9 (MD) Union Street, East New Town

Facilities

Description

Elegant and spacious, this ground floor two bedroom apartment is located on Union Street, a quiet Edinburgh New Town Street, yet only moments away from a number of excellent local restaurants, The Edinburgh Playhouse and also the famous deli Valvona and Crolla is a few minutes walk away. St Andrew Square is five minutes walk away as it Princes Street. This is a brilliant city centre location.

Consisting of accommodation on two floors, on the ground floor there is a lovely sitting room and a large dining room lies opposite. To the rear of the flat and quietly located are the two double bedrooms and a lovely bathroom with a roll top bath. Downstairs, there's a shower room and a wonderful dining kitchen and access to the charming private garden with a patio area and a number of mature plants.

To book this property call +44 131 558 1108

Things to do

• Drinking
  Forth Floor, Harvey Nichols

  St Andrew Square, Central New Town
  A new space has been created for cool folk to sip on a cocktail or too. Good vibe, great views both out of the window and behind the bar. Good selection of cocktails. You can sit outside in the summer and take in the stunning Edinburgh rooftop views.

• Drinking
  The Barony Bar

  81 Broughton Street, East New Town
  Great character pub on one of Edinburgh's most popular streets. A fire is always cracking in the winter, great selection of ales, good buzz and reasonable pub grub. Can be smoky but that will all change with the smoking ban.

• Eating
  La Favorita

  Leith Walk, Leith, Hillside 554 2430 
  This is a sister restaurant of Vittoria’s .It’s quite load and very busy but serves an excellent wood fired Italian pizza, probably the best in town.

• Eating
  Vincaffe

  11 Multrees Walk, Central New Town, 557 0088
  This popular restaurant is run by the Valvona and Crolla family. It has a great buzzing atmosphere and the food is delicious, if somewhat expensive. Popular with the Harvey Nichols shopping crowd. 

• Entertainment
  Edinburgh Playhouse

  18-21 Greenside Place, Hillside 557 2692
  One of the more famous venues in Edinburgh seating 3,000 people and hosting many different productions from musicals like Grease, Mamma Mia, Miss Saigon and My Fair Lady to performing artists like Katie Melua and George Benson. Playhouse also hosts the other popular shows like the Circus of Horrors and Horrible Histories.

• Entertainment
  The Omni Centre

  Its large modern glass structure dominates but also complements the surrounding area. There's a mix of nationwide bars and restaurants to suit most tastes. It also has a Holmes Place Gym and Vue cinema with the latest films showing.

• Places of Interest
  Calton Hill

  East end of Princes Street, Hillside
  Calton Hill is a relatively easy walk, with the best breathtaking panoramic views of the city and a number of interesting follies and monuments to explore. The view down Princes Street is particularly impressive. All sorts of events take place here including Hogmanay, the summer solstice and other Pagan events which can be energetic and a spectacle, including dancers and fire eaters. It’s not advised to visit at night.

• Places of Interest
  National Portrait Gallery

  1 Queen Street Central New Town 624 6200
  Provides a unique visual history of Scotland, told through portraits of the figures who shaped it: royals and rebels, poets and philosophers, heroes and villains. The collection includes work not only by Scottish artists but by great English, European and American masters such as Van Dyck, Gainsborough, Rodin and Kokoschka. In addition to paintings, the Portrait Gallery displays sculptures, miniatures, coins, medallions, drawings and watercolours. There's a great café here too selling delicious home made food and some hard to resist cakes.

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