Edinburgh Central Youth Hostel

Excellent room, excellent receptionist, best location. Loved it. I definitely recommend people to stay here.

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.

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.

Great

I’ve only stayed in a couple of hostels before and was attracted to this for the fact it was the only one I could find with separate-sex dorms (i.e. I was in an all female dorm). Plus, the bathrooms were in each room not one big communal bathroom. The rooms were clean, big for a hostel, the shared kitchen was big and clean, and it’s eco-friendly. It caters to large groups, including school groups, and is NOT a ‘backpackers’. The area is great and very accessible to any part of Edinburgh. I felt safe the whole time there and the staff were lovely. I would 100% stay here again or any other Hostelling Scotland sites.