Karyn’s place was lovely for our stay in Edinburgh.
Pros:
Karyn has a lockbox and we were able to check in 30 min early with no issues.
The flat was very clean and well stocked with everything we could need.
Modern - decorations were so cute and the kitchen was well equipped as well as newly renovated bathrooms
2 bathrooms (only one shower but it was great)
Location is off the beaten path but only a 10-15 min walk into the heart of everything
Right off of the tram line to/from the airport
Cons:
We happened to catch a very cold day in May and the heating didn’t work. It took Karyn a while to respond and even though she lives upstairs she told me to move furniture and go into the boiler room and start flipping switches and check all of the radiators. Not having ever had radiant heating, we were nervous to do so and instead just doubled up on layers for sleeping.
The WiFi only worked half of the time in the living room and almost not at all in the bedrooms. I think it’s shared with the house upstairs so if they’re home and the guests are also using WiFi, it’s very very slow.
There was no guidebook or anything with suggestions in the apartment.
Lastly even though they live in the same building and have a cellar, they were not able to store our luggage for a few hours and we had to pay £36 to store it.