If it's location you want then look no further. The bus and train stations are literally a couple minutes walk around the corner. The Royal Mile is right outside the door. The stairs have been mentioned in reviews past so I'll only add heed the warning if that's not your thing. We didn't mind them but they can present a challenge. This building is comprised of many apartments/flats. Seems several are rented out to short term visitors. It's all the luck of the draw if you'll be disturbed into the night by the other "guests". The hall/stairwell is extremely echoey. If a door isn't closed with care you will know about it. On the first night "guests??" started going in and out MANY times yelling and slamming doors. The fun started around 9pm and lasted until 1:30am. We were trying to adjust to the different time zone so were mainly awake for the majority of the ruckus though it was still quite unpleasant to put up with. We heard someone yell at these hooligans which is when they finally settled down (they sounded like a large young crowd). Please note I do not hold this against Cluny at all. I don't believe he should be dinged for the rudeness of others and something beyond his control. The next night was much quieter and barely a door slammed at all. Because you're right on the Royal Mile the traffic noise can be heard in the flat. It wasn't a bother for us since we didn't have the windows opened. We washed a couple loads of laundry while there. The washer works great. There's a nice sized drying rack in the closet that we set up in front of the kitchen window. Our heavy jeans dried within 24 hours while our lighter garments dried much quicker. In summary I would recommend this unit to those with a higher tolerance threshold. For us the convenience of the location and the elbow room the place provided outweighed the ignorance of the "partiers".