I wanted to love this airbnb experience as this flat is in a wonderful location near restaurants, entertainment, a park, etc. However, this apartment would benefit from being updated. It has some nice touches (decorative ceilings), but otherwise feels dingy. We have stayed in apartments of comparable size and age (also in Edinburgh), for less money, and had a much better experience. A few observations: 1.) The kitchen door is a major pain. It is heavy and slams shut after entering. The door "wedges" provided to keep the door open do not work. And, you can't leave the kitchen door ajar anyway as it blocks the bathroom door which is right behind it. 2.) While this is a large apartment, there is only one toilet. 3.) In terms of amenities, we are a family of 5 and we were left exactly 5 bath towels, plus two hand towels for the kitchen. There were no paper towels provided. If we had had a spill, there would have been nothing in the flat to clean it up with. The towels were also extremely old and scratchy (and we are not a fancy or picky family). 4.)The throws in the living room, the bedspreads and throw pillows smelled dusty. Not bad, but just not the sparkling clean feeling that we've had in other airbnb's. 5.) This flat is on the third floor and there is not a lift. This is not mentioned in the property description. My daughter went out dancing one evening and when returning, found no lights on in the first flight of stairs. 6.) The description states there is a kitchen for cooking, but there are almost no pans or cooking utensils provided. 7.) If you want a hot shower, go to the kitchen to turn on the boiler. This was not explained in advance.
Moira and David were very nice and tried to be accommodating about our arrival and check-in, which was appreciated.