This flat is AMAZING! Lovely little touches EVERYWHERE and close to everything you might be wanting to do around Edinburgh/Royal mile. Generous welcome amenities include home made jams, soaps, loaf of bread, fresh eggs, yoghurts, milk, orange juice, little nibbles like chocolates / crisps/ biscuits scattered about.
Eva met us at the flat and welcomed us in, showed us how to work and find appliances etc-- helpful if you've never been in the UK before and used to how the switches here work.
The house binder was full of info for anything you might think of- emergency services, grocers, parking, and pages and pages of things to do around Edinburgh. Fliers/ maps/ etc.
Communication was fast, friendly, and extremely helpful. We could tell we were staying with a caring human being who wanted us to have the best Edinburgh experience we could have.
For most of the time we had our family of 3- with occasional local friends stopping by .
Generous selection of DVD's, and games helped keep evenings fun.
The couch bed was surprisingly comfortable and was a hit with the kids' slumber 'party' (ie: 2 kids hanging out chit chatting and watching movies in living room whilst adults konked out early).
One thing to note: This location is essentially located in the middle of a hill. To get to the Royal Mile you have an easy (for Edinburgh) walk *uphill*.... this is also the direction to get to the train station. My mother was visiting for a few days and has hip/knee issues-- to get back to the flat from the Royal Mile it's a walk *down* an easyish Edinburgh hill.... something that was a little hard for mom to do at the end of a day full of walking. BUT!!!! the flat has a lift which is/ was much appreciated and modern.
We were visiting during a quiet period of time travel. Occasional pub folks wander down the close in the early hours/ late hours of the night talking loudly which can echo up to the flat. Please remember.... pub people late at night in Scotland is NORMAL. If you are visiting during a high tourist/ festival time you may have noise. There are fans provided in every room which is a great buffer for noise. I'm also sure there are earplugs available if requested--or bring your own if you are a light sleeper.
We WILL be back to his flat. I'm going to be honest and say... staying here with Eve will ruin all your other Airbnb experiences.... because she is THAT amazing.
Sad to have to leave...but we know we will be back.