Susie & Ian’s place is an excellent choice to be part of a local area yet only a 15-20 minute bus ride to the city area and tourist attractions. The apartment is in a pleasant area, 100 metres from Morningside Road with a myriad of cafes (we enjoyed Karine’s and Blackwood for very good espressos and croissants or scones), restaurants (Montpelier’s for dinner) and bars (The Canny Man is an experience) within a 5-15 minute walk. Even more options if you take a bus 2 minutes away that run every 5-10 minutes.
The apartment was as described, very clean, light feeling, simply furnished with a very comfortable bed, great rain shower and good cooking facilities for a casual meal (induction cooktop and very clean oven). The sitting area is small but we appreciated the spacious main bedroom - being able to have two suitcases open without tripping over them is a luxury compared to most accommodation.
Ian met us Sunday evening after our arrival was a bit delayed from long flights and was a great source of information on local eating places, supermarkets (3 within 5-10 minutes walk), laundrette (self-service or wash service) and transport (buses and cab-type options). The apartment is on the ground floor of a small building and feels very secure as you need a key for the building entry as well as the apartment.
We would be very happy to stay here on another visit to Edinburgh. Thank you Ian & Susie.