Kick Ass Greyfriars (18 )

Great value for money in...

Liked: The location is central and well connected, near to beautiful views and landmarks, also. The beds are quite comfortable and the space doesn't feel cramped, even though there are several people in the same room, mostly because the rooms are cleverly separated.
Disliked: I was next to the window, which was great, but the windowsill was dusty. On my last day, I struggled to get a shower, only found two bathrooms (4 showers) for women and none of them was available. I had to wait around 45 min to use a shower.

good!

Liked: location was amazing. easy to store luggage.
Disliked: quite warm in room, bathroom are okay

Very poor

Liked: Very nice place to have breakfast but sticky and poorly washed tables.
Disliked: Rooms too crowded (18 people in one room) resulting in pungent foot odor. Extremely dirty bathrooms and inaccessible showers. We arrived on Saturday night and the lounge had turned into a disco. The noise was very loud even though we were several floors above, and there is no insulation on the walls so we could hear everything that came from the street. There wasn't even a kitchen. We left after nine hours. We were supposed to stay there for two days.Sorry to be so blunt but I hope this is a starting point for improvement because the location is very beautiful.

Fair priced

Liked: Nice location
Disliked: Top floor was very hot at night. Made it uncomfortable and challenging to sleep

Exceptional

Pleasant

Exceptional

Pleasant

Amazing location & Value

Liked: We stayed in the 30 bunk room. So the value was amazing and the set up with lockers, shelves and small screens was really nice. There were multiple restrooms which was very helpful. Even though there was a bar, outside area and one living area, this wasn't really a hang out hostel. The location can't be beat, our room over looked the Greyfrair's kirkyard and we always make a point to go through it on our way back. Also super close to the castle and Royal Mile.
Disliked: No shared kitchen, though we were told we could use the Grassmarket's kitchen, but we never made it over there.