Ross's flat is quirky, eclectic, beautiful, well-equipped and superbly well located. Ross himself is a wonderful host and a warm and lovely person, whom it is a pleasure to meet and communicate with. It is hard not to write in superlatives about this listing. We chose Ross's flat for a family stay in October. Although the flat said not suitable for kids, and there are a lot of (gorgeous) plants and objet d'art, we wrote to Ross to ask if we could bring our six year old - as I was coming for work but it was also half term and my birthday and our six year old's birthday. Ross was kindness itself and immediately invited us to stay, and we are so glad we did. I am also happy to say the flat suffered no adverse effects, and hopefully the plants were happy too! Although our train was over an hour late, Ross made sure he was there to meet us an d show us around when we arrived, and we stumbled in wet, cold and tired to find his flat a warm and welcoming haven for a pouring October's evening. Ross was easy to communicate with, responded quickly on email and text, and gave us lots of advice and suggestions for our stay. The flat is superbly centrally located, surrounded by cafes and restaurants, round the corner from a Tesco, very close to the university's main buildings and library - where I had my work meetings, and an easy walk even with a young child to most city centre tourist spots and museums - though it probably helped that we had a scooter to pull our son along on the steeper roads near the Grassmarket and Dynamic Earth when he got tired, but I would recommend this in any case wherever you stay! Despite its location the flat is on a quiet street, off the main road and there was never any noise either within the building or outside. Inside, it was always a comfortable temperature, the shower was beautifully hot with the right amount of pressure, the living room is full of light, colour and lush greenery, the large kitchen/dining room has a lovely old solid table for family meals and sitting around, and had everything we needed to cook when we wanted to stay indoors - except for a cheese grater, which we have added to Ross's collection! The bed room is much more spacious than the photos suggest, with a large closet, and the main bed is very comfortable; the futon in the living room is less so, but it's fine for a few nights. If you want to stay in Edinburgh and be within arm's reach of the Old Town and George Square, and the lovely Meadows, but stay somewhere quiet, and welcoming, and yet magical and individual, that combines the best of being at home and on holiday, stay at Ross's!