The Stewart Apartment

Set within a complex of 42 properties in the heart of the Georgian New Town area of Edinburgh, these S.T.B. ‘4 Star’ apartments offer stylish, well-equipped and ideally situated holiday accommodation within a cosmopolitan city. Thoughtfully designed, they each have ample wardrobe space, electric central heating (individually controlled for each room), direct dial telephone with private number and secure parking, with handy extras such as trouser press, hairdryer and security entryphone.
The apartments are just a few minutes’ walk from Princes Street, the city’s main shopping area, which is overlooked by the fairytale Edinburgh Castle. Princes Street Gardens, with the 200ft Scott Monument, roughly divides Edinburgh into two parts – the medieval Old Town, and the New Town, which was built later during the Age of Reason. The Old Town bears testimony to its role as a capital city, and includes the magnificent castle, which commands astounding views over the city from its vantage point atop a rocky mound of volcanic origin. Much history can be gleaned from a tour of the castle, and the Honours of Scotland are to be found in the Crown Room. On display are the sceptre, sword and jewel-encrusted crown, as well as the Stone of Destiny – used as the coronation throne on which all kings of Scotland were crowned. As the setting for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the castle Esplanade enjoys fine views over the Pentland Hills, and leading down to the chateau-like Palace of Holyrood House, the Royal Mile is made up of four separate streets – Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street and Canongate. Several places of interest line the route, including the Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Centre, Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre, the Outlook Tower (with camera obscura) and the Assembly Hall, home of the Scottish Parliament. Other stopping-off points along the route include Gladstone’s Land (where it is possible to take a glimpse back at Edinburgh in the 17th century), and the People’s Story Museum. At the end of the Royal Mile, lies Holyrood, Edinburgh’s royal quarter, with the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Holyrood Park. The five miles or so comprising the Park contain a variety of landscapes – mountains, glens, lochs, moorland and marshes. The extinct volcano of Arthur’s Seat is also situated here, and its ascent rewards walkers with views of the city as well as the Firth of Forth, and even as far as the southernmost mountains of the Highlands on a clear day.
Standing in contrast to the Old Town, the New Town is laid out in orderly fashion, with crescents, squares, terraces and circuses. As the hub of the city’s professional, commercial and business life, it also boasts the National Gallery of Scotland and the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art.
Within the suburbs of the city, the Royal Botanic Gardens (with its exotic Glasshouse Experience), the Zoo and the Royal Observatory are all major attractions, whilst within easy reach is fashionable Leith, the city’s medieval port, with the best selection of restaurants, wine bars and coffee shops in Edinburgh. The Royal Yacht Brittania is permanently docked and can be boarded for an insight into how the Royal Family lived aboard this beautiful ship.
There is easy access to the A1 and city by-pass, which enables the Borders, Fife coast and Perthshire all to be explored, and from Waverly Station, the city of Glasgow is just a train ride away.

• Elec, elec rads and NSH incl
• Parking (for 1 car)
• TV
• Cable TV
• Video and DVD by arr
• Radio/cassette/CD
• Tel by meter reading
• Free broadband access
• Auto wm
• 24hr drying service avail
• T/cot
• H/chair
• Maid service avail by arr
• Secretarial, fax and word processing services avail by arr
• Easy walking access
• Duvets with linen and towels

Lift access to ground, first, second, or third floor (dependant on availability): Open-plan living/dining-room with sofa-bed (for+2). Modern kitchen. Double bedroom. Bathroom/W.C. with over-bath shower.