This was a great, roomy place to stay for our group of six which had been in much tighter quarters for most of our travels in Scotland! Even though the location is relatively quiet and non-commercial, there are two pubs and two eat-in restaurants within two blocks, and several places to get take-out as well. The kitchen is beautifully set up with a tea service--for those Americans who need their coffee, fear not as a convenience store is literally right downstairs with a coffee machine and other breakfast supplies; a full grocery store is on the next block. Probably not walking distance to most of the things you'd want to do in Edinburgh, but a good value if you have a big group and the money you save will go a lot further than the taxi fares you'd need to get to the sights!