Southside Apartments by Destination Edinburgh - Edinburgh

Southside Apartments offer self-catering apartments ideal for exploring the Old Town of Edinburgh. The apartments are just 25 minutes’ walk from Edinburgh city centre, 18 minutes’ walk to the Royal Mile and are on a good bus route.

All apartments have fully-equipped kitchens, lounge and dining areas and a bathroom. Some apartments have original period features such as high ceilings and sash windows.

All Southside Apartments feature free WiFi and plasma TVs with Freeview The kitchens have an oven, microwave, fridgefreezer and washing machine. Towels and linen are included and hair and body shampoo is provided. A starter pack is also provided for your arrival to get you started which includes soap, washing up liquid, washing powder, rubbish bags, toilet rolls and sachets of tea, coffee and sugar.

Holyrood Park is just 10 minutes’ walk from Southside Apartments and Edinburgh Castle can be reached in 15 to 20 minutes walk.

There is no onsite parking at our Southside apartments

Destination Edinburgh are delighted to have Edinburgh Short term let licences for our Southside apartments.
This means we meetplanning, health and safety, insurance and other general conditionsby Edinburgh Council for short term lets. Please make sure you stay at a licenced premises

The hotel day starts from hour 15:00 and ends at 10:30.

Partiesevents are not allowed.

The property cannot accept bookings from local residents.

Minimum Age of Lead Booker (and person staying) must be 25.

All our bookings include VAT as we are part of the Travel Operators Margin Scheme and we are unable to provide a VAT breakdown.

There is no reception at the apartments.

Apartments are at 7 & 11 Newington Road and you will be allocated an apartments at either or both.

The City of Edinburgh Council is introducing a visitor levy for overnight guests in paid accommodation. If you are planning to stay in Edinburgh on or after 24 July 2026, and you book your stay on or after 1 October 2025, a 5% visitor levy charge (excluding VAT) will be included in your accommodation price. The levy will be charged on the first 5 nights’ stay.Please inform in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.
This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

One-Bedroom Apartment. The one bedroom apartment is a basement apartment located at 11 Newington Road and has a fully equipped kitchen, a lounge area, shower room and French doors leading from the lounge to an outdoor area. The bedroom has a king bed. If you prefer 2 single beds please request upon booking You do require to go down a staircase on entry to your apartment ;
Two-Bedroom Apartment. The 2 bedroom apartments are located at both 7 & 11 Newington Road, there are 2 apartments in each block accessed by separate main doors on the main street, the apartments are located on the 1st and 2nd floors, no lift. The apartments have a lounge and dining area, kitchen and bathroom. The rooms areup as 1 king room and 1 twin room. However, the beds are zip and link and can be made as single or king beds. Please request your bed preference at time of booking. Apartment sizes and specifications differ ;
Three-Bedroom Apartment. The 3-bedroom apartment is located at 7 Newington Road on the 1st floor with 2 king bedrooms and 1 twin bedroom. The apartment has a large lounge, dining area, kitchen and a bathroom. There is also a shower room with a shower and sink. ;
Three-Bedroom Apartment. This basement apartment comes with 1 living room, 3 separate bedrooms and 1 bathroom. There is also an ensuite shower room from one of the king bedrooms with a shower, sink and toilet. Guests can make meals in the kitchen that features a stovetop, kitchenware, an oven and a microwave. A seating area with a flat-screen TV, a washing machine and a patio are available in this apartment. The unit has 4 beds. The 3-bedroom basement apartment is located at 7 Newington Road. Please note you do require to go down a staircase on entry to your apartment. French doors leading from the lounge to an outdoor area.