A traditional Edinburgh tenement flat in a good location, well-placed for the south side of the City and with easy access to the city centre and other areas. Managed by an agency, whose booking etc administration was prompt and efficient.
The roadside location, on the main route in from the south to the city, gives the area a busy and noisy feel, which unfortunately permeated the flat. The front bedroom would be affected by considerable traffic noise from before 6am until late evening during the duration of my particular stay, and I used the rear bedroom accordingly. The common stairway, as well as being completely unlit in the evening and at night and therefore challenging to negotiate, was also excessively noisy on both nights, with disturbance from other flats' occupants returning in the early hours of the morning and significantly affecting sleep on Sunday and Monday nights - this is somewhat ironic in view of the agency's particular emphasis on the need not to disturb others when staying at the flat.
The flat is spacious, functional and adequate, the living room and bed comfortable. Towels and bed linen were clean and plentiful. Décor in the flat is poor and tired, especially the bathroom and with inadequate shower curtain also. In the kitchen the fridge was empty but not properly clean, and the freezer partly blocked by iced-up shelves and full with other people's frozen food including chicken etc - it was unclear whether this was intended for occupants' use but wasn't at all inviting.
Overall the flat did not live up to expectations or previous reviews, and was poor value in the circumstances of this visit. You can't argue with the location and convenience, although the impact of this on the flat was unexpected in terms of noise and disturbance, and the descriptions in the booking details seemed somewhat aspirational rather than necessarily representative at the time of my visit.