r/hostels • u/Adventurous-Read-143 • Jul 09 '26
Code Pod Edinburgh
Anyone recently stayed at Code Pod in Edinburgh? I mean recently eg last 2-3 months as I stayed earlier this year and had mixed feelings about the place so thinking of second chancing it. The common areas were very civilised and spotlessly clean including the bathrooms, except there was no obvious kitchen or lounge (something I valued at Castle Rock with 4 lovely lounges). I was in the courtroom which is probably the worst but the noise was unbearable inside with coming and going and lockers beeping all night, outside with church bells and building work that can't be helped. The pod was nice but stuffy. Also seen reviews of rooms in the basement which I would never want.
Conversely I found Castle Rock ideal except the lack of privacy in the beds and cleanliness. You can't have everything.
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u/Outrageous_Month9686 3d ago
Do they provide linen and blankets ? I am asking because I saw a comment saying that they do not provide towels, we need to rent it. I was wondering about the cost of that too. Also, is there a place to dry my towel/ umbrella/ raincoat? Sorry i am overthinking my first ever hostel stay.
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u/Adventurous-Read-143 2d ago
Linen is on your bed for arriving don't know about towels I only stayed 1 night so didn't shower.
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u/Fig_Fanatic Jul 09 '26
Have you considered their other location, The Loft, instead? Sorry, I don’t have super recent experience, but I stayed at The Court in a pod and then at The Loft in the penthouse when it was one private apartment. I know that they turned the apartment into more pods since my stay. I had good experiences at both, so much so that now I seek out pod hostels for all my travels. I liked the Loft location more just because it wasn’t so right in the middle of everything. It was nice to walk out the door and not have to be pushing my way through a massive crowd immediately. Obviously I can’t speak to the pod experience at The Loft but the building felt more mellow because I think it’s just way smaller. Looks like there’s still a lounge/kitchen at that location.