Our family of four enjoyed a winter stay in Edinburgh in this lovely flat. It was spacious, comfortable and bright, with views of Queen Street Gardens and the rooftops beyond from the enormous living room windows. Despite the cold weather, the flat was really cosy thanks to very effective central heating. We enjoyed evenings in cooking for ourselves, with supplies from M&S, in the pleasant open plan kitchen. Going out was easy, too, as the flat is very well placed for plenty of local bars and restaurants and for Princes St shops and buses. We walked to most places, though, across Princes Street Gardens to the Castle and the Royal Mile, on to Holyrood, east to Calton Hill, and down to Stockbridge. It was fun discovering shortcuts, especially in the Old Town. If we were tired out from a day of sightseeing, it was easy to catch a bus home or arrange an Uber. On the few occasions when we hired a car, we were always lucky enough to find parking on the street outside, alrhough this may not always be so easy. We were able to take day trips into the countryside very easily. While Castle Street itself is fairly quiet, the flat is on the corner of Queen Street, which is a busier thoroughfare, and there is some traffic noise at peak times. We never found this intrusive, though, and it is just part of city living. There are wooden shutters on all the windows which are very effective at keeping sounds out and heat in! Trudi was great to deal with and our stay was lots of fun.