Three of us stayed here for three nights: me, my wife, and my wife's 75 year old mother. The apartment is very modern, everything up to date, and the views from the windows are spectacular. It was our first trip to Edinburgh and the location worked exceptionally well for us. Very close to old town (castle, museums, restaurants) - it was a basically a block off the royal mile. We walked to new town one day, but then took a cab back to the apartment. The uphill nature of getting from new town to old town required this given our group. Stephen was extremely responsive to our notes, and provided recommendations in his notes, and also had a binder with all the info we desired in the apartment. Everything in the apartment worked quite easily. One note to future travelers coming from the train station (with 75 year olds....) Although the apartment is easy to get to from the train station - it is less than a mile and directions are easy to follow. The walk from the train station to the apartment (or any part of old town) is quite uphill (up steps). It is quite walkable, but if you have anyone who might tire from going up many steps, I would recommend taking a cab. This in no way is a comment on the apartment - it's fantastic. Simply a comment for those coming from out of town and don't know the layout of Edinburgh. If my wife and I were to return to Edinburgh we would certainly use this apartment again.