Safestay Edinburgh Cowgate
About this property
Safėstay Edinburgh Cowgate is located in Edinburgh, a 10-minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley train station. The accommodation offers apartments with private rooms and mixed dormitories, and free WiFi throughout.
The hostel offers luggage storage for a fee, free lockers inside the rooms, and towels for hire. Guests can also enjoy an outdoor terrace and seating area.
200 metres from the Royal Mile, Safėstay Edinburgh Cowgate is situated a 10-minute walk from Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh Military Tattoo is 300 metres from Safėstay Edinburgh Cowgate, while Edinburgh Festival Theatre is 400 metres from the property. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport, 11 km from Safėstay Edinburgh Cowgate.
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Availability
We Price Match
You can claim a refund for the difference if you find your reservation cheaper on another website.
Just remember to reach out after booking with us. If you file your We Price Match claim via email, you'll need to provide us with a screenshot of and a link to the other offer. You can also file a We Price Match claim over the phone by calling our Customer Service. In any case, the other offer must be online and available when we check.
We Price Match checklist
- The other offer must be for the same property and accommodation type.
- The other offer must be for the same check-in and check-out dates.
- The other offer must have the same cancellation policy and conditions.
- The other offer must be for the same number of occupants.
- The other offer must have the same add-on/meal plan.
- The better deal must be in the local currency of the property.
When can't you make a claim?
- If the other offer is on a website that doesn't reveal the property or accommodation type you'll be staying in until after booking.
- If the other offer is available on an opaque, suspicious, and/or likely-to-be-fraudulent website.
- If the other offer is part of a loyalty or rewards program, where the price is reduced by the property or website for actions like repeat business, logging in, using a coupon code, referring others, or any other action that reduces the original price.
- If your current reservation is a "Partner offer" (these are labeled as such on our platform and are provided by partner companies) or if you're comparing the other offer to a "Partner Offer" on our platform.
- If you cancel your booking.
- If you book a single-unit property, which by nature can't be available elsewhere.
- Stays reserves the right to make the sole determination regarding a customer's eligibility to receive the price match.
Found your booking cheaper elsewhere?
- Look for "Found this room cheaper elsewhere?" on your confirmation page.
- Validate that the cheaper offer meets all the requirements (review checklist).
- Save the link to the cheaper offer (example: www.hotel.com/93203920).
- Take a screenshot (or multiple) making sure all the relevant data is captured (review checklist).
- Contact Customer Service.
- After claim validation, we will amend the reservation price (if possible) or provide further instruction for you to claim an after-stay refund of the price difference.
- Stays reserves the right to make the sole determination regarding a customer's eligibility to receive the price match.
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Interested in this property?
Submit a booking request and well follow up with availability for your dates.
House rules
This Hostel operates a 10-day maximum stay policy within a 90-day period. Passport or driver’s licence is required for check-in. Student cards are not accepted. The guest, making the booking, must be over 18. Under 18 can stay in a private room with a parent or guardian, but cannot be accommodated in shared dormitories. Bookings of 10 perope or more are subject to different policies and additional supplements may apply. Beds in the same dormitory room cannot be guaranteed. Please note there is no guest kitchen facility to cook. No outside alcohol is allowed at all.
Please note that towels are not provided . Guests can bring their own or rent them at the property. Bed linen are provided.
The fine print
• Please inform Safestay Edinburgh Cowgate in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.
• Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
• Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.
Legal information
FAQs about Safestay Edinburgh Cowgate
- Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dorm Shared Bathroom
- Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dorm Ensuite
- Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dorm Shared Bathroom
Guest reviews
Good
Sudeep
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
family with young children · 6-Bed Private Room Shared Bathroom
Amehigh
🇺🇸 United States
solo traveller · Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dorm Shared Bathroom
Facilities of Safestay Edinburgh Cowgate
Food & Drink
- Coffee house on site
- Wine/champagne
- Snack bar
- Bar
- Breakfast takeaway containers
- All plates, cutlery, glasses and other tableware have been sanitized
- Food can be delivered to guest accommodation
Internet
- Internet services
Front Desk Services
- Invoice provided
- Lockers
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in/check-out
- 24-hour front desk
Cleaning Services
- Daily housekeeping
Business Facilities
- Fax/photocopying
Safety & Security
- Fire extinguishers
- CCTV outside property
- CCTV in common areas
- Smoke alarms
- Security alarm
- Key card access
- 24-hour security
General
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Vending machine (snacks)
- Vending machine (drinks)
- Designated smoking area
- Non-smoking throughout
- Heating
- Non-smoking rooms
Outdoors
- Outdoor furniture
- Terrace
Activities
- Pub crawls
Health & Safety
- First aid kit available
- Hand sanitizer in guest accommodation and key areas
- Shared stationery such as printed menus, magazines, pens, and paper removed
- Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities
Other
- Cashless payment available
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Guests have the option to cancel any cleaning services for their accommodation during their stay
- Guest accommodation is disinfected between stays
- Linens, towels and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines
