Glencoe Youth Hostel

3.0 star property
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Property grounds
Property grounds
Front of property
Living area
Hiking

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen

Explore the area

Map
Glencoe, Ballachulish, Scotland, PH48 4HX
  • Glencoe Folk Museum
    2 min drive
  • Glen Coe Visitor Centre
    2 min drive
  • Loch Leven
    5 min drive
  • Oban (OBN)
    49 min drive

Room options

Shared Dormitory, Men only, Shared Bathroom

  • 1 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 1 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Shared Dormitory, Women only, Shared Bathroom

  • 1 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Cabin, 1 Double Bed

  • 1 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room (5 bed, including Double)

  • 1 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 3 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

Quadruple Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 1 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

Triple Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 1 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Family Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 1 sq m
  • Sleeps 7
  • 7 Twin Beds

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About the area

Ballachulish

With a stay at Glencoe Youth Hostel in Ballachulish, you'll be steps from Lochaber Geopark and a 2-minute drive from Glencoe Folk Museum. .This hostel is 24.5 mi (39.5 km) from Ben Nevis and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Glen Coe Visitor Centre.

What's nearby

  • Glencoe Folk Museum - 2 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Glen Coe Visitor Centre - 2 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Loch Leven - 5 min drive - 5.8 km
  • Glencoe Mountain Resort - 14 min drive - 18.5 km
  • Ben Nevis - 35 min drive - 39.5 km

Getting around

  • Bridge Of Orchy Station - 25 min drive
  • Glasgow International Airport (GLA) - 124 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Clachaig Inn - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Boots Bar - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Glencoe Gathering - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Quarry Cafe - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Bulas Bar & Bistro at Ballachulish House - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Glencoe Youth Hostel

Hostel in Ballachulish with free parking
Glencoe Youth Hostel offers 10 accommodations with shared/communal kitchens. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves.

Bathrooms include showers. This Ballachulish hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Self-serve breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include luggage storage and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Self-serve breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Self-service breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–9:00 AM: GBP 5.95 for adults and GBP 5.95 for children
  • 1 bar

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Handrails in stairwells
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Mosquito nets
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Fridge
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Monday - Sunday (7:30 AM - 10:00 AM) and Monday - Sunday (4:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
If you are planning to arrive after 9:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 7.5 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for self-serve breakfast: approximately GBP 5.95 for adults and GBP 5.95 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 7.5 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Towels fee: GBP 3.00 per person, per stay (or guests may bring their own)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

Glencoe Hostel
Glencoe Youth Hostel Ballachulish
Hostel Glencoe
Youth Hostel Glencoe
Glencoe Youth Ballachulish
SYHA Glencoe Hostel
SYHA Glencoe
Glencoe Youth Hostel Ballachulish
Glencoe Youth Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Glencoe Youth Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 50 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

M S

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Natasha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff! The facility has clean common areas and washrooms, since they’re cleaned everyday. Kitchen is great. It’s too bad the hostel is mostly closed during the cleaning hours (no room and kitchen access) but then again you don’t come to Glencoe to stay inside :) They should fix the faucets and hand dryers in the washrooms since they don’t all work properly. Its nice that they have coffee and tea available all day. I’d recommend jt and would stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Kasia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Deanna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed 4 nights in a private room. Overall, the hostel is spacious, clean, comfortable, and friendly. However, we did find the room really hot without much airflow. My only other complaint is that two nights we experienced issues with drunk adults. One of the adults was working the desk a few days later, which is not appropriate. These disturbances were not handled by the staff, which was unfortunate, as it disturbed the evening for all guests.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mallory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet location in Glencoe
Stayed here for a night in Glencoe before heading south...the check in was excellent and informative, the room was cozy and located right across from the showers, bathrooms were clean. Appreciated the wifi and location very much.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great venue, very limited parking. Kind of remote but good for access to different hiking locations. Huge kitchen and lounge area.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

claudia

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Lauren

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Danny

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect spot for venturing out into the hills of Glencoe
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, beautiful surroundings, humongous kitchen and dinning areas, nice people!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Athena, Dalien Island

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spartan but clean and great location. Excellent advice from staff. Nice kitchen space. Showers need some hooks or shelves for personal effects.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very helpful and friendly, especially Elle. Breakfast was good. I enjoyed the surrounding area. The dryer room was a great thing especially for people like me who enjoy hiking
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet retreat
Great place - secluded but fab pub within walking distance
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean good size rooms with pretty comfortable single beds. Highly attentive staff, and great kitchen facilities. Lovely lounge to kick back in after a day in the hills. Great hostel!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Perfect little hostel, great location and friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

CHRISTIAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful, quiet, homey, and yummy beer. A nice location for all the hiking and traveling we had planned.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view was awsome , the room was a good size for the party we had
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked that the hostel was surrounded by beautiful mountains and in walking distance to a restaurant. The beds were comfortable and sheets and towels were included. Everything was clean and it had a nice kitchen area and dining area.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hosts were great; outstanding facilities for self-catering; good locstion for Glencoe area, quiet, out if the way, in a good wsy, good parking facities. Very flexible and outstanding kitchen.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Andre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It'll do...
Very remote, be prepared to walk over a mile to get to it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Mandy, Atlanta

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wifi didn't really work, but the staff there was incredibly helpful and kind!
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Lynx, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location
Beautiful location just outside Glencoe close to multiple hiking areas and the hostel allows guests to park in the lot while hiking even after checkout time.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018