Robin's place is on the first floor with one side of the apartment, the kitchen and bedroom, facing the street (so some traffic noise) and the other side of the apartment, the living room, facing a sweet garden (peaceful and quiet). The apartment is super close to the University of Edinburgh, less than 5 min to some parts of campus, which was perfect for us. The walk to the Royal Mile and the Castle is only about 15 min, and there are many, many good restaurants everywhere, as well as groceries and even an interesting place for laundry (Laundry Kafe/ Natural Food Kafe). There is also a washing machine in the apartment (though I didn't see anywhere to dry clothes in the apartment, hence going to the Laundry Kafe). If you feel cold easily and/or need to sit for hours working, the apartment might be a little cool temperature-wise for you in the winter. Communicating through Airbnb didn't end up working. The hosts didn't seem to get our messages, but luckily, by the end of the stay, we figured out how to connect on WhatsApp.