Hostels in Edinburgh

This is our selection of hostels in Edinburgh. Click on each link to find out more about each hostel and to make a reservation (often online). Where possible the hostels are graded and if online booking is unavailable we publish other contact details for you.

The scottish hostels are not affiliated with TravelScotland, but are independent businesses. It is worth noting that availability for some hostels in Scotland is scarce in high season, especially in Edinburgh during the festival or Hogmanay Celebrations.

We have an express hostel booking engine for the hasty, go-getters among you at the bottom of the screen. For those who want a look at what is available.. we link to hostels all over Scotland. Follow the links below:

Edinburgh Eglinton Youth Hostel
Good value and quality accommodation only minutes away from the city centre. click here for more info

---

Argyle Backpackers Hostel
Argyle Backpackers Hotel offers clean comfortable accommodation in the heart of Edinburgh. click here for more info

---

City Centre Tourist Hostel
Come spend a fun night at the 'trendy' and cosmopolitan Edinburgh City Centre Tourist Hostel.. click here for more info

---

West End Hostel
This newly refurbished hostel is housed in an elegant Victorian building. click here for more info

---

Belford Hostel
Funky, 19th century converted Church, centrally located in the beautiful West End. An ideal place to stay when visiting the Scottish capital. click here for more info

---

Palmerston Lodge Hostel
Palmerston Lodge is the only Grade A listed Georgian building in Scotland that is used for tourist accommodation. click here for more info

---

Highlander Backpackers
Highlander Backpackers is a clean and friendly choice for travellers who want a great home-base while tackling Edinburgh. click here for more info

---

Edinburgh Caledonian Backpackers
Caledonian Backpackers is the funkiest hostel in Edinburgh and boasts superb views of Edinburgh Castle. click here for more info

---

Castle Rock Hostel
STAY AT EDINBURGH’S MOST FANTASTIC LOCATION – RIGHT BESIDE THE CASTLE!!! click here for more info

---

Edinburgh Globetrotter Inn
Being the biggest 4 STAR hostel in Edinburgh the Globetrotter is a laid back, friendly, fun, clean, comfortable, modern and secure hostel with clued-up staff and a spectacular setting. What more do you want? click here for more info

---

Edinburgh Budget Backpackers Hostel
Wow Wow Wow! are the only words to describe Edinburgh's newest 4 Star Hostel. click here for more info

---

Brodies 1 Hostel
Perfectly located on Edinburgh's famous and historic Royal Mile, this 17th century stone building has been lovingly converted to form traditional dormitory-style accommodation for up to 54 backpackers & budget travellers. click here for more info

---

Brodies 2 Hostel
'The best value on the Royal Mile' - Lonely Planet 2004.
Need we say more...? click here for more info

---

Ocean Hostel
Friendly hostel in Leith area of Edinburgh in old ship captain's house. Dorms of varying sizes and large kitchen click here for more info

---

Hostel Advice for Hostel Neophytes

If you are a hostel expert, stop reading now. For the rest, here is some advice concerning staying in hostels in Scotland. Hostels are fun, public, friendly, raucous and a great place to make friends. Overall, the quality of Scottish hostels is high and the visitors friendly and sympathetic - lots of backpackers, lots of young people moving around. You dont want to stay in a hostel if you want your own room, want peace and quiet or are a very private person: you will be disappointed!

If that is the case, check out out our other accommodation options in Scotland including hotels in Scotland, hotels in Edinburgh, hotels in Glasgow or even cottages or bed and breakfasts around Scotland. Quite a few of our hostels have online booking. For those that do not, we tend to publish contact details so that you can make the arrangements yourself. This tends to apply to YHA style hostels which retain a healthy scepticism about the Internet. More and more hostels now offer smaller rooms rather than the more common dormitories. However, the cost of these is often equivalent to bed and breakfasts.