My stay at the Belford Hostel was truly enjoyable. The common room is excellent, the staff friendly (especially the manager - she was really helpful!), and the place was clean. As a backpacker, what else do you need? A lot of the other comments seem to indicate that this is a dive, but it is really not. It is definitely... More

Although the exterior surely looks nice, the rooms are prefabricated cubicles without windows, wich turns them to ovens when full. One of the rooms in wich we stand was turned over to us without any previous cleaning., and the bed sheets were used. The emploiers wanted us to take care of it by ourselfs. The localization also isn't great, you... More

My favourite staffmember from belford hostel is the lovely debrah! More

We went to Belford during the International Festival in the city, so everything else was booked. This hostel is a converted church - a beautiful historic building. However, the rooms were extremely small. Barely big enough for our luggage. The room and bathroom were both quite clean. However, there was no hot water in the shower when I went. More

The staff was average. Some were nice, some seemed indeferent. We had an en-suite room (yes, they have that). We prefered the privacy (had also read other reviews of dorms). Unfortunately, it was difficult to fall asleep due to the noisy partying by the staff and other guests. Even though we were not that near the commonroom. Also, the bathroom... More

Staying in this hostel was not a pleasant experience. I was staying in a 6 bed room and basically the beds were one above the other there was very very little vital space, yet it was so cold I could not sleep as I was waking up shivering all the time. The showers are miles away and you need to... More

We travelled all in Scotland and that is the only horrible hostel we got during our trip. Only 2 toilets for at least 38 beds! no distinction between male or female, so I can let you imagine... Very very noisy and be aware the noise was mainly made by the staff itself who was partying close to our bedroom... not... More

After looking for a cheap stay in Edinburgh we decided on the Belford hostel (the cheapest in Edinburgh!) and only after booking we noticed all the negative comments the place has got but went ahead anyway, I mean how bad can it be. Many of the negative reviews focused on cold and noisy rooms but the room we stayed in... More

Like most reviewers I have mixed feelings about this place. The church building itself is lovely, but the fact that you share the church room with around 100 people divided by partition walls only makes it a long, loud night! Earplugs help though. It was also quite cold at the end of August and I could imagine it gets freezing... More