This a difficult review to write because the apartment is itself so lovely. But there are other issues and drawbacks to consider.
Firstly, the apartment itself is a light-filled spacious place with views from the master bedroom don and across the New Town below. The LR is very comfortable, the beds and pillows good, the towels thick, the large kitchen well-outfitted.
The unit is also located smack in the middle of the Old Town, with the Castle close-by.
But all this has to be balanced against the fact that the apt is in the 3rd Fl (US 4th) in an old building without an elevator. You pick up a set of four keys for the four locks in the door but surprise, no one tells you which of the four we locked, nor which key opens which lock. Good luck figuring that out. (I have suggested they explain this in the check in instructions.) you also,a need to be aware that you do not communicate at all with the owner. Every message and call goes a real estate mgt company, which is, albeit, efficient and friendly. The apartment had a number of unaddressed maintenance issues, which attests I think to the owner’s own uninvolvement. The TV was not equipped with cable but even its reception of broadcast channels was very poor and many did not receive at all, there was also, for example, a significant leak in the kitchen faucet. Finally, for those who are light sleepers I would advise against renting this unit as there is considerable traffic noise, including from buses, constantly except in the wee hours of the night. Some of this can be improved with regular attention to maintenance. You’ll have to see what later reviews say.