Going To Market

This cute little apartment puts you right on Edinburgh’s Grassmarket. Once the city’s livestock marketplace dating back to the 1300s, this square is now home to buzzing bars and cafés. The Castle looms overhead, and it’s a five-minute walk up some old steps to reach this and the Royal Mile. Even better, you’re placed at the bottom of Victoria Street, where a rainbow of 19th-century townhouses attract photographers from far and wide.

True to its Old Town location, the flat itself is housed in a historic tenement building with big sash windows and its original fireplace still on show. High ceilings and original wooden floors keep things classy and spots of greenery come courtesy of pot plants throughout. There’s plenty of room around the glass dining table and across plush leather sofas. The best bit is the view from the living room, where you can watch the lively Grassmarket come to life before you.

Home truths:
*Although there is room for six people to dine, visitors are only allowed with permission from the host
*One a buzzing square with listed windows, you may hear some jubilation at night
*There is a restaurant on the street – you may smell wafts and hear sounds from it
*There is no parking with this home but there's a large public car park a ten-minute walk away and you're in central Edinburgh where walking is easier than driving anyway
*Your host can provide a travel cot for infants, just ask