3.5 stars
Allan - England
September 2009
4 stars
Reg - Scotland
If you want a night life and dancing girls this is not for you but if you want peace, quiet and the beauties of nature then this place is almost heaven.
3 stars
MARC - France
5 stars
NOHE - Germany
peterbj7 - England
Sonia - Scotland
The local pub/hotel appears to offer good food and would be a nice place for an evening out but was not very welcoming for wet/bedraggled strangers. It felt like a small modern cafe/bar with similar prices.
Andrea - Italy
August 2009
Niall - Scotland
One of the best hostels in Scotland - great location, special views down to the sea and Summer Isles, and a fantastic little beach five minutes walk away.
4.5 stars
hohoho - Switzerland
weeboiler - Scotland
2.5 stars
Nicole Dailcroix - France
Leni - France
Absolutely beautiful location! Highly recommend the boat trip round the Summer Isles! Lots to see and do, not least the stunning black and white beach (black rocks, white sand) a bit further north along the coast from Achiltibuie...
Susanna from Aberdeenshire - England
This is a cosy and bijou little gem of a hostel. I had a real sense of being outside due to the closeness to nature...very tranqil!....The short walk was not a problem even with kids...highly recommended
catbreeder - Scotland
July 2009
Accessable only on foot, amazing location, great wildlife and views. Travel light and remember all you need as it's an uphill walk back to the car. Take all rubbish away with you as the staff member has to take all you leave up the hill too so only polite to remove your rubbish and there is a recycle plant on the main road. Easy going peaceful location to escape the world. Amazingly though it does have cell reception so beware - you can't fully escape! Nearest beach beautiful but a scramble down some rocks at the end - adds to the pleasure and the beach at Achahaird (on the way in) is amazing too, large horseshoe sandy beach well worth a trip to. Although the youth hostel is locked during the day we did find the toilets were unlocked which is a godsend as we found no beaches around had toilet facilities, with the only other ones being on the main road near the recycling.
Shona P - Scotland
A truly magical place. The views from the hostel are stunning. The weather was perfect and even the clegs didn't get us down. The Cafe at the Piping school does an excellent breakfast too. Highly recommended.
mieussy - France
Fantastic location
Jim - Scotland
June 2009
A beautiful little hostel in a delightful situation, with mountain and sea views. A really homely atmosphere.
Becky M. - Scotland
I would suggest that more details could be given re-transport to the hostel. It is remote and there is only one bus which leave Ullapool at 3.30 pm to accommodate the school children. However, the only bus from Inverness to Ullapool in the afternoon doesn't arrive until 4.30pm. For hostellers using public transport this can be problematic. I had to resort to 'hitching' a lift which was again dreminding me of my student days !! Perhaps in the hand book, this could be given more detailed information, as presently the icon shows .25 miles from bus, which is true but very limited service. For car users this is not a problem but for the walkers or bus users, more information would be helpful. Thank you.
Dougie - England
This is a clean comfortable hostel in a wonderful location. The local scenery certainly has the WoW factor.
Eric - England
magmali - Scotland
Roman - England
This is a basic self-catering hostel, with the most amazing location and accessible only on foot, though you can get your cycles down there. The kitchen facilities were really good, in fact, better than some larger hostels we've stayed in. We stayed there for both cycling and walking, which are both excellent in the area, but remember that the hostel is located at the end of a dead end road, so it's a long way back to the Ullapool road. We stayed 5 nights in pretty poor weather in May and in retrospect should have moved on earlier, but you may strike lucky. Overall a good place to stay. Great cycling and walking on the peninsula even if you stay at low levels, good for bird watching and sea cliff climbing. If in Ullapool, there's a really good cafe on the seafront, called the Frigate, I think - excellent pizza's, cakes, soups etc. and reasonably priced too. Tesco had lots of good Scottish ales.
Lizz J - England
I think the signs from the road down to the hostel need to be clearer, we got a bit lost to begin with.
Mike - Scotland
November 2008
Comfortable, basic hostel in a lovely situation. You come here to see the scenery, not to enjoy luxurious facilities. I had a fine time.