Jevc Halls Of Residence

Jewel & Esk Valley College Halls of Residence (Tourist Board listed) are located in a pleasant rural setting just 7km from Princes Street (city centre), close to Edinburgh's seaside suburb of Portobello. A very good bus service runs to/from the city centre (it takes only 20/25 minutes - see 'Directions to Hostel').

As well as the city centre, Holyrood Park, Arthur's Seat and the new Scottish Parliament building are a short bus ride away.
Edinburgh's port district of Leith is just 6km away. Once a busy port, Leith is now one of the city's fashionable leisure districts, with a wide selection of modern and traditional bars, and in particular, many seafood restaurants.

Our student bedrooms (4m x 2.5m) are basically decorated and furnished. Each room contains:
- Comfortable beds

- A wardrobe/hanging rail
- Small table and chair
- Vanity unit with washbasin
- Illuminated mirror and shaving point.

We have no en-suite bedrooms, but there are ample shower room facilities etc. on each level.

There are TV rooms, and a vending area for snacks, hot/cold drinks and more.

Note that our Twin Rooms ( two persons) have two single beds (not a double bed).

Continental breakfast is served daily 08:00 - 09:45hrs.

There is no curfew - the hostel is accessible 24 hours.

There is a refundable Key Deposit of £10.00

Check-in time is 12:00hrs, but if you want to arrive earlier, we can register you and store your luggage until your room is ready.
Latest check-out time is 11:00hr.

Directions

The residence is at the Milton Road Campus of Jewel & Esk Valley College. This is on a main bus route from the city centre (#44) operated by Lothian Buses (LRT).The service is every 15 minutes or so until early evening, then half-hourly until around 23:40 hrs. The journey time is about 20/25 minutes.
Numbers are clearly shown on bus stops. Fares are payable to the bus driver, (correct money needed because change is not given). A 'Day Saver' ticket at £2.30 allows unlimited journeys around the city all day on Lothian Buses (excluding night services).

From outside the main Marks & Spencer store on Princes Street, take a 44 bus (direction Wallyford) to MILTON ROAD EAST (single fare £1.00). The journey time is about 20 mins. Ask the driver to indicate the stop for the college. The college entrance is clearly visible on the right-hand side of the road. Beside the college is the Kings Manor Hotel. If you go past the hotel, you have gone too far!
If arriving in Edinburgh by train (Waverley Station), cross to the other side of Princes Street, and proceed as above.

The night bus service (N44) runs hourly from 00:15hrs. Night buses leave from Princes Street, in the area of Waverley rail station. The bus stop is outside Burger King, opposite the Balmoral Hotel. The night fare is £2.00

Facilities

Breakfast Included, Linen Included, Towels, Luggage Storage, Telephone/Fax Facilities, 24 hour reception, Free Carpark