Quick response
Arrived in Edinburgh for a late 3 pm lunch on Easter Monday and while having a lsnack in a small Grassmarket restaurant with free Wi-Fi used www.airbnb.com for our very first time to find some possible places to stay the night. Selected a potential place described as quiet and close to the. Royal Mile. About 2 hours later just as we were thinking that we might need to try somewhere else received a message "Were we still interested as the owner would be home at 5.30". Responded "Yes" and about 20 minutes later had slowly walked down the high street past the expensive Raddison's hotel to what looked like a typical royal mile 4 story building. Rang the bell and the iron gates unlocked and we walked up a few flights of stairs to be met at the door by our host.

The place
Although from the outside the building fitted in with the surrounding architecture on the inside the flat was immaculate and modern. Bathroom and excellent shower and toilet to the right. Beyond that on the right a well appointed kitchen/ dining area. Up a few steps and away from the noise of Cannongare were two bedrooms - our host on the right and ours on the left. Noise free room overlooking a quiet courtyard with Salisbury's Crags of Authur's seat in the distance.

Flexible arrangements
By chance our host had an engagements for both evenings but was happy for us to use his kitchen. He also had to go out to work before we awoke at about 8.30! so we virtually had the flat and two keys to ourselves and were able within walking distance to explore anywhere in central Edinburgh.

Parking
In such a central location we thought parking might be a problem but down the Royal Mile a short distance and turn left brought us to a parking place very close by right near the railway line. Even got a 25% discount because we drive a Smart 4two! £6 for most of a day

Absolutely superb. Impossible to beat!