Lovely two bedrooms

Good location, a very attractive, clean, bright apartment. It's very well set up - good equipment (crockery, cutlery, cooking utensils; cooker, microwave, kettle etc). Nice touch to provide liquid soap. The entrance before you get to the apartment looks dingy! but don't be put off - the place itself was really good.

I asked about car parking and was told there was plenty - yes, there is, but it's either permit parking or pay-at-machine with a maximum stay of 4 hours. Free between 5.30pm and 8.30am and at weekends; but it cost over £18 for 4 hours' parking on a Friday afternoon. I'd like to have known that, given that I specifically asked about parking. If I'd needed to park more than 4 hours, I'd have had to use a multi-storey somewhere, not very convenient. Fortunately, my stay was Friday-Sunday.

The large refrigerator and washer-dryer were very nice to have.

The bathroom kept emitting sewer smells, and there was a rat in the sitting room when we awoke on the second morning. Also, there were no full sized towels. Finally, a man entered the apartment without permissions - allegedly just checking to see if their key worked. So to recap: Unsecure, smelly, and possibly infested.

Photos on website accurately reflect the property in real life. The heating was on for us which was a bonus as the weather was a bit wet and windy so we arrived dishevelled and a bit cold. Great bathroom. Selection of tea and coffee left also some milk sachets which we didn't see so we bought milk. At the end of the road a a good few funky cafes - seemed like a studenty area and felt very safe there. 15 / 20 minute walk in to the Grassmarket along a main road so very easy to access the main historic town.

Would have liked a welcome pack - simple sheets with instructions on how to use the equipment in the kitchen, recommendations of good local sights / spots to see /visit The external door didn't have a lock to it - it should have had but it was missing - this made me feel a little vulnerable in our flat although the hosts reassured us that we were in a good area. Personally felt that the cups in the kitchen are not a good shape - mugs would be better.

The bathroom was fresh and clean. The location is close to the city center.

1) Parking is quite expensive. There are no nearby places to park during the day (maximum 4-hour limit). Alternatively, you can use the parking at the nearest business center, where I paid £15 for 10 hours. 2) The house is very old and there was a noticeable smell of mold throughout. Also, the room is on the ground floor.

Good location - no more than 30 mins walk to everything in central Edinburgh. Comfy beds, plenty of space.

Shower spray would not stay on wall so had to hold it while showering and washing hair. No hand towels so had to use the provided flannel for drying hands in bathroom. There was a foul smell in the outside shared entrance to the flat and after a short while this could be smelt inside the flat. We located the source - a dead rat. We told the managers of the flat Thursday night and they said it would be removed but it was still there on Friday night.

Lots of space. Beds were clean and comfortable.

Carpets very dirty. Smell of damp.