A&O Edinburgh City

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Last renovated in 2006, the hostel offers a choice of shared dormitories and private rooms.

This luxury hostel offers many value-for-money facilities to make your stay enjoyable. Have fun meeting fellow travellers at its social spaces.Enjoy lively evenings with live performances and DJ nights at the bar. You can even sign up for pub crawls.Free walking tours of the neighbourhood are conducted thrice a week. Guests can avail the hostel's bike rental facility to explore the city at their own leisurely pace as well.Other facilities include free WiFi, a 24-hour front desk, laundromat, and ATM. Daily housekeeping and concierge services are available too.English-speaking staff are available for assistance.

For dining, it has a bar and a shared kitchen. Start each day with a wonderful Continental breakfast spread.

Edinburgh Airport is 11 km from this hostel, while Perth Airport is at a distance of 55.3 km.

Guests can enjoy easy connectivity to popular tourist spots across the city via train stations Edinburgh (410 m) and Haymarket (2.1 km).

Situated in the heart of Edinburgh’s old town, this hostel is located just a few metres from the Royal Mile.This enviable location gives guests staying here easy and quick access to popular tourist and historic attractions the city has to offer like Camera Obscura, Edinburgh Castle, or exploring the various eating joints around.

Enjoy a sumptuous continental breakfast comprising of croissants, a wide range of bread, tea, coffee and juices at the hotel’s restaurant.

Safestay Edinburgh is home to the popular Bar 50, a fully licensed restaurant and bar with Sky Sports and a pool table.

Shop for snacks and essentials at Tesco Express, just 180 m from the property.

Guests can explore the neighbourhood for many other dining options. Feel like having Indian food? Dine at Mother India's Cafe, KamaSutra, and Kebab Mahal restaurants (5-min walk) .

• This hostel offers dormitory-style rooms as well as private rooms.
• The dorm-style rooms are spacious and have bunk beds with reading lights, charging socket, and storage area.
• Those wishing for some extra privacy can opt for private rooms.

Guests can have a fun time on the premises with lots of fun activities like live sports streaming, DJ nights, live shows, pub crawls, and free walking tours.

There are plenty of popular tourist attractions nearby such as Edinburgh Old Town (260 m) , The Real Mary King's Close (310 m) , National Museum of Scotland (330 m) and Calton Hill (530 m) .Other places of interest include Camera Obscura and World of Illusions (620 m) , Edinburgh Castle (890 m) , Palace of Holyroodhouse (930 m) , Arthur's Seat (1.6 km) and Royal Yacht Britannia (3.7 km) .

Shop for souvenirs at Waverley Mall (800 m) , Edinburgh Farmer's Market (1.8 km) , and Newkirkgate Shopping Centre (3.3 km) .