Gwen‘s place is charming, friendly, very clean, and in a great neighborhood to explore Edinburgh. My partner and I stayed for a week. Did a lot of cooking in the well-stocked kitchen. Slept in every morning and enjoyed the (shockingly quiet) sunny garden view from our room, and Gwen’s homemade biscuits. The neighborhood is great- lots of traditional old buildings, a canal trail nearby, plenty of shops and restaurants to walk to, and bus stations everywhere. In my mind, this was a much quieter and more pleasant area than staying in the city center. Gwen is very friendly and helpful, very knowledgeable on the area, and gives plenty of privacy. Her cat Jazz became our cuddle buddy-just keep the door shut if you don’t want him around.