Reviews of Budget backpackers

39 Cowgate, Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1JR

91.4%

1427 out of 1484 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Budget backpackers'

Atmosphere
91.2%
Location
93.6%
Facilities
90.4%
Cleanliness
92.0%
Staff
86.4%
Value
91.2%
Safety
95.2%

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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

15 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: good

Disliked: nothing

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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

14 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Location, atmosphere

Disliked: nothing

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Nicole Raine

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture

12 October 2011 Nicole would recommend this property

Liked: Very central, clean and awesome facilities!! Aka bar! Possibly the best hostel we have stayed in, and definitely going to stay again!!

Disliked: nothing!

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Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Sightseeing & culture

12 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: WONDERFUL, THE BEST I EVER HAD IN EUROPE!!!

Disliked: I'D LIKE BREAKFAST IF POSSIBLE AND COMPUTERS FOR NET

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Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

12 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Everything

Disliked: Nothing

97.1%
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Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

12 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Beatiful style!! And nice staff!! A very well designed hostel confortable and bautiful!!

Disliked: Nothing...

65.7%
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Customer review

Alone

Sports, adventure or outdoor activities

08 October 2011

Liked: Central to city

Disliked: I paid over 50 Gbp For a double room and didn't even get a towel provided. Guys loudly were vondimg beer via a funnel and hose in the dining room and not stopped by staff. The kitchen was a pig sty in the AM, it had not been cleaned overnight despite 24 hr staff.

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Lucas Rafael Lima Drummond

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

07 October 2011 Lucas Rafael would recommend this property

Liked: I HAD THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE IN THIS HOSTEL ! THE CREW IS FANTASTIC .. PUB CRAWL EVERY DAY !

Disliked: NOTHING !

82.9%
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James Lee

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

03 October 2011 James would recommend this property

Liked: Staff were very helpful.

Disliked: Loud at night due to nightclub.

71.4%
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Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

30 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good location.

Disliked: Nothing special.

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Regina O'Hara

With friends / other travellers

City break

24 September 2011 Regina would recommend this property

Liked: Brilliant place to stay! The staff are friendly, and its bright, clean and cheap. Location is perfect as it is right next to the castle, the royal mile and the train ststion. Beds and shower areas are clean & lockers are available. The seating area is bright and quirky with a retro twist. The food is really tasty, definately worth the extra couple of quid!

Disliked: -

88.6%
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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

17 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: clean, nice rooms

Disliked: .

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Alexandra birrell

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Beach / sunbathing
Events / festivals
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture

10 September 2011 Alexandra would recommend this property

Liked: Quite a large hostel, situated perfectly in the grass market. Was so clean, had a kitchen and an awesome chill out room as well as a bar. The staff were lovely and always happy to help. Would recommend staying here to all.

Disliked: Nothing.

65.7%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 60% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

04 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Central location, staffed 24 hours, affordable.

Disliked: Very much noise from the outside - the streets.

88.6%
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Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

03 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It's in a great location and there's a lot of space in all the rooms. Plenty of outlets, great WiFi reception, personal reading lights, and free lockers.

Disliked: Could have been a bit cleaner, but it's a cheap hostel—you know what you're getting yourself into.

88.6%
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carmen schiweck

With friends / other travellers

Partying / nightlife
Shopping
Sightseeing & culture

02 September 2011 carmen would recommend this property

Liked: VERY NICE STAFF, very friendly, easy to meet other people

Disliked: my room mates snorting

97.1%
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Jessi Walters

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Events / festivals
Partying / nightlife
Visiting friends or family

02 September 2011 Jessi would recommend this property

Liked: EVERYTHING! What's not to love! Free walking tours, free pub crawls, free internet access, friendly staff! Amazing bar/food, dining room, games room! This place is huge and awesome I cannot wait to stay here again!

Disliked: Absolutely nothing....well actually I didn't like the uni-sex bathrooms and that there was no lift :(

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Customer review

Alone

Events / festivals

27 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: absolutely fantastic, spotless , comfortable bed and friendly , helpful staff

Disliked: all wonderful , nothing to dislike

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

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

City break

23 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This stay was the second time we stayed at this hostel, will always book here when in Edinburgh, the hostel is excellently located, you couldn't ask for better really, and it is reasonably priced with a large variety of different types of rooms.

Disliked: nothing really to complain about, the bathrooms are a little old, but i don't think that a major issue when it comes to just the look.

65.7%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 40% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 60%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

City break

07 August 2011

Liked: location, helpfulness of staff (some of them)

Disliked: cleanliness, too many people in mixed dorms

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

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities

02 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the new lounge

Disliked: handdrier in the toilet is absolutely useless. Moving in the bed makes huge noise

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Andrew Moore

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

30 July 2011 Andrew would recommend this property

Liked: space in the dorms, free locker in the room, laundry in the backpackers so i could wash my clothes, wifi in my dorm

Disliked: dryers need to be hotter, it took 2 turns (40 mins) to dry my clothes...but to be fair that aint that bad

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Luciana Rocha

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

29 July 2011 Luciana would recommend this property

Liked: Great location, free walking tour, helpful staff.

Disliked: Nothing really.

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Curtis Smith

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

29 July 2011 Curtis would recommend this property

Liked: everything

Disliked: nothing

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Partying / nightlife

29 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Friendly staff, nice location, not too pricy, clean, nicely decorated, good that you can go back 24hrs, etc!

Disliked: Having to pay for breakfast - for £2 I got value white bread with horrible jam and value orange juice... Yuck! Not nice for my hangover lol! Also I am vegan and think you should have soya milk availible - also good for lactose intolerant customers! And vegan cereal, spread etc. Also scrap the token idea, may as well pay at the start when you get your room key. You should sell toiletries too.


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