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Belford Hostel in Edinburgh, Scotland

6/8 Douglas Gardens, Edinburgh

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Overall Rating: 69%From a total of 420 Reviews

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63% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (6)

There needs to be a heater for winter time, had a tremendous time trying to sleep in the cold--even with the quilt.

megumicarr8605, USA | Female 18-24 | 08th December 2009

46% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (2)

The rooms don't have ceiling so you can hear the breath of the people in different rooms.No heating, no hot water in the shower and no cleanliness. The staff cut their hair in the bar, place where people cook and have food.

silvia_cas_he3448, Spain | Female 18-24 | 07th December 2009

40% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (1)

the room is very cold,the heater is not heater in the room(didn't work),and the female shower water is not worm...

tk080219833653, Taiwan | Female 25-30 | 06th December 2009

80% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (3)

kind of cold, so take a good sleepingbag with you

Francisca, Italy | Female 25-30 | 03rd December 2009

66% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (5)

Is a beautiful building and the price is very competitive.

Alberto, Sri Lanka | Couple 25-30 | 30th November 2009

63% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (1)

We were totally freezing all the time!

siljavirtanen6653, Finland | Female 18-24 | 29th November 2009

83% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (1)

Staff were very friendly. The atmosphere of the hostel was great. Bathrooms are a little out of the way, but not too bad. I had a great stay.

averym, New Zealand | Male 18-24 | 24th November 2009

70% Customer Rating

Avid Traveller (16)

Certainly different to other hostels... big open church, but quite cramped rooms. Reasonably well heated even with its size. Open--roofed dorms are a bit strange and can be a bit noisy - particularly on saturday night. Showers REALLY need improving - they are too basic even for a hostel. Sneaked into the private bathroom and it was luxury, why isn't it the same elsewhere?? Good kitchen, bar and tv room. About 15-20 mins walk to town, 5 mins to haymarket station.

blueangel177972, England | Female 18-24 | 23rd November 2009

36% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (1)

This hostel was extremely loud - there are no ceilings over the rooms, they are essentially cubicles so you hear EVERYTHING. It was filthy - one bathroom for all the girls in the entire place. It was not in a good location, and the doors to the rooms don't lock.

jenniferbutkus3231, Canada | Female 18-24 | 23rd November 2009

36% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (5)

1) Since this hostel is made out of an old church, there are walls dividing the "rooms" but no ceilings. Is: if someone is making a lot of noise in another "room" late at night, everyone is kept up. 2) its about a 20-30 minute walk from the castle area. Not too bad, but not too close. 3) There are NO lockers in the room and NO locks on the room doors. Once someone is in the hostel, s/he can go into any room and take anything! 4)It is very cold in this hostel

Dany, Canada | Male 18-24 | 22nd November 2009


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