Not a bad area to be based, about 20 mins walk from the main streets but close to grassmarket. The building itself and the entrance hall are really off putting and didnt make us feel safe at all, once inside the flat is nice enough but i wouldnt give it a 5* rating, the sofas are very uncomfortable, the bathroom is not finished to a high standard and in the bedroom the blind doesnt go to the bottom of the window so lets light in, we found the bed comfy although it is very low. We didnt cook at the flat so cant comment on that. We were also disappointed to have to buy toilet roll as soon as we arrived, we were left with the equivalent of less than half a toilet roll for 3 nights not what you would expect for 5*.