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Tall white facade of Beaverbank Place - Campus Residence on a quiet Canonmills street in north Edinburgh

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Beaverbank Place, Edinburgh

303-room purpose-built campus residence one mile north of Edinburgh city centre, open to non-student guests in summer and university holidays. Free Wi-Fi, fully equipped shared kitchens, 24-hour staffed reception and paid on-site parking.

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303 En-Suite Rooms
24/7 Staffed Reception
4★ Star Rating
4-star-classified campus residence · 303 en-suite rooms
Consistently praised staff · 24-hour staffed reception
Free unlimited Wi-Fi in every room
Private on-site parking
15-min walk to Royal Botanic Garden · 1.1 mi to Waverley
Check-in 14:00–22:00 · Check-out by 10:00
Self-catering · Fully equipped shared kitchen on each flat

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A 303-Room Campus Residence That Opens to the Public in Summer

Beaverbank Place - Campus Residence is a 303-room, purpose-built student residence in Canonmills, just over a mile north of Edinburgh's city centre. For most of the year it houses students; in summer and over university holidays it opens to non-student guests as a self-catering hotel, which is when most visitors find it. Be honest with yourself before you book: this is not a hotel in any conventional sense. There is no restaurant, no bar, no breakfast and no room service. There is a private en-suite bedroom, a shared fully equipped kitchen on the flat, and 24-hour staffed security on the door, the deal is a clean, central-ish Edinburgh bed at a price the city's actual hotels cannot match in August.

Guest feedback here is unusually consistent, and the pattern is what makes the deal bookable: the reception team is the property's single most-praised asset across five years of reviews, the free Wi-Fi draws nearly as much appreciation, and the location and value for money hold the line behind them. The property is operated by Homes for Students (the UK's largest independent student-accommodation manager); the summer short-stay programme runs under the sister brand City Lodgers, and term-time student bookings go through wearehomesforstudents.com.

Front exterior and entrance signage at Beaverbank Place - Campus Residence in Canonmills, Edinburgh

Canonmills, Quiet, Walkable, 15 Minutes to the Royal Botanic Garden

Canonmills is the residential pocket north of Edinburgh's New Town, where the Water of Leith dips under a stone bridge and herons sometimes fish the river. Walk five minutes uphill and you're on Broughton Street, one of central Edinburgh's most independently-owned strips, The Basement, Treacle, The Empress, the Edinburgh Playhouse at the bottom of the hill. Walk five minutes downhill and you're in Stockbridge with its Sunday market, Circus Lane (one of the city's most photographed streets) and the Water of Leith Walkway through to Dean Village and the Modern Art galleries.

For Fringe and August festival visitors the geographic sweet spot is the point: you're far enough from the Old Town chaos that you can sleep, but close enough that the Royal Mile is a 25-minute walk or one short bus ride away. Edinburgh Waverley is 1.1 mi (a 25-minute direct walk per the property's own Q&A, or 5–10 minutes by taxi). The Scottish National Gallery is 1.1 mi, Edinburgh Castle 1.4 mi, the Royal Botanic Garden a 15-minute walk and Tesco and Lidl are two minutes away on Broughton Road for self-catering. For drivers: on-site private parking, charged per day, first-come first-served, which is genuinely rare for an Edinburgh stay this close to the centre.

Quiet Canonmills street view near Beaverbank Place, with the Water of Leith and Royal Botanic Garden a short walk away

Set Expectations Honestly Before You Book

The structural trade-offs are the same five years of guest reviews keep flagging, and the page you're reading is honest about them because the rooms genuinely are. Beds are ¾-size doubles (4 ft / 120 cm wide), narrower than a standard UK double, solo travellers are fine, two adults sharing should know what they're booking. There is no air conditioning, and bedroom windows open only about 5 inches for safety, so July and August rooms can run warm in the evening. Each en-suite shares a hot-water boiler with 4–6 flatmates, so if everyone showers at once the hot water can briefly run out, stagger morning showers during Fringe season and you'll have a hot one. The property is adults-only (18+), no children, no pets, cash is not accepted, and photo ID plus a credit card are required at check-in.

What you do get, consistently, is the staff. Guest reviews single them out more than anything else on the property, the team are universally praised for clear communication, holding luggage and keys, and accommodating late arrivals (24-hour security means you can check in at any hour if you let the property know in advance). The reviews keep using the word honest, "description was spot on, got exactly what was offered" is the recurring note. Set expectations correctly before you book and Beaverbank Place is one of the cheapest, cleanest and most reliably-staffed Edinburgh beds within walking distance of the Old Town.

Double Room interior at Beaverbank Place with hardwood floor, white bedlinen and a desk

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Interesting Points About Beaverbank Place

  • 303 rooms is one of the largest accommodation footprints in central Edinburgh outside the named hotel chains, and the inventory only opens to the public during university summer and holiday periods, a structural-supply quirk that makes August Fringe availability here a genuinely unusual edge.
  • Guest feedback on a hostel-style student-residence listing rarely settles into a pattern this consistent: the staff and the Wi-Fi draw the same praise again and again, and the 24/7 staffed reception is the practical reason returning guests cite when picking the property over short-let dorm alternatives in the same Canonmills postcode.
  • Every bookable unit is a ground-floor 12 m² en-suite Double with a 4-foot (120 cm) bed, hardwood floor, desk, fridge and microwave, plus access to a fully equipped shared kitchen on the flat; the format is 'private en-suite room inside a self-catering apartment' rather than the more common shared-dorm-bunk hostel layout.
  • The public listing classifies Beaverbank as a 4-star property despite the student-residence category, an unusually high stars number that reflects the 24-hour staffed reception, lift-served block layout and maintained communal lounges; closer to a budget hotel in operating terms than a typical city-centre hostel.

Rooms & Accommodation at Beaverbank Place

Double Room at Beaverbank Place with a 4-ft small double bed, desk, wardrobe and hardwood floor

Double Room

Sleeps 2 · 12 m² · One 4 ft (120 cm) double bed · Private en-suite · Ground-floor

Sleeps 2 · 4 ft (120 cm) double bed · 12 m² Private en-suite · shower · free toiletries Fridge, microwave · access to shared kitchen Free Wi-Fi · linen · heating · desk · wardrobe

The single bookable inventory unit, a compact 12 m² ground-floor en-suite double with a 4 ft (120 cm) small double bed, hardwood floor, desk and chair, wardrobe, clothes rack, dining table and a socket at the bedhead. The private en-suite has a shower, toilet, towels, toilet paper and free toiletries. Each room has a fridge and microwave; the fully equipped shared kitchen (oven, hob, additional microwave, kitchenware, dining area) sits in the flat hallway and is shared with the 3–6 other rooms in your flat. Free unlimited Wi-Fi, linen and heating are standard. Adults only (18+); no air conditioning and windows open only about 5 inches for safety.

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Is Beaverbank Place Right for You?

Best Suited For

  • Fringe and August festival visitors who need a private en-suite in walking range of the Old Town at an affordable price point: almost no Edinburgh hotel matches it in August
  • Solo travellers and Fringe performers who'll find the 4 ft bed plenty wide and value a 24-hour staffed reception over a polished hotel front desk
  • Self-caterers who'd rather cook than expense restaurants: every flat has a fully equipped shared kitchen with oven, hob, fridge, microwave and kitchenware
  • Drivers visiting the city: paid first-come first-served on-site parking is genuinely rare for an Edinburgh stay this close to the centre
  • Royal Botanic Garden, Stockbridge and Canonmills walkers: the 15-minute walk to the Garden's West Gate is the property's quietest amenity
  • Repeat guests who value consistently praised staff and clear, honest property descriptions over hotel polish

Worth Considering Alternatives If

  • You're two adults who want a full UK double or king bed: the beds are 4 ft (120 cm) small doubles, narrower than a standard UK double; two adults sharing will feel it
  • You're sensitive to summer heat: rooms can run warm in July and August because there's no air conditioning and windows open only about 5 inches for safety
  • You're travelling with children or want to bring a pet: the property is adults-only (18+) and pets are not allowed
  • You expect hotel facilities: there is no restaurant, no bar, no breakfast, no room service, no luggage storage after check-out, no pool, no gym and no spa
  • Cash is your only payment method: cards only at check-in, and photo ID is required
  • You need guaranteed hot water at 8 am on a Fringe Saturday: flat boilers serve 4–6 ensuites and can briefly run out when everyone showers at once
  • You're booking outside the summer/university-holiday window: this is term-time student housing for most of the year; confirm dates with the property before you commit

Amenities & Facilities

In the Room

  • Private en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet, towels, toilet paper and free toiletries
  • Free unlimited Wi-Fi (the most consistently praised in-room feature)
  • Linen, heating, hardwood/parquet floor
  • Desk, chair, wardrobe or closet, clothes rack
  • Socket at the bedhead
  • Mini-fridge and microwave in every room
  • Dining table inside the room
  • Hairdryers available at reception on request
  • Not available: No air conditioning · windows open only ~5 inches for safety
  • Not available: No in-room TV publicly listed
  • Not available: No balcony

Shared Flat Kitchen

  • Fully equipped kitchen on each flat, shared with the 3–6 other rooms
  • Oven and stovetop (hob)
  • Microwave
  • Toaster
  • Kitchenware, cutlery, dining area
  • Communal lounge / TV area
  • Hot-water boiler shared with 4–6 ensuites, stagger morning showers in busy periods
  • Tesco and Lidl 2-min walk on Broughton Road for self-catering

Property-Wide

  • 24-hour front desk and on-site security (the property's most-praised asset)
  • Lift
  • Heating throughout
  • Terrace, sun terrace, garden and outdoor picnic area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • On-site laundry (additional charge)
  • Snack and drink vending machines
  • Games room page)
  • Designated outdoor smoking area
  • Non-smoking throughout indoors
  • Not available: No on-site restaurant
  • Not available: No on-site bar
  • Not available: No breakfast service
  • Not available: No pool, gym or spa
  • Not available: No luggage storage after check-out (staff will suggest near Waverley storage)
  • Not available: No airport shuttle

Parking & Transport

  • Private on-site parking · first-come first-served · no reservation
  • Accessible parking on site
  • Lothian Buses 8 and 36 stop within a couple of minutes' walk
  • Edinburgh Waverley 1.1 mi · ~25-min walk or 5–10 min taxi
  • Edinburgh Haymarket 2.4 mi
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) ~9 mi west · Airlink 100 bus to St Andrew Square or the tram to Picardy Place, then a 23, 27 or 8 bus, taxi or 20-min walk
  • Surrounding streets sit inside a Council Controlled Parking Zone, on-street parking requires a permit Mon–Sat

Policies

  • Check-in 14:00–22:00 · Check-out 08:00–10:00
  • Late arrivals after 22:00 must inform the property in advance, 24-hour security can check you in at any hour
  • Minimum age for check-in: 18
  • Adults only, children are not permitted at this property
  • Photo ID and credit card required at check-in
  • Cards only, cash is not accepted
  • Pets not allowed · Non-smoking throughout (designated outdoor area)
  • Cancellation and prepayment terms vary by rate plan
  • Operates as short-stay summer accommodation; term-time inventory is student-only

17 Beaverbank Place, Canonmills, A Mile From the City Centre

Beaverbank Place sits at 17 Beaverbank Place, EH7 4FB, on a quiet residential street in Canonmills, the watermill village that until the 19th century ground the city's grain for the canons of Holyrood Abbey. The street itself is named after the Beaverbank Tannery that occupied the site from 1868 to the early 20th century, later a sawmill, cooperage and motor garage before the current student residence rose on the cleared ground. Guest surroundings ratings place this among Edinburgh's best-rated areas, and guests consistently mention how calm it stays during Fringe afternoons when the Old Town is jammed.

The block sits inside a tight cluster of Edinburgh's gentler attractions. The Royal Botanic Garden (70 acres, free admission, one of the world's leading botanical institutions) is about a 15-minute walk via the West Gate. Stockbridge and its Sunday market are a 10-minute walk down the Water of Leith Walkway. Inverleith Park offers one of the city's postcard skyline views of Castle and Old Town spires. For Old Town visitors, Edinburgh Castle is 1.4 mi (a 30-minute walk through Broughton to the Mound), The Scottish National Gallery is 1.1 mi, the National Museum of Scotland is 1.5 mi and the Royal Mile is around 25 minutes on foot.

Transport is genuinely workable car-free. Edinburgh Waverley is 1.1 mi (a 25-minute direct walk per the property's own Q&A, or 5–10 minutes by taxi); Edinburgh Haymarket is 2.4 mi. Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is around 9 mi west, take the Airlink 100 bus to St Andrew Square or the tram to Picardy Place, then a 23, 27 or 8 Lothian bus or a short walk to the door. Drivers using the on-site parking get the rarest combination this central, Edinburgh hotels with bookable on-site parking start at three to four times this rate.

  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: ~15-min walk · 70-acre garden, free admission, one of the world's leading botanical institutions, palm houses, rock garden and the John Hope Gateway café
  • Edinburgh Waverley station: 1.1 mi · ~25-min walk (mostly downhill via Broughton Street) or 5–10 min taxi
  • Scottish National Gallery: 1.1 mi · ~22-min walk · Scotland's national art collection on The Mound; free general admission
  • Edinburgh Castle: 1.4 mi · ~30-min walk · Hilltop royal fortress holding the Honours of Scotland (Crown Jewels) and the daily One O'Clock Gun
  • The Real Mary King's Close: 1.2 mi · ~25-min walk · Underground street tour beneath the Royal Mile, preserving 17th-century Edinburgh houses
  • National Museum of Scotland: 1.5 mi · ~30-min walk · Free entry; natural history, world cultures, design, science and Scotland under one Victorian glass roof
  • Stockbridge & the Water of Leith Walkway: ~10-min walk · Sunday market, Circus Lane, the riverside path to Dean Village and the Modern Art galleries
  • Arthur's Seat & Holyrood Park: 2.6 mi · Extinct volcano and the city's signature hill walk; postcard panoramas of Old Town and Firth of Forth
  • Tesco & Lidl, Broughton Road: ~2-min walk · Two supermarkets on the doorstep for self-catering, a recurring favourite in guest reviews

Getting to Key Locations

Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
~9 mi · Airlink 100 to St Andrew Square or the tram to Picardy Place, then 23/27/8 bus, taxi or 20-min walk
Edinburgh Waverley station
1.1 mi · ~25-min direct walk via Broughton Street, or 5–10 min taxi
Edinburgh Haymarket station
2.4 mi · trains to Glasgow, Inverness and the south
On-site parking
Charged per day · first-come first-served · accessible parking · no reservation
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh palm house and gardens, a 15-minute walk from Beaverbank Place

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

15 min walk

Free admission, 70 acres, and the closest of the city's signature attractions to your bedroom, about a 15-minute walk via the West Gate. Half a day disappears in the rock garden, the temperate palm house and the cafés at the John Hope Gateway. From Beaverbank Place, walk west on Powderhall Road and Inverleith Row; the West Gate is signposted from Arboretum Place.

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Stockbridge and the Water of Leith Walkway near Beaverbank Place, Edinburgh

Stockbridge & the Water of Leith

Ten minutes downhill brings you to Stockbridge, the Sunday market, Circus Lane (one of Edinburgh's most photographed streets), independent bookshops and a clutch of cafés on Raeburn Place. The Water of Leith Walkway is the easy car-free route to Dean Village and the Modern Art galleries beyond. From the door, walk west along the river path rather than the road for the best of it.

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Broughton Street, Edinburgh, an independent strip a five-minute walk from Beaverbank Place

Broughton Street & Canonmills Village

Five minutes uphill from the door, Broughton Street is one of central Edinburgh's most independently-owned strips, The Basement, Treacle, The Empress and the Edinburgh Playhouse anchor the bottom of the hill. Within Canonmills itself, Brandon's of Canonmills, The Tollhouse and One Canonmills cover gastropub brunches, riverside terraces and Edinburgh institutions within a 300 m walk of the bedroom door.

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How to Get to Beaverbank Place from Edinburgh Waverley

  1. 1. Leave Waverley via Princes Street / North Bridge: From the station concourse, take the Waverley Steps exit up to Princes Street, or follow signs to the North Bridge exit. You'll come out on the city's main east–west spine, with Princes Street Gardens and the Castle on one side.
  2. 2. Walk north onto St Andrew Square (5 min): Cross Princes Street and walk straight up to St Andrew Square, the trams stop on the square's south side and Lothian Buses depart from York Place and Leith Walk just beyond it. If you'd rather walk the whole way, head north-east on St Andrew Street and Broughton Street downhill, it's roughly 25 minutes door-to-door, mostly downhill and well lit.
  3. 3. Take Lothian Bus 8, 23 or 27 from York Place / Leith Walk: Board any Lothian Bus 8 northbound from York Place, or pick up a 23 or 27 from Leith Walk, toward Stockbridge / Canonmills. Tap a contactless card for TapTapCap pricing. Stay on for about 8 minutes and alight at the Beaverhall Road / Powderhall Road stop, which is roughly 100 m from the door.
  4. 4. From Edinburgh Airport, take the 100 Airlink or the Edinburgh Trams: The Airlink 100 leaves the airport forecourt every 10 minutes and reaches St Andrew Square in about 30 minutes. The Edinburgh tram reaches Picardy Place, the stop nearest York Place, in around 35 minutes from the airport. From either, follow Step 3 above, buses 8, 23 or 27, alight at Beaverhall Road / Powderhall Road.
  5. 5. Or take a taxi, 5–10 minutes from Waverley: Black cabs and rideshares are easy to find at Waverley's taxi rank or via app. Hand the driver '17 Beaverbank Place, EH7 4FB' and you're at reception in 5–10 minutes off-peak. The on-site parking lane on the property side is signposted at the entrance, drop bags first, then move the car to a numbered space (charged per day, first-come first-served).

Edinburgh at a Glance, Fringe, Festivals and a UNESCO Old Town

Edinburgh is the only major UK city whose entire historic core, the medieval Old Town and the Georgian New Town, is collectively a UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed 1995). The Old Town's narrow closes climb the volcanic ridge from Holyroodhouse up to Edinburgh Castle; the New Town's Charlotte Square neoclassicism was so influential that planners across 19th-century Europe took notes. Roughly 4,500 listed buildings sit inside the property boundary, and the city is also a UNESCO City of Literature (designated 2004). From Beaverbank Place, almost everything visitors come for is inside a 30-minute walk or one short bus ride.

The event calendar genuinely sets Edinburgh's pulse. The Fringe runs 7–31 August 2026 alongside the Edinburgh International Festival (7–30 August), the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the International Book Festival (15–30 August), the Art Festival (14–30 August) and the International Film Festival (13–19 August), five major festivals overlapping in one fortnight. Hogmanay (29 December – 1 January) is the other peak. Six Nations rugby weekends at Murrayfield in February and March fill the city's hotels solid. Late spring through early July is the smart shoulder season: gardens in bloom, longer daylight than London and rates that haven't ramped for August.

Practical Edinburgh: four seasons in a day even in July. A light rainshell beats an umbrella in the wind off the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh Castle and Holyroodhouse need pre-booked timed tickets in August. Free attractions punch well above their weight, the National Museum of Scotland, the Scottish National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and Calton Hill at sunset are on the gold-star list, and a Lothian Buses day ticket (≈£5.50) covers the Airlink 100, the city network and the night services. Beaverbank Place sits inside Lothian's contactless TapTapCap zone, so a tap on board automatically applies the daily fare cap.

Is Edinburgh Worth Visiting? A 21-minute video tour

A 4K Edinburgh tour from Battuta Revisited, etymology, history, top sights and hidden gems across the Old Town, New Town and Arthur's Seat. Useful destination context for first-time Edinburgh visitors using Beaverbank Place as a self-catering base, rather than a tour of the property itself.

What Guests Say About Beaverbank Place

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7.3

Good

Staff
8.8
Free Wi-Fi
8.8
Location
7.8
Value for money
7.6
Cleanliness
7.5
Facilities
7.3
Comfort
7.2

Guest feedback on Beaverbank Place settles into a clear pattern: the staff and the free Wi-Fi are the wedge that makes the stay work, the location backs them up, and comfort sits honestly in the middle. Guests overwhelmingly book it for a Fringe-affordable Edinburgh base with a private en-suite and consistently get exactly that. The recurring praise is for the reception team's warmth and helpfulness (universally cited in five years of reviews), genuine value for August stays, spotless arrival cleanliness and the supermarkets on the doorstep. The recurring small irritations are the 4 ft bed for two adults, summer heat (windows open only ~5 inches for safety), and shared-flat hot-water boilers running out when several flatmates shower at once.

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IainUnited Kingdom
8/10 Superb

Everything matched the listing exactly, what was advertised is what I got. I left a set of keys behind and the staff kept them safe until I returned to Edinburgh two weeks on. Communication stayed clear throughout, and I've nothing to fault.

2025-09-07
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Anna-theresaGermany
8/10 Superb

Everything was fine, including the shared kitchen. The only downside was that the room was a bit warm.

2025-09-09
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HeydonUnited Kingdom
8/10 Superb

Clean, standard student accommodation with two supermarkets local. Price is very good, I would use it again. Only downside was lukewarm showers when the whole flat showered at the same time and overloaded the hot water.

2025-09-10
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AndrewUnited Kingdom
7/10 Very Good

Good secure location, good parking and friendly staff. The bed was small for two and there were no bedside lights.

2025-09-21
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FelicityAustralia
7/10 Very Good

A reasonable price for a short bus ride from the centre of Edinburgh, especially considering the time of year. Cleanliness on arrival was patchier than I'd hoped, flag any issues to reception so they're fixed quickly.

2025-09-20
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ElenerUnited Kingdom
7/10 Very Good

I was over performing at the Fringe and it did the job for a short, no-frills stay. The corridor and bathroom could do with brighter lighting, and there were a couple of disturbances near check-out that weren't ideal, though the front desk did apologise.

2025-09-16
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CaroArgentina
6/10 Good

Good location and the shared kitchen is handy if you want to cook your own meals. Staff were very kind and brought us extra pillows. The windows don't open much for security reasons, so the room ran hot.

2025-09-18
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YifeiItaly
7/10 Very Good

The cheapest place I could find in Edinburgh that wasn't sketchy. Very friendly staff. Pretty basic and the facilities feel a bit older, but for the price it worked for our group.

2025-10-05

Good to Know Before You Book

Beds are 4 ft (120 cm), narrower than a UK standard double

Every Double Room has one small double bed at 4 ft / 120 cm wide. Solo travellers are very comfortable, and couples who are used to small doubles will be fine. Two adults expecting a UK standard double or a king bed will feel the difference. It is the single most consistent comment across five years of guest reviews.

No air conditioning, and windows open only about 5 inches

Bedroom windows are designed to open only about 5 inches for safety reasons, and there is no air conditioning. In July and August rooms can run warm in the evening. Bring a small portable fan if you sleep hot, and request a lower-floor unit when you book if heat is a particular concern.

Each en-suite shares a flat boiler with 4–6 other rooms

The fully equipped shared kitchen is one strength of the property; the trade-off is that each flat's hot-water boiler serves all the ensuites in the flat. If 4–6 flatmates shower in the same 15-minute window the boiler can briefly run lukewarm. Stagger morning showers and you'll have a hot one, especially during Fringe season.

Adults only, cards only, photo ID at check-in

The property is adults-only (18+); children are not permitted and pets are not allowed. Cash is not accepted, please bring a credit or debit card and a photo ID at check-in. Late arrivals after 22:00 are fine if you let the property know in advance; 24-hour security can check you in at any hour.

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A single 12 m² ground-floor en-suite Double Room with a 4 ft small double bed, hardwood floor and access to a fully equipped shared kitchen on each flat. 24-hour staffed reception, free unlimited Wi-Fi and paid on-site parking in Canonmills, a mile north of Edinburgh's centre. The reception team draws the most consistent praise in guest feedback. Adults only (18+); no children, no pets, cards only.

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