We spent 5 nights in the very large and comfortable room at Philip's place, in a lovely area surrounded by cool cafés and great charity shops.
20 min by walk from the train station towards the Leith neighbourhood which me and my friend really enjoyed, it also has a bus stop nearby if you wish to pop on a bus to the castle (or walk for about
30 min which we did on a daily basis and it was absolutely fine).
The host Philip was extremely helpful and friendly and he was checking everything was okay with us every day.
My only concern would be staying there in the winter months as the room doesn't have a heating system (or at least it wasn't on during our stay) but it was okay for October time. I definitely recommend Philip's lovely home.
Special thanks to Teasel, the super adorable house dog 😍