St Christopher's Inn Edinburgh - Old Town

Every now and then a hostel earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, St Christopher's Inn Edinburgh - Old Town, in Old Town, is one of those. What gives the place its edge is the address itself: barely a stroll from the centre of Edinburgh, a detail that consistently shows up in what guests…

Every now and then a hostel earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, St Christopher's Inn Edinburgh - Old Town, in Old Town, is one of those. What gives the place its edge is the address itself: barely a stroll from the centre of Edinburgh, a detail that consistently shows up in what guests write afterwards. Inside, the rooms are modest, and guests pick out an in-house restaurant and reliable wi-fi as the small things that add up over a stay. The vibe lands somewhere between residential and editorial, which is rarer than it sounds. With well over 4,300 reviews on the books and a broadly positive average, the reception from guests does most of the talking here. The reputation reads as steady rather than spiking. Expect to pay something in the region of €24 a night, a strong-value entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. The honest read on St Christopher's Inn Edinburgh - Old Town is that it deserves a side-by-side look against the bigger Edinburgh names rather than a headline of its own.