This is a lovely apartment in a great location, just a very short walk to most anywhere in Central Edinburgh. We had a relatively long stay and were quite comfortable. Because the apartment is on the backside of a building on a narrow street with businesses, there is almost no traffic, so there's practically no street noise. However, we were awakened several mornings by delivery or rubbish/glass pickup trucks associated with the nearby bar. The the bar itself was no problem whatsoever as the main entrance is on George St. There's a Co-op just 1/2 block away, and 2 larger grocery stores (M&S and Sainsbury's) just to blocks away. Irene promptly answered all inquiries.