Alessandro was very friendly and welcoming and he has a nice little flat. We had a great stay there for Hogmanay in Edinburgh. It's a little way out from the city centre but bus links are good. The only change I would recommend is that the mortice lock on the main door should be fixed, because when we stayed there was only a yale lock (and no external lock on the main entrance to the building) so security could have been better. But the neighbourhood feels safe.