I love Maria's place. First of all Maria is a wonderful host, she waited until late when my flight got delayed. The house and the room are both very clean and tidy, and you pretty much got all you need there. It's close to the Haymarket station and is about 10-15 minutes of a walk or a tram use from the royal mile and the main tourist attractions of Edinburgh. Plenty of food and convenient stores around. I can definitely recommend to stay here especially since I feel it's priced very fairly as opposed to other Edinburgh options.