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Reviews of Destiny Scotland Apartments at Canning Street Lane

3.5 out of 5
Destiny Scotland Apartments at Canning Street Lane
4 Canning Street Lane, 2 & 4 Canning Street Lane, Edinburgh, Scotland

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 53 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 73 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rae

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our 1 night stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close and conveniently located to everything
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Curt

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect place to stay while exploring Edinburgh, wish I could have spent a few more days.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peigi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Just perfect.
Fabulous 2 night stay in a 2 bed apt. There were 3 of us and it was just perfect. Loads of space and comfy beds to sleep in. We had a wee bit of difficulty finding it to start with and 2 flights of stairs (no lift) won’t suit everyone but it was fine for us. Excellent location - just off Shandwick Place and perfectly located for Murrayfield. 50% parking reduction at the NCP at Castle Terrace was the icing on the cake. Pricey but worth it I’d say. One small point - no microwave oven which might put some people off. Overall, wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again. Loved it.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Roger

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An altogether great experience. Can really recommended this accommodation.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Timothy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Donna

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Dennis

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ivana Saide

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I don't even know where to begin. We were just so surprised on how beautiful the property was. It was very spacious and the furnishing is elegant. The customer service was amazing and very understanding - they have allowed us to have an early check-in as we arrived in Edinburgh earlier than expected, and they have also kindly allowed a late checkout. In the apartment, they have very clear instructions on how to operate everything around the house - the heating, washing machine dryer, dishwasher, the induction hob and the oven microwave. There was only very minor issues - the small saucepan was not recognized by the induction hob, and the knives were dull. But otherwise, it has all been great. The couch and bed were very comfortable. The closet space is huge. They also have a safe where you can store your important belongings. It is very near the tram and bus stops, which is very convenient. There were small groceries nearby. The walk to the old town is not too bad at all - around 15 minutes to Edinburgh castle. Hopefully they would allow pets soon, as they currently don't allow it. By far, we would definitely recommend! And we will not hesitate to book with them again. Thank you so much!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The best
Absolutely superb. Large clean and quality with great location
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Georgia

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
West End Apt
Very clean and comfortable. Great location amenities and size of property.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Excellent stay as always with Destiny Scotland
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ginger

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Fantastic.
Lovely place. Spotlessy clean. Everything needed was provided. My only fault was communication, Emails took ages to be answered if they got answered at all. Would I stay again? Too right. I'm already looking to return in September sometime.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Bernadeth

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The area is so clean! But you can hear people talking from downstairs! Its quite noisy!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Yvonne

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Weekend break
Great location, very clean & comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Justine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kegan

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great stay
Loved the place. It is perfect for a couple and has everything you need. The location is great as it is just out of the noisy city but close enough to walk everywhere
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top place for Edinburgh
Every stay at Destiny is a good one. Never a complaint, a home away from home.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from AM on 10 Feb 2020
Dear Kerry, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay at Destiny Scotland Canning Street Lane. We are delighted to see that you have enjoyed your overall stay with us. We hope to welcome you again soon. Kind Regards, The Destiny Scotland Team

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
noisy
Was in Edinburgh for a conference and this place was an excellent location for being close to the conference centre. The apartment was well furnished, clean and tidy. However I couldn't get any good night sleep in my entire stay. The windows and the bedroom door were making very distressful clicking sounds due to wind escaping through the window frames and the noise level arising from street was another thing to coop with. Wan't quite happy for the price I've paid. Maybe not ideal for the one who are too sensitive to the noises.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019
Response from AM on 10 Feb 2020
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience of your stay with us. We are sorry to read that your stay with us was marred by the street noise. We are sorry that you left the property with a less than favorable opinion of your stay with us however we do hope that you enjoyed the city and that this issue did not impact your overall stay. Kind Regards, The Destiny Scotland Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value apartments
clean, big and modern apartment only 5 minute walk from princes street. Staff at office could have been more helpful when enquiring about early check in but otherwise an amazing stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from AM on 10 Feb 2020
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay at Destiny Scotland canning Street Lane. We are delighted to see that you have enjoyed your overall stay with us. We hope to welcome you again soon. Kind Regards, The Destiny Scotland Team

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and Convenient
Very comfortable and convenient apartment. Well equiped with the minor omission of cutlery!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic clean comfortable and warm Fantastic same as our last Destiny apartment
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

K S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well presented and comfortable apartment
Comfortable apartment with all conveniences. Clean and well presented. Reasonably good location and walking distance to Edinburgh's main attractions. The only issue we had was with the internet connection which was weak and kept dropping off especially in the evenings and when we asked about it we were told that it could be our devices as other guests didn't report an issue. As we had been travelling the whole time and using wifi connections at other hotels, we knew that it was not our devices.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location, clean and comfortable
Excellent locality just a few minutes walk from Princes Street. Easy access, very comfortable and clean. Slight issue with central heating smart thermostat locking out on our 3rd evening, but call to Destiny Scotland (luckily before 7pm when they close) got it unlocked so we could turn the temperature up. Some noise from vehicles driving along the cobbles outside early on a morning but nothing excessive.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

carole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Clearly some outstanding maintenance issues within the flat. Single glazed bedroom window with 20 people sleeping rough outside it doesn’t allow for much sleep!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved this property- would book it again! Coffee and toast relaxing, very relaxing!! Centrally located and so many comforts!!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful apartment. Absolutely spotless and great quality furnishings. Perfect for a stay in Edinburgh or for business trips. Would highly recommend. Only slight fault is that it can be a little loud as I think it is only single glazed and the passing street is cobbled.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Justine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service. I forgot a blazer which had belonged to my late mother. The cleaning staff went back to find it and delivered to the office. The office staff called me the minute it was found
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Laurent

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
The management Did not make consideration for an early check in even for 1 hour, although the room was already ready for occupancy. And we had to wait outside the apartment, so cold, waiting for the last second. And we were so tired after the long travel.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Michael

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Great location & spacious, but mis-advertised
This apartment is in a great location, very easy to walk to Princes St. & the Old Town, and also conveniently close to Sainsburys, Pret & Caffe Nero. We stayed over the weekend, and there was free on-street parking on the nearby roads from Friday evening until Monday morning which was very handy. The apartment itself is spacious and in great condition but it didn't have soul. It could have done with some homely touches, and for the price we would have also expected some basic additions e.g. Kleenex, extra towels, blanket etc., It was advertised as having a King Size bed, and this was not true, it was in fact a double bed. We complained to Hotels.com and twice they told us that someone from Destiny Scotland would call us back regarding this, but no-one did... very poor customer service.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, modern feel but no A/C
Overall had a very good stay. Location is fantastic close to the EICC, Princes St and Edinburgh castle. Check in was confusing because there is a sister property at 2 Canning St, which is where my GPS took me. Room was spacious and clean but smelled strongly of Indian food from a former tenant and was very warm upon arrival. No A/C and no one opened windows to let the room air out before my arrival. A couple of comfort things such as sheets on the bed instead of just a duvet and enough door stops to keep the doors open between rooms for air flow would be great. Also no elevator so lots of stairs if you are on the top floor.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Abdulaziz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Lovely place to stay. Very clean and organized.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good apartment in great location
Good apartment in very central location, nice size. Need to be a little careful with daytime privacy as overlooked by offices.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Flat was clean and very well equipped.Located conveniently for restaurants and shops.Near the bus and tram stop too.Would recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was clean, bed and sofa were really comfortable, shower was really good and the customer service when we called was great too.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Molly, Edinburgh

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
All the basic essentials are in this flat. Check in is the easiest I've experienced and the reps on the phone are very helpful. Only area for improvement would be more thorough cleaning. The place was clean both times we stayed but the dishwasher had a smell that when opened permeated the rest of the flat on both stays. Also the dishsoap and wooden untensils had what looked like food residue. Would recommend the owners purchase more of the metal utensils.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Marnie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A wee bit of home.
Great for our last night in Scotland before flying out the next day. Everything was immaculate.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent, comfortable and well situated apartment
Highly recommended. Excellent, spacious, spotless and well situated apartment with very comfortable beds. The apartment was perfect for our short break - within walking distance of the station and all the places we wanted to visit. Plenty of eateries nearby, with lots of choice. Favourite place for breakfast was The Red Squirrel on Lothian Road. Our only slight problem was that our booking confirmation did not tell us which apartment number we'd booked, nor how to access the building. However, staff at the The Malt House helped us, so the issue was soon resolved! Overall though an excellent and very enjoyable stay - we'll happily return.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant Stay
Very clean and well serviced. Would be nice to have silverware/flatware in the suite.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Sally - Manager on 13 Sept 2018
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a review. We value all feedback. We hope you can come back soon! Destiny Scotland Team