgh’s attractions are nearby. The castle entrance is a few minutes walk up the staircases next to the apartment. Barry is helpful and responsive. We had a great time here.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019