We had a lovely two week stay at the cabin, although it was more like a little sanctuary, it was definitely the most relaxing Airbnb we have stayed in.
Yes, you are staying in someone’s back garden, but the cabin itself is located in the back corner right up against the wall to the dell, so it felt private enough for us. Anne-Marie was a lovely host, we had a lovely welcome from her and immediately bonded over our love of travel. During our stay Anne-Marie was always quick to respond to any questions via the Airbnb app and we always felt welcome. Even checking out was simple and easy, you really couldn’t ask for much more from an Airbnb!
The cabin itself was lovely. Normally in an Airbnb you get numerous mostly empty bottles of leftover shampoo, a blunt knife and a single hob as a “kitchen”, well that’s not the case here, the bathroom had lovely premium shampoo, conditioner, soap and moisturiser and the kitchen had three burners and an oven, both of which look almost brand new. The more die hard home chefs would almost certainly want more, but for us the cabin provided everything we needed and more, cooking everything from pizza’s to roast duck. It goes without saying that sitting in the hot tub each night with a glass (well, plastic) of wine, listening to the stream and looking up at the stars was the perfect way to end each day there.
Finally, the location. We couldn’t really have asked for a more perfect setting. You’re only a few minutes walk from the village where there are a number of busses you can take with incredibly easy access to Edinburgh, I think our average door to door journey time was around 35 minutes. As well as the bus you can walk (as we did) all the way from the cabin to Leith via the Water of Leith, it’ll take a while sure, but it’s a great walk and almost literally on the doorstep of the cabin. The only slight difficultly would be parking, the road to the cabin is a little tight, you’ll have to go either in or out in reverse, and those with a longer car may find it more difficult to access, but even if so you could always park on the larger road only a minutes walk away. Personally we never had an issue beyond having to move a wheelie bin one day, but just a heads up.
Overall we had an excellent time and would definitely recommend this Airbnb! If you’re on the fence, take the punt!