Maureen’s place was great. Very spacious inside & such a good location for the old town in Grassmarket with lots of drink and food places right on the doorstep. The Royal Mile was just around the corner & we could walk to the Holyrood area in about 20-30 minutes down the royal mile for the little shops and pubs.
The view was as described (even better) from the living room of the castle and also had a lovely view of the Grassmarket square from the bedroom. I was worried it would be loud at night however there was a slidey door on the bedroom window sill which cancelled all noise out but can also be opened if you like some noise.
The bar “The Fiddler’s Arms” next door to the apartment building had a live singer on the Thursday night which was great fun & a cocktail bar “the Raging Bull” and NQ64 video game themed bar nearby as well that we visited and would recommend. The Monkey Barrel Comedy club which has shows over the weekend was about a 10 minute walk away also surrounded by bars and pubs on the walk to and from so always many opportunities for food and a drink.
The only negative would be that the shower was not very powerful and then did not turn on for the last shower. However, when I messaged Maureen she responded quickly, was very polite and aimed to fix this asap & even allowed us to stay in the apartment beyond check out time.
We weren’t sure if we could leave our luggage at the apartment so we used the back packers hostel down Cockburn street (close to the station & lots of nice breakfast places there too), which was £5 per bag. Definitely recommend doing this if needed.