Argyl - Abbey Gate Studios near Holyrood

Excellent, well-designed apartment, ideally placed for Edinburgh city centre and Leith. Neat, compact open plan arrangement. Excellent host, who, when I had not responded to online messages confirming I had received the entry details, made a point of following up by text just to be sure.

Tall people like me will find the bathroom mirror is a bit low, but this is outweighed by the fact that the bathroom has been designed and installed to be fully accessible.

Cleanliness, quiet, good location, washing machine.

Struggled a bit with the dryer. We are not familiar with a combined washer/dryer. No tissues.

I really loved how close it was to everything, I was honestly able to walk everywhere! I truly enjoyed my little view from my window, that was probably the best part for me! I was also able to check-in a little bit earlier, I really appreciated that accommodation and the quick communication from the staff. This was my first solo trip and my first time in Scotland. I felt safe and I had an amazing time. I’d definitely book this stay again!

Only notes I have is maybe a bit more lighting in the outside “hallway” area to the apartments? I know they’re censored but at night it can be a bit dark until you start moving lol.

Proximity to The Royal Mile and Holyrood Palace. We liked having the kitchen and laundry.

The room we were given was the storefront unit which we entered directly from the street. Unfortunately it was on a very noisy corner with pedestrian and vehicle traffic going by at all hours of the day and night making it difficult to sleep. On two nights of our 4 night stay we had people from the bar next door outside on our doorstep smoking and talking. The double bed was shoved against a wall and was not comfortable for two people.