This was quite frankly the worst hostel experience I've had to date and I'm not overly fussy. A friend and I stayed for the weekend and wanted something cheap, cheerful and close to the centre city. We got cheap, we got close to the city centre...we did not get cheerful. Upon arriving at the reception we were told we were... More

I needed to stay somewhere close to the centre after arriving on a late flight. The hostel is under 5 mins from the airport bus dropoff so this place was perfect. They have 24hr checkin, so my late arrival wasn't an issue. I chose the single private room, which was in the seperate building. It was very quiet and even... More

My friends and I were just looking for a cheap place to stay within a walking distance from every thing and that's about what we got! It was in a PERFECT location and it was really cheap! However, the private room we had was across the alley and there were drunk people outside ALL night/morning yelling and singing. Obviously when... More

This hostel has a few things going for it: the staff is awesome and super friendly, the location is great (right on the Royal Mile and near the train station, with easy access to most tourist attractions), fairly clean and warm rooms, and relatively cheap. However, I stayed in a private on Fleshmarket Close, and it was almost never quiet.... More

We stayed at this hostel for the May Bank holiday weekend. We got a private 4 bed room, which were all located in a separate building to the actual hostel. The room was fine, with comfy beds and quite spacious. However, the shower facilities in this building were non-existent. One shower was completely out of order, and the other shower... More

Really fun hostel right in the centre of Edinburgh. The reception and stairs were cool and it seemed very studenty. Brilliant location on Cockburn Street, 10 minute walk from the castle and/or an awesome club called Bongo. Staff were friendly and welcoming. 14 bed rooms were clean enough and beds comfy enough. However, our group booked individually and one got... More

The place overall was clean, so i was happy with that. The WiFi was good. The common area with the T.V seemed to be populated with staff memebers, and travelling solo made me feel uncomfortable. The bathrooms were clean BUT there was NO HOT WATER at all, and after walking around Edinburghs cold weather, a hot shower would have been... More

Honestly, the only things that impressed me about the hostel were the friendly staff and the great location. Other than that, I would rank it pretty low on the hostels I have stayed at. That being said, your experience at this hostel really depends on which building of theirs you stay in. The hostel has a number of different buildings,... More

Its a hostel but there are far better hostels in Edinburgh than this one. Services are basic and cleanliness is very approximative but the worst thing is the lack of common areas big enough to fit all its guests and the extremely reduced number of shower and toilets. Just to give u an idea: there are 10 rooms with 6... More