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Blackfriars Residence - Beautiful Home

4.0 star property
4-star apartment near Edinburgh Castle

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Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Entire apartment

2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 484 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1NB
  • Place, Royal Mile
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, St. Giles' Cathedral
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Grassmarket
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪25 min drive‬

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About the area

Edinburgh

Central Edinburgh getaway .A stay at this Old Town Edinburgh apartment places you steps from Royal Mile and within a 10-minute walk of University of Edinburgh. Edinburgh Castle and Princes Street are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Royal Mile - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • St. Giles' Cathedral - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Grassmarket - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • National Museum of Scotland - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Edinburgh Castle - 12 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station) - 4 min walk
  • St Andrew Square Tram Stop - 11 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bella Italia - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Bannerman's Bar - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Mitre - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Whiski Bar & Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Royal Mile Tavern - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire apartment to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Blackfriars Residence - Beautiful Home

4-star apartment near Edinburgh Castle
This apartment offers its guests multilingual staff. WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces.

This 4-star Edinburgh apartment is smoke free.

  • 1 guestroom or unit
  • Staff is multilingual
  • No smoking on site
Guest accommodations at this apartment offer coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Beds feature premium bedding. Accommodations at this 4-star apartment have kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops, microwaves, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired Internet access. Smart televisions are featured in guestrooms.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the apartment: Free wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Family friendly

  • Children stay free (see details)

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Electric kettle
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • 2 private bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Living room

Entertainment

  • Smart TV

Work spaces

  • Laptop workspace

Comfort

  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • No elevator
  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Multilingual staff

Location highlights

  • In the city center

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 25

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email with check-in information
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
This property's damage deposit is payable by credit card via a secure link and is due within 24 hours after booking. Advance payment of the damage deposit is required to check in.

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Property payment types

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 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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Onsite 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 not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited.

We should mention

  • Children stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • A mandatory cleaning fee is included in this property's rental rate.

Property is also known as

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Blackfriars Residence - Beautiful Home Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 10 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 10 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 10 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 10 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 10 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Shane L.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Disappointed

I can’t begin to explain how disappointed we were that there was no laundry machine even though the listing indicated there was. We would never have picked the rental if we had known. After traveling for two weeks before arriving in Edinburgh and had planned on doing laundry to keep us going for our week in Scotland. We were able to overlook the broken toilet seat and the sewer smell in the master bath, the four towels we were given (for a week for 4 of us) and the noisy street and disrupted sleep BUT no laundry was the final straw!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Katrina Kull

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to everything especially Arthurs Seat.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Chereyl, Sarasota

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The property is not for the faint of heart. You need to be in shape. It is 7 flights of stairs in a poorly lit stairwell. Then another flight once inside the apartment. It is located off the Royal mile so convenient but noisy. No A/C and windows did not open properly in the home. Washer dryer door was broken making it hard to wash the few bath towels avail for our week stay. TV not working in family room and stairs in home and hallway very creaky. Would not recommend for family with small children. OK but not great
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

TRINA

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

brenda t.

Liked: Cleanliness

Excellent apartment in the heart of Edinburgh

Lovely apartment - a lot of stairs to get to the apt but once there, it is fantastic. Large kitchen with everything you need including a full-size fridge, Nespresso, and a washer/dryer. The bedrooms were on the 2nd floor and were decent sized and well equipped. The lounge was also on the 2nd floor and could easily be used as a bedroom. Having 2 bathrooms was a luxury. Only downside was how loud it was outside - folks party in the street until 2am. It was warm so we tried sleeping with the windows open a few inches but that did not work. Had to shut the windows and use white noise machines. Highly recommend the restaurants on either side - Larder for breakfast and the pub for dinner. I would defintely rent this apartment again, a great choice.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The location was perfect with easy access to shopping, restaurants, pubs and castle. Bed and pillows could’ve been a little better and don’t forget about the four flights of stairs but we managed just fine! Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jenny R., Flower Mound

Liked: Cleanliness

Perfect for us!

We were visiting our daughter who is studying for the semester there. We were a block from her flat and all the high points we wanted to see.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Location, Location, Location

This apartment is all about the Location , a short walk from the Train Station . Just off the Royal Mile , with Edinburgh Castle at the top and Holyrood palace at the bottom. Lots of lovely restaurants and bars with live entertainment nearby
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

EMMA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

The perfect base right in the thick of it

We had a wonderful trip - the apartment is central to everything and walking distance to lots of the main attractions in Edinburgh. Bus stops to anywhere are just round the corner and there’s a little shop for essentials not too far away. Deliveroo options a plenty. The apartment is well equipped - there were even brollies at the front door, although we’d brought our own. Everything is wooden so can be creaky, but that just adds to the charm! Be aware there’s 49 steps up a communal stairwell (the kids counted) but other than arriving with a heavy case it wasn’t an issue. The kitchen / diner is on the lower floor and everything else upstairs - the lounge, main bathroom, twin room, main bedroom with 4 poster, en suite and a desk area. We would definitely stay here again!
large well equipped kitchen (downstairs)
landing
lounge with sofa bed
hallway
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

malin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019