Well first I want to say these reviews are obviously peoples personal opinion because I have to laugh at the variation in reviews. And I suppose it depends on who else is there when you are. Anyway I really liked castle rock (and all of the other Macbackpacker hostels we stayed at). Yes it's not the cleanest place I have... more

The Castle Rock Hostel is by far my favorite hostel. What made if for me was the friendly, helpful and accomodating staff, the fun decorative atmosphere and the diverse people who stayed there. I wouldn't recommend it if you are looking for a private room because the rooms are quite large... I think the room we were in accommodated 14.... more

I stayed here for 2 nights and had a ball. When i arrived i couldn't believe the location, it was amazing. Right underneath the Castle! One of the nights i was there they had a free pub crawl, which included a half price dinner! There were a lot of people there from Castle Rock and also from another hostel and... more

I was in Edinburgh this past weekend for a conference, and chose to stay at Castle Rock. Having traveled a fair amount in Europe, I keep my expectations pretty low, but was pleasantly surprised at this hostel. Finding the hostel was easy. It was closer to the castle, the Royal Mile, and our conference site than expected. Checkin was easy-just... more

This was our second weekend trip of our semester abroad and we we really impressed with Castle Rock and Edinburgh. We arrived into Edinburgh around 7:30 am after a long night on a bus from London. We found the hostel and though a room wasn't ready yet they allowed us to check in, store our luggage and have full use... more

My boyfriend and I stayed here one night before going on the MacBackpackers 3 Day Highland Romp. They booked it for us, and we were lucky and got in the 10 person room they have there. The hostel is quite large, I think it used to be the residence for the church it’s attached to, so the rooms have really... more

We booked online and paid a percentage of the cost by credit card. On arrival, they had'nt kept our beds, had a really hard time finding us in their totally disorganised booking book, eventually tried to give us all beds in seperate dorms (no thanks, in a strange city, away for the weekend together, why do you think I booked... more

I lived here for 6 months. It's a great place with nice people and atmosphere. Unlike any other Edinburgh Hostel, you'll find a lot of people who actually live there. more

Castle Rock is without a doubt the worst place I've ever (almost) stayed. It was so bad that we walked in to our room, turned around, found another hostel, and asked for our money back. The place is filthy, the only rooms available are for 14 people, there's no real place to keep your stuff safe, and I'd be afraid... more