About 40 min walk from the true centre of Edinburgh but fairly easy to get to by bus. Edinburgh is a place where you’re going to do plenty of walking anyway so that not really an issue. Nicest part about the location was proximity to Arthur’s seat, which, although tough to get to in reality, was so clearly visible and massive on getting off the street. The house, while somewhat grotty from the outside, opened into a beautiful and cosy apartment within with a kitchen well stocked in essential cooking bits and bobs and cutlery and crockery etc. Tidy, clean and very affordable. Just be prepared to make a journey if you’re walking to and from or be careful about bus timings as they can come a little less often at night.