Royal Mile Balconies by the Castle

Perfect little place to stay and explore Edinburgh

A privilege to stay in one of the oldest buildings in Edinburgh, next to the castle.

Having to climb 64 steps up a narrow spiral staircase with no handrail. We are both in our seventies and it was hard going!!

The location was absolutely amazing, right in the heart of the city. I couldn’t recommend it more !! The room was nicely decorated and had everything you could need such as a kettle, mini fridge and an iron.

For the price I was very impressed with the place, however there were a few inconsistencies here and there. I didn’t enjoy the fact that we could only have a one set of towels each, if you needed more then that’s an extra fee. Also, most of these towels were stained and the bedding had lots of different coloured hairs. My biggest disappointment would be the blinds. They didn’t block out any sunlight at all and gave you zero privacy as they were so see through. In the end I put the blanket provided over the window to actually block out any light. I was awoken to the sunrise at 4am which was not a delight.

Location Good instructions to gain entry Nice biscuits gift.

.1.Cleanliness _:The quilt was dirty and worn and only fit for disposal. The only shelf was full of dust 2. Blind is thin so expect a 5.00am awakening in the summer. Need to replace with blackout blind.. 3. Replace hand towels with bath towels. 4. Sachets for shampoo etc needs replacing with proper bottles. Sachets extremely difficult to open 5. Hangers didn't allow for hanging trousers etc.