User blog comment:BMWM3 man/Houses.... PLEASE RESPOND FEEDBACK!!!!/@comment-1080767-20120701053411/@comment-1323105-20120705185324

I agree, Vlindrel is better than Breezehome. With a fully upgraded whirlwind sprint you can dash from the upper balcony to the palace and then just turn left to hit the smith. Later in the game enchanting is more important than smithing anyway, plus Vlindrel has a small library area and is close to the fence in Markarth. There is also the advantage of no random dragon attacks inside the walls of Markarth, which I consider a significant advantage because random dragon attacks are annoying and cause bugged quests due to dead npc's.