Hello, I know it is probably not the right forum but I felt I should warn people against "Greyfriars Bobby private living rm" listed by Sophie. It has a picture of the graveyard, the reason I chose it. However the arrangement and people are highly unsavoury. She claimed to be married but her boyfriend is abusive, controlling and threatened me, saying "Don't interfere with our lives". He is barred from several pubs in the area and came into my bedroom drunk to retrieve his computer, and also smoked drugs in front of me. The flat is very cold and dirty, and too small to share with the host and boyfriend, who slept in the kitchen on the sofa - I couldn't get in the kitchen to see the nice view because her boyf was sleeping. She knew the situation and was worried about booking me for two weeks but still happily took a lot of money off me. She told me she tends to only book people for a few days because of it. I have reported it to airbnb but I felt I should warn people just how unpleasant it was.
She can barely string a sentence together and does not seem well enough to be charging people to stay with her. Both people seem to have mental health problems. On the 3rd morning the couple had a massive argument which was scary for both me and their poor cat! The day after, I spoke to her about it and she said she was sorry and that she will get the police to remove him if it happens again. She took me out for a drink and got very drunk, talking VERY loudly and losing control, causing us to get funny looks! She was talking a lot about how rough the city used to be which isn't nice to hear. Then her boyfriend came into the bar (drunk again) and told us to go home with him. We refused and later on they argued outside their front door, so I went to hide at a different pub because I was so frightened, so much so I packed my bag that night. In the morning he spoke to me saying "Don't interfere with us, she shouldn't have alcohol, she's on drugs that could kill her if she drinks." I cancelled the remaining days, sent a polite message saying it wasn't what I expected and that night she sent a torrent of abuse "You are the first complaint, you are in bed with X" and other strange sexual accusations and personal insults. Can send them to the help centre if needed. I found a facebook post of hers that reinforced my unease. I was really shaken by it and it has taken a couple of days for me to recover and write this.
AVOID at all costs! It scares me that more vulnerable people might book this place, don't be put off by Edinburgh, it's a lovely place which I know having been 4 times before.
