Charlestown Vacations from $1,228

We were welcomed by the lovely Mary, who was very inviting, pleasant and helpful. Mary made us feel very comfortable. Our room was lovely. She even prepared breakfast a little bit earlier for us as we was there for a family bereavement. She helped us with all directions that we needed to know and also held onto our bags for a couple of hours for us to return and collect I would definitely recommend a stay here and we will definitely be staying there again. The gables was extremely nice and homely and definitely value for money.

Clean, staff was friendly and helpful, convenient location, close to dining and shopping

Friendly, helpful staff. Excellent food and good variety of wines and spirits. Comfortable 'country house' hotel.

Unfortunately, there was nobody to contact for immediate help (as is standard with a normal hotel). This became a big problem for us on the last two days of our stay when the plumbing in the shower failed and we could only get scalding hot water out of the shower. We hadn't encountered this problem in prior days and we didn't receive a response from the property manager (who had responded quickly to our earlier requests for more toilet paper) until we were already checked out of the room..."Good morning. can i send a handyman asap?" This message was sent to us on our train ride out of Edinburgh. We were on our way to London to see a show and have a nice meal in celebration of our anniversary...showerless! This happened during a heat wave, and there was also no AC in the apartment. UGH! For such a pricey rental, working showers ought to be available at a minimum. After repeated unanswered texts, I had also asked if there was a shower in a different unit that we could use, and never received a response to that text. The lack of response to a serious problem was very disappointing and it ruined the end of our trip. On the positive side, the location of these apartments is great...very close to many attractions. The apartment is also spacious, which is helpful for a longer stay. We watched a couple World Cup games in the evenings, and the living area with the large-screen TV was perfect for that.

Great space, excellent location, very convenient with a well equipped kitchen. High quality amenities up to date technology