St Christopher's Inn Edinburgh Old Town

"This is a good hostel. Close to the train station and tourist sites. Clean, comfortable bed, lots of bathrooms/showers. Free breakfast if you book direct. Dropped one star because they don't have a full kitchen (microwave only) and no real common space to meet people. They have a bar tho. As a solo traveller, I found it easier to meet people at breakfast rather than at the bar at night. Also there can some noise but I can sleep through anything.. bring earplugs if you are a light sleeper! I only stay in St Christopher's locations when I have a travel day the next morning. I wouldn't make it my main accommodation (forced to eat out everyday and harder to meet people). But it's a very convenient hostel and I will definitely keep using them before a flight, train journey etc.."

"I stayed in a 4 bed room for 5 nights, I never saw our room cleaned. The bathroom were always dirty, disgusting to use and days passed for them to be cleaned. There’s no chill area so if you want to chill before heading to the next tour you have to sit on your bed. During my stay they never changed the bed sheets. It is well located if you’re interested in the old town."

"Pros: Great location. Very friendly staff; they also lent me an adaptor when I asked for it. 25% off in the pub next to the hostel for all of us. Cons: Not really clean rooms/hostel; there was dust on the floor and ventilation was poor. The space of the room was not big enough to accommodate 8 persons. Also, the shared showerd/toilets were only two for 4 dorms! There was no chair or desk either in the dorm or even in the corridor. The door made an annoying beeping when someone entered the dorm which was loud enough to wake me up during the night."

"Excellent place, clean, modern, well maintained. The front staff was friendly, helpful, and even the breakfast was great at the pub right across. Walking distance to the train, bus, and core Edinburgh old city attractions. An excellent bang for the buck, highly recommended."

"I stayed in a 9 bed room on my first two nights, and a 6 bed room on my last three nights. The bathrooms and rooms were cleaned everyday which I liked. Loved the atmosphere as well, I got to meet many other guests. The staff are extremely friendly too! They recommended me some tours on my first day arriving and I enjoyed the tours they suggested. Your entire experience really depends on your luck. In particular, who you get roomed with. My first two nights weren't so pleasant because of the other guests in the room, as well as the unexpected 5am fire alarm. But the rest of my stay in the 6 bed en-suite room was great! My only complaint is that the bed curtains were dirty, with a lot of distinct brown stains, changing them every now and then could help :)"