Wow! We new it was close to the castle and looked historic, but had no idea how great this place would be! It is the beautifully restored (with period furniture) 4 bed, 2 bath apartment of Patrick Geddes, who designed the whole area around the apartment. The name Geddes was mentioned in Camera Obscura, plaques around the area, tours . . . The location could not be better- it is literally right next to the castle at the top of the Royal Mile. The amazing castle views were obstructed pretty completely while we were there with bandstands set up for a festival later this summer, but it was still amazing to be so close.
The apartment was well equipped and the kitchen had everything we needed. There is a washer and a separate dryer- great bonus.
As described in the listing the apartment is up 4 flights of winding stairs, and because of the historic area it is in, you cannot drive or get dropped off by a cab right at the building, but we managed just fine, even with young kids and a fair amount of luggage. We would definitely stay here again.