Tag: Scotland accomodation

“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”

Anonymous

Lochend Apartments is a complex of 50 serviced apartments, situated in Leith, 1.6 miles from Edinburgh Princes Street/Royal Mile, 1.4 miles from Edinburgh Playhouse and less than a mile from Leith Ocean Terminal/Royal Yacht Britannia.

We stayed here for a night in July 2019.

We stayed in a 2 BHK (with 2 Bathrooms) service apartment.

If you call them directly (@+44 131 561 4000), they give you a 10% discount on the website price.

One bedroom and Group apartments are also available.

Pros:

Free Wifi is available.

Free Sky Sports is available.

Free parking is available. (if booked through their website)

Apartment has a kitchen/dining area, all cutlery and crockery are provided.

Washing machine/tumble dryer and a fridge was also provided.

All bed linen and towels are provided in each apartment.

A breakfast starter pack with tea, coffee, sugar and cereal is provided on the day of check-in.

There are some super markets nearby.

Apartment was clean.

Price is reasonable, compared to the other hotels nearby.

They can arrange taxi’s for your travel needs, but try to get the price quote from the service provider before you book.

Cons:

There are no restaurants available within the campus.

Not exactly in the city centre, but Bus Number 34 stops outside Lochend Serviced Apartments and takes 10 minutes to reach Edinburgh city centre and Waverley Rail Station.

The cutlery/crockery options were limited.

Common areas like corridors were not clean.

They accept early check-in’s with some additional amount.

Summary:

There is a mixed review about this apartment in Websites like ‘Trip Advisor’ , but I would certainly recommend this, if you are looking for a convenient stay and a reasonable price.

More details in https://www.lochendapartments.co.uk/

“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”

Anonymous

During our trip to Scotland, we got a chance to stay @ Caolasnacon Caravan & Camp site for 2 nights.

They have both old and new caravans. Better to ask for the new ones, when you do the booking.

I would certainly recommend this place to all my fellow travellers who are visiting this part of Scotland. This would certainly give you an authentic Scotland experience.

Website: http://www.kinlochlevencaravans.com/

Positives:

1) This campsite is surrounded by mountains and this adds a lot to the beauty of this caravan park.

2) Loch Leven is near to one side of the campsite, where you can do fishing.

3) 2-bedroom new caravans (static) were clean and excellent.

4) Owners and the ground staff were very helpful and caring.

5) Checkin – checkout process was very easy.

Negatives:

1) There are no shops nearby. The only one you will find is a decently stocked CO-OP shop around 15 Minutes drive from this place. The bigger town (Fort William) is around 35 minutes in car.

2) This is in fact not an issue with the caravan park as such, but an issue with Scotland as a whole. Outside you will find a lot of Midges. Good to take some precautionary measures.

3) Its slightly away from the main road.

4) Name boards are little less on the way. But google map would help you to reach this destination.

5) No specific office as such. One room of owner’s house is maintained as an office and all transactions happens through a window in that room.

6) No toiletries and towels were provided.

7) In kitchen, only limited pots and pans were provided and cleaning items were not given.

For a comparison; If you want to look for other options nearby, you can also check Invercoe camping.