Sunny spacious double room with private kitchen

The bedroom

This room suits a postgraduate student or professional person who wants a calm, private space in a beautiful part of Edinburgh without the hassle of extra bills. This is a lodger arrangement, not a flat share - you would be living upstairs in our house, and we live mainly downstairs.

- the double bedroom quiet and sunny with a kingsize bed, wardrobe, shelving, a comfy chair and a desk.
- you have use of your own kitchen and shared use of a bathroom - although you will have the bathroom to yourself most of the time.
- the private kitchen is fully equipped with gas hob, double oven, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, microwave, kettle and toaster as well as a washing machine and a clothes drying pulley.
- free on-street parking and next to bus stop with frequent service (bus numbers 11 and 7) to the centre of town and the university - journey time is about 15 minutes to the centre.
- five minutes walk to the Newhaven Tram terminus
- post office over the road, a small Sainsbury's supermarket five minutes walk away and a large Asda supermarket 10 minutes walk away.

We recently retired from jobs in teaching and heritage management. We have two boys (24 and 22) who visit occasionally. Their rooms are upstairs and they use the upstairs bathroom when they're here. We live pretty quietly and like to cycle and hill walk. We have both lived abroad in the past, so we are very happy to welcome a lodger from overseas.

We can provide bedlinen and towels and locked storage in a shed for a bicycle if you need it. We have a friendly cat. She rarely goes upstairs and stays in our kitchen at night so she won't disturb you. However, we would be very grateful if you can feed her occasionally when we go away.

There are lovely cafes and restaurants nearby, and we’re close to Newhaven Harbour and the sea for beautiful evening sunset walks. Victoria Park, with tennis courts and a cool coffee van, and an extensive cycle path network, are all less than five minutes from the front door, and if you like to sit outside, there is a bench in the garden at the front of the house for a sunny morning coffee.

Do get in touch if you are interested and if suitable we can do viewing via WhatsApp video chat in-person.

*NOTE*
The advertised rate for this room includes all bills - WiFi, gas central heating and hot water, electricity and council tax. However, the price is based on a lodger who expects to be out at work or university for much of the working week with the heating mostly off during the daytime. We will review the energy bills after three months tenancy and depending on the level of use, we may need to adjust the rent. We will do this transparently, using meter readings and the actual energy bills, so any rise would only be a fair proportion of actual usage.

*NOTE*
You will be responsible for keeping your room and the kitchen and the bathroom clean and tidy - we don't have a cleaner! :-)