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Stay Central

3.0 star property

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Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
$187
includes taxes & fees
Oct 5 - Oct 6

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139 Cowgate, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1LL
  • University of Edinburgh
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Royal Mile
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh Castle
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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XL - sleeps up to 4

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed OR 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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S (Double) | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

S (Double)

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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M (Double or twin) | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

M (Double or twin)

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(13 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

XXL - sleeps up to 6

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Bunk Beds OR 2 Twin Beds and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Private Dorm - The Ultimate Party Room | Living area | LCD TV, iPod dock

Private Dorm - The Ultimate Party Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 9
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

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In-room safe, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

L (Executive Double of Twin)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

Stay Central

3-star hotel in Old Town Edinburgh
This smoke-free hotel features a bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli, and dry cleaning. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include laundry facilities, a 24-hour front desk, and tour/ticket assistance.
Stay Central offers 37 accommodations with iPod docking stations and safes. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The hotel offers a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Edinburgh hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services.

Stay Central is a smoke-free property.

Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
The Three Sisters Pub - Onsite restaurant. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: GBP 15 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • The Three Sisters Pub

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • iPod dock
  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 10
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 18 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 18 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 15.00 per person
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 10 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Children 18 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

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Stay Central Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 413 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 366 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 142 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 48 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 33 out of 1002 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is excellent if you’re going to be doing the touristy things in old Edinburgh. The place is clean and the rooms are a good size.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was really great. Right in the heart of Edinburgh. In the heart of everything. Just around the corner from GreyFriars Kirk!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Patricia

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We chose this room because it was less costly than others in the area and not far from the train station. You might want to pay a little more and get a larger space if that is important to you or you are traveling with a family. The room was adequate, but very small, for the cost. The beds were not set up as twin beds, even though that was a choice on the website that we asked for, and it was very warm inside with no ability to cool it more. We had to open the windows, which both faced a back alley where there was all sorts of garbage piled up, with a very greasy food smell in the air. The hotel was is a sketchy area, but very close to Grassmarket which was a great place to wander around, having many choices for food and shopping, and we never actually felt unsafe. If you are looking for a hotel near some "action", this would be a choice although you could never have more than 2 people in the room.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Jesse

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel with Pub

Interesting little hotel that is connected to a pub with a courtyard. The front desk makes a good latte. Very much a younger crowd type of hotel. The rooms are smaller, but have big beds.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arezo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place in a central location. Staff were lovely and the room had everything we needed. Very clean as well.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rahul

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ranniere

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location

Hotel bem localizado, ótimo serviço e uma equipe gentil. Voltaremos!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

David

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Central Location Next to Bar/Party Venue

The room was fine and the staff were courteous and friendly. However, immediately next to the hotel was a large outdoor bar with very loud music from early evening until early morning hours, making sleep difficult to impossible, despite our room being on the back side of the hotel.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff was tops
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Youthful, different than most. Quiet too.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Sheri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The noise was unbearable. Would never stay here on the weekends again. UGH
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Carlos

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a nice place to stay. I loved the location, it was within walking distance of everything I wanted to do.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mikael

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place to stay

Great place to live while in Edinburgh!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Isabelle

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeremiah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really cool place. Was great for the price. Elevator was broken for the duration of my stay (6 days) which made luggage extra difficult. Other than that a great place.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marcelo

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dana

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
While having the lift out of order made our stay more of a maze, we had a really nice time and the people who work there were wonderful! A good location at a good price, I would go back in a minute, if the lift was working.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maria Alexandra, Laurence Harbor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great Centeal Property close to everything’
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dara

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very friendly and accommodating to my large group’s needs
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fine

Convenient. Bit noisy in evening due to nearby bar. Would be better for parties than a work trip.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025