The flat is perfect for a Royal Mile experience, and David is a wonderful host. The Royal Mile is always bustling - you can see street performers and hear bagpipes right outside the window. In the evening there's an active night life. I’m a good sleeper, so this wasn’t a problem for me, but you should consider your noise tolerance. David was easy to communicate with and met us at the agreed upon time to show us the flat and hand over the keys. The next morning he sent a message to let us know there would be fireworks that evening and what the best viewing spot would be. There are lots of things to do in walking distance of the flat - great location between the Edinburgh castle and Holyrood palace, near Greyfriars Bobby, train station, all the good museums and gardens. The flat itself is in a really authentic historic building complete with spiral staircase, plus modern amenities (wifi, microwave, etc.).