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Favourite Scottish Hostels
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We recently spent a night in a backpackers in Oban in a private room and found it a very reasonable price for a very good room but it made me realise I've actually stayed in very few hostels here in Scotland. While travelling abroad I've stayed in horrendous hostels and heavenly ones and everything in between.
We're planning to do a bit of travel around various parts of Scotland in the next few months so will be looking for some hostel recommendations both bunks and private room options. Anyone want to share their favourite ones to stay in? Excellent location? Perfect price? Throw some suggestions our way!
We're planning to do a bit of travel around various parts of Scotland in the next few months so will be looking for some hostel recommendations both bunks and private room options. Anyone want to share their favourite ones to stay in? Excellent location? Perfect price? Throw some suggestions our way!
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For a bit of a change, wigwams are also a great option - your own space, but everything you need on site - ones near Tyndrum are a regular stop and they've got a great wee farm shop on site to get your food and logs for your fire. There are other sites around Scotland, so worth a look at other locations.
I've heard from friends that the bunkhouse in old train carriages at Rogart are also a winner - must try this one myself.
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Have you seen our blog about unusual hostels and bunkhouses ? Might be a few to try out there, such as Glenfinnan Station Museum Car:
Giving me plenty of ideas for the summer!
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Also Nunton House Hostel on Benbecula. This is a very historic house where Bonnie Prince Charlie spent some time. Flora Macdonald also used the house. The facilities are modern and first class some rooms with en-suite facilities. Shops and beaches are nearby.
Comrie Croft (http://www.comriecroft.com/) is really cool and quirky.
Also, Murray Library Hostel (yes, a distant relative!) is in a great location situated on Anstruther Harbour http://murraylibraryhostel.com/. 3 chippies less than 2 minutes walk!!
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It's a renovated cottage which has 3 rooms in the main area then an extended bit out the back which I think accommodates more. I stayed there for 3 nights and each night I had more/different people in the same room as me - so very communal and open! Probably not the best place for a family, although they do accommodate for families - just have to ask them! A small but fairly well equipped kitchen, lockers for valuables (as rooms are shared) communal dining room and small living room area as well!
There was a main shower room/toilet area which was for male and female, so a very basic place to stay but very suitable if you are actually backpacking from one place to another and only staying there for a night or two! Wifi was pretty good although it didn't reach to the room I was staying in so could only use it in the dining/living room areas.
Overall it's a very good place to stay, it has the basic essentials you need for travelling/backpacking, very friendly staff who were willing to help when you needed it, not too remote (shops nearby for food, tourist info etc.), 30 min walk to Urquhart Castle, and the other lodgers there were very polite and chatty so I even made a friend! Definitely recommend if you're into backpacking!
Almost forgot to mention - £17 per person per night, so very reasonably priced for what you get!
My favourite hostel though is the Number 5 hostel in Drinishader, Isle of Harris. It has Harris Tweed blankets & pillow covers, 4 people rooms & an amazing location that only the Isle of Harris can provide. The Harris Tweed museum is literally in front of the hostel as well. I've heard it's sea kayaking paradise, dying to return and try it out. Posting a pic from the hostel porch & a pic from the Tweed museum.
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away from home. I stayed in a dog friendly private room with my hubby and four legged buddy and we had a wonderful stay. It's licenced too so you can enjoy a drink or take your own.
I blogged about our stay if anyone wants to find out more.
http://theweewhitedug.com/2017/09/14/youth-hostelling-in-torridon/
I recently spent a night at The cowshed on Skye en route to the Uists. It's located in Uig a short hop from the Fairy Glen and the CalMac ferry terminal for the Outer Hebrides.
It's classed as a luxury hostel and has glamping pods or bunk rooms available. We stayed in a pod and loved it. It was wonderful and really spacious inside with a sofa, double bed, dining table, small kitchen area and en-suite shower room. It's pretty reasonably priced too given that it feels quite luxurious.
The first one was mentioned by @Horizon and it's No 5 in Drinishader on the isle of Harris.
I have fond memories of the place. Lovely room with tweed blankets and great en suite bathroom in the 4 beds dorm.
It also has a lovely dining room/ lounge whit comfy chairs and a fireplace.
The second one I want to recommend is the Coll Bunkhouse on the isle of Coll. It's a 5* hostel and it's wonderful. The dorms are great and the kitchen/ living room it's terrific. It's also in a beautiful location.
In addition they run sessions of Coll and the Cosmos (the reason I was there). It's a two day event with a planetarium and also some stargazing if you have more luck than me and they sky is clear. Coll is a Community Dark Sky place and at night is REALLY dark.
Definitely the BEST hostel I stayed at in Scotland.