Both Alison and her husband Christian were wonderful. Everything was very accurate, the room pleasant (view on the fireworks of the Tattoo festival!) and the breakfast great. They also didn't mind me taking a lot of time working in the living room and organised around me. They were flexible around arrival times - and offered us to leave our luggage in their house on our last day to ease our travels in town. Pleasant yet unexpected was the daily service for our room: we also returned home to a nicely made bed!
They're both very interested in travels - Christian had a surprisingly deep and accurate knowledge of current South African affairs which was a great starting point for a nice discussion. We would certainly recommend this to anyone wanting a quiet location close to the city center - as long as you're OK with sharing bathroom facilities with other guests.