Ather was a fab host - he kept in touch and gave us a lift back from the city centre in the evening as he was out also. His flat is beautiful and very clean and stylish. It's a 15 minute walk to the centre so very close. Parking is costly but that's Edinburgh for you! Could have done with clearer parking instructions as we couldn't find the pay station and that's not good for people with a fear of clampers! The parking near Ather place is the cheapest we could find in the area.
The check in time of 7pm was a bit of a problem as after travelluing all morning. We walked into Edinburgh for the afternoon, and by 7pm, it's not worth walking back to shower and change so we ended up staying out all day till 10.30pm with no opportunity to freshen up/shower/change etc.
However, if you're prepared for this, then it's all good. Would definitely recommend and it's very good value for its proximity to Edinburgh and standard of accommodation.