My family and I have just returned from staying at Hal and Sophie's lovely apartment in leith. The apartment was just what we needed, two great sized bedrooms and a lovely living room space which had plenty of space for my 2 and 5 year old boys to play while we're also had relatives over to visit for tea.
We visited on the hottest days of the year so far in Edinburgh, and while the living room was a bit hot the two bedrooms at the back were cool and also so quiet.
We had a slight issue with my 2 year old trying to escape the apartment so I dropped Hal a line and he called back immediately to sort it out.
The bathroom is also great for a small family. Great tub, ran hot immediately no waiting around for hot water and the bathroom is full of essentials you don't want to have to bring with you... bubble bath etc.
The kitchen is small but perfectly formed. Again stuffed with essentials that you don't want to have to buy for a short stay...including a dishwasher which is amazing when you've got family visiting and using every plate in the place.
Having all these essentials in the flat is so useful and the system of an "honesty pig" where you leave some cash appropriate to what you use means you don't feel guilty about using things. Everyone on Airbnb should do this!!
The flat was very convenient for us...we got airport bus down to ocean terminal which is a 10 minute walk from the flat (great for shopping/rainy day activities - cinema soft play). It is opposite a donut shop - which made my eldest son very happy, and a great looking restaurant which sadly we never got to try. It's also got a no.21 bus stop outside so you can hop on the bus straight to the little seaside town of portobello which was a great day trip for my boys. There's a great lidl and big Tesco in leith a short walk but to be honest we lived out of the super convenient Tesco Express which is just next door.
Final comment is the extras, lovely art work on the walls, and an amazing DVD collection which my boys raided - Moana every might before bedtime. The TV is great, we watched the boys favourites from Netflix and used Hal and Sophie's Now TV.
All in all highly recommended!!!