The apartment is located in a central and busy university district. The location is great as it is walkable to most tourist areas, great restaurants and bars, the train station and everything we wanted to see in Edinburgh. It can be noisy late at night with students walking by but this was not an issue for us as we are used to urban sounds. In fact, the noise from the street added to our feeling of security in the apartment. The host was amazing, responding to questions quickly and offering suggestions for local sites and tours as well as restaurants and bars.