I was frankly a bit surprised to see the other reviews, as they seem to speak about another place. One of them even states "it's close to Edinburgh town centre", which I find it difficult to believe since the hostel is in Inverness!!! Another review reported the hostel as noisy, but in the night it's actually quite peaceful and relaxing... more

deceptively big ,on the street side it appears small but from the riverside you get real nice views across the river to the theatre and ness islands.quite a pretty view. good functional hostel but lacking atmosphere.as it specialuses in bus groups and the resulting herd mentality.Lounge would be packed one minute,empty the next and these groups are so tight room... more

The hotel is perfectly located in the centre of Edinburgh Town centre... The rooms were pretty comfortable...Surprisingly very quite. Good value for the money!!! more

The passionately disinterested staff placed ny partner and I into a room that had adopted the bodily odors of the long-term fellow living there. To add to that discomfort, there was some sort of drum-along to bad techno music thing going on downstairs (directly beneath my bed?) until long after I tried to go to sleep. I would not return... more

Not knowing much about student accomodation as I'm 40 I was very thankful to the staff of this hospitality. Four Scousers on a jolly & we had to have an extra night in Inverness in Dec 06 due to extreme weather conditions at the airport. Sorted out at 10.30 pm. We were very grateful. No-where else left to stay in... more