It was a great pleasure to stay at James’ house. It is a ground floor part of a historic rowhouse, about 15 minutes walk from the train station and the Royal Mile. The place is very clean and tastefully decorated, and even has a working fireplace (which we did not find time to use, unfortunately!). The bed is very comfortable. The view from the kitchen into the garden area was a real delight at breakfast. Speaking of breakfast, James has provided everything we needed to start our day - toast, butter, homemade(!) jam, cereal, milk, coffee, tea, etc. And although we haven’t had a chance to meet James in person, he was very responsive in communication, left us great instructions about everything in the house, checked up on us and sent us his personal recommendations on what to see during our short stay in Edinburgh. We felt truly welcome in James’ place and are really grateful to him for making us feel at home in this beautiful city!