Sarah Jane's place was in a very convenient location. Right on the Royal Mile between the Cathedral and Edinburgh Castle. You can walk everywhere you need to go. It was an interesting space. The main door is on the ground level amongst shops and restaurants. The door opens and you go up to the second floor to the door of the apartment. No one else has access to the stairs. There are 3 large windows overlooking the Royal Mile. We opened them and people watched everyone bustling below. On the 30th December there was the Torchlight Procession for Hogmanay and we could see that going on from the apartment. Generally you can hear noises outside pretty clearly but by evening the shops close and it is generally quiet on the street outside.
There was one full bathroom in the hallway that has been recently renovated. There is a bathroom with a shower and sink within one of the bedrooms, and there is a sink in the hallway next to a door that hilariously contains only a toilet. It is slightly like an outhouse in size and wood paneling. Your knees will touch the door when you sit on the throne. I'm 5'6".
We had kids staying with us and the bunk beds were the squeakiest things! Any movement and the screeching started until the person settled. We had one bed that was not made up so I messaged Sarah Jane through airbnb and also sent her a text message as the check-in instructions said to do and I never heard back. She was completely unresponsive. So, we went in search of the apartment for a spare set of sheets for that bed and instead found several IKEA bags of soiled linens shoved under the bottom bunk bed of the room I was sleeping in! That should never happen! Why would you keep dirty laundry IN the unit?? The rest of the time there, I just felt that the unit was unclean.
Overall the apartment met our needs although there were struggles. And someone ended up sleeping on the sofa instead of an available mattress with no sheets. Bedrooms are tight, so luggage space is not really existent. It would be very helpful if there were spare sheets and towels available. You never know when someone might spill. I give it two thumbs up for location only. Otherwise there needs to be improvements and soiled linens from previous tenants need to be removed from the property.