Best Halls & Accommodation, University of Edinburgh

190 Reviews by Students

Discover the best student halls and accommodation at University of Edinburgh. The league table is ranked using 190 review scores from current students across 44 university halls and 9 private halls. Students reviewed each hall against seven different criteria: value for money, location, hall management, cleaning, social spaces, social experience and wifi. The average score for accommodation at University of Edinburgh is 3.52.

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from £169 per week
Portsburgh Court
New ownership from September 2017
Portsburgh Court opened with new ownership in September 2017. We spoke to Student Roost (the new owners) to find out more: Top reasons for choosing P...
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from £209 per week
Panmure Court
New ownership from September 2017
Panmure Court opened with new ownership in September 2017. We spoke to Student Roost (the new owners) to find out more: What are the top reasons for ...
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from £269 per week
Lady Nicolson Court
New ownership from September 2017
Lady Nicolson Court opened with new ownership in September 2017. We spoke to Student Roost (the new owners) to find out more: What are the top reason...
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#1
from £164 per week
4.57 /5
4.57 /5
Potterrow
The best place to socialize and meet new people, everything is so close from here....
By member516380 On 6th October 2015
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#2
from £174 per week
4.49 /5
4.49 /5
Turner House
Basically the MVP of Pollock halls where all the safest dons are. Really nice vibe especially in 4th floor....
By Geologist On 22nd August 2018
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#3
from £179 per week
4.14 /5
4.14 /5
Ewing House
Internet was a bit slow and the social space was a good size apart from the fact that in a flat of six there was only four dining table seats. Rooms a...
By member1016129 On 1st October 2015
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#4
from £208 per week
4.1 /5
4.1 /5
Holland Annexe
Far from everything, facilities need updating, but you get to know/interact with your neighbors better than other dorms....
By member520077 On 1st December 2015
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#5
from £133 per week
4.07 /5
4.07 /5
Chancellors Court
Internet is really good but the rooms are really expensive no common room so you get bored easily the building is very pretty and staff are nice but i...
By member615945 On 29th September 2015
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#6
from £155 per week
3.98 /5
3.98 /5
Meadow Court
The location's excellent (short walk to the University and to Union Street) and the apartments are all well-equipped with the latest facilities....
By member816185 On 2nd October 2015
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#7
from £178 per week
3.97 /5
3.97 /5
Lee House
Noisy but good area. £102 a week for double bed and en suite!...
By member616142 On 1st October 2015
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#8
from £179 per week
3.92 /5
3.92 /5
Baird House
The internet is terrible. Can't even watch a th programme online without it constantly buffering. The fire alarm goes off daily. My room is very big, ...
By member516128 On 1st October 2015
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#9
from £179 per week
3.89 /5
3.89 /5
Grant House
Loved it, there was always things going on...
By member1110069 On 4th July 2015
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#10
from £125 per week
3.67 /5
3.67 /5
Blackfriars Street
Cheap and very central, but I didn't enjoy my flatmates, and I have many friends who had the same experience as me....
By Loke On 22nd March 2018
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#11
from £118 per week
3.65 /5
3.65 /5
Kincaid's Court
Decent accommodation, bedrooms good, shared facilities okay, excellent location for university sites and shopping, immediately next to most night life...
By member915976 On 29th September 2015
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#12
from £105 per week
3.6 /5
3.6 /5
Warrender Park Road
Great for students who will be studying at King's Building - on the south side of the meadows so the bus is easy to catch and not too far a walk. Also...
By member1025961 On 25th February 2017
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#13
from £102 per week
3.57 /5
3.57 /5
Salisbury Court
The common room areas are good but not really used, the cleaners are getting kind of lazy not really cleaning. Really close to campus, 10 min walk and...
By member1034817 On 8th November 2018
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#14
from £66 per week
3.5 /5
3.5 /5
Nicholson Street and South College Street
Excellent location right next to central campus of the university, just off the royal mile and really close to the social scene of the cowgate. The qu...
By FKH On 6th October 2015
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#15
from £200 per week
3.47 /5
3.47 /5
Deaconess
Fab location and really nice modern halls. However it is luck of the draw how big your kitchen will be and how awful your view will be (a brick wall i...
By member95878 On 30th March 2015
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#16
from £250 per week
3.43 /5
3.43 /5
Vita Student Edinburgh
I have been living now at Vita student for two months. I really liked the welcome week and their events so far. However, they are now slacking in offe...
By member834708 On 1st November 2018
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#17
from £105 per week
3.41 /5
3.41 /5
Hermit's Croft
Nice halls in a really good location, not many issues other than the laundry service which was truly awful. There were far too few machines and they w...
By member926288 On 13th April 2017
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#18
from £155 per week
3.39 /5
3.39 /5
iQ Grove
Good value for money, even a sink in our rooms here! Easy access to central campus and other facilities....
By member916979 On 19th October 2015
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#19
from £118 per week
3.3 /5
3.3 /5
South Clerk Street
If you want a mice infested flat and if you want mice waking you up at 3am every night and noone to do anything about it for you this is your place to...
By member631491 On 29th April 2018
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#20
from £118 per week
3.24 /5
3.24 /5
Fraser Court
Fraser Court is a lovely halls all in all, the newly refurbished rooms are pretty big and modern with wonderful views of Arthur's Seat. Although it is...
By member1026632 On 30th May 2017
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#21
from £170 per week
3.24 /5
3.24 /5
Mylnes Court
Except the internet and the bad condition of the fooseball or air hockey, everything else was just perfect!...
By member420069 On 1st December 2015
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#22
from £131 per week
3.23 /5
3.23 /5
Riego Street
I felt that these halls were RIDICULOUS. The inspector was unnecessarily harsh and looking for easy fines (eg: was going to charge each tenant £35 for...
By BilliusShinadle On 22nd April 2015
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#23
from £208 per week
3.17 /5
3.17 /5
Holland House
Good price. Kitchen too small, social spaces poor, washing clothes facilities disappointing. Good amount of showers/toilets. Too far away from Heading...
By member415959 On 29th September 2015
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#24
from £14959 per week
3.14 /5
3.14 /5
John Burnett House
By sarrahm22 On 2nd October 2015
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#25
from £118 per week
3.06 /5
3.06 /5
Robertson's Close
Building has mice, management won't do much except put poison down which takes weeks to work and just leaves you with dead mice around the flat. Gate ...
By member1326626 On 30th May 2017
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#26
from £105 per week
3.02 /5
3.02 /5
College Wynd
College Wynd is in an amazing location, close to uni and also the clubs. It's cheap and usually very well kept. I did not find it a very sociable hall...
By member622215 On 3rd May 2016
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#27
from £149 per week
3 /5
3 /5
Blackwood Crescent/Causewayside
It was a short term measure & I'd never go back. Tiny, too basic and grubby. It was miserable at best and there was no social space, unless you count ...
By member1016497 On 7th October 2015
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#28
from £178 per week
2.93 /5
2.93 /5
New Park, Edinburgh
Worst place I've ever stayed. All fittings were super cheap and broke regularly, including door locks. Internet dropped out a lot. Many flats leaked w...
By Jed Roy On 30th June 2018
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#29
from £118 per week
2.88 /5
2.88 /5
Sciennes
Sciennes is potentially on of Edinburgh’s worst halls. Each block has around 8-10 flats in, however the blocks are small and with only 4 people living...
By Bethany On 22nd April 2018
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#30
from £105 per week
2.86 /5
2.86 /5
East Newington Place
Excellent location, 10 mins from Uni, 25 mins from main shopping and clubs. Such good value for money, very friendly as it is so small. No common room...
By member926492 On 14th May 2017
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#31
from £155 per week
2.72 /5
2.72 /5
iQ Fountainbridge
Pretty bad, compared to the other halls of residence at the university the value for money is below par. The location is not ideal, its not too far th...
By member124976 On 24th March 2015
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#32
from £105 per week
2.72 /5
2.72 /5
New Arthur Place
The location is great but we've had issues with mold in our flat, even in the rooms that have been kept clean. I know that other flats have had simila...
By member626503 On 14th May 2017
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#33
from £166 per week
2.56 /5
2.56 /5
Morgan Court
No reception, no community spaces, only 2 washing machines and so many issues....
By member620116 On 1st December 2015
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#34
2.52 /5
2.52 /5
McDonald Road
Dreadful Internet, have to use Ethernet cable as wireless is too slow. One of the freezers in the kitchen doesn't work. For just under £5,700 the valu...
By member1116381 On 6th October 2015
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#35
from £174 per week
2.38 /5
2.38 /5
Richmond Place Apartments
Absolutely joke. Wake up everyday at 9am sharp because of cleaners shouting and chatting in front of your room!!!! One time, I even saw them having a...
By member727217 On 11th August 2017
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#36
from £170 per week
2.14 /5
2.14 /5
O'Shea North
O'Shea South is is just the new name for Holyrood South, and so this review is identical to the one I provided for the accommodation under that name. ...
By ShutyahWindows On 15th July 2018
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#37
from £126 per week
2.08 /5
2.08 /5
Beaverbank
To an outsider, Beaverbank looks great. It's a very new build, every room is en-suite with a double bed and there is twenty four hour security. Howe...
By Estybesty On 27th March 2015
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Best Halls & Accommodation, University of Edinburgh

190 Reviews by Students

Portsburgh CourtNew ownership from September 2017

Portsburgh Court opened with new ownership in September 2017. We spoke to Student Roost (the new owners) to find out more: Top reasons for choosing P...

Panmure CourtNew ownership from September 2017

Panmure Court opened with new ownership in September 2017. We spoke to Student Roost (the new owners) to find out more: What are the top reasons for ...

Lady Nicolson CourtNew ownership from September 2017

Lady Nicolson Court opened with new ownership in September 2017. We spoke to Student Roost (the new owners) to find out more: What are the top reason...

Potterrow

Turner House

Ewing House

Holland Annexe

Chancellors Court

Meadow Court

Lee House

Baird House

Grant House

Blackfriars Street

Kincaid's Court

Warrender Park Road

Salisbury Court

Nicholson Street and South College Street

Deaconess

Vita Student Edinburgh

Hermit's Croft

iQ Grove

South Clerk Street

Fraser Court

Mylnes Court

Riego Street

Holland House

John Burnett House

Robertson's Close

College Wynd

Blackwood Crescent/Causewayside

New Park, Edinburgh

Sciennes

East Newington Place

iQ Fountainbridge

New Arthur Place

Morgan Court

McDonald Road

Richmond Place Apartments

O'Shea North

Beaverbank

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Portsburgh Court
New ownership from September 2017

Panmure Court
New ownership from September 2017

Lady Nicolson Court
New ownership from September 2017