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Haystack Hostel

4.0 star property

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Reception
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Property entrance
Lobby lounge
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Laundry room
  • Housekeeping
  • Kitchen

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5/3 West Register Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 2AA
  • Place, Princes Street
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, St. Andrew Square
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Princes Street Gardens
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪31 min drive‬

Room options

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Basic Double Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Double Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Haystack Hostel

Coffee/tea in a common area, concierge services and laundry facilities are available at this smoke-free hostel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, an arcade/games room, a library and express check-in are on-site. Housekeeping is not available.
Haystack Hostel offers 6 accommodations with shared/communal kitchens and a hairdryer. Fridges and microwaves are provided.

Bathrooms include a shower. This Edinburgh hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hairdryers can be requested.

During your stay at Haystack Hostel, you're just a quick walk from Princes Street. Features include free WiFi in public areas, plus a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and a local area shuttle (surcharge).
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 25+ Mbps)
  • Services include a concierge, tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
  • Steps from St. Andrew Square and Edinburgh Visit Scotland Information Centre
  • Airport and local-area shuttle service available for a fee
As a guest of Haystack Hostel, you'll find a library, an arcade/games room, and tour/ticket assistance. Public spaces have free WiFi. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle are available for a fee. Haystack Hostel also features coffee/tea in common area, concierge services, and laundry facilities.

This 4-star Edinburgh hostel is smoke free.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Library

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • 60 steps to reach entrance
  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Cash deposit: GBP 10 per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a 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
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
The front desk at this property is open daily from 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM.
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Please note that this property can refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, which include pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

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Haystack Hostel Edinburgh
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Haystack Hostel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 65 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 65 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 65 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 65 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 65 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely place to stay, private double room was nice and clean and set up well. had everything we needed. would stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dominic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I only spent 1 night there in a private room but it was very clean and the people I talked to were very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Strategically located in the middle of the city
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

esther

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Double private room

I was staying somewhere else first but tgat place was horrible. This hotel was great. Amazing vibe, clean, soft bed, quiet and modern. The receptionist was also really kind and friendly. I will definitely come again !
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Jana

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the best location for the price in Edinburgh. The stairs to the hostel are no joke and that was the only drawback for us. But it was worth it!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

SUMITO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you so much.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Iris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No lift to the upper floors is an issue. Bathroom shared was inconvenient because i go th Bathroom at least twice. However, Location is excellent and the staff are super helpful. They responded immediately.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kriscelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I never expected that it’s accessible to all the area roaming around Edinburgh I never used of public transportation even though is only 2 minutes besides bus and train stations. Staffs are all friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Jørgen

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Et vandrehjem med indbygget støj fra div skraldebiler HVER DAG tidlig morgen. Opfordring til at spare på vandet, ingen sæbe på badeværelse, faktisk en skod oplevelse
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

PIERRE

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
On s'attendait à une chambre d'hôtel vue le prix et non à une auberge de jeunesse. Le personnel est au demeurant très sympathique mais franchement ce n'était pas du tout ce que nous avions compris lors de la réservation. De plus, payer presque 300€ la nuit pour une auberge de jeunesse c'est simplement hors de prix. On était bien placé et jour de match mais ça ne vaut absolument pas ce prix là. Très très déçue.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Centrally located

Very positive iexpeeience in general. staff very helpful. Clean hostal. Cleanliness and considerate travelers.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Its close to Waverly

Well, its only good point is its close to Waverly. The toilets were clean, shower had just enough pressure to be able to take a comfortable bath. Apart from that I found nothing to mention. The room was extremely small. The staircase leading to the fifth floor can be a horrible experience for some. So if you don't something else, or you got an extremely good deal, then only this is your place !
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Friendly, helpful staff and central location.

Excellent location - very central. The many stairs up to the hostel are a slight drawback if you are carrying heavy bags although staff are extremely helpful in every respect and offered to carry my bags down stairs the day I was leaving. Comfortable kitchen. Nice to have breakfast included. Staff were fantastic and looked up bus routes for me and advised me on whether to catch the bus to the festival events etc. Mattresses on bed were a bit saggy.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jimmy

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Can't beat this location

Friendly and helpful staff. They could recommend places to go and things to eat. The shower rooms are shared but there are many bottles of shampoo and body washes left behind from other travelers for new guests to use. Mattresses are from IKEA, and not the greatest to sleep on, but my experience meeting new mates and being in close proximity to everything made my stay here very memorable. Would come back again!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017
Verified

8/10 Good

Di

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good position

This is the first time I've stayed in a hostel so didn't really know what to expect so overall not a bad experience
Verified

8/10 Good

Berenice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Ubicación y limpieza excelente.

El edificio en donde se encuentra el hostal es horrible, pero una vez en el Haggis todo cambia. Lo mejor es la ubicación y la limpieza en general.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Inkyung

Liked: Staff & service

Basic and convenient but need improvement

It's a really basic hostel. I was a bit surprised by the run-down condition of the building at first but the overall stay was pleasant enough. However, the bed condition must be improved. I am very used to hostel bunk beds but this one was exceptionally wobbly. The room is very small so if you get caught up in loud crowd you will suffer. I was lucky enough to stay with quiet, respectful girls. Kitchen and shower is well-equipped and clean and the breakfast is also very basic. If you catch a good deal on price then it's fair value for money. The location is extremely convenient and that alone gives you the reason to try out this hostel.
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Clean overall, but small rooms

Clean bathrooms, clean rooms, but the rooms were crammed. Very helpful and friend staff though. Very convenient location, right in city center between Old Town and New Town. Overall good experience
Verified

8/10 Good

Ai

Very convenient location

Friendly staff, good wifi connectivity, and very convenient location to everything.
Verified

8/10 Good

Bruce S

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Last night on Edinburgh b/4 train to London earlyi

Close to Waverley train station
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Verbrauchte bettwaren Eklige Zimmer Unhygienische Duschen und WC
Verified

8/10 Good

yvo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

mooi gelegen

aangenaam
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

cheap hostel but i paid big money

cheap hostel but i paid big money cuz when i booked this hoster, edinberough was full of tourists. everything was normal hostel. 3rd floor, not clean, small toilet, small bed,... but staff is nice. sonya is her name. she was excellent!! she explained a lot of things about edinberough and tours. and i met good friend in the hostel.
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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狭い階段を登らないといけないので、重い荷物があると大変かもしれません。 それ以外はとても良いです。
Verified

8/10 Good

Lorena Pereira

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Haggis hostel, perto de tudo

O hostel e perfeito, todos são muitos receptivos, a equipe esta sempre pronta para ti ajudar. A única coisa ruim e os 3 lances de escada que você tem que subir, se você tiver com uma grande mala, você vai passar muito sufoco. O hostel e super limpo, tem uma cozinha equipada com tudo, caso você queira fazer sua comida no hostel.