After staying at the apartment for 5 days, we would rate this Airbnb as good, but not great.
Positives: the check-in process is easy and quick. The area of Leith, while under lots of construction right now, offers many great cocktail bars, restaurants and breweries - we loved Origano, Mimi’s bakery, Toast, Lost in Leith and the Pitt market. Getting to downtown is easy, we walked all the way to the top of Arthur’s seat in under an hour. Amenities in the apartment are fine (washer, kitchen stuff, kettle etc).
Negatives: The carpets in the unit are very old and stained. The apartment had a weird moldy smell although it seems efforts have been made to mask it (with diffusers etc). Some of the dishes and cutlery were dirty upon arrival. The sound of seagulls kept us up all night, so bring earplugs if you plan to stay here. There were also some sounds from the street (it is not the safest area as Leith is undergoing gentrification) and we didn’t necessarily feel safe walking alone at night, although in a group was fine. The shower drain didn’t work properly and was clogged. We also saw the biggest spider in the apartment that we’ve ever seen.
Overall, it’s a good apartment for the price but we wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to others.