Cowgate Tourist Hostel
Edinburgh (Scotland)

Our newly refurbished hostel offers excellent value for money.

The choice of room is yours.... the newly refurbished accommodation at Cowgate hostel is made up of a number of stylish individual self contained apartments each with the choice of Twin, 4 or 6 bed rooms. The rooms in each of the apartments share the fully equipped 'Ikea' style kitchen and TV room. The hostel also has a fully equipped laundry and secure area for valuables and left luggage.

Do you want to take a whisky tour, visit museums, find the best shopping places? Whatever your interests are our friendly staff will be more than happy to help you with information and suggestions on what to do and see in our lively city!

We have just renewed all mattresses in our hostel to guarantee a comfortable nights sleep whilst with us!!!
Come Along and try for yourself! (September 07)

DIRECTIONS

From Airport (by car)
Get on to Glasgow Road (A8) and continue straight following signs to the city centre.
When you reach the west end of Princes Street you'll see a department store called House of Fraser on your left. At the traffic lights opposite House of Fraser turn right onto Lothian Road.
Take your first left onto King's Stables Road.
Turn left at the junction onto the Grassmarket.
Continue straight along this road to the Cowgate.
Cowgate Tourist Hostel is on left of the street, opposite Three Sisters pub.

From Airport (by bus)
Get on the Airport Shuttle bus until it stops on 'Waverley Bridge'.
Then follow the directions below from Waverley train station.

From Waverley train station (on foot)
Come out of Waverley train station onto Princes Street.
Turn right and walk along Princes Street toward Balmoral Hotel.
Turn right at Balmoral Hotel onto North Bridge.
Walk towards Royal Mile/High Street.
Turn right at Bella Pasta on to Royal Mile/High Street.
Cross the street to Starbucks Coffee House and continue walking down hill along Blair Street at the bottom of the Blair Street turn right walk 200 meters and the Hostel will be on the right.Opposite Three Sisters pub.

From bus station.
Walk down St. Andrews Street and turn left and walk towards Balmoral Hotel.
Turn right at Balmoral Hotel onto North Bridge.
Walk towards Royal Mile/High Street.
Turn right at Bella Pasta on to Royal Mile/High Street.
Cross the street to Starbucks Coffee House walk down the Street next to Starbucks called Blair Street at the bottom of Blair Street turn right walk 200 meters and the Hostel will be on the right opposite Three Sisters pub