Edinburgh Duplex Apartment in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland

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A delightful 2-bedroom maisonette first floor apartment . This first-floor Portobello condo is only 120 metres from the beach and seaside promenade at the west end of Portobello in Edinburgh.
This first-floor self-catering holiday let consists of a kitchen and lounge/dining room, bathroom and two bedrooms (1 double & 1 twin room).
This apartment makes an ideal and convenient touring base which is surprisingly close to Edinburgh city. Thus, you can leave your car keys on the dining table and explore Edinburgh on public transport. Public transport in Edinburgh is both cheap and plentiful and a double-decker bus offers such a good viewing platform which kids of all ages just love. Portobello itself is a mix of classic British seaside resort with all the bawdy but nice charm that suggests. It's a rather nice town that Edinburgh swallowed up some time ago. You can mix and match to suit yourself. Plan a city break or a beach holiday or enjoy Scotland’s outdoor sporting life.
You will have the entire apartment at your disposal. The apartment is one of only two accessed by a common hallway or close and stairway. Your host lives in the other apartment so the close may be used to securely store bikes, fishing gear, golf clubs and so on. Clearly your host will be at hand if you need assistance.
By car the popular city centre car parks, attractions and shopping are between 13 & 17 minutes away. By bus 25-35 minutes, the 26 bus will get you to Princess Street or Waverley Station in 25 minutes or Edinburgh Zoo in 40 minutes, by car the Zoo is 27 minutes.
Public transport in Edinburgh comes at a good price and is frequent, reliable and convenient. On all journeys Lothian Buses operate a flat rate adult fare of only £1.60/ €1.9/$2.20. The walk from the apartment to the bus stop is a leisurely six minutes.
If you do travel by car Portobello has superb road links towards the Scottish Borders & England, Glasgow & Edinburgh Airports and the rest of Scotland. The apartment makes an excellent touring base and resident parking is available free of charge.
Laze on the Beach on August afternoons and then spend warm August Evenings absorbing the atmosphere of Edinburgh Festival and Festival Fringe. The long nights can be as late as you care, thanks to Lothian Buses night bus service which is practically an hourly service, even after respectable folks retired to their bed many hours ago.
You can simply mix and match, beach holiday/city break/tour base. Enjoy fishing, Scotland’s breath taking scenery, Edinburgh Festival or Scotland’s famous golf courses:
• North Berwick (links), 22 miles, 34minutes.
• Gullane (links), 18 miles, 30minutes
• Dalmahoy (parkland), 17miles, 32minutes
• St Andrews (links), 55 miles, 90 minutes
• Gleneagles (parkland), 67 miles, 75 minutes
Attractions in the area (Journey less than 45min by car)
• Calton Hill
• Holyrood Abbey
• Holyrood Park
• Scottish Parliament
• Royal Yacht Britannia
• Palace of Holyroodhouse
• Royal Mile
• Edinburgh Castle
• Camera Obscura and World of Illusions
• Arthur's Seat
• Princes Street Gardens
• National Museum of Scotland
• Real Mary King's Close
• Princes Street & Princes Street Gardens
• Scott Monument
• The Edinburgh Dungeon
• Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
• Scottish National Portrait Gallery
• Royal Botanic Garden
• Edinburgh Zoo
• Inchcolm Abbey (South Queensferry)
• The Forth Bridges (Queensferry)
• Deep Sea World (South Queensferry)
• Horse Racing Musselburgh
• Gilmerton Cove
• St. Giles Cathedral
• Tantallon Castle and The Bass Rock, East Lothian
• Tantallon Studios
• National Museum of Flight, East Fortune.
• Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
• Dunbar & Dunbar Leisure Pool
ROAD
Portobello has superb road links towards The Scottish Borders & England, Glasgow & Edinburgh Airports and the rest of Scotland. The apartment makes an excellent touring base and resident parking is available free of charge.
 
1) From the South
Follow the A1 and at Old Craighall Junction Continue straight ahead A1 (Edinburgh East & North, Leith, Park & Ride). See 5 below
2) From Edinburgh Airport
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Eastfield Rd ‘Exit all Routes (A8). At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Eastfield Rd. Slight left towards Glasgow Rd/A8 'Edinburgh City Bypass A720 A8'. Take the A720 slip road to City Bypass/South Gyle. See 4 below
3) From Glasgow Airport & the West
The M8 ends at a roundabout Hermiston Gait and you will turn right 'City Bypass South A720'. So, at the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the A71/A720 slip road to Edinburgh West/City Centre/Kilmarnock/West Calder/City Bypass South. Keep right, follow signs for A720/City Bypass South and merge onto A720. See 4 below
4) From Glasgow & Edinburgh Airports & the West
At the roundabout on the A720, take the 4th exit onto A720 heading to Berwick upon Tweed/A1/Edinburgh South & East. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on A720 heading to Berwick Upon Tweed/A1/Edinburgh East & North/Musselburgh/Leith. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the A1 slip road to Edinburgh/Leith.
5) From All points Including the South and A1
Follow previous directions.
Continue ahead on the A1 and pass signs for Queen Margret University and the Park & Ride. At the roundabout take the second exit and move immediately to the right hand lane going straight ahead at the traffic lights following signs for Portobello, Leith and A199. Follow signs for Portobello and at next traffic lights be in the right hand lane turning right. Turn Right onto Portobello High Street. Turn First left onto West Bank Street, this junction is opposite Aldi the supermarket. Turn second left and follow the road until you see King Street on a building wall on your right. Turn in right and park. Climb the three stairs at the end of the car park. Locate 10/1 Hill Coat Loan and press the white doorbell button.
By Public transport
From Edinburgh Airport
A taxi from Edinburgh Airport (journey 30 minutes) will be about £30. Ask to travel across town locate 6/3 Great Cannon Bank.
A bus from Edinburgh Airport, walk (2 mins) and take Airport bus number 100 towards Edinburgh. Change busses at Haymarket close to Haymarket Rail station. Take the number 26 bus towards Tranent or Seaton Sands and get off at King's Road and Walk (4 mins) and locate 6/3 Great Cannon Bank. Airport Bus 100 = £4:50/adult & £2/child. 26 Bus = £1:50/adult & £0.70/child. 2 adults from airport £12 Journey 1¼ hours.
From Waverley Railway Station
A taxi from Waverley railway station (journey 13 minutes) will be about £10.
Bus from Waverley railway station (journey 23 minutes). Walk 4 minutes take the number 26 bus towards Tranent or Seaton Sands and get off at King's Road and Walk (4 mins) and locate 6/3 Great Cannon Bank. Busses 15 & 49 also possible.