4.5 stars
George - Germany
October 2009
Giggles - United States of America
September 2009
4 stars
piro71 - Germany
good to explore the highlands
5 stars
chisholm family - Scotland
alexandre bucaille - France
3.5 stars
CathyW - Scotland
August 2009
Excellent base for walking and/or cycling. Also good restaurant in the village.
michel - Estonia
evening walking around Tomintoul with the circle trail and the Clock house restaurant
Andy - England
We found this hostel well placed for a stopover in our MTB trip between Deeside and Speyside.
buddy - Scotland
COZIC - France
Fraser Wilson - Scotland
A lovely hostel to stay at, small and convenient for the town. The town is good for tourism, galleries, pub, restaurant, tea room, shops. Good cycling roads and tracks but uninteresting landscape. It is moorland, much like the Pennines and nothing as striking as the Cairngorms to the south.
Gamamola - Germany
3 stars
James Gorie - Scotland
July 2009
There is only one shop selling groceries in Tominoul and it shuts at 5pm. The village is attractive and well preserved with a feeling of authenticity - little appears to have changed since 1900 . The cycle ride from Aviemore station via Nethy Bridge was very beautiful.
Gandalf - Scotland
An excellent wee hostel in the village of Tomintoul where there is an abundance of low and high level walking for all to enjoy.
Cycling Viking - Scotland
Local shop closes early - not open Sundays. Very basic shop in hostel.
Hector - France
xcvbn - Scotland
tomtom70 - Germany
Biker - Scotland
There is no shop food shop open after 5pm inTomintoul and even when it is open it is very poor. Buy food in Grantown !
abcdefg - United States of America
Fantastic place to stay! We stumbled onto Tomintoul because we were visiting friends in Aberlour, but we will definitely be back. It is a beautiful little village sitting at the heart of the Glenlivet Estate. I could have spent days walking the trails- and they were easy enough for my 3 and 5 year old girls. Also, sites like Elgin Cathedral and Culloden are a short drive away. And, if you're into whiskey, there is a distillery around ever curve- literally! I have a feeling that Tomintoul will become a frequent site for our family holidays. The hostel is very small and just lovely. Our ensuite family room was pristine and the kitchen and laundry facilities were just what we needed. The hostel is staffed by volunteers who are also on holiday and the two who were in Tomintoul when we visited were the most engaging and friendly staff I've ever encountered at any SYHA. I can highly recommend this hostel to anyone traveling alone or with a family.
merko17 - France
June 2009
Ben Rinnie - Scotland
We enjoyed the walk along the River Avon deep into the Cairngorms. Also do try and visit the atmospheric former Catholic seminary at Scalan. Ben Rinnie to the north is easy to climb and has magnificent views, and there is a lot to explore on the Glenlivet estate http://www.glenlivetestate.co.uk/