We had a wonderful stay at Alan's home. From the first communication with Alan, he was very kind and helpful. Alan's place is lovely and serene, a very nice place to stay in Edinburgh close to the centre of town and in a nice quiet area by a nice park and river. Alan had excellent recommendations for our stay. Alan's home is a very short walk from the Stockbridge area which is definitely worth visiting. There are two buses that run often to take you directly downtown although we opted to walk the beautiful streets just a short distance to get to the city centre. He welcomed us into his home and made our trip to Scotland very enjoyable and relaxing.