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Backpacker Accommodation in the heart of Edinburgh
Royal Mile Backpackers is a centrally located hostel with a HUGE personality. It’s the perfect base for exploring Edinburgh! We’re a friendly and homely hostel situated smack bang in the city-centre overlooking Scotland’s most famous street – The Royal Mile. Located halfway between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood palace, you can’t get much closer to the city centre attractions; bars, cafés, restaurants and nightclubs.
Due to the low number of tourists in the city we've been forced to close for the next few weeks at least., starting from the 1st of January. But fear not! Our sister hostels High Street and Castle Rock are available to book. Simply head to www.highstreethostel.com or www.castlerockedinburgh.com to check them out!
Important info if you're staying with us soon!
We’re excited to open up again, but there’s going to be a few changes to the way things work at Royal Mile until the COVID situation is under control. So please read on below on the changes at the hostel before you make a booking with us:
- When we reopen reception will be open from and 17:00-23:00 on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday night as well as Friday, Saturday, Sunday morning 08:00-11:00 Please get hold of us via email before your stay if you need access to the hostel or luggage storage outside of these times and we’ll arrange with our sister hostel High Street. For midweek stays check out our High Street Hostel down the road.
- Breakfast will not be served
- Guests are allowed use of in-house kitchen
- Towel hire has returned
- Extra cleaning shifts daily
- Check in from 17:00-23:00. Please contact us if you are arriving outside of these hours.
- Check out at 10:00.
- Guests are allowed use of main lounge
- Free hot drinks in our main lounge
- Hand sanitizer and hand washing stations throughout hostel
- No walk in reservations. Please book online.
- Some events during the week with our sister hostels High Street and Castle Rock. Ask at reception!
- Touch points in hostel cleaned 4x per day
- No laundry services on site
Welcome to Royal Mile Backpackers in Edinburgh
Cosy Lounge
Royal Mile Backpackers is located in the Heart of Edinburgh. After a big day of seeing the sites, we will have a fire waiting for you in our cosy lounge.
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Experienced Receptionists
All of our staff have been trained to assist you with recommending walking tours, restaurants, bars, night clubs and anything else you may need.
Find out the lastest news for Royal Mile Backpackers
- We’re Open For Business! 11th September 2020
- Sorry – we’re temporarily closed! 23rd March 2020
- Great news – we’ve opened up our dates for August 23rd January 2018
We also have sister hostels in Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s Royal Mile Backpackers also offers two sister hostels in the Scottish Capital, High Street Hostel and Castle Rock Hostel.
Whether you’re using us as a base, or just stopping in for a night –
The Royal Mile Backpackers offers all the facilities you require on your trip as well as events most nights.
About us
The Royal Mile Backpackers, Edinburgh is owned and operated by MacBackpackers Ltd. For information on our multi award-winning tours, please visit our tours website here!