Belford Hostel Reviews

The internet could be faster. I had some cold showers also

Rooms are quite smelly.

Best hostel we have ever had - would definitely recommend! :)

I highly recommend the hostel, everything and all staff member was nice. Only the kettle was dirty, but the bathroom and toilet was very clean. It was awesome.

Hostel was good for the price plenty of room to accommodate a lot of people. Needs a few more toilets, otherwise can't complain

The hostel was particularly dirty, even by hostel standards. Very small and cramped rooms. Showers and toilets almost unusable. Avoid at all cost.

The comments about the hostel that it is way to cold are really not true. It was even a little bit too warm...and it was still freezing outside. The facilities are value for the money. We didn't pay much - therefore we didn't expect a lot. If you want to stay at a cheap hostel in Edinburgh this is a good place to stay.

The hostel's building used to be a church so it's needless to say it looks pretty cool. However it does have some minor problems with the heating. We stayed there in late March-early April but we were always freezing there. The temperature was acceptable in the TV room if we covered ourselves in the huge blanket they provide you there, but taking a shower reminded me of the last fifteen minutes of the movie Titanic. Even so, it's a cheap and nice hostel with really kind and helpful staff.

Stayed in a Double Private and was positively surprised. Kettle and some tea bags and instant coffee, two cups, milk in the room. Bathrooms were ok. Totally acceptable for the cheap price. Same with the kitchen. Everything there that you would need and loads of space. Only complaint: There weren't any clean/dry tea towels. It's only a 10min walk to the west end of Princes Street. There's a supermarket quite close by. For this price definitely a good stay.

Very lovely staff!

This hostel is amazing value , good nice chatty friendly staff, kitchen , bar ,pool table close to the city centre, thata why I keep coming back, Buena suerte Roberto !

My wifi in the kitchen didn't work. I'd rather have paper towels or a dryer in the toilets than the damp hand towels. It was nice to find myself in a room of my own - I was travelling alone and was quite happy to have that space. The staff were really lovely and friendly.

Following things make this hostel worse than others: - 25 minutes walk to city centre - check-out time 10a.m. - delayed check-out fee per hour (!): £10 (this equals one night) - everybody (even in a big group) needs to have an own key, which costs £10 in case of loss - breakfast costs £1.20 for two slices of bread and instant coffee (wtf?) - no alcohol allowed to bring, only to buy at the bar - top of the safes in the room are broken, so not safe at all - not hot water in the showers

The hostel itself looked nice, the staimed glasses... but theorganization is really bad. You have to go downstairs for the facilities (toilet and shower). THe water of the shower was cold and there're no hooks to hang your clothes while you take your shower, means that you have to be naked in the shower room! The hostel is near Dean Village which is a nice area but far from the citycenter when it's freezing cold outside. I went to many hostels in Edinburgh and this one is definitely not the best

Overall the hostel was really good, the only problem my friends and I found was that it was really cold. There was heating, of course, but the hostel had been a church years ago and obviously those buildings are not easy to heat. I would recommend these hostel, but I must say it is better for a trip during summer when the temperatures in Edinburgh are not so low and you don't feel such a necessity of a warm place where you can rest. :D

Dirtiest hostel I've ever stayed at. Staff was rude, atmosphere was extremely creepy and everything was really inconvenient. It was in a boring area of town. I cannot stress enough how dirty the bathrooms were. There was NO heat and it was freezing! The top bunk bed did not have a ladder so it was difficult for me to get up and down. Awful stay, I do not recommend at all.

really not clean

Female shower rooms were a lot further away than the males which was inconvenient but not a major issue. Only stayed for one night but was very happy!

Good value for money , excellent location, only annoying thing is key deposit and 10 am check out, but i recommend

A nice place, it is an old church renovated into a hostel. Bar downstairs with pool table and kitchen. Facilities were good, showers got cold after a while. Excellent staff, was given a half an hour verbal tour at reception when I asked what we should do - very helpful! Kitchen can get quite busy, but overall a decent facility. Good location for cheap supermarkets and the new town, a little far away from old town (35 minute walk, I think there's a bus to catch from the stop outside the hostel.)