Great host, super responsive, nice house (as long as you don’t mind stairs inside the house, which we are okay with),
location is good
( we were looking for somewhere a bit closer to the city actually, while Lidia’s place is not exactly right in the city center, but since Edinburgh is a small space, going everywhere doesn’t take long anyway so this is fine). It was initially a bit tricky to locate the place (we are a family of 3 getting There with an Uber, all of us having the first Scotland trip ever), but the host picked up the phone on the first ring when i called her asking for help on directions.
What was beyond my expectations was, She didn’t even mind going on a video call which I requested (so she could view where i was standing exactly and show me the directions ).
I understand this might be disturbing her personal time at her home so I really really want to thank her for this super great customer service/ extra mile hospitality.
On the house itself, the interior + thoughtful touches (themed interior for every room) are the best part making you feel at home quickly with this place. High quality (and abundant) toilet amenities . Also abundant kitchen tools/ food etc. women would LOVE this house because there are multiple mirrors inside each room.. almost anywhere you look at!
The only unfortunate part is the heater, which is not warm enough for our (Asian) standards although was set at the highest level (we came in the coldest part of winter according to us!). But maybe not a problem for Western countries guests standard.
The owner apologized about this part, although not really their fault I would say , as this might differ/ be subjective from one guest to another , so we really appreciate her gestures.
Highly recommend this place.