First off, Trudi is a wonderful and attentive host. She answered all questions very quickly and made our check in very pleasant. For us, the location of this apt was just perfect. There was a local grocery store, coffee, pubs, restaurants, park - all within an extremely close walking distance. We never used public transit in the city and walked everywhere to do and see everything. That is the beauty of it! We walked to our tour of Holyrood Palace, walked several times up to the castle and did a tour there. We walked to our pick up location for our Highlands and Loch Ness day-bus tour. We walked the Royal Mile and surrounding areas many times because there is so much to do and see: shopping, pubs, eateries, and the sights with the most amazing architecture in the world. We just fell in love with Edinburgh. Now, I am 50 years old, not a young sprite, and I found all this walking exhilarating! It also happened that THE QUEEN was in Edinburgh during our stay and we happened to be at the right place at the right time so see her entrance into St. Giles church. What an experience. We would leave out in the morning and just go all day because there is so much to see and do and everything we walked to; fast for a great work out and slow when we were a little tired. The apt. location was perfect for this! At night we would come home exhausted and the apt was a very comfortable retreat to enjoy a glass of wine and watch a little TV to unwind in the very comfortable living-room. The washer/dryer was a plus and I was able to do a small load each day so we went home with a suitcase full of clean clothes. We bought another suitcase while there to accommodate all the shopping we did. We also took a train ride to St. Andrews for the day and I would HIGHLY recommend this. Waverly Station is an easy 5 minute walk and the attendants at the queue advised on exactly what we needed for tickets, etc. The train ride there across the bridge was stunning! You then catch a bus for a quick 10 minute ride into the town of St. Andrews. We walked all over, saw SUCH beautiful sights, visited the golf course, had amazing sea food. Truly, the great location in New Town of this apartment made all this possible and so accessible. Don't neglect to explore New Town as well. At night, we would just sink into the comfortable couches and couldn't wait for the next day's adventures. There is a restaurant across the river called Grand Cafe inside the Scotsman Hotel that was gorgeous and had amazing brunch. We also had brunch at Scotts on Victoria Terrace in Old Town (2 times, actually) which has wonderful views down into the streets. Thank you Trudi for making everything so comfortable and easy...