Hostel · Scotland
Safestay
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- 59minwalk to the beach
- 90mclimb from the beach
- 3minwalk to a bus stop
- 16minEdinburgh Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Lively evenings nearby
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 59 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 90 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 3 minutes away and a supermarket about 7 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are 12 bars or clubs within 150 m, so expect some evening noise; light sleepers may want a room at the back.
Think twice if
- Beach 59 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 90 m
- Lively evenings: 12 bars or clubs within 150 m
Each line rests on a number computed for this place.
How it compares
Compared with the 307 places we mapped in Edinburgh. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 59 min Closer than 3% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 3 min Closer than 9% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 7 min Closer than 67% of places
- Drive to Edinburgh Airport 16 min Closer than 61% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 90 m Less climbing than 4% of places
From the hotel's website
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From the hotel's own website, checked 30 Oct 2026. Confirm details with the hotel before you book. Source
Contact and maps
- Address
- Cowgate, EH1 1JS, Edinburgh
- Phone
- +44 131 287 3333
- Website
- safestay.com
Contact details are from the hotel's own website. Map buttons open the hotel's mapped position.
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 59 min
- Bus stopMerchant Street 3 min
- Tram stopPrinces Street 11 min
- SupermarketMaqbool's Supermarket 7 min
- PharmacyMackenzie & Co. Chemists 6 min
- Cash machine 2 min
Sights and days out
- Edinburgh Castle On foot: 10 min
- Arthur's Seat On foot: 34 min
- Palace of Holyroodhouse On foot: 17 min
- Royal Mile and the Old Town On foot: 7 min
- Royal Yacht Britannia By car: 5 min
- Rosslyn Chapel (day trip) By car: 14 min
- Forth Bridge (day trip) By car: 18 min
- Stirling Castle (day trip) By car: 54 min
- St Andrews (day trip) By car: 88 min
Getting here
- Edinburgh AirportBy car: 16 min
- Glasgow AirportBy car: 70 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 90 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 90 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1.9%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 12
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 68
Other places nearby
- Stay CentralHotel · Beach 58 min walk 50 m away
- Bobby's BunkhouseHostel · Beach 60 min walk 100 m away
- The ResidenceHostel · Beach 60 min walk 100 m away
- CODE - THE COURTHostel · Beach 57 min walk 100 m away
- No. 1 ApartmentsHoliday apartments · Beach 59 min walk 150 m away
- Museum ApartmentsHoliday apartments · Beach 59 min walk 150 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).
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