ROOMS: There aren't any, as such. The various sections and alcoves of the church have been sectioned off with 8-foot-high particle-board partitions. Some "cubicles" have 3 or 4 bunk beds in a 12' x 12' space, making for pretty crowded accommodation. Because the "walls" don't reach the gothically high ceilings of the church's interior space, sound carries all over, echoing terribly. Also, it's cold as only a huge, unheated stone structure can be.

FACILITIES: Don't remember much about these, except that there's a small pub in the basement. Good laundry facilities.

PEOPLE: I encountered fairly surly staff, but I guess it'd be unfair to judge everyone by that one night's experience. However, the vastness and coldness of the place seemed to make people awkward and unlikely to socialize warmly.

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Rather out of the way. On the north side of Princes Street, and quite a bit west. Not even *on* my map of central Edinburgh. I remember having to take the bus to get to the centre of town, but that might just have been either because I was lazy or because I was carrying my pack. Neighbourhood is nice and quiet, though.

PRICE: I don't remember exactly what I paid, but I know that we got bilked because we hadn't booked in advance and it was the Festival and everywhere was booked up.

Overall, a 6.5/10 - pluses: clean, you can say you lived in a church; minuses: uncomfortable atmosphere, far from the action