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Reviews of Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel 3 stars

Recharn, Achmelvich, Sutherland, Achmelvich, IV27 4JB, United Kingdom

#2 of 2 hotels in Achmelvich

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Review score

Based on 124 hostel reviews

8.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    8.4

  • Location

    9.5

  • Facilities

    8.3

  • Staff

    9.7

  • Value for money

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: 3 May 2024

    9.0
    Very enjoyable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Long walk from car park to hostel due to works on usual one.

    Great situation near the stunning beach. Staff very friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2024

    9.0
    Highly recommended
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very friendly staff and the room is clean.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Fantastic hostel. Really nice location, very comfortable rooms and mattresses, great kitchen and common area. The staff was very friendly and helpful! There is no wifi but they offer some help if you need to look something up. Would definitely come back!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 April 2024

    9.0
    All good but a shame about the wind and no sun although already mid April.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    All was good. 👌Could not visit nearest beach. Too far away, terrain and wind too difficult to walk in and no sun. Wind too strong to take photos. 😥

    Tasteful interieur with nice colours in it. Nice pictures on walls. My dorm was divided in 4 cubicles each 2 beds and with curtain to draw for privacy. Fantastic. My cubicle slightly too cold but could use a duvet from other open bed. Pillow comfortable. Staff, Steven, very friendly, supportive, helpfull. Bathroom and facilities and dorm, dining room and kitchen neat and clean. Thank you.😁

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    10
    Best Hostel ever!!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Absolutely nothing to comment here!

    Stew was the best host I've ever had at any Youth Hostel or holiday accommodation! He gave us a very warm welcome after our long drive through the highlands and had the wood fire burning so we could get dry and warm immediately. The rooms were incredibly well kept and clean and we were so impressed by his attitude and ability to make us feel right at home! The white sand beaches were the cherry on top to this fabulous experience 😍

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Stew went the extra mile to take care of us. So accommodating and helpful around our needs (helped us with drying our wetsuits, booked our next accommodation for us, he was genuinely interested in us having the best possible stay and took extra care to make this happen). Knowledgable about the local area and full of good advice and practical tips.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our room was next door to the communal toilet therefore everytime someone used it we heard the incredibly loud flushing system

    Beautiful secluded location with a fish and chip shop 5mins walk

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 October 2023

    10
    Great stay, doesn't feel like a hostel.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Location is single track to access and the car park has potholes everywhere.

    Great location and staff. Staff were attentive and nice, super informative and accommodating. Individual curtained rooms allowed for sufficient privacy for a shared room. Very comfy and very warm for a autumn stay. Good social areas with a wood-burner meant it felt very sheltered from the elements. Beds were surprisingly comfy for bunk beds, shower was great. Very safe.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 October 2023

    10
    Perfection within perfection
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Loved the separate room area. Great to have the curtain to add to privacy. Ben was a fantastic host - couldn’t have been better. Top ten most beautiful places in the world.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 September 2023

    10
    Beautiful place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    A delightful place to stay. The room was spacious and warm, lovely clean toilets and shower rooms and the lounge with the open fire was a bonus. A short walk to a beautiful beach armed with food from the chippy next to the beach. The chap who met us on arrival was very helpful, couldn't of asked for more

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 September 2023

    10
    Wonderful hostel in a beautiful cove
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautiful spot, comfy bed and even a fire for the evening. Calum and Sal were brilliant, thanks so much

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 September 2023

    10
    Highly recommended!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    Excellent location. Very friendly staff. Great facilities. Appreciated the privacy curtain for each bunk in the dorm for 8. Very clean and comfortable!

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 September 2023

    10
    Stunning location on Scotland's west coast
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Mattresses getting a little tired, mattress toppers would fix this. Overall a very minor comment as the place was great in every other way and still slept well!

    The location was stunning, staff were polite, upbeat and helpful. The facilities were all very clean and tidy. Would stay here again!

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 September 2023

    9.0
    Proper Youth Hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing.

    Staff truly excellent. Very simple accommodation, which actually is really good. No wifi or mobile access inside (have to go outside, sometimes to climb the hill.) Forces people to actually talk together, which is brilliant.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 September 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautiful spot, lovely hostel, quiet, peaceful and friendly

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 September 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Being a stone's throw from the amazing Achmelivich Beach, the location is the number one selling point of this youth hostel.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 September 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Single Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Perfect location by the beach. Separation courtain between beds. Clean. Simple and good breakfast

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 September 2023

    9.0
    Great place to be
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Parking Site should be repaired

    Stunning view. Great for Hiking. New kitchen. Very clean. Fish and Chips at Camping Site.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 September 2023

    9.0
    Excellent hostel between mountains and sea
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Excellent location in mid of mountains and beach

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2023

    9.0
    Definitelly worth the stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Very special place, very special building, we liked it a lot. It has an atmosphere. Definitelly worth the stay.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 August 2023

    10
    Amazing! Would come back. Lovely hostel, great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing I can say

    The hostel is in a prime location, in front of one of the best beaches in Scotland mainland. The dorm was great, bunk beds are separated by curtains so pretty much you have a ‘room for 2’ It was quiet when I stayed so I had one to myself. The bed was soooo comfy, I slept 10hs!!!! Common areas are good, I read a book at night and enjoyed the fire. There is option to buy dinner/ breakfast at the hostel too, and there’s also facilities to cook. There is a fish & chips shop nearby and a small shop for essentials. The place was really clean too! I haven’t stayed in a hostel in probably 12-14 years and this come back was brilliant. The staff was lovely and very helpful

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2023

    9.0
    i recommend this hostel.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Just the curtain instead of a door was a bit of a shame, seperating us from the other visiters but otherwise it was all good.

    The achmelvich beach is beautiful - the hostel is just a few steps away. Sara who looked after everything and everybody, made us feel very welcome. Thank you Sara for everything!!

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 August 2023

    10
    A must go place. Amazing
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing, all good

    Location is amazing and it is so clean, exceeded our expectations

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The dorm rooms had separate sections with curtains which was great. Lovely communal kitchen and dining area. Really close to the beach.

    Stayed in August 2023

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