If you are looking for a beautiful location right on the Royal Mile, where you can see the sites right from your windows — this is the airbnb for you! Richard is an amazing host! He met us at the flat when we got here and even helped us carry our luggage up the stairs. Be forewarned, the apt is on the 3rd floor, and we had a lot of luggage because we were moving our daughter here to go to school. We also came during covid, so when I was booking our accommodations in November, I didn’t really know what January would be like. So I wanted a nice, sunny view if I was going to be stuck inside for 10 days. The apartment was PERFECT! It was spotless and the pictures are very accurate. There were even fresh flowers waiting for us when we arrived. The 2 rooms are spacious with closets & dressers with overhead lighting as well as lamps. The beds are comfy and there is no shortage of duvets, blankets, sheets & towels. The bathroom is very clean & modern with good pressure and plenty of hot water, including a heated towel rack. Each bedroom has a good sized window with heavy curtains for sleeping. The cozy living room & kitchen was where we spent the majority of our time. The 2 couches are comfortable, and the round glass table served as a dining table as well as mini office where the 3 of us could set up our laptops. There is a washer & dryer just steps away from the flat. Richard was kind enough to provide the basics for us in the kitchen so we weren’t scrambling to get food when we arrived. Along with bread, eggs, milk, creamer, juice & butter the pantry had spices, sugar, olive oil, as well as coffee & tea, and did I mention Scottish shortbread?! The very best part of this apt is the view. We had 3 huge windows in the living room & kitchen, 2 facing Calton Hill and the living room window looked down onto the Royal Mile. The flat is right beside the Canongate Kirk, so I was able to take pretty amazing photos right from the apt! There is tons of reading material on the bookshelves from fiction to extensive Scotland travel books & magazines. Richard also left us a very comprehensive binder for everything from parking to restaurants. When the lockdowns became stricter and our next 2 airbnbs were cancelled (we had figured once we got our daughter into residence and we were here we might try to go to some other parts of Scotland), Richard allowed us to extend our stay. So my husband & I were in this flat for 21 days, and if I were to come back to Edinburgh, I would not hesitate to book this same flat again.