Alan's place is great! The place is clean, with strong wifi, and all the essentials. It's so near the royal mile you can walk to most of the major sites within 15 mins. Alan was also nice enough to let us extend our checkout time when we found out our flight was delayed by a couple of hours. Note: if taking a cab to/from the flat, the driver will drop you off at the bottom of a (couple) flight of steps, while may cause difficulty with heavy luggage. But there's another entrance via a short, steep inclined path if you're walking from the direction of Waverley-Royal Mile.