Our stay at Phlip's place was great. His mom was lovely and the apartment sparkling clean. The neighborhood is very pretty with many restaurants nearby. Even though is not in the center of the city it is not difficult at all to get there either by bus or uber. If you love walking as I do you can also do it spending 30 min enjoying the view of Edinburgh's amazing architecture. Philip also responded to my messages very fast and he was very kind. I highly recommend staying at his place.