High Street Hostel

In general，it is good.

When checking in for my stay, the reception worker was telling me all the usual information for when you check in, and I asked if I would need a lock for my locker or if one was provided. The reception worker (I later found out his name is Raj) raised his voice and said not to interrupt him, finished his speech, and practically threw the keys at me. He did not answer my question and I was too embarrassed and shaken by him raising his voice and being generally very unfriendly that I just went up to my room. Thankfully, there were locks built into the lockers. Then, when I was leaving I stopped and asked him if he had any suggestions for things for me to do in Edinburgh...he in a really rude and loud tone said "No." and then went back to talking to another employee. Everything else was fine about my experience here but I will not be staying here again. I was shocked at how rude the staff member was.

Best hostel I’ve been to! Visited Edinburgh a number of times and every time we stay here. The staff are always so friendly, the rooms are clean, it has such a great atmosphere, the common area is a great place to meet new people and hang out. Always feel super welcomed and safe here. It’s also in an excellent location very close to the centre of Edinburgh and easy to walk to most places in the city from here. I would highly highly recommend anyone visiting Edinburgh to stay here. I will 100% be back again

I went in February 2021, and just now writing a review because I'm going back to Edinburgh and stumbled upon this place again. I only used the hostel as a place to sleep at night as we were doing a lot of exploring. I was in the biggest mixed gender room. Beds were fine, one bathroom with multiple showers for all of us. Even in Feburary, the room got stuffy and hot at night, waking me up. Additionally, there were two people having a snoring war which was unpleasant at 3 AM to say the least (I realize this is the danger of booking a large room but just sharing my experience). Also be aware of people getting up and leaving early with loud alarms due to this being a travelers hostel. Decent place and good enough amenities. Good - location - beds comfy enough - outlets by beds - nice front desk Bad - hot and stuffy at night (in February) - would love for more toilets and showers for the amount of people - snorers (not something the hostel can change) - not a social environment - people come back late / leave early with no concern for people sleeping

Due to rail strikes we weren’t able to keep our reservation here, but the communication was good and we resolved our accommodation query quickly and fairly. We emailed and received a response very promptly so we were happy with the fast response

Clean hostel. Friendly staff. Comfortable beds. Bathrooms are small but always clean. We were able to store our luggage there at no cost before check in. Perfectly located on the Royal Mile and within walking distance to almost everything. Room was quiet and cool at night.

I had a wonderful time at the High Street Hostel - I only stayed the night. The room was great, with a charging port and light for each bed which was handy. Great social space with a lot to offer (quiz night, movie night etc). Breakfast was great, and the luggage storage option after checkout was awesome! Thank you very much HSHE! 😄

I like hostels and usually go to backpackers hostel but this has been one of the worse experiences ever! They gave me the wrong room type (booked private twins and they gave me bulk beds, it is not the same and I have an issue with my hip... They said they do not have more roms available ... The heater was broken, I told them about and they said they will check it out and provide blankets. At night when I came back, the heater was still not functional, no blankets were provided, and someone left the window open... It was freezing since just 5 degrees outside... Also, the isolation was terrible since the window was broken.