We were not met by the actual owner of course. Karen met us and made us feel very welcome. She gave us a little tour of the apartment. One bedroom had a double bed and the other bedroom had two single beds and there was a further single bed in the living room. The original listing at time of booking said there were double beds in each bedroom so that was a change but in the event made no difference to us as were were three ladies wanting separate beds anyway.

The apartment is in a fantastic location, right at the top of the Royal Mile. So central and convenient. In fact the Military Tattoo was on while we were there so the scaffolding was up for the seating right next door so we could not see the castle from the apartment. We got a fabulous view of the fireworks though.

The tiny bathroom holds just a shower cubicle and a sink. (The toilet is separate in another small room with a sink). The water pressure of the shower (with the apartment being four floors up) was not good and the water temperature changes from reasonably hot to scolding hot and then to freezing cold. The water also does not drain out of the shower tray while you are showing so you have to keep checking it is not overflowing out of the tray and onto the bathroom floor. We checked and there was nothing stuck down the drain hole. The next person had to wait at least 10 minutes before they could go in and use the shower to allow the tray to drain.

Also, the mattresses of the two single beds in one of the bedrooms were poor and they could do with replacing for new ones. They lacked support and were sagging in the middle. Not good for my bad back.

Overall, I would definitely stay here again. The location was fabulous and that is basically what you are paying for. If you can manage the winding stairs up to the fourth floor then you are okay. It must be one of the prime locations in all of Edinburgh.