Carmel Apartments

We stayed at Apartment 166 for four nights which is at ground floor level so there are no flights of steps. This apartment has its entrance door to the rear of the properties that form Carmel Apartments. Access is via a secure gate into a lovely garden area which looks as though it would be lovely to spend summer evenings in over a glass of wine, G&T or beer. On arrival, having easily followed the well detailed instructions, we found the apartment welcoming and very clean with some very nice quality furnishings. It’s obviously been converted from what would previously have been a two up two down type of terraced house. Entering the main door you arrive into a small utility room with the sink, microwave, washing machine and cupboard. The next room is a kitchen diner lounge open plan room I found it a bit disjointed having the sink and microwave in a different room to the rest of the kitchen. There’s everything you need though for your stay and mostly good quality items. Ok, one small reservation, there’s no dessert spoons ! There are soup spoons, but one of my pet hates is eating anything other than soup with a soup spoon ! The utility and main rooms are located at the rear of the property. At the front of the property is one large bedroom and the bathroom/shower. Both are well appointed, though their position in the apartment I think are wrong as these rooms should really be to the back. A. Ice touch in the bathroom is the nice quality soap and moisturiser. Generally it’s quite a comfortable apartment and was ok for our visit as we didn’t really intend to be spending much time there except for the evenings. There were however some reasons why I’ve only scored this 2 out of 5, some minor issues as well as some of a more annoying nature. The biggest problem of all was the noise. As I’ve mentioned above, this apartment is located on the ground floor of the building, but it is also literally on the pathway adjacent to a busy road (Thornhill Road in fact). I don’t sleep well with any form of noise and so the traffic noise was a big problem for me. There is constant traffic noise until very late into the evening, it’s lighter at night but still there. For some reason, there seems to be a mini rush hour at around 5am each morning so after a disturbed nights’ sleep, I would be woken up by this and rarely got back to sleep again. If like me, you can’t sleep with traffic noise, I really wouldn’t recommend this apartment. The other issue of a more significant nature is the lack of a blind on the window in the shower. This is a big window (was likely created from the top part of the old front door) and means that when taking a shower you’re literally standing a few feet from the path outside and although the glass is opaque, much detail can be seen from outside while showering with the light on in times of darkness ! I’ve included a photo of the window from both sides. A lesser issue, but nonetheless one that we found annoying, was the lack of a comfo

We've just returned from a short stay in Falkirk at Carmel apartments. We booked the executive apartment for two nights and we're really surprised at how beautiful it was for a relatively low cost. The host Jamie was incredibly helpful from the get go, quick to respond when I couldn't get my payment to process properly and sent really helpful information. The apartment itself is in a good location for exploring the local area and exceptionally appointed and comfortable. So much so I was sad that we only had a couple of days. We will definitely make this our go to property when we are in the area

Carmel Apartments are immaculately presented, clean and luxurious and without doubt, one of the best places to stay in Falkirk, which is in easy reach of Edinburgh and Glasgow by car and only a five minute walk to Falkirk’s main rail station. Carmel Apartments have everything you will need to feel at home…and more. The beds are super comfy, towels or super soft and the apartment is beautifully furnished with particular attention paid to all those little, but important details, that make your stay even more special. Carmel Apartments are very close to a large supermarket which was handy, and a few steps to the multi cinema complex, restaurants, takeaways and cafes. Communication was great too with the hosts Jamie and Gordon, and Guest Relations Manager, Geoffrey, who helped us with every aspect of our reservation and stay, providing a professional and superb quality service. We would highly recommend Carmel Apartments for any length of stay and without any hesitation, rate Carmel Apartments as a luxury five star facility and service. We had an amazing time at Carmel Apartments and will visit again in the future. Thank you Jamie and Gordon for a wonderful and relaxing stay.