TERRIFIC Airbnb experience
Location: It’s two blocks away from the castle, but it is a hilly 15 min to the entrance of the castle (and therefore, to the royal mile). 1 block away from the Grassmarket (a lot of restaurants). 2 blocks away from famous Victoria Street. Half-block away from a grocery store. Also it’s a 15-min walk to the nearest railway station (Waverley). Very convenient location
The space: very nice flat, accommodates 2 perfectly, but could even maybe manage even 4 (we were two adults and one 8-year-old). It has a fully equipped kitchen and a washing/drying machine that really leaves the clothes cupboard ready (takes about 5 h)
Public transit: There’s no underground transportation of any kind in Edinburgh, so the streets tend to get packed a little. There pretty much just buses, which we didn’t use, mostly because everything in old town is within a 30-min walk tops. So be ready to walk a lot! (a lot of stairs, a lot of kind of steep roads and alleys). There’s a tram, but it’s only one line. And there always an uber nearby
Host: Lynne is amazing, very responsive and thoughtful. It was a delight to stay at her place, everything was perfectly explained in the house manual
100% recommended
Kinds regards from Costa Rica,
Federico. Mariana & Alejandro