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Reviews of Castle View Apartments

Castle View Apartments
34 North Castle Street, Edinburgh, Scotland

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 48 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Great and very convenient location. About 15 minutes walk from Waverley Station and easy walking distance to all of central Edinburgh. Only downside was that it was rather noisy at night but that is what one would expect from a central city location with lots of cafes/restaurants/bars within easy reach. Would definitely use again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Easylet Apartments on Dec 19, 2019
Hello, Thank you so much for your lovely review! We really appreciate it. Have a lovely Christmas and New year! Kind regards, Easylet Apartments

2/10 Terrible

Deliliah, Winnipeg

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I contacted the Expedia office on how we got treated and the conditions of this property but unfortunately nobody called me back :(
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Easylet on Sep 25, 2019
Dear Deliliah, Thank you for your review, I hope you are well. We are sorry to hear you had an unpleasant experience at our apartments. Looking at your correspondence surrounding your reservation, I can see you had a reservation with us back on 2018. Last year, we dealt with Expedia regarding your reservation. We apologies you were unhappy with your experience. However, just to highlight you booked self service apartment which included self-check-in. It also is highlighted in our advertisement this building has stairs and had no mention of lift accessibility. We sent you all the relevant information. This included the exact floor, apartment number, key box number and code. It is guests responsibility to contact our office prior to their arrival if they have any questions or quires. As soon as this was brought to our attention we tried to call you numerous times and email, however we got no response so we were not given the opportunity to offer alternative options or to go over the issues. If you would like to discuss this further please contact us or the agency directly. Kind regards, Easylet Apartments

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Easylet on Sep 18, 2019
Hello, Thank you very much for your review, we really appreciate it. Kind regards, Easylet Apartments

8/10 Good

Lorraine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fab location, but be ready to climb those stairs!
Castle View apartments are located in a great place, just of George's St. and minutes walking distance from Prince's St. It has everything & more for a short stay. The downside is the apartment is on the top floor of the building, and there is no elevator. Morgan, at the office, was incredibly helpful and professional. I'd come here again on the back of her engagement alone. The one negative was check out. The cleaning crew arrived bang on 10am, looked at their watch and asked, pointedly, what time our check out was at. We were ready to go, but found their approach heavy handed, disappointing on what was otherwise a really positive experience. We did tell them that their manner was a little off, and they took it on the chin.... but we shouldn't have had to.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location! Easy walk to castle. The tram stop was close as well.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was great. The common areas were poorly kept. The general state of the building needs to be updated.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious apartment for the 3 of us, great location. Small downsides - you have to climb stairs to the 4th floor so don't bring heavy luggage, had to block the bedroom door shut as it wouldn't latch, shower wasn't very powerful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
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Great position and spacious. Though fully equipped .
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
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The property was spotless. The location is central for restaurants & bars, and the area seemed quite lively. You could hear the noise from the street from the front of the property (living room, kitchen, bathroom), but with the living room door shut at night it was quiet enough in the bedrooms. I could hear music from the bar downstairs on the Saturday night, but it didn’t stop me sleeping! The downside was the amount of stairs as it is on the top floor!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
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The property is lovely and really large, with two bedrooms and sleeps 8 in total. The location is perfect for sightseeing and local shops and bars. The only downside, as others have mentioned, is the three flights of stairs to reach the apartment - but good exercise and a lovely view once at the top! The booking agent could not do enough to help and were really helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Large flat, good location
It was a little cold when I got there but soon warmed up in bedrooms. Lounge and kitchen remained quite cold as no proper central heating here. Apart from that very comfortable and great location, although the location is not as described in hotels.com booking. It’s also on top floor without lift which was ok for one night.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Craig, South Wales

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A must stay apartment for your Edinburgh visit.
The apartment was easy to find, just a few minutes walk from the train station, just off the main Princes street. It was well organised, we had no problem collecting the keys and finding the apartment in the building. The apartment was clean, tidy, and very spacious considering it is in the centre of the city. We had more than enough space for two, and it would easily sleep 5-6 I'm sure. The kitchen area was well stocked with plates, glasses, cups and so on, and coffee was provided. Fresh towels and linen throughout, this was an absolute find, we were 2 minutes from bars and restaurants, 2 mins from the centre of town, this is a brilliant place to stay, can't recommend it enough.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

d f

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Good nights stay
Great hotel, nice rooms - area good for pubs and restaurants
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
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Absolutely great location with modern Bathroom and bedrooms
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Hayley

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Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

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This place is HUGE and is very conveniently located. If you’re traveling with a group, it’s the best deal in Edinburgh! However, the four flights up a narrow staircase are a drag with luggage. The kitchen was well appointed and even had a washing machine! There were only two drawbacks. You could hear creatures in the walls and ceiling at night. As this was a two bedroom apartment, I switched rooms. The second bedroom was quieter for sure, but I couldn’t swear the sheets had been laundered.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Rohit

Please improve the washroom
The apart had just 1 washroom and a very small one with no ventilation in it.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

CB, Philadelphia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful location and a great lodging option...A+
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Elena Duta on Oct 10, 2018
Dear CB, Thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear you have had a wonderful stay with us and we hope we will welcome you again in the future.

8/10 Good

Ranjiv

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Awesome
Fantastic location in the heart of Edinburgh close to restaurants and shopping. Would stay there again. One problem was no lift so getting luggage up and down was a problem.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Melissa, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The property was beautiful and location excellent. It was a 4th floor walk up which we didn’t realize so challenging to get luggage up to the flat. But the flat itself was great! I didn’t like having to provide my credit card over the phone for an additional security deposit, but I do understand the need for that, just wish it could have been done online.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Fiona

Great location
Great location! A lot of steps to get to the apartment since it is a roof top complex , that is why it has the views. A bit noisy because of the nightlife facilities on bottom, but you are in the middle of everything..
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Great character suite
Suite was about 4 floors up so not a place to stay if you can't handle stairs. Suite was excellent, instructions for picking up keys were perfect. No issues. The suite is very well maintained.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jessie, St. Petersburg, FL USA

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Great Apartment
We were pleasantly surprised at how spacious the apartment is. It is thoughtfully appointed and comfortable. The apartment is centrally located - across the street from restaurants and shops and within 10 minutes walk from the train station with a view of the castle hill. We would certainly stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Judith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Great location for exploring Edinburgh, the apartment is very spacious in the bedrooms and lounge area. There are beds to sleep 8, on this trip there was only two of us in the apartment, which was great as there is only one bathroom. The stairs are a bit of a challenge after a day of walking.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Lovely flat. Well furnished, comdortable beds. There are 70 stairs up to this flat, no lift. NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE ELDERLY, PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED, OR THOSE WITH FULL SIZE SUITCASES
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Michael F., Palos Verdes Estates, CA USA

Great location, nice & roomy but NOISY
The apartment is in the city center near everything and very roomy. We were quite pleased when we got there with the size of the place and how clean it was. The problem was when we went to sleep at midnight. We were on the 4th (top) floor of this building but the noise from the multiple bars/night clubs on the first level was so loud I had to use ear plugs to muffle it some. As other reviewers have stated, the noise is bad. My suggestion would be to just add double paned windows and the noise will be gone. Your rating would have also been a 5 except for the noise.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Kory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff was very nice and accomodating. Loved the location and the view of the castle. Little noisy, but we managed just fine.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Diane, Enfield

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Fantastic location, beautiful apartment!
The location and apartment was amazing! In the heart of everything and so easy to get to public transport or walkable to lots of the attractions Edinburgh has to offer! Make sure you are able bodied thought as there is 67 steps up to your front door from inside!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Karen

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Spacious and perfectly located
We had the fourth floor apartments with another family across the hall. Overall, it's a beautiful and spacious apartment. Location is great and across the street from Starbucks. The spiral staircase was quite a hardship. Luckily we had three teenage boys with us who helped carry the luggage. We had no hot water on two occasions but I called and they sent a very nice guy to fix it.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

viola g

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great flat in the middle of town
Fantastic flat in a central location. Steep fourth floor ascent but worth it for the view. Can be noisy at times in the night because of clubs nearby, but not beyond 1am. The marks on the electric stove should be repainted or a map of which knob turns what on left in the kitchen (along with salt and pepper!) and the highest and lowest heat position on the knobs. It can be dangerous if you don't spent ten fifteen minutes trying to figure that out. The original fixtures in the flat are beautiful and bedroom and shower comfortable. Would definitely recommend for business or leisure.

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer, Carson City, NV

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Nice Place
We only stayed on night but wish we were able to stay longer. The apt. had a nice view of the castle, was clean and spacious. Kitchen seemed well enough outfitted although we never had a chance to use it. I would highly recommend for a family.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Excellent location, very central Stayed with friend and teenage children Apt had good facilities and great view of the centre and castle

10/10 Excellent

Huzayfaa, Noormohamad

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Perfect Location!
Appartment situated at the heart of Edinburgh with everything at walking distance. Only concern is parking, however NCP is located nearby where u could leave your car. Would recommend it anytime to all
Response from Amy on Jul 29, 2015
Thank you for the lovely review. We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay in Edinburgh, and that you were pleased with the location of our apartments. We hope to welcome you back again in the near future. King regards, Amy

10/10 Excellent

Alyson, Shrffield

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Big apartment
Close to town Quite Value for money Very nice and big
Response from Kimberly on Jul 8, 2015
Thank you for your kind feedback on our apartment. We are happy to hear that you had a pleasant experience. We look forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Kind regards, Amy

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Pas d'eau chaude peu de chauffage très mal isolé. Nous avons eu très froid.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Easylet apartments on Dec 16, 2019
Hello, Unfortunately we were not told about this at the time it happened. In future please call our emergency out of hours number which we provide you with in all our emails and was the number you were text check-in details from. Our maintenance would have attended straight away and resolved this for you. Kind regards Easylet Apartments

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beau logement spacieux situé en plein centre ville. Belle vue sur le château. Proche des commerces et des transports en commun. Appartement bien équipé. Nombreuses serviettes de bain. Certains soirs, dans la chambre située du coté rue, on peut entendre l'animation du pub situé au pied de la résidence. Bel appartement où nous avons passé une agréable séjour à Edimbourg.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
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proximité des lieux vaste appartement cuisine complète
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Arne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Grei leilighet med god beliggenhet.
God beliggenhet med kort avstand til serverdighetene.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Claudia

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casa molto spaziosa e ottima posizione centrale
L'appartamento è davvero molto grande e accogliente. La posizione ottima, a 10 minuti dal centro a piedi e da tutti i mezzi. Unico dettaglio: 3 piani a piedi con le valigie, ma per il resto un'ottima scelta
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Bien située
Bien situé et très spacieux l’appartement avec ses 3lits simples et ses deux lits très grands peut accueillir plusieurs personnes en offrant beaucoup d’espace
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ingrid, Lund

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Väldigt nöjda
Jag reste med mina två ungdomar till Edinburgh. Detta var ett perfekt boende för oss, lägenheten låg mitt i centrala Edinburgh. Vi blev väldigt positivt överraskade och kommer gärna tillbaka.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
地點絕佳，離著名景點，餐廳，購物均方便。 公寓寬敞，住起來舒適。 唯，沒有電梯，須把行李抬到四樓，有點辛苦！
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

L E

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Castle view from the kitchen? Check!
Right off Princes Street and with a view of the castle, great for exploring Edinburgh. Two big bedrooms (one w 2 dbl, one w dbl plus 2 singles), ok sitting room and kitchen, all nice and clean. Great for a bigger group of friends or family, but in an ordinary townhouse so no noise, please. Steep stairs to the top, no lift. Would book again.
Response from General Manager on Aug 15, 2016
Thank you for taking some time to feedback on your stay. We are so pleased to hear that you liked the apartment, especially the view of the castle! We hope that you had a great time exploring Edinburgh!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Großzügiges neu renoviertes Appartement
Als Familie mit 5 hatten wir mehr als genug Platz. Lage ist zentral, allerdings ist es problematisch, untertags in der Nähe zu parken. Es gibt keine Rezeption vor Ort. Obwohl ich entsprechende Hinweise in einer Willkommensemail überlesen hatte, half der Vermieter aber auch am Abend unkompliziert über Telefon.