Destiny Scotland Apartments at Canning Street Lane

This apartment is in a great location, very easy to walk to Princes St. & the Old Town, and also conveniently close to Sainsburys, Pret & Caffe Nero. We stayed over the weekend, and there was free on-street parking on the nearby roads from Friday evening until Monday morning which was very handy. The apartment itself is spacious and in great condition but it didn't have soul. It could have done with some homely touches, and for the price we would have also expected some basic additions e.g. Kleenex, extra towels, blanket etc., It was advertised as having a King Size bed, and this was not true, it was in fact a double bed. We complained to Hotels.com and twice they told us that someone from Destiny Scotland would call us back regarding this, but no-one did... very poor customer service.

Overall had a very good stay. Location is fantastic close to the EICC, Princes St and Edinburgh castle. Check in was confusing because there is a sister property at 2 Canning St, which is where my GPS took me. Room was spacious and clean but smelled strongly of Indian food from a former tenant and was very warm upon arrival. No A/C and no one opened windows to let the room air out before my arrival. A couple of comfort things such as sheets on the bed instead of just a duvet and enough door stops to keep the doors open between rooms for air flow would be great. Also no elevator so lots of stairs if you are on the top floor.

Lovely place to stay. Very clean and organized.

Good apartment in very central location, nice size. Need to be a little careful with daytime privacy as overlooked by offices.

All the basic essentials are in this flat. Check in is the easiest I've experienced and the reps on the phone are very helpful. Only area for improvement would be more thorough cleaning. The place was clean both times we stayed but the dishwasher had a smell that when opened permeated the rest of the flat on both stays. Also the dishsoap and wooden untensils had what looked like food residue. Would recommend the owners purchase more of the metal utensils.