Edinburgh Metro Youth Hostel

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A short walk from Royal Mile and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Metro Youth Hostel provides a terrace, laundry facilities, and a bar. In addition to a restaurant, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Room service

Room options

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A small, tidy room with a single bed, a desk with a lamp, a bulletin board, and a window with patterned curtains.

Standard Single Room, 1 Twin Bed, Shared Bathroom

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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A room with a single bed, a desk with a chair, a bulletin board, and a window with curtains.

Standard Apartment, 4 Bedrooms, Kitchenette

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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A small, single-bed room with a wooden bed frame, a desk with a lamp, and a window with patterned curtains.

Standard Apartment, 5 Bedrooms, Kitchenette

  • 5 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Twin Beds

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A room with a bed, a desk with a lamp, and a window with patterned curtains.

Basic Apartment, 6 Bedrooms, Kitchenette

  • 6 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Twin Beds

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Two single beds with wooden frames and white bedding, a wooden dresser with drawers, and a skylight above the beds.

Basic Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Shared Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Located in Edinburgh City Centre, a neighborhood in Edinburgh, Edinburgh Metro Youth Hostel is near a train station. Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle are notable landmarks, and travelers looking to shop may want to visit Grassmarket and Princes Street. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at Edinburgh International Conference Centre or Murrayfield Stadium. Visit our Edinburgh travel guide
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15 Robertson's Close, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1LY

What's nearby

  • A cobblestone street lined with historic buildings, including a Gothic church and a classical building with arches.
    Royal Mile
    2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • A historic building with a central dome and symmetrical wings.
    University of Edinburgh
    4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • A historic cathedral with intricate Gothic architecture, a statue, and a cobblestone square.
    St. Giles' Cathedral
    6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • A historic castle on a hill with a crowd in the foreground.
    Grassmarket
    7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • A park with a pathway, benches, and trees. In the background, there are historic buildings and a clock tower.
    Princes Street
    7 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Edinburgh Waverley Station
    5 min walk
  • St Andrew Square Tram Stop
    12 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
    27 min drive

Restaurants

  • The City Cafe
    2 min walk
  • Bannerman's Bar
    1 min walk
  • WHISKI Bar & Restaurant
    2 min walk
  • The Advocate
    3 min walk
  • The Mitre
    3 min walk

About this property

Edinburgh Metro Youth Hostel

  • Hostel near Royal Mile
  • A short walk from University of Edinburgh and Grassmarket, Edinburgh Metro Youth Hostel provides a terrace, laundry facilities, and a bar. Free in-room WiFi and a restaurant are available to all guests.
  • You'll also find perks like:
  • A 24-hour front desk, meeting rooms, and luggage storage
  • Room features
  • All 199 rooms offer comforts such as separate sitting areas and separate dining areas, as well as thoughtful touches like free WiFi and safes.
  • Other amenities include:
    • Shared bathrooms with showers
    • Separate sitting areas, separate dining areas, and communal kitchens

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Frequently asked questions

Is Edinburgh Metro Youth Hostel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Edinburgh Metro Youth Hostel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Edinburgh Metro Youth Hostel?

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM.

What time is check-out at Edinburgh Metro Youth Hostel?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Edinburgh Metro Youth Hostel located?

Located in Edinburgh City Centre, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of Royal Mile, University of Edinburgh, and Grassmarket. Edinburgh Castle and Princes Street are also within 15 minutes. St Andrew Square Tram Stop is 12 minutes by foot and Princes Street Tram Stop is 13 minutes.

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Reviews

Edinburgh Metro Youth Hostel Reviews

6.6

7.0

Cleanliness

7.8

Location

7.2

Staff & service

6.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 52 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 52 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 52 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 52 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 52 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
ユースホステルでした。
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Mein Zimmer war ruhig und sauber. Das Bett war gut. Das Badezimmer könnte mal saniert werden. Für ein Hostel aber ok.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Das Personal war super und freundlich und hat mir meinen (sehr schweren) Koffer aufs Zimmer getragen. Die Matratze ist aber so durchgelegen, dass ich besser auf dem Boden geschlafen hätte. Mir tun die Studenten leid, die während des Semesters in solchen Betten schlafen müssen.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good for a night's digs

Was as expected. Basic accommodation at a reasonable price.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's a student accommodation during term time, so do not expect hotel service. It's still great for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Le personnel est présent pour aider, cependant la propreté et le rapport qualité/prix pourrait être amélioré.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best value for the Fringe

Third year staying here for the fringe - excellent location, basic but clean facilities, great staff. Being able to leave luggage (at no extra charge) is great too.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service

OK stay during the Fringe Festival

This hostel is ideally located for attending the Fringe festival, but it is far from glamourous. Each room is quite small, basic and the floorboard creak loudly. The shared bathroom (between five) on each corridor is outdated and super basic. You will need to bring or hire towels and toiletries as they are not provided here. Good think is that there is a shared kitchen with fridge, so if you want to cook and eat on a budget or just have a cup of tea you can with ease, but walking down the corridor expect more creaking. In my room too, the window was open, which made it very cold and noisy during my stay as people talking in the courtyard and arriving early (late am) to check in were often inconsiderate of guests trying to sleep off an early AM return to sleep. On the up side it is fairly cheap most nights, but I would not pay more than £40 a night to stay here. Even at that point is overcharging aka a theft from your pockets.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fringe in Edinburgh just awesome. Beautiful city.. Central hostal
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Right in the centre of Edinburgh

Student accommodation which is basic and can be noisy but is right at the centre of the action for the Festival. Single rooms only.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location, everything else not so much

I booked this hotel during the Edinburgh Fringe festival at very short notice (only booked my holiday 2 weeks before going) so it won on the price and the location front. Took about 2 minutes to walk from my room to the Royal Mile (via Hunter Square) which was fantastic, and a taxi ride back from literally any of the shows I went to see would cost less than 5 pounds (so cheap in comparison to taxis back home where a similar journey would cost you 3 times as much!) Onto the negatives... This facility operates as student accommodation for most of the year, so keep in mind that you are booking a private room in an apartment with shared bathroom/kitchen facilities. I was aware of this going in, but nothing could have prepared me for the stench in the living room, the crusted on "who knows what this is" on the oven/stove top, and the fact that every time I went to use the bathroom, it looked as though one of my "flatmates" had partaken in a pee party all over the bathroom floor. Pee everywhere, you almost could have opened a public swimming pool there was so much of it. The front desk staff would not send someone up to get it cleaned. The bed itself was like lying on a slab of concrete, with a very sad foam mattress.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Great location, bathroom wasn't too clean

Stayed there for the bank holiday weekend, room was big and spacious (it had a funny smell though). The shared bathroom was cleaned only the first day of my stay, for the rest of the 2 days, no one cleaned it. Compared to the other hostel of this chain, I was a bit disappointed.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Colchón incomodisimo!

El colchón tenía una cubierta tan finita que sus resortes me lastimaron impidiéndome dormir la primera de las 4 noches y la solución fue darme un acolchado para disminuir la incomodidad, no cambiarme el colchón! No me avisaron que llevará mi propia toalla, hay que pagar 2 libras por una! Y sacarse uno mismo sus sábanas y dejarlas abajo antes de irse!
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Good location but noisy

The hostel located in a good location, but very noisy as next to the pub Staff are very nice and helpful Facilities are basic but as it's a hostel, I don't expect too much
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Great location in the middle of the Fringe events

Excellent location that was in the middle of old town right on the door step of all the different free fringe events. Staff were really friendly and I felt safe while traveling alone.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Pratique et abordable mais peu agréable

Chambre en cité universitaire, confort minimal, faible isolation phonique la nuit, nombreux escaliers durs à monter. Tranche avec le charme d'Edinburgh, mais bien situé dans la vieille ville, à une rue du Royal Mile et environ 1 mile du chateau.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Hostel within walking distance to the Royal Mile.

Room was clean & staff nice. Location very central. If you have a problem with stairs or staying above a pub this place is not for you.
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Invest some money

I had the worst polyester bed linen ever which nobody changed once in a whole week. It was actually an overpriced student dorm I would not recommend to anyone caring for a good night sleep. The only thing good about it is the location.
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Shame

Wasn't happy that the rooms were mixed, wasn't told that when I booked. Will stay in other hostels in future. Its a shame as the location was ideal.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Near from city center, which is good, quite loud neighborhood in the middle of the night though.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Okay place to spend a couple of nights however it can get loud from outside noise and only one flat pillow is provided which doesn't make the best nights sleep.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Old hostel in need of an update

The hostel is old and is really in need of an update, especially the bathroom, but it is in a really great location just minutes walk from the Royal Mile. It is also very quiet and safe. My stay was quite pleasant.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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싼 만큼 더럽고 주변 시끄러웠어요
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service

noisy in the night but great location

I am not a big fan of night life and I stay in this hostel when festivals were in heat. Many performers and visitors are crowded on the roads surrounded this place and it was extremely noisy in the night. The noise would not stop until around 4 am in the morning! So bring your ear buds and prepare to be awakened during your sleep. Otherwise, the room is clean, the restroom is large, and I like the kitchen very much. It is located in the city center and it just needs a few minutes walk to most attractions.
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

싼 맛에라도 전 별로..

객실 창문이 안열려서 암청 답답합니다.. 거기다 겨울 솜이불... 밤에 자가 더워서 밖에 가서 앉아있다 왔네요.. 구리고 메트리스도 너무 불편해요.. 제가 만약 아 곳을 가시 찾는다면 진짜 찾다찾다 잘 곳이 없을 때 최후의 선택으로 전 찾을거 같아요. 5파운드짜리 아침 조식은 맛있어요