The good:
This flat is in a fantastic location. It is minutes walk from Edinburgh city centre, and convenient for whatever you have planned.
The flat was perfectly clean when we stayed. We especially liked the comfy bed!
Maureen and Sally were available as and when we needed them - checking in with us (by message) during our stay.
The flat has some lovely touches, such as the piano, and is generally a beautiful property.
The not-so-good:
Unfortunately, we had some issues during our stay. They may be isolated only to us, but can only speak from experience:
- Check-in was hampered by the key not being available, and the cleaners still being in the property. This was rectified fairly swiftly, and Sally was very accommodating, but it just got things off to a rocky start, as we arrived some time after check-in time.
- Wi-fi was terrible, if that is something that matters to you.
- We locked the front door to the address, as we had been given a key to do so. The upstairs resident then knocked on our door and demanded we unlock it, and asked us to leave it unlocked for the remainder of the stay, which made us a little uneasy.
- We also overheard the upstairs resident frequently talking on the phone and with guests - the walls appear to be quite thin.
- There are multiple doors that link the flat to the rest of the property. These all remained locked during our time, but it was a little unsettling to have a door straight into the room where you slept (especially when you don't have a key and have no way of locking / unlocking it!). We had to assume the other resident in the house had access to that door. It is mentioned here because these doors are not shown in the photographs of the property.
To summarise, it was a good base from which to explore the beautiful city. We can see the numerous exceptional reviews of this property, and so can only put our slightly rocky experience down to some unusual difficulties.