This is a wonderfully central location from which to explore the delights of my favourite district of Old Edinburgh at any time of year, but during festival time it's amazing. We counted 6 venues within 5 minute walk of the front door alongside countless restaurants, vibrant cafes and quirky shops. The Castle and The Grassmarket are also on the door step. The flat itself is on the ground floor of a large block, built in the 1980s apparently, around a quadrangle. Most of the flats are rented out, judging from the number with key boxes by their front doors. The block has security gates - but do check the code the with the owner. We were given an old one and had to wait in the rain until a kind neighbour could let us in. Being on the ground floor has great advantages for accessibility but this does mean passers by can peer in at street level and there was noise when we were there from new flats being built at the rear of the property. The bijou flat itself is well appointed and charming. Lovely colour design, rich reds, cool greys and deep blues setting off a fascinating collection of paintings and photographs from Naoko's travels along with furniture that has been well chosen for the scale of the flat and the 'Bohemian vibe'. We started to wonder if the owners were around often enough to keep across the general maintenance and the windows and bathroom were showing signs of mould and needing some love. None of this detracted from a delightful stay.