Reviews of Budget backpackers

39 Cowgate, Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1JR

90.9%

1427 out of 1485 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Budget backpackers'

Atmosphere
92.0%
Location
93.6%
Facilities
90.4%
Cleanliness
89.6%
Staff
87.2%
Value
89.6%
Safety
93.6%

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88.6%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

17 March 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Near to the castle, good atmosphere

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

88.6%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

13 March 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: + : clean place, functionnal furniture, great location (5 minutes walk to the main street, 2 minutes walk to pubs), friendly and helpful staff, lockers for your luggage, FREE WALKING TOUR offered,- : 2£ for average breakfast, internet not free

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

77.1%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 60% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Shelley Lowe

08 March 2010 Shelley would recommend this property

Liked: It is in a great location, just one street over from the royal mile, and the staff were nice. It feels a bit like staying in a college dorm. It has many kitchens, which made it a little hard to meet people. But there is a central dinning room and free walking tour and free pub crawl.

Disliked: Shelley left no negative feedback.

68.6%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 80%

Customer review

20 February 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Excellent location just around the corner from the castle, 24 hour reception and cheap breakfast. It was however in rather a noisy location.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

62.9%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 40% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 60%

Customer review

20 February 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The rooms were a decent size.The toilets were pretty disgusting in the mornings-more due to fellow travellers than lack of cleaning. The sheets/duvet covers are pretty old and worn.Its not up there with the best hostels I've stayed in but it's not the worst either. I didn't feel that it deserved a rating as high as it has.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

80.0%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Chulachat Kanjana-oransiri

17 February 2010 Chulachat would recommend this property

Liked: The breakfast add-on was quite cheap compared to other hostels. There were enough bathrooms and I didn't have to queue. The location is in the centre, easy to get around Edinburgh.I would recommend this to people.

Disliked: Chulachat left no negative feedback.

88.6%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Daniel Arnaud

16 February 2010 Daniel would recommend this property

Liked: Ambientazo!

Disliked: Daniel left no negative feedback.

100.0%
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Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

mechelle mcnamara

11 February 2010 mechelle would recommend this property

Liked: it was close to everything with great clean facilities and very friendly staff, one of the best hostels ive stayed at! i always book with hostel bookers and havnt been disapointed yet!! thanks

Disliked: mechelle left no negative feedback.

88.6%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

LORENA LEITE

09 February 2010 LORENA would recommend this property

Liked: The staff are so friendly (they always have a smile on their faces...) and helpful... each bed have individual lamps (it was perfect...)

Disliked: LORENA left no negative feedback.

82.9%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

05 February 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: De balie is 24/7 open. Het hostel heeft goede faciliteiten en ligt op een geweldige locatie in het centrum van de stad.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Sandra Stueber

03 February 2010 Sandra would recommend this property

Liked: Cool hostel and very very central. The dorms are quiet cold though.

Disliked: Sandra left no negative feedback.

100.0%
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Customer review

03 February 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: perfect

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

100.0%
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David Robbins

28 January 2010 David would recommend this property

Liked: great hostel, great staff

Disliked: David left no negative feedback.

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

25 January 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Excellent rooms and really friendly staff, in the best location at a food price!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

88.6%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 100%

Customer review

24 January 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good location and value for money

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

23 January 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The decoration inside are amazing! every day they propose a free city tour and on the night a pub crawl so you can't miss the best things!!! there is enough bathrooms and toilets, so no need to wait (we were 9). i definetely recommend this place, and it's cheap!!!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

82.9%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

18 January 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: everything like in description

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Customer review

16 January 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: I imagine it was a great place to meet people, but it was really way too loud. The quiet hours were not observed at all, and in our three nights there, we had trouble sleeping for each one of them. Definitely a "party hostel", so if that's what you're looking for, go ahead and have a great time. If not, maybe not the best bet, though it is a great deal.They jack the rates up a lot on weekends...but otherwise it's very cheap.Awesome staff too...extremely helpful in many ways.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

13 January 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great location and the staff were really good.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

74.3%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 100%

Customer review

12 January 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Avarage all above expectation.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

100.0%
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Customer review

12 January 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the staff was great, the kitchen very nice, excellent location; if you have an early morning it can be a little loud at night, but a very fun place to stay

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Customer review

06 January 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: great location.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

68.6%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 60% Facilities - 40% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

04 January 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Nil.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Ashley Oleson

03 January 2010 Ashley would recommend this property

Liked: The walking tour and pub crawl were awesome, mostly because the staff was so fun. Loved Jo!!! She was the best!

Disliked: Ashley left no negative feedback.

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

02 January 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: By far one of the best hostels I've ever stayed at, and it's very reasonably priced to boot. All of the staff were fantastic, very helpful and nice. This is a great hostel to mingle and meet other travelers, there are activities everyday. Overall it was a very fun and clean hostel, will defintely stay there again if I go back to Edinburgh.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.


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