Irene is an excellent host, checking in advance what we would like for breakfast, giving us very precise directions and making us welcome when we arrived later than anticipated. The apartment is ideally located for access to Princes Street and all the main Edinburgh attractions but it is tucked away from the busy streets and therefore blissfully quiet. It is stylishly decorated and furnished and all the essential amenities were available, including a good shower and plentiful hot water. For our purpose - three days at the Festival - it was ideal.