We were a little disappointed. We stayed for 3 weeks so we got to know this place better than anyone. It’s not all bad but we want to be honest and cannot overlook the level of uncleanliness. The bad: We travel a lot and have stayed in a fair few places but not seen the level of dust and dirt as here. It’s clearly been the victim of lots of guests with 30 min quick wipe overs between guests and a change of sheets at most. But under the bed was filthy, on arrival we couldn’t use the oven it was so bad (spent 1 hour cleaning it), the corner of the lounge had lots of spiders (lots) and spider webs. The cupboards were all sticky. The whole place stank of dog and lots of hair all over the sofa. It’s got such potential this cottage but the owners clearly aren’t reinvesting in the maintenance or getting deep cleans ever!. It’s not worth the price. The good: Phillipa the host is a lovely lady and the neighbour is very sweet. The cottage Is within 15 minutes taxi drive of the city. It’s situated on a manor estate which you can walk across which is nice, although the end your cottage is not looked after, there is rubbish spilling out. The best bit of advice if staying here is visit the pentland hills they are beautiful and dalekeith manor.