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The Hostel

3 Clifton Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5DR, Scotland (Formerly Westend Hostel)
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2.5 of 5 stars 26 Reviews
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cooma
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

For the price I paid (almost 200 pounds for 4 nights) I expected something much better. No sockets in rooms, wi fi was slow, too many beds squeezed into the rooms living little free space. The price would also lead you to believe many things would be included, but there were lots of hidden costs, and deposits had to be... More

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Harlow, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

The staff are ok, well apart from one. The location is good. The beds are ok. no sockets in rooms, Showers can get busy at the morning. More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

We stayed at this hostel for two nights as part of a stag party. Despite the fact they advertise as being happy to cater for stag and hen parties the manageress seemed unhappy to have us. She claimed we did not give her the full deposit even though we did and she did not give us a receipt to prove... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

so 5 of us decieded to go on a girls trip in the april holidays, on arrival, the system was down so we werent able to get our key cards from our room and were still awaiting sheet for our bedroom, we then asked reception, that we were going out for the night and how do we get back in,... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

The hostel costs quite a bit for a location that is 20 minutes out of town. Four of my friends and I shared a 5 person room. There are no outlets in the rooms, which is not the most pleasant for people needing to charge electronics. Also, the five of us had four beds, one of which was a double,... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 November 2011

When we arrived, someone was sleeping in my bed. No sockets in the dorms, not enough sockets in day rooms, dorms were really small, no space for luggage/ not enough space to get changed - in our 6 bed dorm only 2 people had enough space to move at the same time. The bathrooms (toilets/ showers/ mirrors to put make-up... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011

This place was brilliant! The staff were fantastic! The people were lovely! Free Wifi was awesome. The only real disadvantage was the lack of lockers but there were no issues and the lack of plugs in the rooms. But these are literally minor details about a truely perfect place except the slight distance from town center but it is walkable... More

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Galway, Ireland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 July 2011

Came over for a weekend with friends. We all had a dorm to ourselves and had a great time there. The guy and aussie girl at reception were brilliant. The problem came on Monday morning when the woman on reception told us that we had four minutes to get out of the room. it was 10.20 and check out wasnt... More

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Durham, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 June 2011

Not a nice 'lady' in charge. Wanted to throw my son and his friend on the street because she didn't like 16 year olds and wasn't a 'childminder'! Found another Hostel - much better - tried to reason with her - no go (words like empire and queen of sheeba come to mind - and that's the nice words that... More

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2011
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I have to say the staff in this place were excellent. I'm a solo traveller and was made to feel right at home here. The Scottish guy, especially, seemed to have great knowledge of the surrounding area. More

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3 Clifton Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5DR, Scotland (Formerly Westend Hostel)
Price range (per night):* 16 AUD - 54 AUD

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