This apartment is located on Canongate and the Panmure Close. You can't beat the location for the reasons below:
1. Adam Smith lived next door (now a fully renovated business school named after him) during his last years. He was buried next door in the Canongate Kirk. Like capitalism or not, he was an intellectual giant and we paid a visit to his burial place.
2. Aside from Adam Smith, the Canongate Kirk graveyard itself is beautiful and worth a visit. I saw many local residents walking their dogs there.
3. Between the Canongate Kirk and the apartment lies the Dunbar's Close Garden, which was carefully designed to showcase historical gardening. It is free to visit.
4. There are two nice little restaurants within 50 meters of the apartment: Clarinda's Tearoom and Oink Canongate.
5. The apartment is 5-minute walk away from the Holyrood Palace and the Scottish Parliament. In other words, it is relatively far away from the Edinburgh Castle, which I think is a plus because it is less noisy here. Unlike the Edinburgh Castle which requires a ticket, the Scottish Parliament is free to visit Monday-Saturday. There is a cafe inside so you can actually eat there if you don't want to wait for a table at the Clarinda's Tearoom or the Oink.
6. It's close to Arthur's Seat and the Salisbury Crags, which I highly recommend. I climbed twice.
I want to write more, but running out of words limit, so I'll just say the apartment itself was perfect for my family of four (with two kids).
