I stayed here about a year ago with my brother and his girlfriend. It was absolutely amazing and the best hostel experience that I've had. Everyone who worked there was very friendly. The place itself was colorful and bright and felt like you were living in a college dorm. It was clean and had just what you needed. It was afterall a hostel, so don't expect anything super fancy. There is internet but its a little twitchy at times. I had to go to the common rooms and lobby to really get it going.

The only troublesome thing about it would be the bathroom area. I stayed there a little less than a week in two different rooms. The second time we moved, it was on a different floor so I had to use another bathroom that I wasn't completely familiar with. I showered and then once I left, a man came in and did his business which COMPLETELY took me off guard. I thought I had entered a women's only facility. Just note that there are MANY unisex bathrooms for those who are uncomfortable with the idea. This bathroom was right next to my room and the women's one was a floor away. I made a note to myself to take the extra steps to the women's room next time around and check the signs carefully!

This hostel may take a little bit of searching to find but it has a great location thats a bit of a walk from Edinburgh's busy areas.

Stayed here for about 4 days prior to Christmas this past year
Enthusiastic staff!
Excellent Service!
AWESOME FREE PUB CRAWLS!
Cheap food and drinks provided in the Social room of the Hostel!
Stayed in the 14+ bedroom. Made amazing friends from all over the world.
Very clean.
Would definitely come here again

Only fault is that internet only works in the Lobby :(

The hostel was very good to stay at with very helpful people. The daily tours and the pub crawl help to meet all different people staying there.

The only thing that we didn't like is the heater wasn't working in the room and the toilet was so small my knees were touching the wall when I sat on the toilet.

We stayed at this hostel at the end of december 2011. Nice Christmas decorations! The staff was really enthousiastic and very friendly. Our room was giant, we stayed at the 20 dorm so it was rather noisy but very clean, bright and colourful.
The chill out room is really nice, a lovely sofa and a big tv screen. The bar/lounge downstairs was also very nice to be and we won some beer in the wednesdaynight quiz.
The location is also ideal is you want to explore the city of Edinburgh, because it's very central.