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St Christopher's Edinburgh Old Town - Hostel

2.0 star property
Hostel near Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets
American cuisine
Bed in 9 Bed Dorm, shared bathroom
Exterior
Private Double Ensuite Room

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
32 Market St, Edinburgh, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1QB
  • Royal Mile
    5 min walk
  • Princes Street
    5 min walk
  • St. Giles' Cathedral
    6 min walk
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    28 min drive

Room options

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Bed in 10 Bed Female Dorm, shared bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 5 Twin Bunk Beds

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Private 6-Bed Room Shared Bathroom

Private 6-Bed Room Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

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Private Double Ensuite Room

Private Double Ensuite Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Private 8-Bed Room Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 8
  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Bed in 10 Bed Dorm, shared bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 5 Twin Bunk Beds

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Bed in 12 Bed Dorm, shared bathroom

Bed in 12 Bed Dorm, shared bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 6 Twin Bunk Beds

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Bed in 6 Bed Dorm, shared bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Bed in 4 Bed Dorm, shared bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Bed in 9 Bed Dorm, shared bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 5 Twin Bunk Beds

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Bed in 8 Bed Dorm, shared bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Private Twin Ensuite Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Bed in 8 Bed Female Dorm, shared bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds

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Single Room with Private Bathroom

Single Room with Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Edinburgh

Edinburgh City Centre stay.Within a 10-minute walk of this Edinburgh City Centre hostel, you'll find Royal Mile and Princes Street. Edinburgh Castle and City Art Centre are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Royal Mile - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Princes Street - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • University of Edinburgh - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Edinburgh Castle - 12 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Edinburgh Waverley Station - 3 min walk
  • St Andrew Square Tram Stop - 8 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Milkman - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Brewhemia - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Booking Office - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Southern Cross Cafe - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Doric - ‬2 min walk

About this property

St Christopher's Edinburgh Old Town - Hostel

Hostel near Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. A vending machine, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at St Christopher's Edinburgh Old Town - Hostel.

This Edinburgh hostel is smoke free.

  • 18 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Television in lobby
  • No smoking on site
  • Water dispenser
  • Lockers available
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
St Christopher's Edinburgh Old Town - Hostel offers 18 accommodations with hair dryers and blackout drapes/curtains. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

Dutch, English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM: GBP 5 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper

More

  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Local maps

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [St Christopher's Inn Edinburgh Original Hostel]
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival
Children under age 18 must stay in a private room with their parents or guardians.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children 5 and younger are not allowed at this property. All guests older than 5 are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 5 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit in each accommodation.

Children younger than 18 years are not allowed in the bars and pubs.

We should mention

  • Children 5 years old and younger aren't allowed at this property.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

St Christopher's Edinburgh Old Town
St Christopher's Edinburgh Old Town - Hostel Edinburgh

St Christopher's Edinburgh Old Town - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 73 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Saurav

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Neat and clean property with very friendly staff and environment. I would love to come back
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Hostel experience
It was ok. I had (unknowingly) chosen a room of 12, and it turned out that each room was a three-bed bunk, with me being at the bottom bunk. It was horrible. I couldn’t even sit on my bed. In my opinion, any bunk more than 2 should be banned. While not unique to here, I still find it baffling that hostels have dorm rooms and even bathrooms as mixed. So much awkward interactions with ladies which is quite weird and uncomfortable. Other than that, everything was ok.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel, BROSSARD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff in general was excellent day,evening, night and Beluchi’s
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great facilities and location but with more popular hostels comes less tailored service. Some organised activities but lacked a friendly family quality. Still a great stay. 8/10 would recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chimdindu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sergey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Mei Ching

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Abhijeet

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
At a very good location. The station is just 1 min away.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
I asked to change three rooms and have never done that before in any hostel. One room had bad roommates (not the hostel's fault) then the second room was essentially inside the train station. There is a second building which backs immediately onto the station. You can imagine the noise from the doors beeping incessantly from 4/5am every morning. All the toilet and shower pods were full of long hair and were not that clean. Staff were very good and accommodating. The location is great. The four-bed female dorm with en-suite was decent, although tiny, but the other two rooms I tried weren't very good. The hostel doesn't feel designed for travellers, but people may find it OK for a night.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Emitt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wifi was unreliable but good location Good staff and comfy beds
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shreyas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Extremely helpful and friendly front desk! Rooms were perfect, bathrooms / toilets were kept clean, excellent location close to everything (I didn't even have to take public transit!). The only con is the common areas aren't big enough or nice enough given the number of people the hostel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

K

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Brittany

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sohail

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Amy

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, friendly staff, good selection of bunk/room options & optional breakfast. Only 2 toilets/showers for many bunks. Clean from first glance, but dirty walls in bunks & bathroom floors.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kaitlin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great convienent location right next to the train station and close to the Royal Mile along with a short walk all the other main attractions. Quiet rooms (bar some inconsiderate guests) and decent facilities. Staff were lovely and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Baron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
One of the best hostels I've ever stayed in. Period.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, cheap and centrally located.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aishwarya

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mc

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024