Allan was a gracious host and we enjoyed our rather long (one month) stay in the apartment!
Allan was flexible with letting us leave our bags as we were checking in early and the cleaner did a good job in ensuring the place was neat and tidy. We particularly fell in love with the window seat in the lounge area - it's got a great view of High Street. The kitchen facilities were also good - gas cooker and oven with everything you need. Also, the internet was speedy (which after having been to a few places where it crawls) was greatly appreciated!

The location of the place is good for seeing Edinburgh- it's right on the royal mile so it's a 10-15 minute walk to the top (to Victoria Street and towards the castle) and a 10-15 minute walk down the street to Hollyrood Palace and towards Arthur's Seat. Sometimes there was noise from the street below on Saturday nights but the curtains help and it's a bit of a side effect of the convenient location. There's also lots of nice places to eat nearby as well (some of our recommendations include Monteiths, Southern Cross Cafe and Wiski Inn). We also found the different bus stops less than 5 minutes walk away very helpful, including one across and up the road which goes directly to the airport and the one near the doorstep which will take you to Leith.

Overall, we loved staying in Allan's place and will definitely try to book in again when we next come to Edinburgh. :)