Reviews of Smart City Hostels Edinburgh

50 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland EH1 1NE

Customer Reviews & Ratings

82.4%

1010 out of 1051 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Smart City Hostels Edinburgh'

Atmosphere
76.0%
Location
98.4%
Facilities
90.4%
Fun
71.2%
Staff
71.2%
Cleanliness
88.8%
Safety
86.4%
Value
76.8%

Customer Reviews: What did customers think about Smart City Hostels Edinburgh?

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Date Smart City Hostels Edinburgh Customer Reviews Overall Rating
20 June 2009
Customer review

It is in a really great location - only seconds away from the Royal Mile. The facilities were good, really nice hot and powerful showers - something quite unique for hostels I think! Also breakfast was delicious and not too expensive. However, the place doesn't have ANY character - it was really clinical and hotelesque (the upside of this being it is really clean!) Also I personally thought the staff were a bit grumpy - but maybe they were just having an off day. My one last complaint is that it was really noisy at night - I think it was partly the location of my room but I was constantly being woken up by people outside. Despite the downsides it was a very good hostel overall and great value!

87%
20 June 2009
Customer review

Very friendly staff, great places, great location, and great way to meet other people

95%
20 June 2009
Customer review

Only location

45%
19 June 2009
Customer review

Good location!!!!

85%
18 June 2009
Customer review

next time I come to Edinburgh, I will live there again~!! it is the best hostels i have ever lived! but one of the staff is not nice.

90%
18 June 2009
stephen fox

never thought of staying at a hostel before. glad i did. excellent location. easy of checking in and much cheapness, with the loss of comfort and facilities.

95%
15 June 2009
Michael Randall

Best value for money - Ive stayed in hostels that are twice as bad and charge twice as much A definite place to stay!!

100%
14 June 2009
Customer review

Peaceful in bedroom.

85%
14 June 2009
NEILADRI SINHABABU

I paid more here than I do at other hostels and got a really nice clean 4 bed room with a shower in the room and lots of amenities. A good deal.

97%
13 June 2009
Martin Sommerlandt

very clean! 2 showers + 2 toilets per 8 people dorm

97%
12 June 2009
Customer review

all was great except earliest check in time..3 p.m

87%
08 June 2009
Customer review

The property is very new and clean. Everything is perfect, except our shower(+toilet) room floor is not inclined to the drain. Thus, the water is stagnant around the shower room door. Our feet were wet every time we used the washing basin and the toilet.

82%
08 June 2009
bruce rachael

Great facilities and atmosphere

100%
06 June 2009
Customer review

everything ok

95%
06 June 2009
Customer review

clear enough

60%
06 June 2009
Customer review

the location was great, we just walked up the street to go to great bars with alot of veriaty

85%
06 June 2009
Customer review

Upon checking in, we were first assigned a room that had not been cleaned. We reported this to the person at the desk and were assigned to a different room. Unfortunately, this room already had someone else staying in it (when we had requested a private room). The third time was a charm, though. We got a nice room and they gave us free breakfast for our trouble and were very apologetic about the initial issues. Once we got the issues with the room worked out, the hostel was very nice. One other little nitpick: the lifts were a bit confusing at first. The one by the front desk only reaches some of the floors, and it is not clearly marked as such. To get to the lift that serves the rest of the building, it is necessary to walk around through the café to the other side of the building.

95%
05 June 2009
JUNGYEON KWON

I feel very lucky to have found this new and clean hostel. the location was absolutely good (it's in the city centre, but in a relatively quite area), staffs were nice, beds were clean, and the price was very reasonable. but I hope the bathroom will be more clean (though it was clean actually, was a little bit stinky..), then it will be a 'perfect' place to stay in Edinburgh! : )

95%
04 June 2009
Customer review

Excellent hostel! I would give it 5 stars for hostel rating!

100%
04 June 2009
Serkan Ceylan

It was awesome. Central, Clean, Friendly staff, Value for money, etc. It is a hotel but calls itself hostel. I recommend it to all. Btw, breakfast was really good :)

100%
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