Lounge Corner

Master Bedroom

Twin Bedroom or Kingsize bed

View from the Terrace

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Rental periods
2007- 2008	£90 - £190 per night

Notes on prices
Our aim is to provide excellent value for money and our rates are extremely competitive. The price we quote is for the complete apartment. Normally a Minimum 3 nights Stay is required. Each request is priced individually based on 4 main factors: Time of the year. Length of stay. Number of guests (maximum 4 ) occupying the apartment. Ratio of week-days to week-end days.

Changeover day
Any arrival or Departure Day subject to availability.

Accommodation

Notes on accommodation
The apartments were built around the site in 1988 perfectly blending an impressive early 20th Century building with contemporary architecture - and now set in immaculate landscaped grounds.

Holyrood Park Apartment was mainly built within the original structure ~ it sits right at the top of the South end of the building. In order to enter the hall of the building you walk over a little bridge across the converted (now a marvellous cycle path) old Innocent Railway line built in 1832 and connecting Dalkeith to Edinburgh.

There is free resident parking. The Penthouse Apartment sits right at the top of the building and is reached by a lift (or you can climb the stairs!) which ends its short journey exclusively at the front door of your apartment. Not suitable for children under 10 years of age

Amenities/Facilities provided

Accessibility
Not suitable for wheelchairs users. Suitable however for people with mobility problems as there is a lift and the apartment is on one level.

Outside
As you walk or drive down Holyrood Park Road you will see emerging the end of the building - just ahead of a red pillared Victorian Post Box you enter The Maltings estate, built around and preserving, the massive old Whisky Bond of J & G Stewart Limited which was owned by Andrew Usher (reputed with introducing the first whisky blending!). At the centre of the building overlooking the Park you can still see the regally pedimented centerpiece inscribed AU (for Andrew Usher) 1902

For more invigorating activities you have three wonderful choices we can organize mountain bikes (there is a charge for this) for you to slip into the Innocent Cycle Path right below the building and cycle away past through the Park heading for Duddingston - jog or brisk walking or gentle climbing through one of the many routes of Holyrood Park (including reaching the summit of Arthur’s Seat!) or simply cross the road enter the Royal Commonwealth Pool and Fitness Centre.

Coast/Beach
By car: Portobello 15 minutes, Gullane/North Berwick 35 minutes, Seacliff 45 (£2 entry fee but well worth it!), Fife Coast 1 hour, St Abbs 1.15 minutes.

Golf
Prestonfield Golf Club and Craigmillar Park Golf Club are just a few minutes away. Driving or by train you can be in North Berwick in just over half hour, the course is a true links course with magnificent views all the way, North Berwick Golf Clubit was founded in 1832 and is the 13th oldest in the world. Close to North Berwick you can play the Open Championship Course at Muirfield ~ harder however to get tee off times. Across the Forth Bridge you can be in Carnoustie and St Andrews in less than 1 hour ~ St Andrews in particular you will need to book months in advance.

Skiing
Head for Aviemore and Glen Shee ...but check the snow level first! Nearer at the hand less than 20 minutes away you can have great fun at Hillend dry slopes!

Travel
Free car parking is available. Edinburgh aAirport is located to the west of the city, approx 10 miles from the apartment. Taxi journey time is approx 25 mins and will cost approx £15. Alternatively, there is an inexpensive and frequent bus service to the city centre approx £3.50 from which a local bus can be caught. Edinburgh Waverley Station is less than minutes away by taxi or bus.

Distances
Holyrood Park Apartment Edinburgh is very near to (between 1 minutes and 20 mins walk), Holyrood Park, University of Edinburgh's Pollock Halls Residence Royal Commonwealth Pool, Festival Theatre, Queens Hall, McEwan Hall, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, Princes Street, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Royal Sick Children Hospital (Sick Kids Hospital), Meadows and Arthur's Seat.

Further details
Your hosts Lynne and Franco. Lynne MacDonald Galgani and Franco Galgani are the proud owners of The Holyrood Park apartment and of Southside guesthouse and your hosts and contact during your stay. Lynne was born in the Highlands of Scotland and Franco further South in Florence, Tuscany. Their daughter Daniela is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and works with a leading Edinburgh Property Agency. Both Lynne and Franco have been involved in running hotels for many years, in most roles. For the past 15 years Franco has managed large hotels and hotel groups at corporate level. Both are very happy to have gone back to the roots and take enormous pleasure in the personal and attentive hospitality and standards that can only be achieved within smaller owner managed properties. They and their small team look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh and to the Holyrood Park Apartment.

Booking notes
At the time of booking a non refundable deposit of 25% of the value of the stay is required. Four weeks before arrival the final and also non refundable balance of 75% is required.
Cancellations received up to 4 weeks prior to arrival will result in only the deposit to be forfeited. Cancellations received less than 4 weeks before arrival will result in the balance being forfeited.

Guest comments
Thank you so much for letting us stay in your superb Holyrood Park Apartment when we were in Edinburgh for the Taste Festival. The apartment is fantastic beautifully furnished, extremely comfortable and equipped with just about everything. We were also very impressed with the way the fridge was stocked with essentials such as champagne! The view from the balcony out over Holyrood Park and Salisbury Crags is truly amazing and must be one of the best in the whole of Edinburgh. We would certainly recommend it to anyone wanting the perfect base for exploring the city, especially as it is within easy walking distance of the city centre and has the benefit of an Olympic size swimming pool juts round the corner. We are hoping to visit Edinburgh again soon, and trust that we'll have the good fortune to be able to book your apartment! (couple Dorset, England June 2007).

House swap
House swap considered. Apartment or villa sleep 4 (or possibly just 2) ~ mainly for the month of January or part of it - Florida or Canary Islands.

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