Michael was very communicative in advance of our arrival and even worked with us to allow us access before his typical "check-in" time. This is REALLY handy when you show up with a kid that desperately needs a nap.

The place was clean, beds were already made, Michael even left us with treats for our arrival: York Peppermint Patties (which my kid discovered before me...oops!) and Tea Cakes (which I've learned are AMAZING)! The flat is truly right in the thick-of-it, too. You're a super short walk from Princes Street and right on the edge of Leith. Michael even left us with a great list of restaurants and recommendations!

He isn't kidding about the road noise, though. We visited when the opposite side of the road had a building under construction and it sounded as though the windows were wide open.

A silly thing we used and loved which took me forever to FIND: the clothes drying rack. If you're not from the UK, it's on the ceiling in the hall. This was totally foreign to me but utterly amazing and ingenious: I want one.