CoDE Co-Living The LoFT - Edinburgh

Very poor

Exactly what you would expect...

Liked: Great location, lovely staff. Bathroom revolting - I forgot to put shoes on to shower and I now have tinea ☹️
Disliked: Room needs more ventilation. I also received conflicting information from staff regarding luggage storage and that caused unnecessary last minute stress.

Perfect location, feels very safe

Liked: Perfect location, super clean and bed was surprisingly so comfy! Easy to access
Disliked: When I arrived someone else had taken the bed that was assigned to me. Thankfully the manager was very helpful and sent a member of staff to rectify

Excellent for the price, with...

Liked: Location was excellent. Just off Rose Street within a 5-10 minute walk of Princes Street and the Station, with easy access to the historical part of Edinburgh. Facilities were excellent with individual coded lockers in the dorms and appropriate ambient lighting so you can see without waking everyone up. Staff were friendly and efficient, even out of hours using the dedicated line (witnessed another guest calling it because she couldn't find the confirmation e-mail and they sorted her problem)
Disliked: The codes on the dorm lockers could do with having their volume adjusted (way too loud) and the water doesn't flow out of the showers quickly enough, leading to sock gunk and hair accumulating on the shower tray for the next guest (can't be rinsed because the shower heads are the fixed overhead type).One thing I would suggest, for the safety of guests and property, is staff may want to be more careful with regards to disclosing guests' codes in the presence of other guests. My own code was repeated back to me within earshot of another guest when I had a problem with it, and I heard the code of another guest being repeated back to her when she was clearly trying to be cautious by.showing it to staff on a piece of paper (I was standing right behind)...

Exceptional

Good

Very good

Great for solo travellers.

Liked: Friendly, great location, comfy pod, good storage, clean facilities, great kitchen.
Disliked: Nil issues

Cheap options in a nice...

Liked: Located in New Town (a UNESCO site shared with Old Town), the pod hotel is surrounded by a vast choice of restaurants and bars (I recommend The Chippy by Spencer). Located 15 min walk from the center of Old Town.The staff was super helpful, the rooms were clean. The lockers are easy to used and access (you use a provided code). Self checkin was easy.
Disliked: Obviously, the rooms are a bit noisy when people move around (but I survived). Ambiant lighting and sounds makes it hard to sleep late in the morning. There is only on toilet per floor. Comfort level for the bed is just okay.