Edinburgh Backpackers

Edinburgh Backpackers, Edinburgh, Scotland, 25-28 August 2010

We stayed at Edinburgh Backpackers which is a five minute walk from Waverly Station (the main train station in Edinburgh) and it cost 35GBP per night per person for a large double room (double bed and a couple of single beds). This was quite expensive but I think it was because the Fringe Festival was on, which by the way was very cool and fun. The backpackers was wasn’t small or particularly large. They didn’t provide anything for free and the bathrooms lacked privacy. However it was very central to everything. It was located in Old Town near the Royal Mile (where most of the Fringe Festival action was taking place). The reception was open 24/7, which is handy if you’re arriving late and the atmosphere of the hostel was very fun. It also had a decent sized living area and a kitchen, but no laundry. It had five floors but no lift and we stayed on the fifth floor which meant that we had to lug all our stuff upstairs.