The flat is looking out at the Royal Mile and is a stone’s throw from Edinburgh Castle, which was great. The furniture is old-ish and the floors are squeaky, however, the flat was clean and spacious. There is no lift, just a spiral staircase and you have to drag your luggage two flights of stairs.
The lock on the door was a pain every time we tried to get into the flat - after every attempt you’d have to wait a minute for it to wake up again, and on our third day it flashed a low battery sign at us, which was worrying.
There were some building works right opposite the flat with the builders coming in at 7am. However, we were usually woken up by the pub owners who were banging their kegs of beer at 6am against the pavements.
The shared bathroom doesn’t have a locking door and the flush wasn’t great. No shampoos.
Most Airbnbs have accommodating check-in times (2pm until 10am, 3pm until 11am, or 4pm until 12pm). This host asked us to check in at 4 and check out at 10, which didn’t feel like good value for money. I had to asked the host to accommodate, which they did after telling me all about their 15 years of experience. They agreed to let us move in at 2pm.