2 stars
Alexandra - Spain
July 2010
No privacy, at 10 when is the check out they enter your room without even knocking at the door. I found it expensive for the services they offer.
5 stars
brian - England
October 2009
4 stars
ilse - Germany
September 2009
Aussie - Australia
4.5 stars
Reviewer666 - New Zealand
Olga - Poland
I would certainly use SYHA once I'm in Scotland. I've stayed in some of their hostels and all of them were really clean and safe with friendly and really helpful staff:)
MATHILDE - France
IAA - Spain
Ray - New Zealand
Definitely stay at the Metro hostel if you get the chance, your own room and privacy for the price of a normal 4,6bed hostel, it was the best of all the hostels i visited in 3mnths in scotland, ireland and the uk!
feststayer - England
Ted - Canada
Great security and privacy, the only drawback is when you travel with a member of the opposite sex, they are located in a different locked apartment and the room's phones are disabled, so reaching your partner can be complicated.
Edward Kellow - Scotland
Edinburgh Metro gives you privacy in a central location within walking distance of the Pleasance and other main attractions at the festival. It is fantastic value.
Magoo! - England
Jane Weare - England
hotspur - England
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cocokouko - Japan
Bard - Norway
My third trip to Scotland in 2 years, and i`ve visited Oban, Stirling, Perth, Glasgow, Edinburgh , Isle of Mull, Isle of Bute and Gourock. All different places with their own atmospheres,but one in thing in common they had and that is the friendliness and kindness of the Scots !! Just brilliant all over the place :-) I`ll be back !!
3.5 stars
h2osarah - Canada
This place was perfect if all you wanted was a cheap, single room in a great location. It was very basic, not a place to meet people either, but for my needs (I wanted a place to sleep during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that was somewhere central to the show venues) it was perfect. Two downsides were that my room smelled strongly of smoke (despite it being a non-smoking place) and the bed was very creaky and uncomfortable. If and when I go back to Edinburgh, I would consider this place again. It was an inexpensive, single room which was clean, secure, and in the middle of town.
PTB - England
Robyn - England
Meirion - Wales
Great location for the Fringe Festival.
alfie - England
helene - France
Great location, own bedroom, clean, open all night. Perfect for the festival in summer in you're travelling on your own.
mike - England
Alastair - Scotland
Ideal for the Festival as it has a dozen Fringe venues in a stone's throw although visitors need to be aware that the Cowgate is lively until 3AM,4AM in Festival time so a room facing out onto the street might not be for everyone.
macdonald - England
Klepper - Germany
CC - Hong Kong
Eva - England
Jenny - England
howlieT - England
Great place to stop but perhaps consider bringing an ipod or something of the like if you want an early night, since whilst I was there the late night festival go-ers seemed to forget not everyone was capable of staying up til 3 or 4 am.
Frances - England
The Metro is brilliantly situated for the Edinburgh Fringe . It is less than 15 mins walk, even with heavy bag, from Waverley Station and is only some 5 - 7 minutes from the Royal Mile. Many of the Fringe venues are within 5 mins walk from the hostel. The use of self catering enables those staying at the Metro to limit costs by taking at least some meals within the flat. It is very convenient and I hope that SYHA is able to keep it as an option in the future.
alexandre bucaille - France
Scoltand is so exciting and such a nice country !
family traveler - United States of America
August 2009
rai - Spain
Kabu - England
Paul - Australia
Alison - Australia
Perfect place to stay for the Festival, right in the heart of all the action. Not to mention all the free venues literally just outside the door. Beds were amazingly comfortable, loaction was fantastic, very secure, and easy to find. Definitely be using it next year
Anonymous - England
Bkk Ange - England
Perfectly located for all the venues of the Fringe Festival....well equipped and reasonably comfortable. A bit noisy at night sometimes due to late night revellers, but the convenience of being so centrally located was well worth it.
fox - England
Fantastic central location. Very friendly helpful staff
Julia, Norwich - England
Waverley Bridge, Scott monument behind you, go up hill & left Cockburn St, left at High St, right at South Bridge, into Infirmary St, 1st left (cobbled), right before night club into courtyard (barrier), follow temp signs. Cowgate lower level. 24 hr access really useful. Keys to the individual room, flat (6 rooms) & block, £10 deposit. Communal kitchen & dining area & 2 bathrooms in flat. Suggest bring own mug, coffee/tea, spoon. Can hire bath towel. Location excellent - shops (inc food), restaurants, pubs & festival venues nearby down Nicolson/Clerk St ("Zoo", Queen's Hall), & easy walking to city. Left luggage facility bus station St Andrew Square good £4-6. Festival info available at hostel. Careful closing window - read notice. Would stay again. Great city, very busy in August. Airport bus excellent £3.50. Buy castle tickets online in advance & take free tour. Great view from Crags. Central hostel cafe open to public.
Jack Spratt - England
SarahB - England
The very best place to enjoy the Edinburgh festival!
darcy - Germany
threshold - Spain
Do not miss the Free Tour of the city!!!
Flip De Ruifel - Netherlands
High Street Hostel is more lively.
Buzz - United States of America
cathy - England
Mrs T - England
Excellent location for Edinburgh Fringe; facilities/location/comfort all perfectly acceptable.
feduz - Italy
Bulky Antiquie - England
Very central. BY far the best SYH to stay during the Edinburgh Finge Festival.
axel - Poland
J - England
As YHAs go, this is one of the better ones - uses student halls, so private rooms in flats rather than dorms. Younger feel to it and friendlier staff that most places, too - can't beat it for a cheap central place to stay.
Jude - New Zealand
inadequate car parking
tandem rider - United States of America
cozzy - England
elsen - Indonesia
phil - England
Alien - Germany
There was no tap water in both bathrooms and obviously also some damage in the sanitary facilities, as there were always puddles on the floor. It also took quite a while to find out the mechanism how to switch on the heating of the shower water. apart from this we had a pleasant and quiet stay.
tawat - France
A good place to stay in Edinburgh. Closed to the main places to visit.
abc - Germany
bebop210 - United States of America
Definately great location and staff that will do anything to make your travels easier
Imaniman - Hong Kong
Maxi - Romania
smithraz - England
Skgirl - Canada
A little hard to find but very friendly and helpful staff. Don't take heavy luggage as there are stairs to get to the rooms, but very nice to have a private roo with a key. Definitely going back again!
josepanzeri - Spain
Es imporrtante el tema enchufes y diferencias de electricidad o disponer algunos de ellos en recepción
lucille - United States of America
arisaidh - United States of America
Perfect experience. I will definitely return to this unusual hostel that has so many great, helpful staff.
julius - Spain
James - Australia
It is an old building, so one cannot expect too much, but the important things like having a clean room, security, ability to sleep without external disturbance, and, above all, friendly, helpful, competent staff, were all there. Conveniently located, near to the Royal Mile and city centre. Most accommodation is upstairs and there are no lifts, but one cannot beat the price, or find nicer staff, so I would happily stay there again.
fratz - Austria
Gundi - Germany
helen - Netherlands
2.5 stars
piscator - Germany
hardy - France
MCB - England
Very close to the city centre / Safe and Clean. I would stay again at Edinburgh Metro and also would recommend it.
Anna - Germany
Mirka - Czech Republic
Momo - Germany
JULIAN - Spain
ANDREA - New Zealand
WHAT A RELIEF TO FIND A HOSTEL THAT HAD MY OWN ROOM THAT WAS SECURE AND WAS CLEAN, NEAR EVERYTHING AND QUIET PERFECT REALLY ESPECIALLY FOR THE COST.
John (England) - Scotland
If you want a single private hostel room in Edinburgh, this is the place, though as it's a temporary summer hostel in a typical student accommodation block, don't expect bags of atmosphere - book in at Central Hostel instead. Having said that, the hostel is in a very interesting part of the old town, and very handy for all the Festival. Be aware that some of the rooms are three or four flights up, and there's no lift. It is very secure, but (as with probably everywhere in this part of Edinburgh) can pick up noise from night-life on the street. There was a good small kitchen with fridge, microwave and cooker to serve the 5 single rooms in our section. Here's a rarity - a youth hostel with a bath! (as well as the usual shower). The hostel assistants were charming and friendly.
blaugrana69006 - France
3 stars
12354 - England
Passwell - Scotland
July 2009
Easiest access is down Blackfriars St off the High St as Niddry St is a back alley.
Jan - Czech Republic
This hostel has amazing value for money. It's location is perfect - it's right in the heart of Edinburgh, whithin easy walking distance of all the main sites. The rooms were clean. I can only recommend.
Elisa - Denmark
You get a single room that is really clean and comfortable. Everywhere it is really clean. My sister's luggage was hopelessly late with Norwegian and was just dropped of at the hostel after three days. The air service company had been informed that we were travelling around in Scotland, but didn't seem to care at all; just wanted to get rid of the luggage (don't choose Norwegian if you can avoid it!!). However, the hostel staff phoned me and checked if the luggage was my sister's. They kept the luggage until we were back on the last day. VERY good and friendly service. Would definitely recommend this hostel to anyone!!
Hector - France
pete - England
Manish Modi - India
fat_freddy's_cat - Wales
Walk up the hill from the the hostel and past the Royal Oak (bit pricey but live music on two floors every night) and turn left onto the main road. About one kilometre along there's a Mosque on the other side of the road and there's a really pleasant Mosque cafe - cheap and lovely vegatable curry etc. Open from about mid-day to about 7pm
Maria - Sweden
Longdistanceclara - Scotland
This hostel is in quite a lively area of Edinburgh with a lot of pub and club activity immediately outside your bedroom window. If you are by yourself, it is probably a good idea to be cautious about going through the area at night. The hostel was fairly clean, though bathrooms are shared and the one I was using was fairly unpleasant. This is a university hall of residence in term time and is in need of some refurbishment. I probably wouldn't stay here again.
chainsaw earl - Canada
Christina - Hong Kong
francesp - England
November 2008
Good accommodation for a few days in the city central well-priced and good to be able to share a flat with a group of friends
anoni - Scotland
ideal position for festival fringe
festival - England