Apart from our our last 2 messages which were ignored, Philippa responded to most of our questions. There were some issues prior to & on arrival & Philippa very kindly dropped off a bottle of fizz & some ‘homegrown’ eggs, by way of an apology. The apartment is located very centrally, within easy walking distance to almost everything. It is worth noting that there are several sets of short stairs up to the apartment, something that is not obvious from the listing & make sure you ask about parking restrictions if coming by car. Sadly, the description of the apartment as ‘stunning’ & ‘luxurious’ however are not 2 words I would associate with it. Comfortable & spacious are more apt. From the moment you arrive, the building has a general feeling of grubbiness: from the main front door, (lock all taped up & rubbish lying around in the main stairwell). In the apartment itself, the kitchen, whilst superficially clean, once cupboards/drawers are open, look as though they haven’t had a proper clean for months, half opened packets of food in cupboards, the freezer section clearly having had some food/fruit (?) leakage. Elsewhere in the apartment there are thick layers of dust in easy to reach places, a dead house plant, unironed & stained bedding & shutters when closed giving you the feeling you are staying in a bed sit. (Photos attached)There is a washing machine, but nowhere to hang clothes to dry: an iron, but an ironing board no bigger than a shirt sleeve. There is no house manual (this has been mentioned by previous guests & we were given the impression that the manual was something probably irrelevant anyway) there is no closet to hang clothes or a full length mirror: (not a deal breaker for most of these, but when you’ve been travelling around Scotland for 10 days with 3 teenage girls these things are important, so a little irksome). That said, we did have a fantastic 4 days in Edinburgh, we just wished that the apartment had lived up to expectations.