Reviews of Caledonian Backpackers
3 Queensferry Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH24PA
957 out of 1072 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Caledonian Backpackers'
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Customer review
Alone
Relaxation/spa
05 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: My key card was not keyed properly and I had a lavalava on. I had to go down soaking wet and dressed like that to the reception to get it re-keyed twice...but they were very helpful and understanding and one guy followed me up the second time to make sure I got in.
Disliked: I won't tell you...
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 60% | Cleanliness - | 60% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
City break
Sightseeing & culture
04 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: I liked the bar and common area, has a good vibe to it. Also the rooms were very big, I stayed in the 38 bed dorm, and it was really fine.
Disliked: Only a couple things such as no elevator, very small showers and that some of the blinds had fallen down in the room so I couldn't get a good sleep once the sun came up (at 6am!)
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
01 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: The bar area was great for meeting people and hanging out. The murals throughout the building were brilliant!
Disliked: There seemed to be few showers.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
Relaxation/spa
Shopping
Sightseeing & culture
30 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: This place had fun paintings on the walls, hotel style key-card doors and clean showers.
Disliked: A couple of the doors need a bit of oil to stop them from squeeking so loud. If you paint more, please only open windows to the outside, as the smell of drying paint can be unpleasant and cause headaches to your guests.
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 60% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 80% |
Doreen Chia
Alone
Sightseeing & culture
30 June 2011 Doreen would recommend this property
Liked: location was awesome, very close to the city centre
Disliked: toilet was small, only one sink for the entire female toilet. you can imagine that it was pretty difficult to get to use the sink.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Ana Moreira
Alone
City break
28 June 2011 Ana would recommend this property
Liked: the girl in reception was amazing!
Disliked: Nothing
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 60% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 60% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
With friends / other travellers
City break
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture
27 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: It's a large building with all the facilities you could ask for. 24 hour reception, lockers, safe building, kitchen with free breakfast, Wifi (!), etc. Great place!
Disliked: If you didn't come with a big group, it seemed hard to meet people...
| Atmosphere - | 60% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 60% |
Customer review
With friends / other travellers
Events / festivals
24 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Location
Disliked: Decor
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 60% | Facilities - | 60% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 60% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
With friends / other travellers
Sightseeing & culture
24 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: I liked the colourfulness of the room and the fact that it was cheap and near the city centre.
Disliked: Nothing in particular.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Maxine Cocker
With friends / other travellers
Events / festivals
24 June 2011 Maxine would recommend this property
Liked: everything
Disliked: nothing
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
22 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: IT IS PERFECT!!!! I liked everything!
Disliked: I am a very picky person, but I can`t come up with anything I disliked!
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 60% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 80% |
Ellie Stephen
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
22 June 2011 Ellie would recommend this property
Liked: Comfy beds, Friendly staff
Disliked: The smell in the first floor and staircase. Showers had little privacy.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 100% |
Marie Medenus
With friends / other travellers
City break
Partying / nightlife
Romantic getaway
Shopping
Sightseeing & culture
21 June 2011 Marie would recommend this property
Liked: everything!
Disliked: ....nothing to criticise actually....
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
With my spouse / partner
Backpacking / gap year
20 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Extended free breakfast (all morning), free wifi, big guest kitchen. Staff were friendly and helpful. Rooms safe and secure with lockers inside. Best feature of this hostel was the "bean bag cinema", a small (and dark) room with a projector and hundreds of movies to watch - very cool!
Disliked: Not all burners in the kitchen worked very well.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Nicole Tozer
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture
15 June 2011 Nicole would recommend this property
Liked: I have been traveling Europe for a few months and stayed in many hostels. this was defiantly the best without question. great atmosphere, helpful happy staff, good facilities and also clean. i will be back
Disliked: nothing
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 40% |
Customer review
Alone
Visiting friends or family
Work / volunteering
13 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Nice big lockers large enough for a suitcase. Great facilities such as free 24hr internet access. Very friendly and helpful staff. The free breakfast was nice.
Disliked: Felt hostel was quite expensive. There was no television for night time viewing.
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
With friends / other travellers
Business / conference
12 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Great breakfast!
Disliked: No bed lights.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Sightseeing & culture
11 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Great location! Included breakfast, and free laptops and computers available. Very functional and convenient!
Disliked: Nothing.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
Alone
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
11 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Comfortable-ish beds.
Disliked: Noisy at night and people doing things in the room that they shouldn't be (snoring, sexing, peeing).
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 100% |
Iain Sharp
With friends / other travellers
Backpacking / gap year
09 June 2011 Iain would recommend this property
Liked: the atmosphere was just amazing. And beds were very comfortable
Disliked: the locker's could have been a bit bigger
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 60% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Sightseeing & culture
07 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Friendly helpful staff all hours
Disliked: The bed was so uncomfortable (springs through plastic mattress) that it was really hard to sleep at night
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 80% |
Praveen Gounder
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
06 June 2011 Praveen would recommend this property
Liked: Free wifi in the whole place, lockers right next to the bed, good location in the new town and a big, well equipped kitchen
Disliked: Incredibly awful showers- need to hold the button down, very weak stream of water, pretty cold, no place to put my clothes, very cramped, people can see you changing if they open the bathroom door. The place is pretty huge, which makes it a bit harder to get to know people. One day someone had thrown up in the toilet, but this is a party hostel, not unexpected.
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 80% |
Steven Griffin
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
05 June 2011 Steven would recommend this property
Liked: in a good location, but still not right in the middle of all the royal mile craziness, which i liked.
Disliked: i wouldn't say it was a dislike, but i really was showing up in Edinburgh just for one night and didn't need a lot of activity, so when 2 girls from Manchester showed up drunk and one proceeded to have a 10 minute cell phone conversation with her mom (about salad!!?), at 2 am....well. if you're coming to have fun, this might be a great fit for you. if you just need a place to sleep for the night...maybe not the best.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Graeme Charteris
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
05 June 2011 Graeme would recommend this property
Liked: Fantastic hostel! All of the facilities you could want, friendly staff, great atmosphere to meet people
Disliked: bed squeaked
| Atmosphere - | 40% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 60% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
City break
29 May 2011
Liked: very cheap. nice staff. Good breakfast
Disliked: NOT enough showers! Looks like they have converted older shower rooms into dorms. Plus the showers are tight by the toilets, which is not very nice. £2.50 for a padlock for your locker is a rip off. Didn't seem like a good place to meet people, no one really got into groups or went out. I stayed on a Friday night and by 11pm more then half my dorm were in bed!
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