This was a gorgeous apartment. It’s very spacious — larger than we had anticipated — and comfortable. We appreciated being able to check in a bit early. The stairs were no trouble for us, even with two small children. The location is great — very convenient to many tourist sites (Royal Mile, the castle, Camera Obscura, Whiskey Experience, hop on hop off bus). The only thing I’d say to be aware of — which is no fault of the host’s — is that there is some noise at night. It’s a popular area for pubs and also the apartment’s courtyard of sorts seems to be a storage area for the bar/restaurant next door, which resulted in a decent amount of late night bangs and slams — this kept me up even with earplugs but the rest of my family (husband and kids) slept soundly through it, so I think it’s really only an issue to note if you’re particularly sensitive to noise. The positive trade off, as noted before, is that you’re in a happening area! Overall, I would definitely recommend this rental!