The location of the apartment cannot be better - ideally situated right next to the royal mile, Edinburgh castle and a short 10min walk across to the new town. Restaurants are abundant in the location. However, with the prime location comes with crowd noise + drunk people singing almost every night and it can get a bit annoying.
Parking is also non-existent in that area, so if driving, parking options are 10/15 mins walk away - I parked at Holyrood NCP for £20/24hrs.
Stairs leading up to the apartment are spiral and narrow, and if coming with large 27/29 inch luggages - it will be a good exercise up those 2 floors. Check-in was a breeze on our own and we had little issue finding the key/our way. The apartment is clean and neat, and amenities were basic but what we needed. Baby cot/chair was available but for a fee.
Barry was responsive and helpful throughout our stay, and provided sufficient information for us to get us through.