Just Sleep at Matrix Hostel

Staff were super helpful and my bed was comfy and smelled clean.

The shower water was a bit too cold for my taste and during the night it felt a bit suffocating, because of the lack of oxygen in the room. Wi-fi was close to unusable.

The place exceeded my expectations. It was clean and super tidy. Beds were comfortable and staff were more than helpful with all my enquiries and gave us great recommendations and directions to places in the city.

Very clean and friendly staff

Maybe better instructions to guests on packing and unpacking outside of rooms , perhaps better ventilation inside rooms ?

Good Location, Clean, friendly staff

Nothing that I can complain about

Location was OK, Not too far city centre.

Quite a few codes to remember for the doors, I left my key in the room and went outside, the staff would not let me back in ,said" I have to be a guest here. I only visited to sleep the night there before departing at the morning, was not looking to go elsewhere. Apart from, rest OK.

Friendly and supportive staff.

Excellent price, good services

Crowded, snoring guests 😭

Very bad and congested. 12 Bunk beds in such a small room. No air conditioner. No staff after 10 pm at night and upto 10 am in d morning. No idea what is served in kitchen. It seems always closed. Location is around 12 minutes walk to Leith. Bus stop is closely though but buses take about 15-20 minutes to come.

No space. Bad toilets. No staff to help. The two women were fantastic though to help but they seem overloaded with work. Location is a bit inside and not in a buzzing place.

Awsome food and great location.

Charging my tablet so slow socket.

Nice clean and quiet hostel with very friendly staff.

Not an amazing atmosphere and wouldn’t stay here if you were looking to meet folks. No couches or chill out space was a bit disappointing also

We had a whole 12 bed room booked for our group of 10 - it was great value and exactly what we needed. The shower and bathroom are okay.

It's quite far from the city center, and there aren't many pubs or restaurants nearby. The lady who checked us in (we arrived around 9:30 PM) was a bit unusual and made it clear that we had arrived rather late — she mentioned she would have preferred to go home earlier. Didn't really felt welcomed. We couldn't open any windows as they were locked, which wasn't ideal with 11 people sharing one room.

Easy to find. Nice friendly staff, specially Marilyn she’s always ready to help , really friendly & has a lot of knowledge of the tourist attractions & how to get there.

Not much. Kitchen maybe a little small

The price for a last minute booking - £35 per bed in 9 bed dormitory - was the cheapest in town, the hostels in Edinburgh city centre wanted £55- £70 per bed! The sheets were clean and the place in general seemed to be well looked after. EDIT: A reply to the hostels reply. Posting it here as the negative section has reached it's character limit. - No, I did not try to arrive "very early". I booked the accommodation in the afternoon, the same day at about 3pm, said that my arrival time will be between 17:00-18:00 hours but actually arrived just 7pm as the train I originally intended to take was cancelled. All this is traceable and proof-able, so don't lie! - "Which is unfortunate as you wouldn’t have then verbally abused our staff upon arrival." (c) This is just a blatant lie! I was never rude or abusive to anyone at the hostel, in fact i spoke very little as the communication with the reception lady was so unpleasant. She opened the door when I rang, immediately turned her back to me - what's your name? I paused because it is long and foreign so she went one octave up - WHAT'S YOUR NAME?? To which I said - do you want to see my ID? Yes, yes, give me your ID! I asked what the WiFi password was and she said it is all in that email we sent you! This is how it went. So please do not believe ANYTHING this hostel (or the reception lady) has responded to other guests reviews because it is a BLATANT LIE which I just experienced myself first hand! Absolutely shocking that a business would behave like that!

The Location. It is well away from city centre, 30 minute walk along a busy road and then trough a residential area. Do not attempt this, if you have heavy luggage and/or the weather is very hot (like yesterday). And certainly don't walk back after a late night out as it is not safe. The Staff. I encountered only one staff member - a very grumpy and unpleasant lady who checked me in and was abrupt and annoyed with me the minute I stepped on to premises. If you read responses this hostel leaves to less than a positive reviews, this is what you get in person as well. And for no reason, I wasn't drunk or wanting to check in too early/too late as they have said other reviewers were, simply an attitude problem and in my opinion people like that should not be in hospitality industry. The Room. You get assigned a bed, get the top bunk, if you can as then at least you will be able to sit up in bed which is not possible on the middle and bottom bed. Room way too small for 3x3 level bunk beds, very claustrophobic and no privacy whatsoever. On occasion I have stayed in this type of accommodation before but don't remember being quite so close to other people, the space between the beds is just enough for one person to turn around. Ok to crash for one night but would not stay there again or recommend it to others. The Communication. The lady at the reception (there is no reception area as such, just a little room by the entrance with a washing machine) kept on referring to email they allegedly have sent me with all the information, needs to realize that a lot of travelers don't check their emails while travelling. The Facilities. No communal space apart from the kitchen. All in all my suggestion would be - stay elsewhere, if possible.

Cleanliness. I was amazed with how clean were washrooms and rooms

I think 12 ppl in one room felt a lot and there

Every was perfect, my bonus was the parking and staff was very friendly.

Nothing

The hostel is super clean and peaceful. It isn't a party hostel. I was able to sleep properly. The bath and the bedding is cleaned regularly. I asked and got all the help needed. Ty to hostel manager, she is amazing and friendly.

Wifi worked, bed very comfortable, showers were clean and hot. There are laundry facilities available and the kitchen had everything we needed to store food and eat. There is a filtered water station for drinking water and lockers for each guest to store their things securely. This place is adequate and was quite clean. I would recommend bringing a wall plug to charge your phone, prepare your breakfast the night before (see dislikes section), and do not arrive early as there were no staff there in the morning when I arrived. The address is number 62, just off the street down a little entryway. You can use Edinburgh city buses for £5 max per day with a bank card and there are lots of buses nearby.

Some warnings for future visitors: the cooking facilities were turned off at 10pm and when we left the next day about 9am, nobody had returned yet to turn them back on, although we were told someone would do so at 7am. The bathrooms ran very low on toilet paper. The usb sockets and light at my bed didn't work. My friend requested a middle bunk and this was not accommodated. We were told that someone changed the check-in book but offered no solution unfortunately.

The accommodation is clean and as described.

The drains in the accommodation work very poorly. This means that showers can only be taken for a very short time. The drains at the washbasins also work very slowly.

- Good value for money in a good location near the Balfour Street tramline stop. - Very helpful and friendly staff. - Excellent breakfast at Bonnington Brunch around the corner (280 Bonnington Road).

- Only area out of room could sit in was the kitchen other than a few seats in the corrider. - I arrived early and managed to leave my bag as a manager was there, but it would have been tricky if he hadn't. It's literally closed until 4pm.

Good and safe space to stay, all required facilities were available and friendly staff.

I was nervous about needing a hostel stay during house repairs,but it was clean,safe,and had every facility and I actually enjoyed it. Family run with Jamie the owner being very friendly and helpful but star of the show was Marilyn,a very hard working capable friendly lady who helped with anything and truly made my stay like sleeping over at a friends house. Great asset to a comfy place

Trying to climb onto bunks

Mattress very thin, & bunk bed not secured to wall.

Good location with bus stop near the hostel, so that the city is reachable within 20 minutes. Nice attentive staff.

Not a very social atmosphere in the common room. For socializing choose something different. The power in the kitchen gets unlocked at 9am by the staff, which was a bit late for me. One morning nobody was there to unlock, so I had to leave without breakfast.

Very clean

Nothing

My son and me stayed in a clean mixed dorm with 12 bunk beds. Clean white sheets and duvet. With comfortable beds Managed by a lovely lady who was friendly. The kitchen facilities are clean and tidy. Provide use of the kitchen facilities for own food. I met some people who I will keep in touch with in the future. Friendly staff and guests. Quite area in a residential area not far from the city centre. Or Leith walk just a number 11 in to town for £2. The hostel rental for towels. Phone charger points in each bunk. The hostel asks guests to be quiet and considerate about other guests and local residents. As a hotel away from the tourist centre of Edinburgh it was a blessing for the peace this place offered. I would stay here anytime I'm in Edinburgh for £50 per night it's a bargain. Thanks to the manager Marilyn for such a lovely stay.

My only complaint was the uncontrollable aspect of other guests. The manager did her best to quiet them when disturbed other people. But in the dorms some people think it's appropriate to do their hair and makeup. full fragrance in a dorm of 12 with no window open. @3am. On a separate note, I was looking forward to watching the darts championship at the hostel and there's no TV..but it didn't affect me having a

Muy limpio y el personal muy amable y cercano

Todo estaba bastante bien

L'accueil est très bon, le gérant très sympathique ; la cuisine est fonctionnelle et les lits sont confortables malgré le fait d'avoir des lits superposés triples.

Il faisait froid. L'eau des douches n'était pas froide mais pas suffisamment chaude, plutôt tiède, et le chauffage de la chambre s'arrêtait tout le temps, même quand le gérant le mettait lui-même. Il faisait donc froid aussi dans la chambre... On est aussi un peu loin du centre pour le prix, même si c'est très faisable à pied et surtout en bus.

少し距離はあるけど、市内まで歩いて行ける。 スタッフの対応は良い。 清潔だった。 入力式のセキュリティロックの部屋。 たまたまかもしれないが､3段ベッドの何段目か選べた。

16時過ぎにシャワーを浴びたらほぼ水のぬるいお湯だった。シャワー室が寒い。 3段ベッドなので高さがないのが窮屈だった。 小さいロッカーしか見つけられずバックパックを入れられない。 部屋に荷物を収納する棚がない。

1 离中央车站走路 20 分钟内能到达 2 价格低 3 卫生间干净

1 管理混乱深夜到达，告知的床被别人占了 2 床很脏，床单被罩枕套根本不更换，打开灯上面有长头发，短头发，各种毛发。穿着外衣睡了一夜 3 冬季没有暖气，房间冷的像冰窖 4 床设计反人类，只能爬着进入，根本在哪里不能坐起来

Elektronický vstup do budovy pomocí pinu.

Z počátku byla komunikace s hostelem v pořádku, nevadilo by ani na poslední chvíli poslané piny na vstupy místo domluvené osobní komunikace a představení hostelu. Co nás ale neskutečně vyvedlo z míry byl celkový koncept hostelu, protože to nebyl hostel, ale reálná ubytovna. Špinavé sprchy, počůrané záchody, rozvrzané palandy, kterým se ani nedalo říkat postele. Jednalo se o mrňavé komůrky, kam se opravdu člověk s více jak 160 cm normálně nenasouká. Personál nikde, měli mít check - in do 23:00, kolem 20:30 přišla zpráva, že mají omezené pracovní kapacity a kdyby něco, jsou k dispozici. Nebyli, na palandě chyběla jedna z potřebných přikrývek a vzhledem k tomu, že se jednalo o "ubytovnu", těžko říct jak to tam normálně funguje. Naše přiřazené boxy na zamknutí potřebných věcí byly malé a naše čísla již zabrané. Spali jsme tak s batohy a doufali, že nás nikdo neokrade. Hotel jsme opustili co nejdříve to šlo, tedy již kolem 6:30 po 3h čistého spánku a i tak jsme z personálu nikoho nikde neviděli.

Fantastic family run business. Great cooking facilities and friendly staff.

The location, layout, owner and the hospitality.