I love Lynne's delightful flat and the location was perfect!
The flat itself is brilliant. Smallish, but beautifully equipped and laid out. For instance, I utterly loved Lynne's choice to provide a nice big bed and not feel constrained by the small size of the bedroom. Yes I managed to bruise my knee on the bedpost but I'll happily swap that for the amazingly good sleep in exchange!
The kitchen is very nicely set up with everything you could need, and the bathroom is excellent. I didn't try the spa bath but the shower was great!
The location was fantastic - so close to the Grassmarket and everything any Edinburgh tourist could want. The red and green city tourist buses stop right outside the door so if you're in town for a few days I highly recommend grabbing the 48-hour 5-routes ticket for £20 which means you can see everything right from the front door.
We arrived just in time for the pre-Tattoo sound checks and rehearsals which made it a little noisy in the evenings but we enjoyed that sense of being part of the "behind the scenes" prep! If you stay during the Tattoo you will hear it all - a bonus if you're into live performance.
Security was also fantastic. Like any inner city area, you might occasionally hear revellers in the wee small hours, but the apartment is tucked away very well, and protected by a coded gate, so you'll never feel alarmed.
Lynne was a fabulous host and called on our arrival to make sure we had everything we needed. Her recommendations for good coffee shops and ice-cream parlour were invaluable (salted caramel ice-cream ... mmmmm!!!) and even though we didn't meet in person, she made us feel welcome from day 1.
Highly recommended for anyone wanting a real Edinburgh old town experience. Thank you Lynne!