Stoli left excellent instructions and ensured I knew how to access the apartment. He left me a nice welcome note. The photos of the apartment itself were highly accurate. It had all the necessary amenities. There are 62 stairs in a winding staircase to get to the flat once you have entered from the street. This was not a problem for me, as my trip was short and I did not have much luggage – but I could see it being difficult for certain guests or those with lots of luggage. Stoli left great instructions about wifi and how to work all the amenities in the apartment.

The apartment is perfectly located – a beautiful view of the castle, close to grocery and shops, close to a hop on / hop off bus, close to a variety of restaurants (healthy, vegan, gluten free, traditional Scottish, coffee, dessert, sushi, middle Eastern, etc.). It was also a quick walk to several parts of Edinburgh that we wanted to see.

The bed was a pull-out bed style. It was comfortable, but there was no head-rest, so there was a gap between the wall and the bed. As such, pillows kept falling into the gap during the night, and I would wake up without pillows. The shower was also complicated; without touching the dial, the water's heat would increase and then decrease repeatedly during the shower. I could see it being difficult for an elderly patron to figure out, and could see someone getting burned.

The second morning of our stay, the power went out. I tried to contact Stoli, and eventually had to contact his brother, who told me that Stoli was out of town. The power outage was due to neighbourhood construction. Unfortunately, the shower is electric, and so, as the power continued to go out, I ended up half-showered, and had to rinse my hair in the shower.

Stoli's brother was apologetic about the power outage, but did not offer any compensation, despite the fact that the outage meant our groceries went bad in the fridge, I had to wash my hair in the sink, and we went without wifi for several hours. He did give us extended check-out when I asked specifically for it.

Had it not been for the power outage, which was not the host's fault, we would have had a great trip. The host could have been a bit more supportive around this inconvenience.