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Reviews of McDonald Road Student Accommodation

2 out of 5
McDonald Road Student Accommodation
6 McDonald Road, Edinburgh, Scotland

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 53 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 48 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 158 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small but comfortable
Convenient are, clean, small room but as expected. Friendly staff on desk 24/7, comfortable bed and powerful shower
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Mary-Rose

Liked: Staff & service
The staff were friendly and helpful!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

george

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Edinburgh festival stay.
Reception not always open otherwise all good and really decent studio room with lots of light and space... better than any student accommodation I knew back in the day.... thanks.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Jonathan

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don’t bother
My partner and me stayed for one night while I was on business. Given the time of year with the festival it was hard to get rooms in the city. Rooms were small, you only had one very soft pillow and you weren’t able to get an additional. The towels in the bathroom were tiny. The showers were so small you had to step in side ways and shower could only be turn on/off while in it. Rooms were very basic I feel bad for the student paying 114+ a week to stay here. There was a lot of noise as well due to building works and people running round the corridors.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay elsewhere if you can
Shortly after arriving in my room I discovered a used condom on the floor under the table!!!! Completely disgusting and unacceptable, I mean the cleaners missing a bit of litter I can get over but a used condom?! Radiator in the bedroom area didn’t work so I was freezing at night especially. Dirty marks all over the walls. Shower didn’t drain properly so you had to shower really quickly and even then you were up to your ankles in water .
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Comfortable, but perhaps short on cleanliness
The room and set-up were comfortable and adequate. However, there was a smell in the bathroom that made me suspect that it wasn't as clean as it should be...
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Mab, Quebec, Canada

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Walking distance to the city. Small bathrooms and uncomfortable bed. Have elevator. Kitchenette was functional. Also need to pay 5 pound if u need a hair dryer for the whole duration of your stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good basic accommodation not far from city centre
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

abhishek, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Usual student accommodation Suggestion : not for 2 fat people
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Satisfactory stay with room for improvement
Overall: Stay was satisfactory. Positive points: Staff were friendly Very clean and pleasant environment Location was pleasant Negative points: One of the lights wasn’t working in the room leaving it dark The bed creaked horribly - to the point where it would wake us up in the night if we moved Other: Room was smaller than in example picture although this wasn’t a problem
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Does what it says on the tin
The accommodation was as we expected - basic but clean and the staff were very helpful and polite .Ideal for a short stay / good location
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
They don't care
When we arrived works were being done. No signs outside that the accommodation was there, the builders were not able to tell us this was McDonald's road 6. No indication where the reception was. It was on the mezzanine. Room was supposed to be a double. Although they do say the dimensions of the bed on the booking sites, they should not call this a double, when two people can hardly fit. They are supposed to clean every week. They did not.
Stayed 12 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alex, Cambridge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was great. No complaints. The room was clean, the staff was nice and it was within walking distance of the old town.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Stephan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Adequate good value for money
Good value you for money. Good location, basic accommodation but this is what we were expecting as all we needed was a bed for the night.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

義慈

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
It's all about how much u cost, the room is equal the survive is good
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

oren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Nice place on a budget with one big problem
Location was pretty good 5-10 min walking from the Main Street. The room Was pretty spacious however the bathroom was really small and the bed was so uncomfortable that sleeping on the floor looked like the better option most of the time
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
receptionist are wonderful, very friendly. Not bad for a two star. road work is being done around the area. can be noisy in the morning
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

4/10 Poor

Isuru , London

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lots of shortcomings
Check in & check out were ok. Staff was friendly. But even room heating was not working. Staff was not much bothered after telling. Oven of the kitchenette did not work at all.Later they gave a key to a kitchen two stories above. Had to go up and down with Food. If maintained properly could make it a better place. Currently do not recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

N K, India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
liked the concept and overall good accomodation
We stayed there for one night. The accommodation was very good considering the price we got it for. They have shared kitchen facility as well and rooms are clean enough.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice, but loud & could be more comfortable
The room was clean. The bathroom is small, but at least it's connected to the room itself. The mattress is in need of some loving - it was hard and springy so that wasn't the best. The street the accommodation is on is shared with a fire station, and LOUD emergency vehicles woke me up several times the first night. I would recommend this place to someone in a pinch and with a very low budget.

4/10 Poor

Claire

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for £30, outrageous for £145 during festival
This is exactly what it sounds like, an old student accommodation, outdated, big hole in the wall, no curtains on the window. I would not mind that much for general price (£30) but I paid £145 due to Edinburgh festival so ... Indeed one angry customer! I know the law of offer and demand but I booked this in April for an August stay... I bet this is how they make their money for the year !!

6/10 Okay

Janey, Isle of Bute

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good Location
Check in went very smoothly. Room was basic but clean. I read some horrible reviews and was a little scared but my findings, great location, clean & basic. Firstly the shower door opens out as well as in so you don't need to be 'twiggy'.

6/10 Okay

William

6/10 Okay

Alice, Fleet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Warm welcome and budget value
Superb helpful staff and the room was very clean and a good comfortable base for sleeping. The only bad points we found were that the room was overheated with only one small opening window, also the bed is not a full size double so we regularly hit the wardrobe and bed side table when turning over. Overall this is a great budget option but don't look to spend your evenings there, as there is no tv or comfortable chairs in the room

4/10 Poor

steven, Bham

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dump... Live like a TRUE Student
Student Accommodation... TRUELY STUDENT..... Could have at least cleaned!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Dirty bathroom
The room is basic, but as you would expect for the price and would have been ideal for a place to lay our heads if it weren't for the location of the bathroom! It clearly hadn't been cleaned in a while. There were pubes in the toilet, hair, dust and dirty marks on the shelves, the shower was dirty and plug hole blocked and the bathroom really smelt which made it very unpleasant to use. Other than this the room was comfortable, but it's useful to know that after checkout they won't hold your bags for you.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

penfy, Glasgow

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Only worthwhile if you won't be in the room a lot.
Stayed two nights for the Fringe. It's student accommodation and I wasn't expecting much so I'm willing to be more forgiving as I was planning on being out all day. Good points: Check-in/check out was quick/easy. Staff were friendly, polite & helpful. Great view across the city skyline. Free wi-fi, plenty of power outlets and water heat/pressure were fine. Bad points: The room was apparently designed for Hobbits. There's not much space to begin with so it's a bit claustrophobic. Double bed was small with only one thin pillow on each side (although I didn't ask the staff for any extra so I don't know if they can be provided). Shower cubicle is ridiculously small and shower door opens inwards towards the shower head so this means you have to open the door, get in the cubicle and try to push the door past yourself again to close it. I'm not exactly stick thin but I'm not overweight either and I had to struggle to fit in and squeeze the door past myself. In terms of cleanliness, the room and bathroom in general were quite bright and clean but I don't think any housekeeping had been done before our arrival. Towels in the bathroom were all used and covered in hair. There was only about 1/4 of a toilet roll available. Someone had left a pair of leggings on a shelf but most disturbingly someone had left their negligee under one of the pillows suggesting the bedding had not been changed since the last occupier.

8/10 Good

Ann, Dunde

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient location,clean.
Great location - just off Leith walk. Handy for short walk to town or bus links to everywhere. Plenty of places to eat or drink near by - and supermarkets to stock up the fridge or freezer in the lounge/kitchen. Rooms are clean - but not the most spacious. Our room has a queen size bed and we were a bit worried - but after a full day round the town we slept no problem. There was not much noise even with the window open - but as with most places it would also depend on who was in the other rooms. The staff were always at the front desk and ready to help. Not a luxury place to go - but as a place to sleep and refresh it's great - would do this again - particularly with the reasonable prices when the Fringe is on - which made the trip possible for us.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Modern but not clean.
Modern but very used and not deep cleaned after student occupation so heavy soiling on soft furnishing. I had to clean toilet before first use. Hand towel showed fingerprint of feces as if the cleaner had made an attempt at cleaning the toilet and then immediately handled the clean towels. Mattress well warn and sagging. If you have to stop here bring your own soap for yourself and your room!

8/10 Good

Warren

Liked: Cleanliness
Good value for money
Value for money stay. Kitchen available for cooking and had a TV room. Location was good as well. Clean room. On the negative, the matress wasn't the comfiest and the hotel doesn't offer bag storage if you wish to leave your bags there your last day while you visit the town.

8/10 Good

sonja, bury st edmunds

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
roof top vieuw
Everythig I needed was there. Very central walking distance of my familly. Even thouigh I was there for a sad reason, I lost a sister one year ago.

8/10 Good

Jodie, Barnsley

Liked: Staff & service
All round happiness - minor difficulties
My long distance boyfriend and I stayed here for a week last month. Very happy with the price and location of the hotel! Easy to get to with plenty of parking around! Only disappointments if that people in the rooms next to us were busy people and made lots of noise coming in and out of the room a lot, and the room didn't have a to like pictured, or come with toilet roll. Other than that we were happy with our stay. Very happy with the reception staff, lovely people!!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Shet
Shet place i see i my life Cleaning for chek in very bad Receptionist clean the room on the time

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Great room for low cost, bed was not so good, springy

6/10 Okay

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Lucy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Buds

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
An average small room to spend a night or two
Nice location. Good common living room and kitchen. Small double bed not comfortable for a couple. Good price. Overall just an average experience.

10/10 Excellent

Damina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

ahmed

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Uncomfortable
Cold rooms. Blankets poor quality. No TV. Bed very uncomfortable and needs replaced.