I rate AirBNBs on 3 things: the physical property; the location and the owner. This place rates 5-Stars in all three!
The apartment is as shown in the photos. Everything worked perfectly, the space was open, comfortable, quiet, and had plenty of windows. The kitchen is well appointed, the beds comfortable, the bathroom (and whole apartment) spotless, the shower hot and the tv in good shape. All in all everything was great.
The location is about as perfect as can be: You can walk to just about anything you need to get to: Rail station is 10 minutes away, Royal Mile is just outside your door, There’s a grocery store across the street and an excellent pub downstairs. We found excellent restaurants, lots of interesting places to walk around and view, decent shopping and felt very safe.
And again, although you’re in the middle of everything, the apartment itself is a quiet refuge.
Allan is an excellent host. He was very responsive, helpful in our reservations, had great suggestions to make our stay memorable and was just a nice guy to meet and chat with. He was very available, but never intrusive.
This is an excellent place to stay in Edinburgh. Highly recommended.