This property was located in a good spot. The bar downstairs was fun. The breakfast buffet was not as expected. The rooms were terribly hot. We had a fan but it was clogged and dirty.

I was barely in the property for 8 hours, it provided everything I needed: a bed, bathroom facilities and somewhere to get food and drink, would stay here again

Staff was great at helping us out during an emergency. Hotel is very central located and easy to get to from the mile. Also good option for drinks and food at the hotel if you don’t want to venture out. Now the bathrooms are not ideal. Toilet and shower in the same room with water pooling and never properly draining.

Only positive note is the location, very close to the royal mile. We got a room with bunk beds with bugs coming out of the shower drain....we had to wait a while out of the room in order to let them fumigate it... No discount applied, we were told that bugs are to be expected in the summer time. Oh, and you have to make your own beds, and the pillows and duvets are stained and gross... Definitely wouldn't stay here again, horrible place and overpriced.

The beds were not good enough for a family room. The bunk bed had no bedsheet on and it did not have enough space to put bedsheet on because of the size of mattress and the bunk beds edges. The normal bed kept making cracking noises with each movement. It was not at all worth the money. The toilets were clean and the staff was good but the beds were unsatisfactory

Right in the city centre

While in an excellent location, the walls were paper thin and you could hear conversations, doors slamming, and what sounded like people jumping off of their bunk beds at all hours of the night as if they were in the room with you! The bunk beds were also incredibly noisy, and every turn or roll someone made above or below would rock the whole thing. Also incredibly annoying that the key cards worked only a fraction of the time and you would have to go to the front desk to get a new one which often had an incredibly long line/wait. At first I assumed it was being deactivated by proximity to my phone, but after keeping the two separated, I still had the same issue and so did my bunk mates. Breakfast was also nothing special, and in my opinion not worth the cost when you can go to Pret for something much better at the same rate. Honestly would not stay here again, but it was a great location in the city.

Well placed and got everything we need right in the middle of old town but the bottom of my bed was bended and with holes

We just needed to stay there for the night and get going on a tour in the morning - early, so it was cheap, and perfect, exactly what we expected.

I would definitely NOT stay at this place again. Granted it is a hostel not a luxury resort but come on at least ensure the rooms are cleaned. Dirty rooms but great location, that's all I have to say. You make the call.

They made me put my own bedding on lol

Perfect location. Amazing staff. Great food

This was a hostel but we had a room to ourselves. Comfortable. Breakfast was good. We parked in parking lot next door at the hotel.

Very good

Was assigned to the incorrect room. Can get much better for your money elsewhere.

The ambiance was great, and so was the staff! That being said, a lot of dust under the bed. I pushed my bag under the bed, and it came out really dirty.

Best place to stay

FANTASTIC location! Basic. Clean. Beds were comfy but extremely squeaky. Had a room facing the street and to say it was loud is an understatement! It’s like the people outside were in my room. Horrible insulation. I could seriously hear every conversation from all the pub crawls and there were a LOT!

clean,safe,close to the main landmarks of the city

I know we chose to stay in a hostel.... faults with the room were the shower/ toilet room,when i took a shower the water didn't drain away as the floor was all 1 level and there was no shower tray or shower curtain/screen so the floor was soaking wet. So you were paddling through water to go to the toilet,had to wipe the floor wirh my towel! The curtain pole fell down when i shut the curtains, but i managed to put it back up. My husband got stuck in the lift,not for long but he git stuck!...on the plus side the bed was comfy and the sheets were clean

Missing simple stuff as hanging places for towels and clothing.

Lively bar great spot

Excellent place to stay

good service

It was a good hostel to stay in for a few days. Staff were very helpful with any questions I had. I will say I got unlucky in the bunk room with inconsiderate roommates who were loud and even turned the lights on when I was trying to sleep. Granted that is not the hostel but still made for not such a grey experience in the room.

Very well located, but the beds were in really bad condition with the springs coming out of the matress

Pretty good location near the Royal Mile (on the bottom of a hill). Generally clean, but by accident I saw what the radiator looked like, and it definitely hadn’t been cleaned in ages. — Very, very noisy. Our window faced the courtyard, and there is a lively bar there. Doesn’t matter if you shut the window. The door was also not soundproof, so you could hear conversations outside (we happened to come back late on the night we stayed, so it wasn’t too big of a problem). Bed was good enough for the one night. — We had a 2-bed room, but I feel like the price was too steep considering how low-budget the actual hostel is. We were also on the 4th floor, and the lift was out of order without a sign on it. In addition to this, our room wasn’t even ready when we arrived, so we had to walk around for a bit.

The worst part of my stay is their policy of checking people in at all hours. There were nights when people walked into the room at 1:00am, turning the light on and waking everyone up. Also, their dining facility was not set up to handle the large student groups that arrived. All food and beverage was gone by 8am.

The staff of the a&o are excellent. They are the reason why I gave this place a 5 star. For a hostel, it was also very clean and well taken care of. I appreciated the restaurant and bar that was on the ground level. It was a nice place to relax and wait for our room to be ready. It was minimal amenities and the front elevator was out, so we had to climb stairs or walk around to the back of the building for the other elevator. However, this was a small inconvenience. The location was great! We walked all around and had a ton of options to see, experience and plenty dining options.

It was a bit noisy but a bar with young people should be like that,workers was very helpful and nice,share a room is a bit of a palaver for a 54y.o person but i enjoy it anywere

Nice spot with 24/7 reception

The court yard & hallway were noisy, but you my favorite hostel in Edinburgh.