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Reviews of St. Christopher's Inn Edinburgh - Hostel

3 out of 5
St. Christopher's Inn Edinburgh - Hostel
9-13 Market St, Edinburgh, Scotland

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 54 out of 226 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 73 out of 226 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 63 out of 226 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 226 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 226 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Oluwabukayo

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place is okay and conductive
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Anastasia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I did choose this property for my Solo trip to Scotland especially because was central, literally 15 mins walking from every location I did plan to visit.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Glenda

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

sujesh

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The worst hotel ever! I was staying for one night and in the middle of the night the electricity went out! Some people were even stuck in the elevator! We had to call the fire department to get the people out of the elevator! Also the room stinks like mad!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Khaled

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location and many options for drinks and food
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Isaiah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff support was great
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cameron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Cameron

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Artemio

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor service and untidy place
I was about to leave my luggage but one of the staff says that they can store the luggage but there’s a fee and I told him that I don’t have cash and I will not be too long I just need to buy something and the storage accept only cash and he directed me to the train station but when I supposed to leave I saw him accepting luggage from other guest for free. The place was dirty and they don’t have soap and shampoo in their showers. There’s a lot of areas that needs improvement. I’ve stayed in two St Christopher hostel before and this is the worse experience that I had.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Luna

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

elijah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was a decent place and served the purpose as a place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

EXPLORING WITH ME DAVE

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Naved

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Malike

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very centrally located with knowledgeable staff and cleaned regularly
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, comfy bed and clean toilets. Alan was great at the social parts and setting things up
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Calvin, denton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great spot and location!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tresa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hostel in a great location.
This was a great location for our family on the tail end of our Scotland trip. Close to everything. Friendly staff. Clean family room with private bath.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jorge

Disliked: Cleanliness
You have to pay for the lockers
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Teruhiro

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Cassandra

Open ended check in time means people are coming in at all hours so sleep is impossible. Parking on the street is limited and nearly £7 an hour. Only one washer and dryer as the other two are labelled “out of order” so staff can use them to wash towels and then leave the piles lying everywhere in the laundry. Chill out room was not an option- stank so bad I was nearly sick. Group in the female only room next door came in at 1:30am laughing and talking in the hallway. They were in their 40-50s so should have known better. They also had a man staying with them even though it was the female only section. Only good thing about the place is the proximity to landmarks- could walk to everything. Definitely will not be staying again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tommi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location of the hostel is absolutely perfect for exploring everything in Edinburg. The guys at the reception were cool and friendly. Dorms were clean and well-organised and despite having 18 beds it didn't feel too cramped or crowded. Personal lockers provided inside the dorm as well as ensuite toilet and shower in addition to the communal ones. Beds have small shelf, reading light and USB-outlet which did not work in my bed though. All in all very good hostel and a very pleasant stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Mark

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness
Overall nice loud hostel but not too loud has privacy curtains.

8/10 Good

Fan

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Anna

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kyle

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Dinesh Bhaurao

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the property but everyone needs kitchen... stove burner something... to cook ...
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mayowa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like the bar and restaurant. I enjoyed the warm welcome from the staff.

10/10 Excellent

Andrae, hartford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location right in the old town. Had everything you need for travelers who need a hostel.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No cleaning. Bad conditions. Dirty and tiny room with 3 beds per row.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kimberly

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Genuine 17th century experience
No one smiles in this place, you come the right place in St Christopher inn Edinburgh if you want to experiment what it’s like to live in genuine 17th century experience. It’s a shame there was no real kitchen or good spaces to relax or meet other travelers. the first floor chill out place/locker room has a microwave and a small full of rotten food fridge in the corner, no sink, no toaster, no Stove, and one single sofa chair for 4 floors hostel. I stayed in a six beds mix room with a bathroom, The upper corn of my bed had a spider web. The WIfi doesn’t work on my iPad. The hostel most rooms faced busy street, the noise can be bad, The elevator works sometimes, it doesn’t closed properly, it doesn’t stop if you need to go down between floors, you have to go up in order to go down. The locker has an old mechanical lock, the guest have to provide the middle size lock in order lock the locker, and it is very hard to operate, I saw my roommate spent a half hour on trying to lock his locker. The room locker is so small, You have to pay £2.50 for a small 20 inch carry on luggage in a room with lockers (free at other hostels in Edinburgh). I don’t know why the cleaning crew came in to empty the trash can at 10:30PM one night during my stay. The bathroom was filthy and disgusting. I informed the reception about it in the morning and when I returned late evening nothing had been done about it. I informed the reception again, two cleaning guys shown up, I had to shown them where
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Stoness

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were great and super friendly. Quite expensive for what the rooms are but that’s mainly because it was the Fringe featival. The puppy was a bonus!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Celio

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Farah

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Very small room. Had to duck in most of the room since it had a slanted ceiling. Shower was very moldy.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Bunk Beds 3 High
The rooms were to small to have 6 people in them. As far as Hostel’s go, it is not how many people or beds are in the room. It just depends on the layout. This one is terrible. Choose another provider other than St. Christopher’s if you can. I would choose TOC over these guys,
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Ciara, Tampa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I thought this hostel was decently clean and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The beds were surprisingly comfortable, as well. My only negatives are things I wish I would've known before walking up 5 floors of stairs with my suitcase, then having to walk back down again. Hopefully this will save you the trip! 1) The lockers in the room are slightly too small for a hard carry-on suitcase, and the lockers don't come with locks. There is a separate luggage storage area on the 2nd floor (Make sure you have cash!! it's £2.50 per day). 2) On that note, you can buy a lock for £4 at the desk if you didn't bring your own. I just took out all my stuff from the suitcase and stacked it in the locker in my room, plenty of space for it. 2) Towels have to be rented at the desk for £4 if you didn't bring your own. Make sure you have your own toiletries as well. These are all things that are written on their site, but I usually don't check the site since Expedia usually has all the info written. Three people came huffing up the stairs after me and had the same realization, so I wasn't the only one in the dark! Otherwise, it's a good place for travelers staying a night or two, and their restaurant across the street is pretty good.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Zdenek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
18 bed - no problem
Very good location, good price, clean. Despite my worry - 18 bed mixed dorm - I felt there comfy.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

2/10 Terrible

Simone

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible service. I have proof that I paid twice for mistake and the hostel didn't send my money back until this moment. It was a week ago and I really need my money back
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

2/10 Terrible

Mok

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
St Christopher inn stay
Stayed just for the one night, arrived at 3 o'clock in the morning straight off a flight, very welcoming, no hassle or issues at all checking in... booked a lovely little double room (great value) up on the top floor with a comfy bed, tea/coffee a nice little view out over Edinburgh! Although our stay was last minute and short until our early train back to Newcastle it was pleasant
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Reception Team on 7 Sept,2021
Hi Jacqueline, delighted to read your review. We hope you'll come and see us again!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Reception Team on 31 Aug,2021
Thanks for leaving a review, hope to see you again!

8/10 Good

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were both happy after room exchange as first room B16 was too small for 2 people.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Response from St Christopher's Team on 20 Jul,2021
We're glad that we were able to move you to a room that you preferred :) Thanks for staying , we hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay and great service
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Response from St Christopher's Team on 11 Jul,2021
Hello! Thank you so much for your great review! Please come visit us again soon :)

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was easy to get to from the train. It was in a great location and the restaurant was phenomenal. The lift is out, so be prepared to tote luggage 6 flights on narrow stairs. The beds sre definitely stacked and the lockers are to small for even a carry on case
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020