Richmond Place Apartments

Only in Edinburgh in August would anyone dream of charging £435 (without breakfast!) for a double bed and sofa in some student digs. It was clean and well located and staff were friendly but the fringe period accommodation (and not just here) has become completely unhinged!

Stank of fish. Cramped student accomodation at hotel prices. You are subjected to the smell of whatever is being cooked by students around you (fish in our case). No ventilation. The heating also broke while we were there. When we complained reception staff were just not interested and seemed well aware of the ventilation and smell issues. Will not stay again.

On the weekend we went the price was approaching three times what is shown in trip advisor and the KM website was the most expensive way to book. In fairness when I sent screenshots of prices on other booking site they matched it. We went with it to be adjacent to an event I had to attend and as i couldn't go far after a recent hospitalisation. It's dog friendly and we rationalised some of cost against kenneling. Our opening 12 hours was asking reception about ULEZ zone, no idea. Having one key for two when there are multiple locked doors was a PIA, in our room the promised dog care package wasn't there and the TV aerial coax socket broken. Going back to reception I showed email proposing "dog package", (which is useful BTW) and that appeared later. The bed is so tight in it's location there's only room for one bedside lamp and a tiny table. Next morning at breakfast then toilets for the dining area were uncleaned after receiving liberal doses of vomit during an event the previous night. The manager did come over to apologise although you can't unsee or unsmell that . If you are staying on your own, particularly for an extended period and importantly your employer is paying then these apartments are probably ideal For us it's the worse value for money experience I've ever had in a hotel, and by some margin. Considering the attention to detail would be an issue at much cheaper chain option we wouldn't go back