My husband and I stayed at Chole's for 7 nights. Chloe is a very good host, she was very quick to reply to all our queries and communication was very efficient.
The flat is 30 minutes away by car from the city centre, this was a bit inconvenient for us, but we managed. There is a free parking space available for one car, in front of the building. If you want to take a bus to the city centre, the bus stop is about 10 minutes away from the flat and it takes about an hour to get to the city centre.
The flat has everything you need: cooker, hob, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, sink , cutlery, dishes. We wanted to heat/cook something in the oven and it was a terrible idea, as there was a lot of smelly smoke coming from the oven, filling the whole house, so we gave up cooking up/heating food in the oven. The flat is electrically heated, you can turn off and on the radiators in the living room and bedroom and you can also adjust the temperature.
The mattress in the bedroom was too soft for me , and, as I have a bad back /pain in my spine if I sleep on a bad mattress, it gave me a back pain, that is why , halfway through our stay we moved in the living room and slept on the couch which extends into a bed. It is large enough for two people, but it seems quite old and parts of it were moving underneath you, leaving uncomfortable gaps sometimes and you had to get up and push them back in place. You have sheets, covers and pillows available, for both the bed in the bedroom and the couch in the living room. At the end of our stay we had to strip the beds of all the sheets and unfortunately one of the duvets that was covered with a duvet cover was stained with what seemed old brown blood stains.
The electric kettle in the kitchen was quite dirty on the outside. The water in the shower does not have a very powerful pressure and it took me longer than usual to be able to rinse properly.
Otherwise, it was ok, you could properly heat the flat, hot water available, table in the kitchen where you could eat your meals, microwave oven, towels, toiletries and a hair blower available. There was also a washing machine and iron available if you needed them, and a vacuum cleaner.
You would have two keys to enter the building , one for the main entrance in the building and one for the flat. The flat is situated on the second floor/last of a block of flats; TV available, but no cable; there were DVDs with films available, but no remote to navigate the menu of the DVDs, or put subtitles on for those who need either English language subtitles or other languages subtitles. When entering the building there was a powerful unpleasant smell, like being in an old place/dungeon. The door of the flat closes automatically and check-out was easy as we just left the keys on the kitchen table and closed the door of the flat and that was it.
Nevertheless, overall , we had a pleasant stay and Chloe was kind enough to leave us on the table a list with things to do and visit in Edinburgh and some of her favourite places to visit, eat at, or have drinks at, which were very helpful. She also messaged us with some other extra activities and experiences we can try while in Edinburgh.
All, I can say is that I deeply fell in love with the city of Edinburgh and Scotland in general; I liked it much more than London for instance, and we will definitely be back and we would still consider staying at Chloe's, as I am sure she would make the necessary adjustments and changes to make her place as pleasant and comfortable as possible for her future guests. We recommend Chloe and her place for future guests.