YHA Snowdon Ranger - Hostel

3.0 star property
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Lake
Exterior
Interior entrance
Game room
Shared kitchen

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
Rhyd Ddu, Caernarfon, Wales, LL54 7YS
  • Rhyd Ddu Path
    3 min drive
  • Cwellyn Arms
    2 min drive
  • Llanberis Station
    28 min drive
  • Anglesey (VLY)
    50 min drive

Room options

6 Bed Private Room

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

Shared Dormitory, Women only, Shared Bathroom (Sleeps 6)

  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

4 Bed Private Room Ensuite

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

3 Bed Private Room including Double Bed

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

4 Bed Private Room

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

2 Bed Private Room

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Shared Dormitory, Men only, Shared Bathroom (Sleeps 6)

  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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About the area

Caernarfon

When you stay at YHA Snowdon Ranger - Hostel in Caernarfon, you'll be on a lake, within a 15-minute drive of Eryri National Park and Yr Wyddfa. .This hostel is 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Rhyd Ddu Path and 5 mi (8.1 km) from Aberglaslyn Pass.

What's nearby

  • Rhyd Ddu Path - 3 min drive
  • Yr Wyddfa - 10 min drive
  • Caernarfon Castle - 12 min drive
  • Watkin Path - 13 min drive
  • Pen-y-Pass - 20 min drive

Getting around

  • Penrhyndeudraeth Station - 18 min drive
  • John Lennon Airport (LPL) - 125 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Newborough Arms - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Caffi Caban - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Glyntwrog Inn - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Spice of Llanberis - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Halfway Cafe - ‬23 min drive

About this property

YHA Snowdon Ranger - Hostel

Lakefront hostel with a restaurant and a bar
YHA Snowdon Ranger - Hostel offers 15 accommodations. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.
Make yourself at home in one of the 15 guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as an arcade/game room and a communal living room.
At YHA Snowdon Ranger - Hostel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM.
YHA Snowdon Ranger - Hostel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Motorhome/coach/lorry parking (free) on site

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–9:00 AM: GBP 9.95 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Bike storage

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Housekeeping (once per stay)
  • Laundry facilities

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
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Communal living room
  • Games
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 5 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
All adult guests are required to present a valid government-issued photo ID card at check-in.
The name and address on the booking must match the photo ID presented by the guest at check-in. This property does not accept name changes for existing bookings.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

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 English breakfast: approximately GBP 9.95 per person
  • Towels fee: GBP 2.50 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates)
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Please note that this property does not charge an additional temporary membership fee. Discounts are not available for members of YHA (England and Wales) or IYHF as part of this booking.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from Visit Wales.

Property is also known as

YHA Snowdon Ranger Hostel Caernarfon
YHA Snowdon Ranger Hostel
YHA Snowdon Ranger Caernarfon
YHA Snowdon Ranger
YHA Snowdon Ranger - Hostel Caernarfon
YHA Snowdon Ranger - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

YHA Snowdon Ranger - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 13 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Base for a Snowdon weekend
Great location, great breakfast, packed lunches for walkers, a bit short on parking but there's a national park car park about 100m away
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The hostel is in a great location & the food is great...breakfasts & dinners
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Hostel was basic but had everything we needed. Staff were all very friendly. Location ok but arrived 8pm so couldn't have food there and had to drive to find somewhere to eat. (about 20mins)
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Ideal location for climbing Snowdon
The hostel was as you would expect of a hostel the only real bad thing was the smell of fumes that flooded into our room overnight from a oil powered generator that was close to the room, this was a bit concerning as we both woke in the morning with headaches (room 12) we did speak to the staff and they were aware of the problem. The area was quiet as you would expect from the base of snowdon. For £50 it was expensive for a youth hostel but the draw of this place is the location.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location couldn't be better! Great part of the world
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ok for a night
The hostel is good for what we needed, which was a roof over our heads before we went up snowdon. The room was ok, smelt a bit damp and the bed wasn't the comfiest. For a hostel in the middle of nowhere, there was some real noise from residents outside the building in the early hours that was allowed to happen so not much sleep had.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Lucy N, Devon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and a proper hostel
I arrived late and left early. Staff were really accommodating. Perfect for what I wanted.

10/10 Excellent

marek, Cardiff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent service from Amy in the reception

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bagni puliti, camere abbastanza spaziose. L’assenza di ascensore dovrebbe essere segnalata
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019