The apartment was the perfect size for us staying for 5 days. It’s in a great location right off of the royal mile. The apartment is on the “2nd” floor but in reality it is 3 flights of stairs up (there is an elevator). The apartment was clean and bright but the building’s staircase/elevator/hallways were very dark, dirty, smelly and pretty sketchy. We did not enjoy getting to the apartment door however the apartment itself was fantastic. As for the apartment specifically, my only complaint was that there were no screens on the giant windows so when opening them up to air out the place, bugs can also come in. Outside, it is less than 30 second walk to the royal mile however directly outside the building door are always 3 large smelly dumpsters.
I would recommend this apartment to anyone staying up to a week or two and if I ever returned to Edinburgh, I would rent this apartment again!