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Reviews of West End Hotel - Hostel

2 out of 5
West End Hotel - Hostel
35 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, Scotland

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 184 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 73 out of 184 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 40 out of 184 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 184 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 184 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ricky

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing staff & brilliant location
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good decent place for a short stay in Edinburgh
Excellent lounge and staircase ! Bedrooms less so, two levels of bunks would be much nicer ... ensuite in bunk rooms v.welcome. Kitchen etc too small for the place. Good location, fine for the money, recommended...
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Selusiwe

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Cammy

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Pola

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Cameron

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Tamara

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Osaretin Brave

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Showers were rarely hot. The lockers require a pound coin. Staff unhelpful.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

pooja

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

ZHONG WEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness
Was placed in a room with an entire group of young men who were under the understanding that they were the only ones staying in the room. They came in at 3 am turning the lights on and being loud and said that they booked out the whole room. Its pretty frustrationing that they wouls put a single in with a large group when there was clearly other bunks availabile in other rooms. Large groups should be booked on separately or have explained very explicitly that someone else will be bunking with them
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from West End on 3 Jul 2023
Hi Jessica,I feel your review is a bit unfair.Firstly you booked a 24 bed MIXED DORM with a shared bathroom. This means that the dorm is mixed gender and has 24 beds. We cannot specify who or what gender books the dorm as it clearly states mixed.There were other room/dorm choices to choose from when you made your reservation as we have female only dorms and 6 bed and 9 bed mixed ensuite dorms.The other guests in the dorm did not book in as one group. We had a number of different nationalities in that dorm. If you felt uncomfortable you could have come to reception and one of our staff members would have moved you to another dorm. Our reception is covered all night.Kind RegardsWest End Hostel

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ana Lucia

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

James

Liked: Staff & service
The hostel is far too expensive for what it is. It is a perfectly decent simple hostel but this should be reflected in the price. I stayed in a much nicer hostel the week before for less than half the price.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Rita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed my stay, but would recommend the hostel to have curtains around the bed considering the lights in the bathroom are automatic and keep you awake at night. But for the rest, great hostel! 8/10
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ankit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was quite and clean and also spacious.

10/10 Excellent

Rhyanna

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Emmet

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Mirela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved the area whee it was situated and the feeling of the building. The guy from the bar was very nice to check me in very late.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Charles on 26 Sept 2022
Hi There, thank you for your lovely review

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was near the city so it is quite convienent, Staff were nice Only issue was the how small the lockers were, I wish they had bigger lockers
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Svea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was sceptical due to very mixed reviews but it was the only hostel left when I booked (end of August, fringe festival). It was totally fine though! Sure, the triple bunk beds aren't the best idea, but the room I stayed in was clean, I slept well, the room had an ensuite (shared with everyone else in the room ofc) and the WiFi worked perfectly. There are lockers in the room but they're riny, just big enough for a purse maybe but definitely not a trolley or backpack. And they require 1pound/euro to use. Luggage storage isn't even a separate room, just in the corner of the bar. Not as centrally located as many other hostels but not too bad either, it's like a 10/15min walk to the centre.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Valerie

Business traveller
Need to change mattresses to hard like cement pillows the same , hostel ok and clean .
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from West End Hotel on 9 Aug 2022
Thank you for your review. We have had a recent change over of all bedding and mattresses in preparation for the summer and a re fit. We are sorry these didn't match your standard requirements.

4/10 Poor

Steven

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yakubu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely 💯 Got nice room. Had a walk together. Cooked together as well. Staff were helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from West End Hotel on 9 Aug 2022
Thank you for your review. We are very pleased you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Vikram

Business traveller
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Response from Team West End on 24 May 2022
Hi Vikram, Thank you for to 10 out of 10 review, We are so happy that you enjoyed your stay with. We hope to see you a again the near future sometime. Thank you again :-)

2/10 Terrible

Gints

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheapest,worst place in Edinburgh
Terrible,charged me for my bookings twice and never returned the money,I had to request wrong payment from my bank.The same thing happened with a chinese student checking in at the same time as me.Not very friendly staff if you don't spend money in the bar.This place might be cheap but they will scam you if they think they can get away with it and the place is not very friendly to foreigners
Stayed 10 nights in May 2022
Response from JB on 21 May 2022
Good evening. I am sorry to hear of such an occurrence here at The West End Hostel. In regards to the double payment - after the initial contact you were asked to provide us with proof of the double payment. As this was not received we were unable to proceed with a refund. In regards to staff rudeness to another guest - we have no knowledge of such an occurence, nor have we received a notice of complaint. Should this have happened, we would have rectified the situation as soon as we had knowledge. However, we have not. Lastly, the statement about "foreigners" is a total lie. Our clientele are predominately those from other countries and we pride ourselves on inclusivity. All persons are welcome here at The West End Hotel. Kind regards, James Kind regards, Management

10/10 Excellent

Khanh Phuong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

miss ann-marie

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disgusting
Did not stay website pictures not what the actual room is crammed top bunk I would be bangin my head shower room disgustig
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022
Response from JB on 21 May 2022
Good evening. It is unfortunate that you did not find the rooms to your liking. However, our website does in fact show exactly what our room/bed situation is, inclusive of full colour photos. We are sorry that the hostel did not meet your expectations this time. Kind regards, Management

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service as usual, reliable and clean great value for money
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
I like the quiet area of Edinburgh it is in. The washing spaces did seem a bit limited and the self catering kitchen could have done with more fridges. But generally a good place to stay on a budget.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Maria, Waterford City

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect place to stay visiting Edinburgh. It's close to the City Centre on foot.Staff are helpful and friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really nice experience, love this hotel , clean and comfortable, and near to the city town.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

4/10 Poor

Graziela

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Ciaran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
OK for price
The location is convenient for the city. The room was fairly clean though not much space. Lockers quite small. Beds were three tall and quite shaky but comfortable enough. It was fine for the cheap price paid.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A quiet little treasure!
Excellent place, friendly and super clean and quiet. The best find in Edinburgh! I would recommend it to friends, and definitely look forward to staying there again. Well done, and thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

West End Hostel
Everything was really clean, staff were friendly, comfy beds. No complaints.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Sara

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Helpful friendly staff. Good location. Kitchen facilities a bit cramped and triple bunks very little headroom but overall a nice clean welcoming place.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Kristin, Reservations on 25 Jul 2018
Thanks for your feedback! We are glad you enjoyed the location and found the staff friendly. We hope to welcome you back in future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Bad business decision: 3 bed stacking up
The staff, the service, the environment, the funny activities, everything is perfect ---- but except the beds. I stayed at the hotel a few months ago, and recently, when I re-visit this hotel, those beds are changed. They were, in the past, two beds stacked; however, now they make 3 stacked together, which is very uncomfortable. We can not even "sit on the bed". The vertical distance between your bed and the upper bed is so narrow. Yes, we can not even sit on it. Every bad change. In the past, I would like to give the hotel a 5/5. However, the "comfortableness" now only worth a 1/5
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Kristin, Reservations on 22 May 2018
Thanks for your feedback! We appreciate the time you have taken to give us an in-depth review. We are glad you enjoyed the staff, service & environment. We have recently undergone a recent refurbishment, and based upon previous feedback, the Director wanted to create more floorspace and provide a modern, European style of dorm room. As the building is listed, we are restricted in what we can do to the size of the rooms, so by installing the triple bunk beds, there is more space in the dorms. We hope to welcome you back in future!

8/10 Good

KAUSHIK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall good
Overall good.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Response from Kristin, Reservations on 22 May 2018
Thanks for your feedback! We hope to welcome you back in future.

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and convenient location
The room was clean and did the job.
Response from Kristin, Reservations on 16 May 2018
Thanks for your feedback George! We are glad you enjoyed your stay. We hope to welcome you back in future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hostel
Great hostel, clean, does what it says on the tin and good location, just a stroll into town.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Response from Kristin, Reservations on 7 May 2018
Thanks for your great feedback! We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and hope to welcome you back in future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was good!
It was good for the price! I only paid £12!
Response from Kristin, The West End Hotel on 30 Mar 2018
Many thanks for your feedback! We are glad to hear you found the hostel good value for money. We hope to welcome you back in future!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!