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Reviews of Inverness Youth Hostel

2 out of 5
Inverness Youth Hostel
Victoria Drive, Inverness, Scotland

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 92 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Xiaoyan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
N/C
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

4/10 Poor

F E

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Difficult to find.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Tina

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jason, Boise

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alyssa

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were very impressed by our stay here. It was very nice to have access to the kitchen for our dinner and they had a very nicely priced breakfast available for us in the morning, which was extra nice because we needed to leave early. I would say that the location is "kind of" walkable. You definitely can walk to a grocery store and some restaurants, but it was a bit further than would strictly be called convenient. It was a nice walk though! The neighborhood is very nice and there are sidewalks the whole way. The room was great, the beds were comfortable, the shower was hot, and it was just what we needed!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Anthony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was just fine .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Terry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hosts were extremely knowledgeable and helpful with directions and activity suggestions.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff. Accommodation was fine
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Surprised by the single bed in the dorm. I don’t have to have anyone sleeping above me. Barely any plug sockets - was two by the door for a room of 4 people. The bedside lamp was very loud. You can tell the hostel has been around a while but still clean and friendly staff. Big communal kitchen and lots of seating. Would recommend again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Ginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This is a great place if you don’t mind being a little way out of the centre of Inverness. It was pretty quiet during the evenings but I had at quite a noisy room next to me which woke me up in the morning! Could do with an update on some facilities that other hostels have, such as usb chargers by the beds. Otherwise, good value for money and I slept well.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to start NC500
Very clean room, friendly efficient check in and great location. Only downsides, mattress was very hard and noisy steps to first floor kept us awake at 3:30am for over an hour.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Short walk to city centre. Facilities are ideal, well appointed communal kitchen. Very helpful staff

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic hostel room with en-suite.
Basic hostel room, but with en-suite. Communal kitchen area Ok. Some noise late into the evening - banging doors, loud voices.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

DM

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spectacular. Walking distance from town centre. In a lovely quiet residential area with lots of green space.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shiho

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
it stands in convenient place! Close to the bus stop from the airport, so trail station, and big shopping mall as well. Clean and tidy venue, big self kitchen area, nicely polite and professional staff. I enjoyed socializing with a girl in the same room and other guests, too. Really friendly atmosphere!! Superb! Highly recommended. One thing is there are no lifts.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

george

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Wei

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Mihaela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good hostel but needs some upgrades
It was clean, and staff very helpful but the hostel itself is in much need of some upgrades. We had just 2 electric outlet at the door in a full room (6people) so charging phones was an issue, each bed should have their own outlet, the door was very noisy and above that it had a small alarm everytime someone entered the room which caused discomfort during night (the alarm was not very strong but during night it hit different) and the light at the top beds didn't work.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ann Patricia(Tricia)

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Benjamin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place to stay in Edinburgh
It was a 15 minute walk from the station. The staff were very kind and helpful. The facilities are basic but completely adequate. The bathroom facilities were good. We could used the kitchen and dining room, which were both very clean. Absolutely no complaints.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bonnie

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Mesut

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from . on 25 Mar 2022
Hi Mesut, Happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with Hostelling Scotland. We look forward to your next visit. Kind Regards, Chris Guest Services

10/10 Excellent

Zdenek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutelly satisfied. Very friendly staff and guests, spacious hostel. Very clean, ideal temperature, comfy beds. I have never seen so big and perfect clean cuisine. I think that hostel rules must keep precisely.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from . on 25 Mar 2022
We are delighted that your stay with us was a good one. Thank you for your comments on our comfortable accommodation. Our team members will be pleased to receive your feedback, as they endeavor to give all our guests a high level of service. Thanks for taking the time to review your stay, we look forward to welcoming you back in the future Kind regards, Chris Guest Services

10/10 Excellent

Mustapha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thanks guys for the hospitality and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from . on 25 Mar 2022
Thank you very much for your review. I am delighted that you enjoyed your visit at Inverness Youth Hostel I look forward to welcoming you back very soon, Kind Regards, Chris Guest Services

8/10 Good

Mustapha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from . on 25 Mar 2022
Thank you for leaving a good score as a review. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to welcoming you back again soon. - Kind Regards, Chris Guest Services

10/10 Excellent

Peter, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent value for money, really enjoyed using as a base. Excellent kitchen facilities. Located off a really nice quiet area of Inverness. Not far from train/bus station.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022
Response from . on 25 Mar 2022
Thank you for your very kind words. They are very much appreciated and my team will be delighted to hear that you enjoyed yourselves in Inverness Youth Hostel. I look forward to welcoming you back In the near future. Kind regards, Chris Guest Services

10/10 Excellent

Ciaran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
A little walk from the centre but nevertheless a great option. Friendly staff, comfortable room, shared kitchen facilities and hostel clean throughout.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money
Clean and tidy,. Friendly helpful staff. No complaints for the price that you are paying. Would happily stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Inverness on the rain
I arrived wet and cold on a bicycle. While waiting for the hostel to open, I managed to dry out my tent next to the bike store. The room was warm and Managed to dry out all my gear
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Inverness SYH
Fantastic accommodation in city centre with brilliant staff and hospitality
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Christine

Travelled with family
Keep the noise down!
The hostel was ok for an overnight stay. Friendly staff. The only drawback was the racket outside by a large family playing football at 11.30 pm and a couple talking at the top of their voices at 01.30 am so we couldn't sleep. YHA rules state that people should be quiet after 10.00 in the evening!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff -Amenities-Closenes to town-very good Michael.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight stay.
This is a good safe and friendly place to stay. It's only a short walk from the centre but is quiet. Whilst quite basic it has everything that you would need and is comfortable and clean. I have stayed several times and would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
its a youth hostel
it is a youth hostel so dont expect every luxury. sits about 10 mins from city centre on flat road, nearest pub/restaurant 5 mins. quiet area.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Central Team on 29 Jun 2021
Thank you for your kind review, I am glad you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hostel to stay at
It was great. Currently under renovation in some areas, but they were quite nice and had sufficient signage to the reception area. It's off season, so not that many people were there. Kitchen was huge and we'll stocked with equipment.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Cindy, Denver Colorado

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were excellent! They were very helpful and friendly and the other travelers made my stay very memorable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

yy, Singapore

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
location is abit further from the city centre, however we had no problems finding the hostel. rooms are clean and service is great, with specified areas to keep food in the kitchen too.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jonas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Can’t complain for the price
Simple comfortable-ish & clean-ish room but it is a hostel after all. Staff is friendly and helpful! For the price it is pretty decent.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
it had a good area to cook and socialise and was quite well placed
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not worth what I paid.
No WiFi or kettle in room. Bit of a walk to get there. Staff were friendly though.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Staff friendly and accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Dan on 4 Dec 2018
Hi thanks for the great review Regards Dan

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Dan on 25 Oct 2018
Thanks for the great review Regards Dan

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Dan on 18 Oct 2018
Hi John Thanks for the great review and we hope to welcome you back soon. Regards Dan

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Dan on 11 Oct 2018
Hi Thanks for reviewing your recent stay with us. Regards Dan

8/10 Good

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great Hostel walking distance from the town
I stayed here 1 night on a layover I had before flying from Inverness airport, It wasn't a far walk from the main town at all maybe 15 minutes if that, When I arrived they were very welcoming, Room was nice and clean and facilities were good, The only comment I would have for improvement would be for more sockets to be available in the rooms, Each bed has a lamp with a socket attached but the socket is for a Euro Plug and even then isnt wired up, In today's connected world I think it would be good, Dont let that put you off though I had a great stay and would certainly stay again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Dan on 11 Oct 2018
Hi Craig Thanks fir taking the time to review your recent stay with us. Its good to see you had an enjoyable stay and have noted your points regarding the sockets. We hope to welcome you back soon Regards Dan