i stayed here with 7 friends - we were in Edinburgh for the Fringe festival. We stayed in a 10 bed room and paid roughly £20 per night. Our previous hostel booking had fallen through so brodie's was the only place available within our budget! Our room was VERY cramped and although it wasn't dirsty as such it did get... more

stayed in an 8 bed dorm which smelt like a teenage boys room which hadnt been cleaned in a month. bed bugs just added to the experience. the showers and toilets were just as disgusting and looked like they hadnt been cleaned in forever. the location was great but meant that there was a lot of traffic noise. the common... more

Terrible. The only thing going for Brodies is the location. Everything else was absolutely terrible and probably the worst hostel I've ever stayed in. The rooms were cramped and smelly with dingy old sheets and beds. The bathrooms were very unclean, smelly and taps did not work. The place is very noisy at night both from noise out on the... more

* It is VERY, VERY dirty. The cleaning staff consists of a couple of bums who get free beds in exchange for cleaning. The kitchen is horrible, so are the toilets. You should not use the kitchen cutlery etc unless you're willing to spice your meal with the remains of other peoples' food. They lock the kitchen at 10 pm... more

Cut and Dried: Very horrible. Filthy bathrooms. Dirty and small kitchen. LOUD LOUD LOUD; from the street, from the hallways, from every which direction. The staff is very unhelpful. The rooms are overpriced. No free internet. Dirty showers. Location is okay, but there are other hostels in the immediate vicinity, macpackers for one, that has great staff and free wifi... more

A horrid overpriced place. The double room had a plastic bedside table, no lamp. Room nothing else, no wash hand basin. I do not think the sheets had been changed. I know it is not a hotel, but it could offer more. Notices everywhere, with more "do nots" than the reverse. Laughing and giggling and guitar music until late in... more

I REALLY wish I'd read the other reviews before I booked this place! Our experience (we stayed in double room without en-suite) was awful. I think they must be riding on earlier good reviews (Lonely Planet?!) because the management have gotten seriously lazy. I was shocked at how dirty our room was - the sheets were kind of yellow-tinged with... more

This hostel has an unbeatable location, within easy distance of many of Edinburgh's main tourist sites. It is surrounded by lots of tourist shops and restaurants. We stayed in a dorm for eight, and the room was full for the one night we stayed. It was pretty busy, with people in the hallways and common areas. In our room, the... more

All in all, it was a good place to stay at for a night. We were 11 people, put up for a night in 2 dorm rooms in Brodies 1. The whole place had a very own smell, but you could easily get used to it. Our bedroom was not full, all the other 5 guys from our group could've... more