A guide to living in City of Edinburgh

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Local area is quite run down, busy at night with young boys in noisy cars. Location is central but walk into city is long

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Reservation team can be slow to respond by email, frstrating

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Wish known how many students were here, told it small amount

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The development is located in a great area for a balance of city life and nature with the park so close..

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

When we first moved in our dishwasher didn’t work, we let the management know and it was set to be fixed by EOD.

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The parking situation is near perfect, the free parking in the area is a big life saver.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The area is great. There is an abundance of restaurants, shops, and grocery stores within walking distance. The area is also very safe. The only downside is that the traffic noise is quite loud in flats facing W Approach Rd.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

The couple of times when I had problems the issues were resolved relatively quickly.

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Traffic can get loud and be heard even through the insulated windows. The Moda marketplace on the app is very useful and you can find a ton of good items for discounted prices.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The is a newly built area with good sustainable transport links like footways, buses, tram and mainline train (walking distance). The McEwan is well connected to the nearby Fountain Park (a large entertainment and leisure centre complex) and Haymarket. There are many popular grocery express shops around. However, The McEwan also provides underground parking, so no need to worry about morning car window frost and street parking in the night. I haven’t seen any anti-social behaviour in this area yet. As The McEwan's buildings and facilities are well secured with 24/7 on site staff so nothing to worry about it.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

The management staff here always try their best to resolve the issues and I think that is the most important thing.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Though I selected my flat after viewing the property, even if you book after virtual viewing then there wouldn’t be any issue with quality of the flat. However, on site viewing will give you a better idea of the view from your windows, level of traffic noise (if exists) etc.

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Excellent location with walking distance to Tesco, Lidl and local stores. Bust stop is a couple of minutes away. A 20 minute walk to Princes Street and St James Quarter making it easy to explore the city.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

They were extremely responsive and solved all issues asap!

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Check lifts before taking a higher floor to avoid climbing