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Reviews of Edinburgh Central Youth Hostel

5 out of 5
Edinburgh Central Youth Hostel
9 Haddington Place, Edinburgh, Scotland

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 58 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 61 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 148 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jillian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a great two nights staying in the female dorm. The road is a little noisy but everything else was great! Would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zelita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well located and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Well, where do I begin… the images that were displayed were completely different from what I booked. The images were taken pre COVID and they clearly need to be updated. Believe it or not I worked at Burghley House as a waiter/servant for the Queens jubilee in 2012… I would like a refund sent back to my account as soon as possible. Please consider your options carefully.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erik

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a great place to stay and in a great location being a 10 min walk from old town. I would recommend this place to everyone. The only thing to complain about was the price was a little high for a hostel but everywhere in Edinburgh is expensive to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

julie

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy and basic
Beds were comfy and rooms were clean, perfect for a one night stay if you're not looking for any too fancy. Communal areas were comfortable too and they have a room with a ping-pong table etc.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Clean enough . Very loud doors when they shut so kept up by loud neighbours at times . Could do with a bit of renovation. Overall was alright place. Bed comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room is clean, window was cracked open (3rd floor). Laundry facilities available & working, location is very good. Intended to drop off luggage & they let us check in an hour early!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Shufen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff were very nice and the room was very clean. But the free Wi-Fi connection was terrible, on and off. The speed without Wi-Fi was also slow for some reason, in the lobby and in our room.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Can

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sydney

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Sarah

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very kind and accommodating
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Liang Miguel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good location
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great room layout for a family
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
It was ok
The staff members were friendly. The location is great, close to the railway station, the playhouse, the new town, and the Royal Mile. Upon checking-in, we were assigned to a different room type without being prior informed. No towels were provided for a private room. We expected a bed without a top bunker to avoid bumping the head during nights. When making the booking, it stated the payment would be taken when checking in and it was refundable before a certain date, later the full amount was taken in advance and the booking became non-refundable, which is very strange. The self-catering kitchen only had 2 tables so you'd have to sit on the couch if they were occupied. It was generally clean, but places like behind the bathroom door and the ventilation fan needed a good clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

K

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hostel
Big hostel with big rooms. Basic but everything you need. Clean. Nice and helful staff. Not too far from station or anywhere else you need to go. Can't fault the place. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from . on 13 Apr 2022
Thank you very much for your review. I am delighted that you enjoyed your visit at Oban Hostel I look forward to welcoming you back very soon, Kind Regards Chris Guest Services

8/10 Good

IAIN

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All fine for one night. Pity breakfast didn't start at 7.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from . on 13 Apr 2022
Thank you very much for your review Iain. I am delighted that you enjoyed your visit at Edinburgh Youth Hostel. I look forward to welcoming you back very soon, Kind Regards, Chris Guest Services

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommended
Clean friendly and accessible. Fantastic brekkie too😊
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from . on 13 Apr 2022
Thank you Stephen very much for your review. I am delighted that you enjoyed your visit at Edinburgh Hostel I look forward to welcoming you back very soon, Kind Regards Chris Guest Services

10/10 Excellent

Kai Won

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Decent Hostel - floors are gross
Good location. Floors are carpet and looks like they are never cleaned. But decent hostel.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Aimee

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Felipe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent. Excellent price, good location (but not in the historic centre of Edinburgh), simple decoration and super friendly staff. If you decide to have breakfast, I would suggest scrambled eggs over the buffet.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location - cheap and clean!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for our budget
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

4/10 Poor

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness
When arriving , there was no booking for second party. I had to show my bank statement to prove i had paid gor 2 rooms , hence, had to wait for a srcond room to be prepared for my husband and I.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Reception team on 9 Sept 2021
Dear Nicola I am sorry to hear that you didn't have a great experience with us whilst checking in. Can you advise what date you arrived and if possible your booking reference number so us to check out what happened to ensure it does not happen again in the future.

8/10 Good

Catalin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had an excellent stay,have been before and certainly be back.JACKIE DOYLE
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very reasonable given the covid restrictions in place. Our room was clean and spacious, with very strong water pressure. We were also impressed by the quality of the cafes and restaurants nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel we will be back
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Filipe

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Guest relationship on 11 Sept 2020
Thank you for staying at Edinburgh Central, we hope you will return again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Catherine on 21 Apr 2020
Thank you for your review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

maureen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
central youth
will return excellent great situated near pricessis street very clean reat price x
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good hostel, the shower was a bit aggressive with the amount of pressure it had but apart from that no complaints
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were all friendly and helpful, the laundry facility was great. Very reasonably priced, liked that ensuite rooms were available.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Angpassang

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best Accommodation!
Excellent room, excellent receptionist, best location. Loved it. I definitely recommend people to stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Giovani Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value for money
We spent two evenings at Edinburgh Central Youth Hostel. We chose a private room, which was clean and spacious. Bed was comfortable and staff friendly. It is a hostel which offers budget private rooms, so do not expect any extras or much luxury. However, still a good and well located place to rest after a long and enjoyable day exploring Edinburgh. We recommend the hostel and would be back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great, cheap place to stay, provided you don't mind sharing a room with someone else. 👍
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay - easy to get to from the station and very clean
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

MK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Ka Wah

Liked: Staff & service
Budget choice
First night of our stay we booked a double room and only offered a twin room as they were overbooked. We were told they have luggages custodian services for a charge but then told me not for overnight, we were struggled as we joined a 3 days tour to highland, luckily we could bring along the big and heavy luggages with us for the trip. When we came back from the trip we checked in the hostel again, and found that the utilities were not cleaned up from previous users.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Fran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018