(Ah, I didn't know this chance for comment was coming, but glad to see it.) Our room in Tessa's large Georgian flat in Edinburgh's NewTown was just like its picture: colorful and amazingly eclectic. I loved looking at the many details. The street, the building, the flat, and the room had style and flavor. This was not an interchangeable Marriott or Hilton, thank goodness! Of course, there is no elevator and there were 3 flights of stone stairs I hadn't seen mentioned, but Tessa readily helped carry my oversized bag both up and down.
We had only the one night and morning, but Tessa helped make them memorable with a great restaurant recommendation around the corner for dinner and breakfast in her interesting kitchen: yogurt, berries, and a fragrant new loaf from the bread machine.
It was a relief to discover that the tram/train stop to get to the airport really was an easy few minutes walk as I had seen in a review. Departure stress pretty much ended when we boarded it. Tessa's place made a fine finish to our trip.