Reviews of Budget backpackers
39 Cowgate, Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1JR
1427 out of 1484 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Budget backpackers'
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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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| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
14 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Location, atmosphere
Disliked: nothing
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| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
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!
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
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
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
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Customer review
With friends / other travellers
Sightseeing & culture
12 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Everything
Disliked: Nothing
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| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 100% |
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...
| Atmosphere - | 60% | Staff - | 60% | Facilities - | 60% | Safety - | 60% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 60% | Value - | 60% |
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 !
| Atmosphere - | 60% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 60% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 60% | Value - | 100% |
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.
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 60% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 60% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 60% | Value - | 80% |
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: -
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 100% |
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.
| Atmosphere - | 40% | Staff - | 60% | Facilities - | 60% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 60% |
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.
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 100% |
| 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.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 60% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 80% |
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
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
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
| 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.
| 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
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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
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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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