Philip’s place is located very close to the canal. There are lots of nearby places with great food. The bus station is a minute away and direct buses from there can take you all around Edinburgh.
The apartment itself is very cozy and clean (it also smells very nice!). The bed and sofa are both very comfortable. The kitchen has everything you could possibly need, including a washing machine. Access to the patio is great for smokers. The apartment itself is very tastefully decorated with a lot of attention to detail and it really makes you feel at home.
Philip is the friendliest host we’ve had. He really went out of his way to make us feel comfortable and gave us a number of useful tips, including a detailed description of Edinburgh’s entire bus map, he even explained to us how to buy bus tickets, not to mention he recommended the best breakfast place we’ve been to (which is just a minute away!). We really enjoyed conversing with him as he told us a lot of interesting fact about Edinburgh and its culture and really made our stay something special.