We stayed at Ali's place over Hogmanay Dec 2017 and it met our needs. Location was great - very central and we could easily walk to all the attractions of Edinburgh. There is a Sainsburys local and restaurants, cafes and pubs very close by.
As Ali mentioned it was loud at night (especially I assume because it was Hogmanay! but we wore ear plugs to sleep which was fine.
Bed and linen could do with an update, I'm 5;7 and my feet were hanging off the edge, but I believe Ali is updating the bed this year.
The kitchen was well stocked in terms of utensils and we didn't want for anything.
tv and wifi also worked great.