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Reviews of Destiny Student Shrubhill - Campus Accommodation

2 out of 5
Destiny Student Shrubhill - Campus Accommodation
8 Middlefield, Shrubhill, Edinburgh, Scotland

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 97 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 57 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 224 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Hudson

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Destiny Student on 4 Sept 2023
Hi there, Thank you so much for taking the time to review our property. We value your feedback and hope to have you stay with us again soon! Best wishes,

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Destiny Student on 11 Aug 2023
Hi,Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we appreciate your feedback.Kind Regards,

8/10 Good

JORGE EDUARDO ROSALES

Disliked: Amenities
It is not a Hotel, it is a Student Accomodation
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Destiny Student on 7 Aug 2023
Hi Jorge, Thank you so much for the feedback, we really appreciate you taking the time to review your stay with us. We hope to see you again soon. Best WishesDestiny Student

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very bad stay
This is a really bad place to stay even as per the standard of a student accommodation. The rooms are small with very dirty cushions and duvet. There is no sound proofing at all in the room. You can hear everyone and even traffic noise. The lift was not working for my floor so had to carry my luggage from stairs. The locking systems on the door is really bad and it takes multiple attempts to lock the door. Not worth the price at all. Will never stay again in any of the chains which belong to this company.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Destiny Student on 1 Aug 2023
Hello,Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we appreciate your feedback on our location.Kind Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Destiny Student on 25 Jul 2023
Hi there, Thank you so much for taking the time to review our property. We value your feedback and hope to have you stay with us again soon!

4/10 Poor

Ryan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
You get what you pay for. The hallways and rooms were boiling hot, so the window had to be open all the time to cool down. The road it’s on can be quite noisy so that will then wake you up. They let you borrow a fan for £20 but you’d just be moving hot air around. The bed was rock hard, gave me back pain. Feel sorry for the students who actually have to live here.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Best Wishes, Destiny Student on 17 Jul 2023
Hi Ryan,Thank you for taking the time to review you stay with us. We value your honest feedback. We offer free earplugs and mattress toppers from reception which can assist with the comfort of your stay. Safe travels for the future.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Cheap but uncomfortable.
Cheap. However bed was very uncomfortable - had to lay on folded duvet for comfort. Room was very hot yet the road outside was very noisy into the early hours of the morning so window open not an option. Thankfully able to grab a fan from reception. Personally wouldn’t stay again but understand many on a budget would accept this for a cheap night in Edinburgh.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Destiny Student on 9 Jul 2023
Hi there, Thank you so much for taking the time to review our property. We value your feedback and have taken this on board, and hope to have you stay with us again soon at Destiny Student for a better experience.

8/10 Good

Fenella and Roger

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Destiny Student on 27 Jul 2023
Hi there, Thank you so much for taking the time to review our property. We value your feedback and hope to have you stay with us again soon! Warm regards

10/10 Excellent

Krishna

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Kind Regards, Destiny Student on 5 Jul 2023
Hi Krishna,We are so happy that you had a good stay with us and took the time to leave us this lovely review. We hope to see you soon back in Edinburgh!

8/10 Good

IAIN

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All fine - no complaints,
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Kind Regards, Destiny Student on 25 Jun 2023
Hi Iain,Thank you so much for your review, we appreciate you taking the time to give us feedback on our location :). We hope to see you back in Edinburgh soon!

6/10 Okay

Caroline

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
I wasn't able to get onto wifi and although I coped the mattress was very lumpy but otherwise the room served its purpose
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Kind Regards, Destiny Student on 25 Jun 2023
Hi Caroline,Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we appreciate your feedback and hope you had a safe trip onwards.

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Regards, Destiny Student on 20 Jun 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review

8/10 Good

Sirpa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good locations!!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Kind Regards, Destiny Student on 20 Jun 2023
Thankyou for taking the time to leave us a review

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Decent location, friendly staff, everything you’d expect from student accommodation.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Rosie on 20 Sept 2022
Hi JohnThank you for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay in Edinburgh

8/10 Good

Liam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Rosie on 20 Sept 2022
Hi LiamThank you for your rating

10/10 Excellent

jordan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Lisa

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Claire Destiny Student on 28 Aug 2022
Hi Lisa, Thanks so much for taking the time to review our property. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to have you stay with us again soon. Kind Regards,Claire

6/10 Okay

Joanna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately people near our room very noisy late at night.... lots of voices, door slamming, and wven at one point hoovering! Apart from that room ok.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Claire Destiny Student on 28 Aug 2022
Hi Joanna, Thank you very much for taking the time to review our property. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the stay, and are sorry to hear you had issues with noise. Any noise complaints can be taken directly to reception, who can issue warnings or if necessary ask guests to leave. We hope you had a pleasant experience otherwise, and to have you stay with us again soon at Destiny Student. Kind regards, Claire

8/10 Good

Antonio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Like: Good location, room was clean and spacious, bed was confortable. Didn't like: it gets too hot, windows are extremely poorly designed; you cannot open it, therefore there is not air flow at all, seriously those windows are ridiculously poor designed.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Claire Destiny Student on 28 Aug 2022
Hi Antonio, Thank you very much for taking the time to review our property. We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay. Unfortunately as we are a student accommodation the windows are on latches due to safety guidelines, but we do have fans available from reception. We hope to have you stay with us again soon at Destiny Student. Kindest regards, Claire

4/10 Poor

Amjad

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Claire Destiny Student on 28 Aug 2022
Hi Amjad,Thank you for taking the time to review your stay. We hope to have you stay with us again soon for a better experience.Kind Regards,Claire

8/10 Good

Sam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Great location, friendly staff, perfectly adequate en-suite student room with a nearby kitchen to use too. Only problem we encountered was that it was very warm and was impossible to open the window more than a couple of inches at the top… a ‘health and safety’ matter apparently. Other than that, all good and would use again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Claire Destiny Student on 28 Aug 2022
Hi there, Thank you very much for taking the time to review our property. Unfortunately as we are a student accommodation the windows are on latches due to safety guidelines, but we do have fans available from reception. We hope you enjoyed your time in Edinburgh.Kindest regards, Destiny Student

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value option
Great accomodation option, clean quite but with the advantage of option to cook for self in the shared kitchen if needed. I would say dont let the fact this is student accomodation put you off. It was quite and easy to keep youself to self. Bed was fine for us as a couple as im short and so i could sleep where the end of the bed had the end of a desk against it and he is 6 foot 1 so his feet could dangle over end. Was a great base to expre the city from.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Claire Destiny Student on 28 Aug 2022
Hi Laura, Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad your stay was pleasant, and would love to have you stay with again soon at Destiny Student. Kind Regards,Claire

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

David, San Diego

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location to main center of town and train station (moderate walk). Helpful and courteous staff. Clean room. No A/C but Edinburgh usually doesn't need it, I suppose. Fan was available to borrow. Private room with bath was sufficient with external shared kitchen among a "flat" of a few rooms. For the price it was reasonable. No complaints.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Destiny Student on 29 Aug 2019
Thanks for staying with Destiny Student. We hope you enjoyed your time in Edinburgh.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Destiny Student on 28 Aug 2019
Thank you for staying with Destiny Student. We hope you enjoyed your time in Edinburgh.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really bad honestly... very filthy facilities. Like no one have dusted in weeks nor cleaned the toilets. Definitely not coming back
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great bargain for staying in Edinburgh during the Fringe. I got a spacious room and the bed and pillows were decently comfortable as well. Definitely high scores for convenience - it's just by the main road so getting to and from the city centre via bus was really easy, and there's also a Sainsbury's and Starbucks right next door. The walls are thin though, and you definitely get street noise, but overall I was still able to sleep reasonably well over the 5 nights I stayed.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Destiny Student on 22 Aug 2019
Hello. We're glad you stayed with us. For the noise we do offer earplugs at the reception. Overall we hope you had a great time in Edinburgh. Kind regards.

10/10 Excellent

Jaromír

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Destiny Student on 14 Aug 2019
Hello Jaromir. We're glad you had a great stay with us and hopefully good trip to Edinburgh. Kind regards.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, very clean. Basic but this is reflected in the price. Would happily stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Destiny Student on 12 Aug 2019
Hello. We're happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and had a great trip to Edinburgh. Kind regards.

2/10 Terrible

sara

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
terrible place. worse mattress, no air!!!!!
We wanted to stay 3 nights, in the end we stayed only 2, and even that was to much. I was with my son, we've asked for separated beds and they had no way of helping us, not even giving us an additional mattress. They were very unhelpful and didn't offer any solution. We've bought a Yoga mattress for my son to sleep on, while I was sleeping on the bed, which also was very unpleasant since the bed was impossible to sleep on. Another serious problem was that there was no way of ventilating the room, because you can't open the window and there was neither a fan nor an air-conditioner in the room, so the hot air in the room and in the corridors simply stands still, a great way to catch a disease. Most of the staff was empathetic to our problem, but none of them was able, or really tried to help us find a solution. This place functions during the year as a campus accommodation. As a parent, I would have never let my children stay there, as it is just not fit for living. After 2 nights we've managed to find another hotel. Do not come near this place!!!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Tori on 12 Aug 2019
We did offer you extra duvets, pillows and even a fan to help with the heat. The windows open partially however due to health and safety laws we cannot open them fully, especially on high floors. We also do not advertise as having twin beds, only a small double bed.

8/10 Good

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and convenient
The room was perfectly clean but very small. The street outside could get very noisy so ask for a room in the back. Convenient for buses and supermarkets. Well stocked kitchen shared between 5 apartments only so usually empty.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Tori on 12 Aug 2019
Thanks for staying at Destiny Student. We hope you enjoyed you stay and your time in Edinburgh.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Destiny Student on 7 Aug 2019
Hello. We're glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and hopefully your trip to Edinburgh. Kind regards.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Tori on 6 Aug 2019
Thanks for staying with Destiny Student, we hope you enjoyed Edinburgh.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Destiny Student on 27 Jul 2019
Hello. Thank you for your review. We're glad that you stayed with us and hopefully enjoyed your trip to Edinburgh. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Destiny Student on 22 Jul 2019
Hello. Thank you for your review. We're glad that you stayed with us and hopefully enjoyed your trip to Edinburgh. Kind regards.

6/10 Okay

Bobo, London

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Noises can be easily heard from the room next door and from the whole corridor. Hot and stuff room and corridor (window can only be open slightly). Had to borrow a fan for the night. Good to have kitchen in each flat.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Destiny Student on 19 Jul 2019
Hello Bobo. Thank you for your review. We're sorry that your stay wasn't as pleasant as it could be. For the noise, its possible to ask earplugs at the reception. Hopefully despite that you enjoyed your trip to Edinburgh. Kind regards.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place within walking distance from the town, the studio kitchen was really helpful and just what we needed for our trip.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Destiny Student on 15 Jul 2019
Hello. We're glad that you stayed with us and enjoyed your trip to Edinburgh. Hopefully we will see you again. Kind regards.

8/10 Good

Connie

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Destiny Student on 15 Jul 2019
Hello Connie. Thank you for your review. We're happy that you stayed with us and hopefully had a great trip to Edinburgh. Kind regards.

10/10 Excellent

Mihai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
GREAT hotel
One of the nicest hotels I ever stayed in. The staff was great, spotless clean, located right near a bus station, big window. It's not a five star hotel, but it has something, I don't know what, that made me love it. Also the price is very good, it's one of the reasons I chose it in the first place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Gabriele on 26 Jun 2019
Hello Mihai, Thank you very much for your review. I'm really happy you enjoyed your stay at Destiny Student Shrubhill and I hope you will stay with us again in the future.

8/10 Good

andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It is what it is.
Very clean and basic accommodation at a reasonable price, at a time when Edinburgh is very expensive. Shower is super......take your own towels. Lots of facilities close by.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Gabriele on 25 Jun 2019
Hello Andrea, Thank you very much for your review. I'm glad you enjoyed your stay at Destiny Student Shrubhill and I hope you will stay with us again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Ankur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing property
It was amazing in staying there. All facilities provided to us were very good.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Gabriele on 25 Jun 2019
Hello Ankur, Thank you very much for your review. I'm glad you enjoyed your stay at Destiny Student Shrubhill and I hope you will stay with us again in the future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location with easy bus access. All amenities available and clean comfortable rooms
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Tori on 15 Jun 2019
Thank you for staying with us. We are glad you enjoyed our location and the room. We hope you loved Edinburgh and will return again soon.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Kitchen shared by 6 flats is reasonable with kitchen equipment you need.. it was not crowded and not messy.. Although no one seems to empty the kitchen bin daily.. Superb bathroom.. but should need to stock some more toilet rolls please.. we requested from the front desk but did not have any to give.. so we have to buy from sainsburys.. Can feel the bed springs, not so comfortable and the duvet cover has stain before we've used it.. We can hear the phone vibrating from the room next to us.. Milk,coffee and sugar has to be requested from front desk every time you need it.. Overall, it was a good facility with affordable price and great location..
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Destiny Student team on 10 Jun 2019
Hello, thank you for your review. We are glad you had a good stay and we hope to see you again. For the noise, we do offer complimentary earplugs in the reception. Kind regards.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Nice clean and efficient... good value for money... well connected location
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from The Destiny Team on 21 Sept 2018
Thanks for your review We're so happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and your trip to Edinburgh. We hope you choose to stay with us again next time you visit. Happy Travels! The Destiny Team

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice student accommodation, can also use a kitchen which is great
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from The Destiny Team on 21 Sept 2018
Thanks for your review We're so happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and your trip to Edinburgh. We hope you choose to stay with us again next time you visit. Happy Travels! The Destiny Team

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Fringe base
Decent, clean and basic. However, my bed was incredibly uncomfortable and the rooms and especially the hallways were incredibly hot. I had to sleep with the window open all night which wasn't ideal as my room looked out onto Leith Walk main road which was busy and noisy all night. Needless to say I got very little sleep over 4 days. Couldn't wait to get back to my own bed. It's student accommodation so I wasn't expecting the Ritz but in comparison to other student accommodation I've stayed in this was not the best. I feel sorry for any student who has to stay in that room whilst studying. The common room had a ping pong table but the sofa was knackered and visibly broken.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Response from The Destiny Team on 26 Sept 2018
We're sad to see that you were disappointed with your stay with us. Staff are always on hand to do what they can to make your stay as comfortable as possible. We hope that you enjoyed your time in Edinburgh and hope to see you here again in the future Kind regards The Destiny Team

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
window open-noise-traffic OK-pissheads NOT
This is on the main road, last time (2 years ago) we stayed at Desiny Murano which is set back. DM was £20 a night more, so booked this. The night we checked in DM was 41 instead of 57 paid here. GUTTED. Loud traffic noise, and very loud "emotional people" at 3am plus.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Far too hot and don't forget to BYO towel....
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from The Destiny Team on 21 Sept 2018
Hello Dawn Thank you for your feedback We're sorry if the temperature made your stay in anyway uncomfortable, fans are available from reception to help with this. We don't provide towel as standard, they are however available to rent from reception. We hope to see you again in 2019 Kind regards The Destiny Team

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from The Destiny Team on 21 Sept 2018
Thanks for your review We're so happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and your trip to Edinburgh. We hope you choose to stay with us again next time you visit. Happy Travels! The Destiny Team