The Lochside House Residence

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Loved the location my children loved playing in the garden. The house was lovley and comfortable too.
  : This is really picky but the cushions in every room were lummpy so maybe bring your own.

Good
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Pleasant
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : good size of property for our family group.
  : heating NOT good! one radiator had no heat coming from it! with two walls of glass in the lounge of course it gets cold in the evening so heating could be much better! also bathroom in upstairs front bedroom could be doing with some kind of door so as not to be sitting on loo open to the world!!! Also tv is not the easiest to operate, even by someone who is an IT expert. The house is getting tired now and could be doing with a re-fresh! Dirty carpets etc!

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Lovely place to stay, very relaxing and spacious

Pleasant
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  : Location & beautiful building.
  : Not well maintained and unclean.

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The location is excellent. Rooms are a good size. Kitchen white goods are in reasonable condition
  : The property is generally starting to look very tired and needs redecorating throughout. Previous guests had obviously enjoyed a considerable amount of beverages and this had not been removed from the front garden. The sofas in the lounge have been well used and are too low for some people. The TV in the lounge is too small for the room and needs to be upgraded to a much larger size. In addition something needs to be done regarding the positioning of the equipment because you can't use the Virgin remote control while viewing the TV picture. The second large bedroom upstairs needs a door to separate the bathroom from the bedroom A number of the bathroom/shower sinks were quite badly blocked. Bathrooms themselves are starting to look quite tired. Outside there was a nice size table but it was in poor condition. In addition the garden requires a good amount of maintenance, particularly the trees which are now too large for the garden and need severe pruning.

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : This is a lovely house. It is a good size for a larger group / family.
  : It was cold upon arrival and took quite a long time to get it warmed up. There were a few maintenance issues, including the doors onto the garden not being in full working order. (stuck open upon arrival & then once we had spoken to the host, stuck closed as we were too worried to open again incase the broken door handle would not work). Problem with upstairs bathroom flush. Shutters to bedrooms not lockable.

Good
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  : Living area
  : Bathroom showers not that good, heating not explained as well as it could be, one day we were all freezing. Needs a few repairs doing, kitchen doors, bin, outside in the garden a bit shabby-Water feature not working, table screwed together

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The house is lovely and in a great location, very easy access to the city centre and just around the corner from a lovely pub (oldest in Edinburgh!) called The Sheep Heid Inn which is well worth a visit. The house is spacious and had all the facilities required. It was a great base for our family trip to Edinburgh.
  : Unfortunately we were a little disappointed with the cleanliness of the house. Upon our arrival a bin was left in the middle of the front garden and there was overflowing rubbish around the bins outside the front of the house which didnt give us the best first impression. There are no instructions given if you are supposed to put the outdoor bins out to be emptied and we, as I assume other guests will be also, would have been happy to do this to ensure the bins are emptied as required. The mattresses are quite hard and the beds are incredibly squeaky. The house is in a great location but considering it is quite a bit more expensive than other properties we looked at prior to booking, it could do with a bit of an update and a good deep clean. Given we were out exploring Edinburgh the majority of the time, it served as a great base for us and we would stay there again.

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children