The Hostel

I was put off by the reviews but honestly for being half the price of the other hostels nearby this one is great! Great location, kitchen and lounges nice, social activities on. Bed and pillow a little uncomfy but it worked and the taps in bathrooms were annoying to constantly hold down. Staff are super friendly tho! For a budget solo traveller I’d def stay again!! :D

Stayed for three nights and it was very good. Beds are comfy, toilets and showers were clean. Not so sure if it was just my room but the lack of plug sockets nearby was odd And annoying. 12 sockets on one side but not by every bed is odd. Half the dorm did not have close access to charging their things and we would have to leave them on their own charging through the day or overnight.

I stayed for two nights at The Hostel in Haymarket. Overall, it was a nice experience. The only downside was the stairs, which made it a bit challenging to carry my large luggage. However, the staff were very helpful — especially Reina, who was incredibly friendly, welcoming, and always smiling. She kindly offered to help me, which I really appreciated. The kitchen was quite small and couldn't comfortably fit more than two people at a time, which made it a bit crowded, especially when several guests were there. On the other hand, the common areas were spacious and pleasant. There were plenty of tables and chairs, and even an outdoor area for smoking.

The first time I have seen 3 tiered bunk beds, most uncomfortable. Hit my head trying to get in and out of the middle bunk. Very crowded dormitory with closely spaced beds and smelly to boot. Staff is nice and helpful though.

Great place to live if you're traveling solo or with friends. Very close to the city centre and very easy to get to. Convenient as bus/tram stops are very close by. Clean room, friendly staff. A. Ery positive experience altogether!

An ideal choice for solo travelers, the receptionists were super friendly and happy to help with anything. A warning for everyone: the rooms have 18 beds, there is a chance that there will be 17 other people staying with us, and it’s very likely that at least one of them will smell bad and make the entire room stink with their body odor. Unfortunately, we had such an experience and the smell was really very intense and unpleasant, almost unbearable - God forbid if there are more such people there.

It was very very cramped in the 21 person room! The bathrooms were very small for that amount of people with no counter space to put anything down. The staff was nice and helpful and the location was really great

Overall really nice, I recommend it. Very nice staff and the rooms are pretty good. Beds are hard and pretty crammed in, but the rooms are bright and airy, and clean as well. Showers weren't bad. Tiny kitchen but not bad.

DO NOT BOOK this place. They canceled with no reason given, 2 weeks before our stay. This was our honeymoon trip; we booked months in advance. Then we get an email that says our booking was canceled due to an "issue with bedding", and to top it off, the stay was during a national holiday, so there were no other affordable options in the area. We stayed in Glasgow instead because of this. I cannot express how angry I am that they can do this to people. I wish nothing but bad luck to this joke of an establishment. Again, DO NOT BOOK HERE. I personally think their "internal issue with beds" was just raising the price and rebooking, which should be illegal.

Nice and clean place. They offer a continental breakfast (cereal and toast) for £2. Instant coffee and tea are free. The only reason I give it 3 stars is because the common areas (communal room and kitchen) are closed from 11pm-8am. I thought that was the point of having an extra kitchen. We had tours early in the morning so we were never able to make our own breakfast or coffee. After coming home after a night at the pub, the hallway was crowded bc there was nowhere else to sit and we couldn't have a late night munchie snack because there was nowhere to make one. At £40 a night, that's reasonable during fringe festival, but it is still below my expectations.

Upon first entering this hostel my initial reaction was along the lines of great location and oh my goodness the staff is friendly! By the end of the day I was thinking to myself "eh, three out of five stars ain't half bad." By the end of the third day I simply was exasperated by this hostel. What are the key elements you look for in a hostel? Usually they are cleanliness, friendliness, amenities, kitchen, and Wi-Fi. Yes? I shall be rating them on such. First of all, they do keep this hostel very tidy. I must commend them on that fact as many hostels do fail in that regards. However, it appears to be at a dire cost to the rest of the hostel. Their staff was very friendly and incredibly helpful. The first woman we met was probably the best part about this hostel! The rest of the staff was friendly enough but she truly blew them out of the water. The amenities were not the best. They had a sign that offered laundry services but we were told that they did not have them. All of the outlets for our room were located in one spot all right next to a single bunk. There were 16 beds cramped into a room that should only have accommodated between 8-12 comfortably. The showers were either freezing cold or Satan's hellfire. The common rooms were small and crowded. The kitchen was so small that it basically did not exist. We started just picking up snacks at the local grocer because there simply wasn't room to cook. This sadly drained our pockets pretty quickly. I did, however, appreciate there being a separate coffee and tea station on the opposite end of the stove. This helped a bit with the cramped nature of the kitchen but only by a small amount. For a hostel with three separate Wi-Fi access points the Wi-Fi was absolutely terrible. I couldn't connect in my bedroom and in the common rooms it was spotty and almost unusable due to such heavy traffic. Now, there are some positives. As I said before, the place is tidy and in an excellent location. If you are just stopping in for a night or simply don't care about any of my complainants feel free to give it a shot! Oh! We also misplaced our stuff a few times and nobody stole it. That was nice of them.

BED BUGS! Onsite staff didn't seem too bothered about them though. They refunded my reservation, then sent me out into the night suggesting a sister property that was more expensive with worse location (for me). They were uninterested in offering any further help, such as the manager's contact details, comping transport or a new lodging. I honestly felt as if they were laughing at me.

Great people, rooms are nice with full amenities. Good recommendations from the front desk.

Awesome place! Awesome staff!! Really nice and helpful! I really recommend it! If you want to stay to an authentic place, you should think about this one! Really nice people from around the world : travellers , students, etc! Not a show off place! I so much enjoyed my stay! Thanks