I understand the possible quirks of apartments in the old city, in fact many of the places I looked at mentioned things like 4 flights of stairs, steep hills, etc. I am writing this to help others since the listing does not mention this. The entry to the apartment is through a dark hallway and up a narrow spiral stair that is unlighted. We had large bags and it was difficult to get up the stairs. I really see no excuse for an unlit stairway. The other issue, which could happen anywhere, was the person who cleaned the apartment missed a pair of underwear and other debris on the side of one of the beds. The owner gave us a refund of about $30 for that. I think a larger amount would have been gracious and appropriate. Owner defensive about the unlit steep stairway, to me this is a matter of honesty being the best policy, especially when I had inquired before booking about how many flights of stairs. Other than these things, apartment was as pictured and we loved Edinburgh.