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December 2024

January 2025

Deluxe Penthouse, 1 Bedroom (3/4 Double Bed - 120cm wide)

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Good

Popular amenities

24/7 front desk

Laundry

Explore the area

Ziggurat, Wellgate House, 200 Cowgate, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1NQ

Royal Mile
4 min walk
La Belle Angele
1 min walk
Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station)
5 min walk
Edinburgh (EDI)
27 min drive

Room options

Standard Double Room, Ensuite (3/4 Double Bed - 120cm wide)

13 sq m
Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Deluxe Penthouse, 1 Bedroom (3/4 Double Bed - 120cm wide)

28 sq m
Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Standard Studio (3/4 Double Bed - 120cm wide)

28 sq m
Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Similar properties

Pet-friendly

Free WiFi

Breakfast available

Bar

for 1 room

includes taxes & fees

3 Jan - 4 Jan

About this property

Destiny Student Cowgate - Campus Accommodation

Hostel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to Royal Mile

Along with concierge services, this smoke-free hostel has laundry facilities and a 24-hour front desk. Other amenities include tour/ticket assistance and multilingual staff. Limited housekeeping is available.

Destiny Student Cowgate - Campus Accommodation offers 64 accommodations. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

During your stay at Destiny Student Cowgate - Campus Accommodation, you're just a quick walk from Royal Mile. Enjoy features like concierge services and laundry facilities.

Services include a concierge, tour or ticket assistance, and luggage storage
Just a 4-minute walk from Royal Mile and 10 minutes by foot from Edinburgh Castle

Destiny Student Cowgate - Campus Accommodation offers its guests multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and concierge services. Destiny Student Cowgate - Campus Accommodation also features laundry facilities and an elevator. The front desk is open around the clock.

This Edinburgh hostel is smoke free.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

No on-site parking available

Family friendly

Laundry facilities

Conveniences

Lift

Guest services

24-hour front desk
Concierge services
Housekeeping (limited)
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Multilingual staff
Tour/ticket assistance

Accessibility

If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Lift
Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

Bed sheets
Heating

Bathroom

Bath or shower
Private bathroom

Entertainment

Digital channels
Flat-screen TV

Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation

For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

Towels available for a fee (or guests may bring their own)
Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.

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

Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property in advance of arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in information. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.

This property serves as accommodation for students during designated school terms.

Property is also known as

Destiny Student Cowgate Hostel Edinburgh

Destiny Student Cowgate Hostel

Destiny Student Cowgate Edinburgh

Destiny Student Cowgate Campus Accommodation

Destiny Student - Cowgate Edinburgh Scotland

Destiny Student Cowgate (Campus Accommodation)

Destiny Student Cowgate - Campus Accommodation Edinburgh

Destiny Student Cowgate - Campus Accommodation Reviews

7.2

Good

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner

20 Oct 2019

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great location, excellent value. Bedsheet smelt of vomit unfortunately

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

28 Aug 2019

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

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

27 Aug 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michael

27 Aug 2019

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

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Pete

26 Aug 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

If you're here for the Fringe this location is perfect. If you're looking for just a basic, no frills amenities this is the place to be. Seeing as you'll be out at shows, there's no need for anything more. The bedding is notttt going to be a high thread count for their sheets and pillows...but you're not here for that. The kitchen and common space that you only share with a few other rooms, is perfect and was kept clean. However, if you are here for the Fringe....bring a white noise machine to help reduce the street noise...it will not stop until 4 am. Which isn't something you can hold against this place, the location is great and the noise is a compromise you make. The staff here, tried to accommodate my request to move, but ultimately didn't work out. They are the best, and I saw them be so patient with other guests where there was a language barrier.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner

22 Aug 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very central in Old Town and surprisingly quiet. Apartment spacious and kitted out reasonably well. Could have been cleaner - little things like washing up racks etc and missing sink plugs. There was a smell of mould. Staff were pleasant and helpful.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Katie

10 Aug 2019

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

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Colin

7 Aug 2019

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

Dream's come true.

I have been reading of the Fringe for 30 years, this year I joined a' Rock Choir' and performed there,it was amazing, everything I imagined, I was so pleased with the central position for the accommodation, it was so easy to access all of the entertainment. All of the staff at reception were happy and helpful, I would recommend it to anyone, and I hope to be with you next year.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Dan

7 Aug 2019

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disappointing

We booked for a trip to the fringe but sadly this place was disappointing, even for a student flat. Positives were the location and proximity to city events as well as the helpfulness of staff however several things in the studio flat we booked were broken, there was nothing more than warm water for the duration of our stay and the bed was terribly uncomfortable. Having not long graduated, I wasn’t expecting the Ritz but it didn’t feel like great value for money when being let out to the public and think I might pay that bit extra next time

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Craig

7 Aug 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

David

6 Aug 2019

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Good value in a great location

Good value accommodation right in the heart of the Fringe. My room had a private kitchen, ideal for breakfast and snacks. On the downside, the floor was not too clean, and the pillows were very thin, but overall l was pleased with my choice, and despite warnings to the contrary, it was not noisy at all!

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

jorge

12 Jul 2019

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

Exellente ubicacion muy cerca todos lugares de royal mile Ana exelente host te ayuda te hace sentir como casa muchas gracias

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Emma

30 Aug 2018

Student accommodation.

Staff were lovely, central location. Rooms were small with hard beds and noisey to sleep. All in all student accomdation.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

28 Aug 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Re facilities, this was a competitively priced student hostel very conveniently located in the heart of Edinburgh, with no pretensions to being a hotel. It had all the basics. It was comfortable enough for my one night stay. It was clean, and in itself quiet.What let it down and the reason it gets no more than a 3, was the unfortunate location of my room. Bedroom window overlooked a nightclub. (Noise may have got in through an inaccessible outer window that had been left open).Hardly got a wink of sleep which rather defeated the objective of booking a room. Staff were excellent.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

25 Aug 2018

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

Just what I needed right in the centre.

I wanted a single room, in the centre and reasonably priced and it was all of those. No luxury but for the cost and as somewhere to sleep and leave a bag it was ideal. It was a bit noisy outside but having spent 14 hours going from show to show at the fringe I wasn’t awake long enough to notice!

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Keith

12 Aug 2018

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

28 Feb 2018

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

在愛丁堡難得的便宜住宿，似乎在暑假之外是學生宿舍，因此房間內的設備很簡單只有床、廁所、浴室、書桌、椅子。格局有點類似公寓，所以會有共用的廚房、餐廳以及類似客廳的交誼廳。盥洗用品要去跟櫃台要才有，毛巾則必須用買的。如果有要報名Highland Experience 的旅遊團的話可以跟櫃台要折扣代碼。

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Greg, London

3 Sept 2017

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Cheap student digs

For a cheap one-night stay in the centre of the city (just a stone's throw from the Royal Mile) I can't complain...too much! The room was very basic, but was exactly what I was expecting. Looks like student halls that you can find anywhere in the UK. The room was a tiny bit grubby and could have been cleaner, but overall was fine. I had read in previous reviews before choosing this hotel about noisiness. I'm a fairly heavy sleeper, so this didn't bother me. However when we bunked down for the night, it wasn't the noise of the street we could hear. It was the doors in the student 'flat' in which we were staying. They were so loud when they banged shut. Not anyone's fault per se, the walls were pretty thin (again, unsurprising for anyone that's lived in uni halls before), but probably a concern for anyone that considers themselves a light sleeper (note that ear plugs are provided gratis at the reception). The flat included a communal kitchen, and basic tea/coffee sachets can again be collected for free from reception. Bring your own towels, otherwise you can hire them for £5. Toiletries are not included (apart from toilet roll!). I'd recommend for a short stay in the city centre for a decent price.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

joan

26 Aug 2017

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

Happy

Great place to stay at. Close to all the things we wanted to do.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

pat

14 Aug 2017

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

Great experience

Staff were awesome. The hotel was in the spectacular location. Incredibly convenient to all the sites of Edinburg. The bed was not the greatest but we knew in advance that it would be unusually small for white Americans are used to. And The bed was also not very comfortable

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

4/10 Poor

Ron, Queensland,Australia.

16 Jul 2017

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A true student experience

If you have forgotten your grotty student life from years ago, this will bring it all back. Tiny room, not very clean, uncomfortably hot, fire doors in the corridor that slam like a thunderclap at all hours of the night. My recommendation -leave it for the students, you can afford better!

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

9 Jul 2017

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

Do not recommend

Room dirty (cracked paint, footprints on the wall, dust), centric location but very noisy at night (clubs/pubs music, thin walls), unprofessional management and staff, overpriced, overall very little value for money.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Gail, Surrey

31 Aug 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Fine for a few nights at the fringe

Went for a few days at Edinburgh fringe - great location for many of the venues (and close to the station). Surprisingly quiet at night given its proximity to many bars/pubs. Very basic, but I knew this when I booked, so that was absolutely fine. I was out most of the day, so wasn't there very much.