Overview

The idea of an apartment for a stay in Edinburgh was new to me. What was great was to find apartments designed to be wheelchair accessible.

Transport & Parking

StayCity Edinburgh's serviced apartments are located in a quiet side street in the Fountainbridge area of the city. There are buses running along one of the adjacent streets and it’s only a short ten-minute walk through to Haymarket and its transport hub.

Access

Access in and around the building: The entrance to the Reception is separate, in most cases, to the entrance to the apartments as these are located across several blocks. The entrance is clearly signposted - look out for the yellow signs. The main reception is accessed directly from the street. It's a single room area with a reception counter, information racks and vending machine. The apartments are in modern blocks. The communal corridors are wide and it easy fairly easier to negotiate with a powerchair. Lifts serve each of the blocks and the lift has a door clearance of 70 cm and the depth is 140 cm. Corridors in the communal areas are well lit with automatic lighting. Once inside the apartments are bright and light. Access in the accessible bedrooms and bathrooms: The accessible apartment has the sleeping area open to the lounge but is partitioned of with a folding door (more of a folding wall really). There’s a second bedroom, a kitchen and wet room. The kitchen is a conventional layout with no dropped surfaces. Access in the dining area: The apartment has a lounge diner with the kitchen at the end. It is open plan and there’s was space for me to freely move around. My powerchair is 68 cm wide and 116 cm in length. A dining table and chairs provides space to eat and these are all moveable to create wheelchair space. The lounge has a large sofa which can also be used as a sofa bed thus giving the apartment one double bed, one twin, and a sofa bed.

Toilets

Staff

The staff we met were friendly and very helpful. We’d suggest getting in touch for a conversation about your requirements before booking as they were keen to help.

Anything else you wish to tell us?

The apartments are on different floor and a lift connects them. Interestingly I was able to quite easily visit one of the standard apartments and still get in and visit.

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