This is such a lovely home away from home - I would definitely recommend a stay here. A lovely welcome, lots of top local tips and a great location to be close to the action of Edinburgh but a haven from the the intense activity of the Festival which is when we stayed.

If you are staying without children then you're going to love it. It's beautifully decorated, lovely and clean, full of good taste and character, bright and airy with lots of thoughtful touches. Not much more other than that we can add to other reviews.

If you are thinking of staying as a family, then maybe my review will be more helpful to you.

We are a family of two adults and two young children and it really suited our needs. Although the apartment is up one flight of stairs – the famous Edinburgh stairs - there is a secluded corner downstairs in which to leave the pushchair. Once inside the apartment, there are no stairs to worry about (just one very little one leading into the kitchen but this caused no trouble for our one-year old).

The hosts provided a great travel cot, a lovely box of toys, and a pile of children's books which were a big hit with our two and a half year old.

The apartment is also brilliantly child-proof. I had to move a couple of things onto higher surfaces, but not nearly as much as I was expecting to.

Also, it’s about a one-minute walk from a great little playground, which we visited almost every day. Lots of different height slides to suit all ages.

The only downside I would say is that the kitchen / diner table is an awkward shape for fixing on a clip-on high chair. And because it’s quite small it doesn’t give you as much weight to balance a toddler with. It can be done with the help of a few cushions etc - but it wasn't ideal. I wonder if it’s worth bringing your own normal stand-alone high chair.

Also, the TV only plays DVD's, (my husband says it isn't great sound quality, but honestly, I couldn't tell). The hosts generously provide two full boxes of DVD's which is really handy. Also, there is free wi-fi so we just watched things from our iPad.

Caton Hill is a brief (exhausting but worth it) walk. John Lewis is close by, lots of shops on Leith Walk and the main drag of town is easily reachable.

Overall, I would highly recommend staying here as a family. It's not always easy travelling with young children, but we had a wonderfully smooth and enjoyable stay.