Agnes' little flat below the castle is very nice. It is a very safe location (heavily gated) in the Grassmarket area underneath the south side of the magnificent Edinburgh Castle. Anywhere in the Grassmarket is of course a great location, as everything you need is within walking distance. And the apartment itself is nicely simply outfitted with a comfortable living area, accomodating kitchen, washer / dryer, and brand new memory foam bed with luxurious pillows! We were able to get some great rest here and wake up to a view of the castle every morning.
Agnes was so easy to work with - very prompt communication, and was there with anything we ever needed. Our stay was a bit unusual, we think, because we stayed for 2 months in the winter during COVID lockdowns in the UK - so we spent most of the time in the apartment, which ran the heat possibly more than typical, so we kept having to top up the electricity. However, Agnes was on the spot with this and made sure we were topped up whenever we needed it! We also had issues with deliveries to our place - the very secure gating on both sides of the courtyard where the front door of the apartment is located makes it quite a safe place to be, but unfortunately very rough for deliveries - an issue we ran into particularly when we had to order groceries quarantining during our first 14 days into the country here. We had a tough time receiving deliveries or packages because of this - instead opting to pick many of our packages up at the local post office. But, if you're not worried about this sort of thing, everything else about the location is awesome!
Despite the few issues we had, we would definitely stay here again. It's a great affordable place to stay and enjoy Old Town Edinburgh.