Alison's place is a VERY good spot for exploring the Old Town of Edinburgh on foot. The place itself is very clean, cute and pretty quiet at night even though it's above some cafés and restaurants. Alison was very communicative and helpful, and all the admin etc was very easy. We'd probably train next time instead of driving, as the parking situation in Old Town is not great.
We were with our dog, and we should flag for other dog travellers out there that there's very little green space in Old Town (especially at night when they lock parks!). Not a knock on Alison's place at all, just a heads-up :)
A fantastic place to stay and highly recommended.