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93 High St | Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 1TB , Scotland
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3 of 5 stars
uptonladette   1 contribution
dorset
Oct 13, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway

I recently stayed at brodies hostel as a group of 8 girls for 1 night. We shared an 8 bed dorm which was VERY cramped but was in ok condition. After reading the reviews about dirty bedding, i took my own pillowcase but when we arrived we all had clean linen, all be it a little tatty round the edges.... more

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2 of 5 stars
smileykate100   6 contributions
london
Aug 24, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway

i stayed here with 7 friends - we were in Edinburgh for the Fringe festival. We stayed in a 10 bed room and paid roughly £20 per night. Our previous hostel booking had fallen through so brodie's was the only place available within our budget! Our room was VERY cramped and although it wasn't dirsty as such it did get... more

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1 of 5 stars
sjd85   2 contributions
Queensland
Aug 19, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway

stayed in an 8 bed dorm which smelt like a teenage boys room which hadnt been cleaned in a month. bed bugs just added to the experience. the showers and toilets were just as disgusting and looked like they hadnt been cleaned in forever. the location was great but meant that there was a lot of traffic noise. the common... more

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1 of 5 stars
richgar21   2 contributions
Australia
May 1, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

Terrible. The only thing going for Brodies is the location. Everything else was absolutely terrible and probably the worst hostel I've ever stayed in. The rooms were cramped and smelly with dingy old sheets and beds. The bathrooms were very unclean, smelly and taps did not work. The place is very noisy at night both from noise out on the... more

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1 of 5 stars
johanna_k_9   4 contributions
sweden
Apr 21, 2009
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* It is VERY, VERY dirty. The cleaning staff consists of a couple of bums who get free beds in exchange for cleaning. The kitchen is horrible, so are the toilets. You should not use the kitchen cutlery etc unless you're willing to spice your meal with the remains of other peoples' food. They lock the kitchen at 10 pm... more

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1 of 5 stars
Adventures_Bound   10 contributions
Idaho
Apr 10, 2009 | Trip type: Family

Cut and Dried: Very horrible. Filthy bathrooms. Dirty and small kitchen. LOUD LOUD LOUD; from the street, from the hallways, from every which direction. The staff is very unhelpful. The rooms are overpriced. No free internet. Dirty showers. Location is okay, but there are other hostels in the immediate vicinity, macpackers for one, that has great staff and free wifi... more

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1 of 5 stars
Traveller102Orkney   1 contribution
Orkney
Apr 9, 2009 | Trip type: Solo travel

A horrid overpriced place. The double room had a plastic bedside table, no lamp. Room nothing else, no wash hand basin. I do not think the sheets had been changed. I know it is not a hotel, but it could offer more. Notices everywhere, with more "do nots" than the reverse. Laughing and giggling and guitar music until late in... more

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1 of 5 stars
withLex   2 contributions
UK
Jan 22, 2009

I REALLY wish I'd read the other reviews before I booked this place! Our experience (we stayed in double room without en-suite) was awful. I think they must be riding on earlier good reviews (Lonely Planet?!) because the management have gotten seriously lazy. I was shocked at how dirty our room was - the sheets were kind of yellow-tinged with... more

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3 of 5 stars
cactustrekker   3 contributions
Arizona
Dec 3, 2008 | Trip type: Friends getaway

This hostel has an unbeatable location, within easy distance of many of Edinburgh's main tourist sites. It is surrounded by lots of tourist shops and restaurants. We stayed in a dorm for eight, and the room was full for the one night we stayed. It was pretty busy, with people in the hallways and common areas. In our room, the... more

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4 of 5 stars
szasa   2 contributions
Budapest
Jul 17, 2008 | Trip type: Friends getaway

All in all, it was a good place to stay at for a night. We were 11 people, put up for a night in 2 dorm rooms in Brodies 1. The whole place had a very own smell, but you could easily get used to it. Our bedroom was not full, all the other 5 guys from our group could've... more

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93 High St | Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 1TB , Scotland