Gorgeous place in a cute part of Edinburgh. Lots of shops and restaurants around the corner on Broughton st, a very usable (and cute!) kitchen with a supermarket a short walk away, and a beautiful little yard with a grill for the days the sun peeks through (great for scottish salmon!). The house if feminine and thoughtfully decorated with lots of storage space because of the a big walk in closet by the entrance and empty cabinets in the main space. They also had some useful books and pamphlets about going-ons in the city and an adorable set of Edinburgh monopoly.

If you're traveling with kids , this makes a particularly nice home base, not so many objects that little ones can get themselves in trouble, but plenty of space to run about. There's also a playground if you take a left out the front door and walk down to the river and a Botanical Gardens and many restaurants nearby. We didn't realize the Scottish licensing laws would make it so complicated to bring an under-five out to eat. We finally figured out some good places that are allowed to have children inside at all (different laws for under-18s and under-fives) and to make sure we're done before 8pm (more of a challenge if there's initial jetlag). It got easier!

Restaurants we liked in the area included trendy Treacle, a place on the corner of Rodney street on the way to the Tesco that looks like a little pub, and a secret new seafood restaurant sharing an entrance with the steakhouse on Picardy Place.

We would definitely stay here again!! :)