My girlfriend and I had a brilliant time over New Years at Ben's place. Communication was excellent leading up to the trip and Ben met us in a very welcoming local Pub when we arrived and was extremely helpful and informative when letting us settle in to the apartment and the city. The Apartment itself is spacious and bright, with a great living room and all the basic facilities we required for self catering. It was clean, warm and had recently been refurbished i think. Would definitely recommend the Apartment, for a good cheap stay in Edinburgh; it's in a nice upcoming area with plenty of local amenities and some great bars, restaurants and cafe's. I would highly recommend La Favourita down the road for Pizza, (as Ben did to us...) All in all a lovely experience with a friendly and generous host.