The quality of this hostel is unacceptable. I stayed in early April and the disgust I still feel for this hostel has driven me to write this review and warn people away from staying there. I have frequented a number of hostels throughout Europe and this is the worst i have seen. Deepest darkest Romania can do hostels better than... More

I went to Edinburgh on an educational visit with a group of teens and two of their teachers, so the idea of being able to rent dorms in a hostel which were collected together in a private apartment seemed perfect. And that bit of the experience was. I'd also like to mention Alberto and George who were on the reception... More

I've been to Edinburgh enough times to consider it my second home. I visited Cowgate Hostel in August 2008, during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I would be hosted by friends until a specific date, so I needed to stay a couple of days in a hostel. So I had booked my room several months before arriving to town. I saw... More

If you want to visit Edinburgh for one week or a couple of days, don't go on this Hostel. I didn't know the meaning of hostel which means that's for student especially. By the way the cleanliness was horrible. I could look at under my bed and there were around 2 cm of dust. The staff didn't clean that at... More

I spent one night with friends. The Hostel had lost the key of the room so we had to leave our room unlocked, the restrooms were smelly and unclean. The location was great and for the price we paid I cant complain. The person who attended us upon arrival was nice and cared for our needs.

We stayed there with a couole of friends expecting nothing more than a clean place to drop off our and come back later for a "normal" night of sleep. We were devastated to find our rooms to be nothing more than a ruin with weird and strange people being all over the house. The ceiling in the bathroom had fallen... More

I stayed here for a week when I was moving to Edinburgh. I loved the location, walking distance to all the main attractions. Clubs and pubs all around and friendly people at reception. The rooms are cool and split up into individual apartments that I found interesting. The problem I had with this place is when I woke up late... More

Despite all of the poor reviews on here, my friends and I actually found this hostel pretty reasonable. We were given clean linen and our room was also clean when we arrived. The bathrooms were reasonable as well - although there should have been one more for considering how many people were on our floor. It's main feature is it's... More

Outstandingly horrible - dirty sheets, music til 4am, revolting shower and loo. This would be acceptable but at £80 a room for 2 a double room it is a scandal. It's the nastiest place I have EVER stayed and that includes rooms that have cost me less than £1 a night around the world