Best Halls & Accommodation, University of Edinburgh

301 Reviews by Students

Discover the best student halls and accommodation at University of Edinburgh. The league table is ranked using 301 review scores from current students across 47 university halls and 27 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 £152 per week
The Mill House
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from £167 per week
Collegiate McDonald Road
Recently refurbished
McDonald Road offers comfortable and stylish student accommodation in Edinburgh. What are the top reasons for choosing McDonald Road? We spoke t...
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#1
from £160 per week
4.86 /5
4.86 /5
Arran House
Probably the best student accommodation in Edinburgh! Visit my friends at their halls and it always makes me appreciate Arran House even more. Staff a...
By member1144378 On 11th December 2019
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#2
from £169 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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#3
from £68 per week
4.5 /5
4.5 /5
Kitchener House
I loved my time in Kitchener. Super affordable, spacious rooms and so close to Kings Buildings. Great for socialising too, with the events organised b...
By biochemislife On 15th May 2019
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#4
from £181 per week
4.48 /5
4.48 /5
Turner House
The receptionist Emma and Georgia were absolutely amazing! It was a pleasure to come home from courses and have a quick chat and a coffee!...
By member1039971 On 27th June 2019
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#5
from £289 per week
4.43 /5
4.43 /5
Lady Nicolson Court, Edinburgh
The team here are so personable and always go out of their way to make you feel “at home”. Always greated with a smile and happy face. They often do v...
By member542655 On 10th October 2019
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#6
from £179 per week
4.43 /5
4.43 /5
Portsburgh Court, Edinburgh
Pretty pricey but great flats of five bedrooms each with ensuite and 3/4 beds. Super friendly reception and security staff, there within 20 minutes da...
By member109943 On 3rd July 2015
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#7
from £186 per week
4.27 /5
4.27 /5
New Park, Edinburgh
New, fresh accommodation well-placed in the centre of Edinburgh. Exceptionally friendly and helpful staff who make an effort to organise social activi...
By member1140954 On 31st July 2019
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#8
from £129 per week
4.2 /5
4.2 /5
Darroch Court
Excellent 1st year accommodation... Just amazing Cleaning twice a week! Large rooms and kitchen diner Heating very warm and on all the time so ...
By member66173 On 16th April 2015
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#9
from £68 per week
4.14 /5
4.14 /5
David Horn
By member1116483 On 7th October 2015
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#10
from £186 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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#11
from £154 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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#12
from £138 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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#13
from £219 per week
4.04 /5
4.04 /5
Panmure Court, Edinburgh
Positive: Staff very friendly and helpful. Nice view to Arthur's Seat. Waverley Railway Station nearby. Negative: - Thin walls, therefore very loud...
By member441785 On 26th August 2019
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#14
from £125 per week
4.04 /5
4.04 /5
Ratcliffe Terrace
Amazing Experience! Ratcliffe Terrace was recently converted from postgraduate to undergraduate accommodation. This means the rooms were much bigger...
By member633472 On 18th August 2018
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#15
from £135 per week
4 /5
4 /5
Roxburgh Place
Amazing building and facilities, good transport links but being a long way away from central London, getting to and from South ken campus is a pain....
By member816480 On 7th October 2015
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#16
from £161 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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#17
from £186 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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#18
from £186 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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#19
from £185 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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#20
from £270 per week
3.84 /5
3.84 /5
Vita Student Edinburgh - Fountainbridge
Good place for students...
By member1043924 On 22nd November 2019
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#21
from £122 per week
3.69 /5
3.69 /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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#22
from £165 per week
3.63 /5
3.63 /5
East Newington Place
Positive: Flats of four, shower room and bathroom, good internet, quiet location, cheap for Edinburgh, spacious bedroom storage, nice kitchens, weekly...
By member638169 On 19th May 2019
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#23
from £108 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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#24
from £96 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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#25
from £180 per week
3.5 /5
3.5 /5
Haddington Place
Location is 25 minute walk from main campus. Doesn't sound like much, but when you have to do it everyday it soon becomes a lot. Overpriced....
By member1143537 On 13th November 2019
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#26
from £135 per week
3.5 /5
3.5 /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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#27
from £129 per week
3.42 /5
3.42 /5
Blackfriars Street
Overall not a bad experience....
By joey234 On 17th January 2019
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#28
from £108 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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#29
from £179 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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#30
from £207 per week
3.33 /5
3.33 /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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#31
from £122 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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#32
from £122 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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#33
from £175 per week
3.21 /5
3.21 /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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#34
from £216 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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#35
from £156 per week
3.14 /5
3.14 /5
John Burnett House
By sarrahm22 On 2nd October 2015
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#36
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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#37
from £122 per week
3.02 /5
3.02 /5
Sciennes
Truly not as bad as some reviewers make it out to be. From what I've heard there have been problems with cleanliness a few years ago, but now Sciennes...
By member843467 On 12th November 2019
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#38
from £122 per week
3.01 /5
3.01 /5
Robertson's Close
Robertson's Close was an OK living space. The rooms were nice and private and the kitchens had ample space to work. However, the toilets never flushed...
By member638052 On 16th May 2019
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#39
from £154 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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#40
from £105 per week
2.93 /5
2.93 /5
Salisbury Court
I studied at UoE for a semester through the exchange program and decided on staying in Salisbury Court strictly because I would have my own room/bathr...
By member1236949 On 6th April 2019
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#41
from £179 per week
2.85 /5
2.85 /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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#42
from £108 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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#43
from £171 per week
2.46 /5
2.46 /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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#44
from £116 per week
2.18 /5
2.18 /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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#45
from £140 per week
1.96 /5
1.96 /5
Beaverbank Place
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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#46
from £161 per week
1.71 /5
1.71 /5
Nido Haymarket
The location of the uni is good...
By member742488 On 1st October 2019
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#47
from £245 per week
1 /5
1 /5
Student Castle Edinburgh
Unfairly overcharged on various occasions...
By member1141638 On 20th August 2019
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Best Halls & Accommodation, University of Edinburgh

301 Reviews by Students

The Mill HouseNew to StudentCrowd

The Mill House&nbsp;offers modern rooms in Edinburgh. What are the top reasons for choosing The Mill House? We spoke to the owners Fresh Student Livi...

Collegiate McDonald RoadRecently refurbished

McDonald Road&nbsp;offers comfortable and stylish student accommodation in Edinburgh. What are the top reasons for choosing McDonald Road? We spoke t...

Arran House

Potterrow

Kitchener House

Turner House

Lady Nicolson Court, Edinburgh

Portsburgh Court, Edinburgh

New Park, Edinburgh

Darroch Court

David Horn

Ewing House

Holland Annexe

Chancellors Court

Panmure Court, Edinburgh

Ratcliffe Terrace

Roxburgh Place

Meadow Court

Lee House

Baird House

Grant House

Vita Student Edinburgh - Fountainbridge

Kincaid's Court

East Newington Place

Warrender Park Road

Nicholson Street and South College Street

Haddington Place

Riego Street

Blackfriars Street

Hermit's Croft

iQ Grove

Deaconess

South Clerk Street

Fraser Court

Mylnes Court

Holland House

John Burnett House

College Wynd

Sciennes

Robertson's Close

Blackwood Crescent/Causewayside

Salisbury Court

iQ Fountainbridge

New Arthur Place

Morgan Court

O'Shea North

Beaverbank Place

Nido Haymarket

Student Castle Edinburgh

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Recently refurbished

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