In a walkable city like Edinburgh, the Lothian Road apartment was well situated.
Because it is in the city center, you will hear the sounds of the city (chatter, car horns & ambulance), but that’s the norm and you get used to it. What we could not (and did not want to) get used to was the marijuana and cigarette smoke of neighbors and passersby. With no AC (which we Americans are not used to, but we’re prepared for), we had to keep the windows open. It helped with a cool breeze throughout the rooms, yet also brought in the awful smells.
It was great to have two double beds and a twin bed for our party of five, yet it would be helpful to have a set of five towels as well(thankfully two of us brought our own towels). The apartment also needed more essentials like ample toilet paper, instructions for the washer, and a more helpful book of recommended restaurants & local services.
To that point, we HIGHLY recommend “The Hanging Bat”, a restaurant just steps away from the apartment, plus there are drugstores, a small grocer, and a few coffee shops on the same block.
Overall, the apartment was what we paid for at a reasonable price point for summer travels and the convenient location was essential to making our walks around the city smooth and easy.