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The apartment was comfortable - beds were good, towels clean and fluffy and hot water instantaneous, effective and sustained.

It was central - a 5 min walk to Royal Mile, and you can also walk to other important attractions like the Castle, Scott Memorial, Grassmarket and so on. A minute's walk away is South Bridge where buses for £1.60 will take you anywhere - the Britannia, Arthur's Seat, Holyrood Palace.

Just to address possible concerns:

1. It's below street level but not in the basement. The land on the sides and back of the building is below street level. So the apartment windows face open spaces. Hence there is abundant light.
2. While you can take 3 flights of steps down, you can also take a flight up and there is a lift to bring you down. Hence in reverse, you take the lift up and come down only one flight. Handy if you have heavy luggage.
3. The corridor outside the apartment is clean but a little musty smelling. Maybe because of the carpet or food scents which seep under doors due to cooking in the apartments. But the apartment itself has no smell whatsoever.