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High Street Hostel

3.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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January 2025

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Exterior
Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm
Interior
Terrace/patio
Game room

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
8-18 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1NE
  • Royal Mile
    1 min walk
  • St. Giles' Cathedral
    4 min walk
  • University of Edinburgh
    7 min walk
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    29 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

Shower, hair dryer, towels

Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Shared Dormitory, Women only

In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory, Women only

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (4 bed)

In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (4 bed)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Double Room, Shared Bathroom

Shower, hair dryer, towels

Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (6 bed)

In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (6 bed)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Shared Dormitory, Women only (4 bed)

In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory, Women only (4 bed)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Shared Dormitory, Women only

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (18 bed)

In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (18 bed)

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Edinburgh

With a stay at High Street Hostel in Edinburgh (Old Town Edinburgh), you'll be steps from Royal Mile and 10 minutes by foot from Edinburgh Castle. .This hostel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from University of Edinburgh and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Princes Street.
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What's nearby

  • Royal Mile - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • University of Edinburgh - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Princes Street - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Edinburgh Castle - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 12 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station) - 4 min walk
  • St Andrew Square Tram Stop - 10 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Whiski Bar & Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Bella Italia - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Byron North Bridge - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Mitre - ‬1 min walk

About this property

High Street Hostel

Hostel with a bar, steps from Royal Mile
High Street Hostel offers 18 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. This Edinburgh hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 18 guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.

Languages

Croatian, English, German, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 3:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3:00 PM - 11:00 AM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

High Street Hostel Edinburgh
High Street Hostel
High Street Edinburgh
High Street Hotel Edinburgh
High Street Hostel Edinburgh, Scotland
High Street Hostel Edinburgh
High Street Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
High Street Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Edinburgh

High Street Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 59 out of 178 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 88 out of 178 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 178 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 178 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 178 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff, great location, great hostel, many attractions in the area and excursions available via the hostel
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

ANNE-MARIE

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location and friendly staff. Lounge area is a fun place to hang out and the kitchen is big and well-resourced.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really great front desk. Rooms were clean.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Liana, Silton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Although i wasnt well acquainted with the staff as I tend to keep to myself, they were very accommodating and helpful.
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pretty much perfect
Super friendly, comfortable, excellent amenities and a great location. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfy bed.

8/10 Good

Jess

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Montek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing stay. No complaints
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly staff, great location, great value for the price. Only thing is that the mattress/pillow/duvet were a bit worn down.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kieran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was really great. Nice atmosphere. Chill places to chill out. Good cheap breakfast. Comfortable bunks. Nice people staying here
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Daniel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

alison

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Grannies on tours
The room was small , but very clean. All the staff where very friendly and helpful. Breakfast for £2 unbeatable. The location is set in the centre of Edinburgh. Lovely weekend thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Place to stay.
1staff member (male) great worker, good for the hostel, sorry cant remember his name..... great eclectic hideaway, lovely and cosy, comfy beds, easy check in, deposit of Drivers licence or £10 or passport-returned to you upon check out. kitchen, lounge downstairs and an abundance of everything the city can offer.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Amery Demitrea

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Amery Demitrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff. Great location. It was a bit inconvenient to be locked out between 11 and 3 pm, but got used to that after a few days.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean good people
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

YI-FANG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Huge hostel
It's a big hostel. The room was nice but lack of storage space. The kitchen and lounge were spacious but pretty crowed all the time. If you prefer quiet place, probably here is not for you. But overall here is nice and reasonable price.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Life changing.
Stay at this hostel. It's beaurofull
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best location in Edinburgh
Great locYion and comfortable place.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful location! Fun and quirky. My only issue was the showers. They need better drainage and/or a place to put clothes - especially if the shower rooms are mixed sex
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

NANCY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great for location
I booked a private room. It was very small and bed was hard pillows too. It was noisy but doable. The shared bathroom is coed with two showers and three sinks. No amenities and for the price I paid I would not recommend.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019