This apartment was exactly as portrayed in the photos. The ceilings are very high and there are big windows, which make the apartment feel larger than it is. We got a nice breeze through the living room, too. The kitchen put a lot of functionality—including a clothes washer—into a small space, and there were adequate dishes and flatware. (During our short stay, we didn't cook, but we could have.) We were able to find parking on the street a block from the apartment with just a little circling, following what appeared to be the local custom of pulling two sets of wheels up on the sidewalk. We left the car there for two days without incident and took the No. 35 bus into central Edinburgh, a quick and pleasant ride. Three things people who choose this place might want to know: 1) There are steps to watch for outside the apartment. After going up the stairs, you walk through a fire door into a little area that three apartments, including this one, open off of. There's a step up in that area, which I wasn't expecting, causing me the face plant right in front of one of the neighbors. 2) You need to take care with shower to avoid getting the wooden bathroom floor wet. 3) The neighborhood is full of interesting restaurants, which we were given good information about, but some stop serving food earlier than we expected. We were turned away from three before we found one where the kitchen was open after 9 p.m. (And then we had a fantastic meal.)