Kick Ass Greyfriars

If the thing you care about most is location, then this is absolutely the hostel for you. Located at the bottom of Victoria Street, this hostel is a 2-10 minute walk from Victoria Street, the Royal Mile, the Edinburgh Castle, the University of Edinburgh, Grassmarket, Princes Street, and countless restaurants, shops, pubs, and bars. It is a little bit difficult to get to from the tram and bus stop, google maps takes you up and down multiple staircases and if you want to avoid them it does add about ten minutes to the walk. I stayed in a 4 bed female room, and the room was cute and well laid out, but not super clean. The floors had not been swept under the beds (I found a pair of slippers under my bed that had been there for who knows how long), I don't think the shelves had been cleaned because there was a pill left on my shelf, the sheets did have some hairs left on them, and the towel I was given had a stain. This is a hostel so my expectations on cleanliness are not super high, but I have stayed at far cleaner hostels. There was a female bathroom on my floor, but it was quite a walk from the female only room (the male only bathroom was closer funny enough). The female bathroom is quite small; only two showers and two toilet stalls. The showers are teeny tiny, and there is no outer space to leave your clothes or change, only a small hook. I typically try to avoid mixed gender bathrooms, but I actually ended up using those instead of the female bathrooms because they were considerably bigger and cleaner. The female bathrooms I believe are only cleaned once a day early in the morning, so by evening they are not great. The service was excellent, the front desk staff are there 24/7 and they are extremely kind and helpful. The bar is great, and there's activities every night of the week. It's a great hostel for meeting people and making friends! Overall, I would stay here again because the location for the price is pretty unbeatable, and the social aspect was phenomenal, but I think it could definitely use some more cleaning.

If the thing you care about most is location, then this is absolutely the hostel for you. Located at the bottom of Victoria Street, this hostel is a 2-10 minute walk from Victoria Street, the Royal Mile, the Edinburgh Castle, the University of Edinburgh, Grassmarket, Princes Street, and countless restaurants, shops, pubs, and bars. It is a little bit difficult to get to from the tram and bus stop, google maps takes you up and down multiple staircases and if you want to avoid them it does add about ten minutes to the walk. I stayed in a 4 bed female room, and the room was cute and well laid out, but not super clean. The floors had not been swept under the beds (I found a pair of slippers under my bed that had been there for who knows how long), I don't think the shelves had been cleaned because there was a pill left on my shelf, the sheets did have some hairs left on them, and the towel I was given had a stain. This is a hostel so my expectations on cleanliness are not super high, but I have stayed at far cleaner hostels. There was a female bathroom on my floor, but it was quite a walk from the female only room (the male only bathroom was closer funny enough). The female bathroom is quite small; only two showers and two toilet stalls. The showers are teeny tiny, and there is no outer space to leave your clothes or change, only a small hook. I typically try to avoid mixed gender bathrooms, but I actually ended up using those instead of the female bathrooms because they were considerably bigger and cleaner. The female bathrooms I believe are only cleaned once a day early in the morning, so by evening they are not great. The service was excellent, the front desk staff are there 24/7 and they are extremely kind and helpful. The bar is great, and there's activities every night of the week. It's a great hostel for meeting people and making friends! Overall, I would stay here again because the location for the price is pretty unbeatable, and the social aspect was phenomenal, but I think it could definitely use some more cleaning.

Fabulous location central old Edinburgh, by Castle Very safe and friendly Fantastic value for money Great food evening, basic but good, cold self serve breakfast. Lockers, USB charging sockets and reading light for each bed. Lockers on reception for after check-out. Lots showers and toilets. Female only, male only and mixed. All with cubicles with locks. Warm room and could open window. Very groovy bar/cafe/ restaurant area. Great music playing and fun friendly atmosphere. Very safe, reception manned 24/7 Can hire towels cheaply Only downside was that the mattress was a bit basic and uncomfortable on bunk bed, but bedding was nice and kept clean.