Great location with all of central Edinburgh and its attractions within walking distance. This is a period property and has features that come with that such as big sash windows that rattle in the wind! The shower is excellent.
Local food establishments we would recommend are Bross Bagels in the St Andrews Quarter, Oink (Hanover St and on the Royal Mile near Holyrood) and Café Gallo & The Pantry in Stockbridge. We would not recommend Bar Napoli on Hanover St. as our meal was disappointing.
The castle is a great visit; we spent >4 hours and still had not seen everything but were just worn out. The Tea Rooms within the Castle at Crown Square offered a quiet, relaxing and refreshing stop. We chose the soup & cake combo which was reasonably priced and the soup & sandwich combo looked equally good.