The Baxter Hostel

About the hotel

Central Location in Edinburgh

Comfortable Dormitories and Shared Facilities

Convenient Amenities and Services

Experience the heart of Edinburgh at The Baxter Hostel. Stay in cozy dormitories with bunk beds and lockers, and enjoy the convenience of a 24-hour front desk and a shared kitchen. Relax in the shared lounge or store your luggage securely. With free WiFi and proximity to key landmarks like Edinburgh Waverley station and the Omni Centre, your stay is bound to be memorable. Book now for a vibrant and hassle-free hostel experience.

Facilities

• Internet access
• Non-smoking rooms
• Non-smoking throughout
• Shared kitchen
• Adult only
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Smoke alarms
• Key card access
• Pub crawls

Check-in and check-out

Check-out

until 10:00

Guest reviews

• E

  EmmaUnited Kingdom

  8

  I would stay recommend and definitely stay again

  Liked: Enjoyed my stay at the Baxter, staff were friendly and helpful for anything I needed Really good and plentiful breakfast Location was excellent Clean and tidy throughout 4 minutes to the train station and centre

  Disliked: Only negatives I would give it that it’s quite small, Rooms and showers And for me the bed was too firm But overall a good hostel

  Posted in March 2026

• Y

  Yi HsuanUnited Kingdom

  5

  Disliked: The property has female room but the shower room is mix-gender….

  Posted in March 2026

• I

  IevaMarijaLithuania · Couple

  10

  Perfect choice 👌

  Liked: Friendly staff, nice self-made breakfast options in the cosy kitchen. Very good location, easily accessible by Airlink bus from the airport.

  Disliked: If you come from the EU don't forget to bring adapters because it is not possible to charge via USB or to borrow one.

  Posted in March 2026

• M

  MariaSlovakia

  8

  Liked: Staff was so nice--thank you to the girl who gave me recommendations for the Writer's Museum & Schnoops!! I loved both!! Also couldn't have asked for a better location.

  Disliked: It would've been nice to know that the bathrooms would be used by men & women. I didn't have any problems but I didn't realize this would be the case when I reserved a room.

  Posted in March 2026

• R

  Riaz HassanNetherlands

  10

  Excellent 👌

  Liked: Super friendly Environment

  Disliked: Prime Location 📍

  Posted in March 2026

• W

  wbloembergenNetherlands

  7

  Liked: The location was perfect and the staff was very kind

  Disliked: You share the bathroom and toilets with everyone, also mixed with genders. Because of this reason, that everyone used one bathroom/toilets, it got dirty very quickly. The toilets were lots of time dirty and the space is very small. The whole hostel isnt that big, which makes the acoustics very bad. You hear everything and the rooms get smelly quickly. You need for sure good ear plugs.

  Posted in March 2026

Reviews in English from guests who stayed at the hotel, provided by our booking partner.

Good to know

Please note that the property has an over 18's only policy.

When booking for more than 6 people, or when booking an entire dormitory room, different policies and additional supplements may apply. Please note that groups bookings can only be taken through the flexible rate.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

A deposit may be required at the property.