Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, namely its Old Town and New Town districts, both of which were listed in 1995. 

The Edinburgh festival, which takes place the whole of August, attracts a lot of visitors into the city aside from the two districts. Because of this, Edinburgh is a major European tourist attraction. In fact, it is number no. 2 in terms of tourist visits, next to the United Kingdom’s capital, London, with about 13 million visitors every year.

Naturally, you would want to visit Edinburgh yourself, and enjoy what you normally would only read about. Your first concern would be about the place you would be staying. Are there any cheap hostels in Edinburgh? If you have an Internet connection, then visit the website, and you will see there are indeed affordable accommodations available in Edinburgh.

Among the selections of Edinburgh hostels and Edinburgh hotels, there are three that are worth mentioning. 

You might want to try a small, cozy and friendly hostel right in the middle of Edinburgh’s Old Town District. Named the Royal Mile Backpackers, the hostel is located at High Street, Edinburgh’s most famous street. The Edinburgh Castle can be reached after a few minutes’ walk from this hostel and everything that the Old Town has to offer are easily accessed from the place. You want to see the buildings of gothic construct in the Old Town? They’re all around the hostel. Talk about the underground vaults and streets that exist under the Old Town. They’re there for you to visit easily, if you stay at the Royal Mile Backpackers. The Royal Mile Backpackers’ location is its strength, as it has received a 94% rating from Hostel247.com’s customers in that criterion. 

Another hostel you might consider checking in to is the West End Hotel. It is located a mere 5 minutes away from Edinburgh’s main shopping center, Princes Street. The hostel is ideal for those that wish to shop at the street, which is home to department stores owned by the United Kingdom’s high-street brands like BHS and Marks & Spencer. The Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. Mary the Virgin is right in front of the hostel. Despite not being in the Old Town, checking in at the hostel places you only 15 minutes away from the Edinburgh Castle. West End Hostel is the ideal hostels for checking in as a group, because it allows you book your own, exclusive section of the hostel for your group. 

Since both hostels accept guests of all ages, they can be considered youth hostels in Edinburgh.

Both hostels offer you everything that you’d need for your stay in Edinburgh. They can be homes away from home. They are equipped with telephone and fax facilities, so that you won’t have a problem at all calling home and telling them of your wonderful experiences in the city. If Internet access is what you need, no problem, they have it for you to use. They even have no curfew, so you can return anytime you want after enjoying all the highlights that Edinburgh has to offer you as a tourist. 

You can book your reservations to either the West End or Royal Mile Backpackers’ hostels by visiting their individual pages at our website.