Bright, airy rooms with a retro vintage vibe - a great base for active outdoor holidays in the stunning East Lothian coast and countryside. Our 11 rooms (mainly twins / doubles - two ensuite) offer ideal accommodation for families, groups, couples and individuals - beds from £30 per night. Whole hostel hire also available, 27 beds in total. Find out more in our FAQs.
The hostel is within a short walk of the East Beach, High Street, harbours and railway station. Dunbar is enviably accessible being well served by both rail and bus services and the town sits alongside the A1 motorway. Dunbar is also situated on a number of cycling and walking routes.
30 miles from Edinburgh and Berwick.
Beaches, harbours, history and an amazing amount of outdoor activities and attractions. So much to do we created a website to showcase everything: www.60thingsdunbar.scot
John Muir (born in Dunbar in 1838)
The Dolphin has eleven rooms arranged over two upper floors - four twins, five doubles, one triple and a bunk room. Ideal for individuals, couples and small groups. See the room layouts on the link below.
If you are looking for an active seaside holiday you will find our hostel offers an affordable break with room layouts designed to suit all types of guests. We can welcome family or group bookings and regularly let individual floors or the whole building for larger gatherings. Please enquire by email or phone.
There are plenty of bathrooms on each floor and two of the double rooms have ensuite facilities. Some rooms have space for a cot bed, please enquire directly.
Prices from £25 per night. We are very dog friendly (please advise at time of booking).
Spacious Lounge and Dining Area
Self Catering Kitchen
Laundry / Drying room
Secure bike and board storage
Large Outdoor Courtyard
We opened in July 2021, and have been delighted with all our guest reviews. Here are a small selection:
“It’s one of the best hostels we have ever stayed in”.
“I really cannot praise it enough”.
“This is a hostel, but you'll have to rethink your notion of hostels”.
“The perfect hostel, for a true quirky international hostel experience book the dolphin inn, 100%”.
“Brilliant quirky hostel in the centre of this great surf town”.
“Felt more like a cosy hotel than a hostel”.
“Booked in for one night and enjoyed it so much we stayed for a second’.
“I have stayed in hundreds of hostels in Europe and this is real quality!”
“This was an amazing place to stay and exceeded all expectations. We will be staying here again!”
"What a fantastic place, a real gem. Even better than the pics’.
John Muir (born in Dunbar in 1838)
