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This small 38-bed hostel has a brilliant location on the Royal Mile. It has neat and tidy dorms plus a small lounge at the reception with a fireplace. There is also a tiny kitchen (just a toaster, microwave and a fridge) and a little dining room.
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Review from a HostelBookers customer 27 January 2010
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PETER DOHERTY
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(Review ID: 13474)
Great people. Could nit say enough about them. Grreat group of people
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francesca Donadio
Review from a HostelBookers customer 26 January 2010
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francesca Donadio
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(Review ID: 13539)
posizione ottima, buona accoglienza e disponibilità del personale, tranquillità e pulizia
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nigel pitt
Review from a HostelBookers customer 17 January 2010
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nigel pitt
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(Review ID: 14065)
friendly, clean and fun. awesome location and staff were great!
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Martin Rietti
Review from a HostelBookers customer 14 January 2010
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Martin Rietti
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(5)
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(Review ID: 14189)
This is a great hostel. Cheap and clean, quiet and fun. Totally recommend it!
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trekkermick
Brisbane, Australia
cosy comfortable intimate 29 September 2004
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(3)
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(3)
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(3)
(Review ID: 4818)
Ive stayed at the Royal Mile Backpackers a few times over the past few years. Overall Id say its an above average hostel with a cosy comfortable intimate feel about it.The staff were friendly and helpful, as were most of the long termers. The rooms and bathrooms were clean and the beds comfortable enough. Id definitely opt to stay in a room away from the street as the noise can continue quite late, especially in summer.The kitchen is spacious and well equipped. The lounge has a bookshelf with a good selection of books, but time is best passed just shooting the breeze with other travellers. Security into the hostel is good, needing to pass the constantly manned reception. There are no lockers in the dorms, however the place is small enough that you get the feeling everyone knows whats going on anyway, and any thieves would be found out soon enough.
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megsahottie@hotmail.com
ottawa, canada
Fun,friendly,slightly kooky hostel 11 July 2003
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megsahottie@hotmail.com
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(Review ID: 4819)
This hostel is small cosy and situated right in the heart of old town edinburgh. Its friendly staff and longtermers make this hostel warm and inviting. You will always find some one willing to go somewhere and do something. The staff know whats going on in the city no matter what your intrest are. Its also a great starting point for visiting the rest of scotland. THis hostel maybe small but it is full of life and the staff are often the most entertaining. Not for those that are not up for a good time and harmless teasing. Loved it.
