This was a really great place to stay. The house is really spacious with 3 full size bedrooms, 2 great walk-in showers and 3 WCs and all the amenities you could need for a long or short stay. The neighbours, Eddie and June (and Bruno the dog), are a lovely, friendly couple and a great help with advice on the area.
The location is fantastic. Leith Walk has a massive choice of restaurants, takeaways and other shops. The centre of Edinburgh is a 20 minute (uphill) walk and you could walk to the top of Arthur's Seat in under an hour from the house. Located close by (1 minute walk) is a Just Eat Cycles station which allows you to get around the city in a really healthy way, particularly as there are a number of ongoing roadworks in Edinburgh at the moment. The house is so close to the centre that we recommend ditching the car whilst you're there and enjoy it on foot, bike or bus.
In the other direction within walking distance (30 minutes) is Ocean Terminal and Royal Yacht Brittania and further along to the south is Portobello Beach. All can be reached easily by bicycle. Nearby are a number of lovely parks and if you're feeling adventurous you can spend hours tracking the Water of Leith all the way into Dean Village.
Edinburgh is a really great place to visit and staying in this house enabled us to see everything that we wanted to see and we'd love to come back.