This apartment was amazing. It was clean and spacious and the location was perfect. Paul was incredibly responsive and really nice and informative upon arrival. When my son was sick and needed a doctor, he responded right away and provided great advice. Also, as noted by another reviewer, there is a pokemon go spot in the apartment and my two sons were thrilled apparently acquiring "really rare pokemon you can't get in the states." So much for world travel, exposures to other cultures, etc... On the note of culture, you are really in the center of things in this location, as in couldn't be more in the center of things. We could even see part of the military tatoo from the windows, without paying the $100+ tickets. But don't just walk up and down the royal mile, you can easily walk from the apartment into other sections of Edinburgh, such as the quaint Stockbridge or Dean's Village and stroll along the water of Leith walkway. Absolutely a wonderful stay in wonderful Edinburgh.