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Reviews of City Retreat Edinburgh

4 out of 5
City Retreat Edinburgh
Various Addresses, Edinburgh, Scotland

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 62 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Max

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and very nice, friendly, flexible host. Hot water and great pressure in the showers, heating worked great. Very cute rooms. Highly recommend! Quick 3 block walk from the center of Edinburhg.
Response from Sav on 8 Jan 2024
Thank you

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
👍
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Monisha

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the best places I have stayed and it is close to the town centre as well within walkable distance with easy accessibility to all shops and restaurants. The room particularly was clean and warm with all amenities needed to cook. There was Alps a pound which was even comfortable to dine and watch television. Overall I am very much happy with the room and place. I would highly recommend this.Thank you very much.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Sav on 30 Nov 2023
Glad you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Dejalee

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Md shafkat

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Enjoyed my stay at at this apartment. Great location for visiting Edinburgh close to city centre and major attractions.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Sav on 30 Nov 2023
Glad you enjoyed the apartment

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect for our visit
We were very comfortable in our stay close to everything good communication with host perfect bedroom quiet and got to meet other guests staying next to us
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really nice sized room, nice bathroom and comfy beds. Our host was lovely and really helpful. Very close to centre and good bars and restaurants. Only downside is ceiling is quite thin and we had some very noisy neighbours upstairs! Overall a lovely stay and would definitely stay again.
Response from Sav on 27 Jan 2023
Yea so arty about this . They had an early departure to the airport . But thanks for coming again in the future . Lovely to meet you both

10/10 Excellent

C

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Sav on 24 Oct 2022
Thank you

6/10 Okay

Hannah

Liked: Room comfort
This stay was fine, in terms of location it was nice and quiet and a lovely walk into town. Cleanliness left some to be desired but it was mostly fine and we enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Sav on 24 Oct 2022
Glad you enjoyed stayed . We will certainly look into any comments made

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Sav on 20 Aug 2022
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Sav on 27 July 2022
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Schalk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A well located reasonably priced Edinburgh option
The accommodation was really well located, was superbly maintained, very clean, near the supermarket. The kitchen was great to use and it felt homely. It is a well priced option in Edinburgh and worked out perfectly for our tourist related travel by foot.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Sav on 22 June 2022
Thank you very much for your review which will help fellow travellers

10/10 Excellent

Anita

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very conveniently located to St Andrew's Square, fabulous location to explore Edinburgh on foot.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Sav on 22 June 2022
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Edinburgh is a brilliant city so many diverse things to see and do. From museums, castles, eating, night life to walking up large hills and along a river in dense woodlands with nature and all in walking distance. Our Room had a huge bed and we had a separate lounge to ourselves which was the Russian suite. Check in and out was fully explained and easy as there is no check in desk at these apartments. All in all a great stay.
The castle at night.
The portrait gallery
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Response from Sav on 22 June 2022
Thank you for you informative review for other guests very kind of you

8/10 Good

RYSZARD

Liked: Staff & service
great location, nice room but noisy
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Sav on 22 June 2022
Glad you like our location and found the room clean . Apologies for the other guests who made the noise

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I found the key safe awkward to close when leaving the property and difficult to regulate the shower, although it was lovely and hot. Good value for money and beautiful location
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

jodie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the property is in a great location, only a small walk away from Princes Street. The room size was great for the four of us - nice and clean also. The bathroom was very clean too and also a great size. Check - in was easy and we felt safe in the accommodation.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing retreat, great service!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

JASON

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Loud extractor fan
A important thing someone should knew before visiting here is the bathroom is no en suit and has a extractor fan that is quiet loud and one night woke up the people in the room opposite as the extractor fan turn on with the light and still on after the lights off. The room was clean enough and alright for us, as we just wanted somewhere to sleep after exploring the city for the day and meeting old friends but not a ‘destination’ hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Ashley, Reading

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

JOE

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quirky, quiet room near Princess Street.
Very quiet location within walking distance of the main attractions. The property is a bit quirky but kept very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jas

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was really cool and the shower was amazing!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Nice, except
Nice location near St. Andrew Square. Nice enough room, except the showy desperately needed an application of bleach.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Catherine S N

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Hannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a lovely room. Clean and very comfortable. Would recommend to friends and family.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
2night stay
Quick and easy access to our room (self check in). 10-15min walk from main city centre area. Great communication from owner. Communal areas clean and tidy with everything you would need. Downside - double bed is actually to single beds together, so not the most comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, simple, accommodation in a gorgeous area
Don't be fooled by the gorgeous exterior. The interior is very down to earth. It's self service; you won't be getting your bed made or the place straightened every morning. There's a nice common area and shared kitchen and laundry facilities (less backpackers and more like a small bed and breakfast). The area is very beautiful with some local monuments and a few decent cafes heading away from the tourist area. It's a short walk to the Royal Mile however the walk can be a little spooky through the Old Tolboth Wynd late at night of you're by yourself.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Lars

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Malcolm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
City Retreat Edinburgh
Has a great stay, place was very clean and comfrotable and everything was very convenient. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, room was clean and exactly as specified. Would definitely stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
City Retreat, Edinburgh
As City Retreat uses a self check in system (it worked very well) and doesn't give an overnight make up service, it is difficult to give a rating on service, but the rest of the stay was great. There is a comfortable communal area next to the kitchen. It is in an excellent, quiet location, within a 25 minute walk of most of the main sights and less to the train station. There is also a superb Michelin starred restaurant a few minutes away, too. We would be more than happy to stay there again in the future
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Amy, London

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay
Nice comfortable room in a good location for travelling around the city
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The mews
The area was very close to town the room was very comfortable couldn't fault it I stayed at the mews we locked are keys in the bathroom was sorted at once no problem
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

The blankets are not very clean but overall the room is alright
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

4/10 Poor

stephen

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Disappointing
The room looked nice, but it was a basement room and was damp - including that the bed felt damp. There was a slug trail across the carpet in the morning. Great location, very quiet, but I wont stay there agin

10/10 Excellent

Farrell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness

8/10 Good

family trip., from Canada

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place .Helpful staff.
Everything looked fine until we went to bed. There were a problem with the linen on the double bed. It smell absolutely terrible. (Not dry properly) . After a terrible night we contacted the staff and intermediately they took care and fix the problem. The staff name SAV was great with us. She was so Friendly while took care of the problem and suggest us different places to eat. It was a lovely place for breakfast !!. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Craig, Helensburgh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel appartment
Great see meet up with family & friends

10/10 Excellent

Joanne, Co durham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great find !!
Great accommodation in Edinburgh easy to find lovely place

6/10 Okay

Joseph, London

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Mediocre.
Good quiet location in the basement of a townhouse on a pretty street. 'Paris' room is right next to the front door so would be noisy if busy. Wet towels on arrival as the towel heater had been switched off :( Bedding felt a bit tired. Bathroom clean. Kitchen + lounge area clean and welcoming.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Take care - Not a hotel
Not really a hotel, but a room in a shared facility apartment. No staff, you get a code to get in the front door, and your room key is in the room door when you arrive. Shared kitchen with other rooms. Room itself was very comfortable and en-suite very clean. All in all good value.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short stay in Edinburgh
Stayed for two nights at city retreat Edinburgh, stayed at Dublin street lane south, has full kitchen facility to share with other guests with a private bathroom. Very handy location to city centre with restaurants and cafes close by. Also about a ten minute walk, if that, from Edinburgh Waverley train station. Would definitely recommend this for anyone staying in Edinburgh

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kind service
Good location

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
a short midweek stay for work... a quiet pleasant room