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Reviews of Summer Stays at The University of Edinburgh - Campus Accommodation

2 out of 5
Summer Stays at The University of Edinburgh - Campus Accommodation
18 Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh, Scotland

Reviews

8.4

Very good

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8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff friendly, helpful and responsive. Room and facilities clean. Parking secure and convenient. Breakfast convenient and plentiful, great to have so many options, including traditional Scottish. Canteen style works for the setting. Rooms basic but as expected, as is the overall stay. Would stay here again for the value and practically.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Mark

Nice big breakfast buffet and checking was very quick even though it was at a time when a lot of students were checking in for the school year. Considering it was just days before classes it was quite quiet all day and night.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Chi Wai Jack

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Debajyoti

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very large area, huge selection in breakfast. Location is very convenient.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A standard private dorm room set up w/ a bit of wear & tear & a fiddly door lock, but clean & comfortable. A sink in the room was a plus, as were the multiple shower/bathrooms available on the floor. The 24 hr front desk staff were always very helpful & friendly, the luggage storage convenient. The included breakfast was great with lots of choice. The grounds were lovely & well tended, & the view of Arthur’s Seat & Salisbury Crags in Holyrood Park (only a 10 min walk away), was exceptional. There were several Fringe venues in easy walking distance, & bus stops close if needed. Would definitely book here again in the future as it was perfect for my Fringe Festival attending needs.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great way to travel on a budget. Though a shared WC not everyone’s cup of tea, I found it to be free when I needed it and it wasn’t a problem. Also the fact that it’s a room meant to house someone for a few months at a time means it’s at a base level quite comfortable and roomy. Breakfast is also pretty good! Pollock Halls dorms are a 25-30 min walk to Waverly train station, 15-20 min walk to the Royal Mile and a bit closer to Fringe venues. Would definitely stay again!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!
Summer Stays - or, Pollock Halls, as I know it - always does its visitors proud. I've been d"doing" the Fringe for years and this must be one of the cheapest stays in Edinburgh during August. The place, as usual, this year was immaculate. The greeting staff are amazingly friendly and patient with the thousands who turn up on their doorstep. The place does its best to be eco-friendly, even with the great, inclusive, breakfast and the variety of different level of rooms to choose from (if you book early enough) must suit all pockets. OK it's not Princes Street or the Royal Mile - but they're all close at hand and the brooding presence of Arthur's Seat (hill/mountain) is right on the doorstep if you fancy a fitness challenge. The staff - from the kitchens to the gardens and beyond do the place proud. Thanks for a great stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

neil tattersall

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Unlikely to return
My only complaint is about the room. All other aspects were good especially the breakfast. The beds were clean and comfortable the bathroom was clean but the shower cubicle was poorly maintained. The carpets were just filthy and unhoovered with food under the bed. For the price we paid I was not happy
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
loved the location, walking distance to the city, and at the base of Arthurs seat good breakfast
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Fariha

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Henry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Great basic accommodation at a great price including a great breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Barbara

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Paul

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Michaela

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
The room was basic but did have an en-suite. The breakfast was excellent. The staff were very helpful and accommodating. I would stay here again if I am in Edinburgh.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alistair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent facilities at Pollock Halls, decent room, great breakfast and walkable to Fringe venues. Check-in staff were very helpful and friendly and express checkout services were offered.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

ROBERT

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Claudio

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly environment, very friendly and helpful staff. The breakfast was very rich. The room was good, but clearly it was normally used by students (e.g. chair upholstery was dirty). If I have the chance, I will definitely stay there again and recommend it to friends.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Check in staff were excellent. Room was dirty (coffee and tea set up-spoons and cups dirty), table surfaces, floors, sinks not clean. Tiles off in shower and drain plugged which lead to near flood of room as shower floor is continues with entire bathroom floor.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Monica, Everett

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was a unique experience. We liked the dining hall. The elevator in our building didn’t work from the ground floor so we had to walk up a flight of stairs to take the elevator. Parking is extremely limited.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Melinda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great place, but on 4th floor and elevator broken. Staff is lovely and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

alison

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cassandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was exactly as advertised. I think it’s the best area of city to stay in. So close to Holyrood Park and King Arthur’s seat. Excellent running, walking, and cycling. Absolutely no need for a car - we walked everywhere to see the sights and dine. The breakfasts provided covered all bases - vegans, vegetarians, and carnivores will all be well fed! We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Arkadiusz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and clean
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Annette

Travelled with family
They double charged me for a 1 night stay. I’m extremely unhappy about it. The toilet had a leak.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Helen

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Basic accommodation relatively near to city centre
Stayed one night in a twin room. Good for short stay relatively near to centre with plentiful buffet breakfast - but room was quite small with basic facilities (e.g. no hair dryer, and a very small TV, the remote to which didn't work) and views of tall nettles from the window.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I did the 5km Holyrood Parkrun and its just a 20 min walk to the start line. The breakfast is fantastic! Beautiful area.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Kimberly

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Uni at my age!
Great price, great location and perfect for our friends reunion.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Timon

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Lovely place to stay
Location good, breakfast v.good
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

D G

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Average value for money
Positives: very friendly and helpful staff, nice convenient location and superb breakfast. Negatives: overpriced for the comfort level as for example the room was too hot (no AC) and micro TV. I understand this is a students accommodation but perhaps they could provide at least a fan. It wasn’t easy to find the check-in facility as address provided on Hotels.com takes you to the opposite side of the campus and there are no direction signs - not ideal if you arrive at night time.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property had a full cafeteria style breakfast, served from 7:30-10, which we really enjoyed. It was inexpensive compared to hotel accommodations, clean and comfortable. Buses were easy to get to and we were able to make our way around the city easily from here. We also walked to Holyrood House, which was an easy 25 minutes away.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic breakfast, great choice and freshly made. Rooms were comfortable enough.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Colleen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very reasonably priced Lovely staff
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Naynesh

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Frances

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a most enjoyable stay. As 2 elderly ladies we wondered if we would fit in but no problems. The site is very attractive and the staff so friendly and helpful. Top marks all round!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

david

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Margaret

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Brenna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is situated in a great location for walking around the city. The trails to get to Arthur's Seat is right behind the buildings and access is incredibly easy. It is also about a 15 minute walk to the Royal Mile with plenty of shopping and dining options. The room was decent, the beds were not very comfortable, but the price was great! The breakfast in the cafeteria was good but very busy as it is a university, but you could get as much food as you wanted. Overall, nice stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Clare

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great for fringe and festival
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tired Accommodation, Tired Service
I made two separate bookings for exactly the same type of room but was advised by two different staff members that they couldn’t be combined and was forced to check out and back in. This was hugely inconvenient and the excuse offered was that they were very busy with the Edinburgh Fringe. The accommodation itself is arguably overpriced for what it is. Some of it could do with a thorough clean in places. Although free, breakfast is ok quality. Think powdered scrambled egg, sausages that have barely been browned and awful coffee.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Edinburgh living!
Stayed here before when visiting the Edinburgh Festivals and have always enjoyed the relaxed, yet efficient, way this place is run. Great breakfasts, well-kept rooms and gardens and friendliness from all the team on site, which normally houses students during term-time. Lucky them!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

STEPHEN MARTIN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Basic but comfortable room - not en-suite but with toilet/ shower and bathrooms right outside. It is student accommodation and one of the plusses is that an excellent buffet breakfast is include in the reasonable price. It is ideal for a few days at the Edinburgh Fringe. I have stayed here on 8 occasions.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Bathroom not very clean and no cleaning of room in the 6 days we were there. Sorry to find that poached eggs are no longer available at breakfast. Otherwise, breakfast very good.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Guy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Relatively cheap accomodation in Edinburgh during the festival.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022