Going through the specific pros & cons:
Location: on the doorstep of all the main sites – Castle, Princes Street, Old/New Town, Usher Hall, Lyceum, Filmhouse, Odeon. Short walk to Waverly station. Surrounded by options for shopping (nearest Sainsbury’s Local on Bread Street), restaurants & take-aways.
Accommodation: Large rooms provide plenty of space for a family of 5 to spread out in comfort. Looks very recently refurbished and was perfectly clean.
Communication/Service: Easy check-in/out with key box at the front door. Needed to ask a few questions during the stay – very quick, helpful responses.
Parking: Central Edinburgh has on-street parking charges (£4.60/hr) 7 days per week with a max 4 hour stay. But if you are bringing a car, there is an ideally located 24-hour NCP (Grindlay Street) which you can pay for on a discounted rate via their app.
CONS – very few: 1 shower room and 1 toilet can be a bit limiting (a bit of a compromise due to the age of these buildings and making the best use of bedroom space). No dishwasher – didn’t look like it was possible to fit one into the kitchen and so a washing machine was installed instead. Maybe short stays would benefit more from a dishwasher, but this is a minor point.
Overall: excellent apartment – great value/location/quality.