The apartment is in the best location in the city. Right on High Street, you're a five minute walk from the castle. Any of the main destinations are a short walk away. The apartment itself is comfortable and has all the amenities that are helpful in an extended stay. The main problem I had is with communication. I contacted Michael several times in the week leading up to my family's stay, and he responded the day I was leaving only after he had been contacted by us at least four times. He wasn't in the country so his friend/associate Oliver was left to help us check in. While he was very friendly when we could contact him, Oliver was very difficult to get ahold of. He didn't respond to our numerous calls, texts, or emails, and we ended up waiting outside the apartment, 5 of us with luggage, waiting for some time for him to come let us in even though we'd repeatedly told him when we'd arrive. If we hadn't had such a large group, perhaps the lack of effective communication would've been less of an issue, but it was both inconvenient and stressful not to be able to contact anyone to let us in to an apartment we'd paid decent money to let.

Overall, the apartment is a comfortable, convenient, affordable place for a larger group to stay in Edinburgh, but be warned that you will face communication challenges if you choose to stay with this host.