Reviews of Caledonian Backpackers

3 Queensferry Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH24PA

93.7%

957 out of 1072 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Caledonian Backpackers'

Atmosphere
94.4%
Location
95.2%
Facilities
92.8%
Cleanliness
88.8%
Staff
96.0%
Value
96.0%
Safety
92.8%

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94.3%
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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

29 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The free wi-fi and laptop rentals.

Disliked: Not ideal for meeting and connecting with other travellers.

88.6%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Family Holiday
Shopping
Sightseeing & culture
Visiting friends or family

28 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: very good location, friendly staff

Disliked: some people said they got their things stollen... could provide locks for the lockers...

80.0%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 80%

STEWART WILLIAMSON

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

25 May 2011

Liked: Great location and very friendly staff.

Disliked: Cleanliness was lacking, no toilet rolls and I did have to ask at 10 at night for my bed to be made.

94.3%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
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Customer review

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

25 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good wifi. Easy bus access to airport. Central location. Great price and includes breakfast!

Disliked: .

100.0%
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Andrew Glover

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

21 May 2011 Andrew would recommend this property

Liked: Colourful and fun with a good bunch of friendly people and security if you need it. Free breakfast too. Brilliant.

Disliked: I liked it all

100.0%
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Marcus Cowen

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

21 May 2011 Marcus would recommend this property

Liked: Amazing communal area and a great basic Breakfast until noon!

Disliked: No long term rates, otherwise I would have stayed

100.0%
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Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Family Holiday
Shopping
Sightseeing & culture
Visiting friends or family

20 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This hostel was the best. Free computers and wireless, a bar and a nice breakfast. Quiet and the staff was pleased to help us with our journey. No complaints.

Disliked: NONE

97.1%
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Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Laura Keys

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

18 May 2011 Laura would recommend this property

Liked: this place is awesome, best hostel ever? free wifi and computers, movie room, breakfast (breads and cereals), luggage storage. cheap bar, fun crowd, city centre of edinburgh, comfy sheets and pillows, pretty clean considering its size, list of free things to see, friendly staff

Disliked: lots of people traveling in groups which can make it harder for solos to mingle, some people didnt like the plastic coated mattresses tho i didnt care

100.0%
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joel stirling

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year

18 May 2011 joel would recommend this property

Liked: everything it is one of the best I have had the joy to stay in to date

Disliked: the cooking knifes are all blunt which makes it hard to cook and cut anything . But at least you could never cut your self on them haha

100.0%
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Sergio Schnaider Barbosa

With friends / other travellers

City break
Sightseeing & culture

17 May 2011 Sergio would recommend this property

Liked: Nicest place to stay in Edinburgh, Magnificent view to Edinburgh's castle, :) i loved it.

Disliked: Everything was perfect

100.0%
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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

17 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: A great hostel with a very fun atmosphere, free internet and computer use, breakfast included, and great people. Definitely recommended.

Disliked: Nothing that I can think of...

100.0%
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preben nyborg madsen

Alone

City break

16 May 2011 preben nyborg would recommend this property

Liked: the breakfast

Disliked: nothing

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Bryan Hellard

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Visiting friends or family

13 May 2011 Bryan would recommend this property

Liked: The free breakfast and free internet

Disliked: Can't think of anything off the top of my head, maybe i'll notice something later today... But it's pretty sweet

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

City break

07 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: I´d really love all its entertainment facilities. They even have a wii to play and a "cinema" with a good number of films!!!

Disliked: Too few showers for too many people.

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

Brandon Figueroa

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
City break
Partying / nightlife
Relaxation/spa
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities

04 May 2011 Brandon would recommend this property

Liked: Excellent coffee, if you like good freshly brewed coffee in the morning, then go here.

Disliked: Too big, so big its almost harder to meet people than a smaller place.

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

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

City break
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture

02 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: All the facilities provided: cinema, bar, internet, kitchen...

Disliked: -

100.0%
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Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Family Holiday
Sightseeing & culture

02 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The bar area is a really neat addition to the hostel. It has cheaper alcohol than most bars and has a couple pool tables. The breakfast is one of the best ones I've ever had in a hostel and they wash your dishes for you. The staff can speak many different languages, which makes it easier for people who don't speak english to get there questions answered.

Disliked: I don't think there was a single thing I strongly disliked about this hostel.

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

hunein attamimi

With friends / other travellers

City break

02 May 2011 hunein would recommend this property

Liked: good facilities, great location, recommended

Disliked: they put me and my friend (girl) together with a group of 10 men in the same room, they made lots of noice and my friend was uncomfortable with all men in the room.. should not put a large group like that together with just 2 other strangers to them..

100.0%
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Customer review

With friends / other travellers

City break
Family Holiday
Sightseeing & culture

01 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The staff were welcoming !

Disliked: the shower door is maby too much transparent

97.1%
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Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Work / volunteering

26 April 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This is the best hostel I have ever stayed at! Very nice common area/bar where it's easy to meet people, free breakfast, very good price for the night and an impressive cinema room! Recommended!

Disliked: n/a

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Visiting friends or family

07 March 2011

Liked: the deco , the staff, the service

Disliked: nothing to lock the lockers , as long as u have a card u can let anyone in

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

Zachary Bohlman

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

07 March 2011 Zachary would recommend this property

Liked: Good bar. FREE LINEN AND WIFI. Most places charge extortionate amounts for wifi use but this place includes it at no extra cost which is a major bonus when trying to find things to do. Would definitely recommend. Location is more geared towards the shops on Princes St. Most of the good bars and pubs are in Old Town which is a nice 20 min walk or £5 taxi hire.

Disliked: Nothing.

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

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

27 February 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: nice kitche, facilities, good atmosphere, late check out time i'd like to visit again! best hostel ever

Disliked: shower booth is a little bit uncomfortable because the hanger for hanging my clothes is not in the shower booth so i need to put my stuffs outside of the shower booth though it is still in the toilet or put in the shower booth in plastic bag? but not so much bad when you get used to this..

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

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

08 February 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: interesting, free breakfast with a decent selection which more expensive hostels did not have, good place to stay considering it's a hostel

Disliked: i can only complain that there was no lift and we had to drag our luggage to the very top floor. however the receptionist was very nice and helped me with my luggage

100.0%
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Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

07 February 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: I loved the rooms! They were spacious and there was a good place to secure your items. The breakfast was AMAZING!

Disliked: The kitchen was very dirty. If you wanted to cook that was not an option because it was stuff everywhere. So you had to eat out if you stayed here.


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