Aviemore Youth Hostel
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8.6Excellent
(1,037 Ratings)
"Excellent location . Warm and friendly staff . It was very clean and well equipped. There was a lovely, friendly atmosphere"
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Surrounded by woodland, Aviemore Youth Hostel is located on the boundary of the Cairngorm National Park and a short walk from Aviemore town center, offering an ideal location for outdoor activities.
Golf course (within 2 mi)
Free WiFi/internet
Free Parking
Non-smoking
Heating
Wheelchair accessible
Bar
Kitchen
Balcony/Terrace
WiFi/Internet
Shared living spaces
Ski in/Ski out
Garden
Laundry services
Accessible Parking
Family friendly
Smoking allowed
Toilet with grab rails
Key access
Key card access
Contactless check-in/out
Emergency cord in bathroom
Fire alarm
Fire extinguisher
Cleaning products
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Top rated by guests
8.6Excellent
(1,037 Ratings)
"Excellent location . Warm and friendly staff . It was very clean and well equipped. There was a lovely, friendly atmosphere"
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Ratings and reviews
6.0 / 10.0
The breakfast is great, the kitchen has lots of utensils, three sinks to avoid pile up of people needing to use, lots of fresh tea towels to dry crockery.
The shower pressure is excellent.
Free on site parking.
Close to town centre.
The mattresses were being complained about by every girl in my room.
The door lock was so heavy and loud that it woke everyone up, each time it was opened and closed. Terrible.
The loos that can't be used after 10pm due to their loud flushing,,,,,leaving us with one loo. Get it fixed.
No where to hang clothes/towels in shower room. No side board to put wash bag.
No individual lights in the rooms. Individual bunk lights are fairly standard now in hostels.
One locker in a room of 6 beds....
One plug socket in a room of 6....
Poor wifi.
8.0 / 10.0
Great location: cozy vibe after being on the hill.
Bunks in private room.
9.0 / 10.0
clean functional , well equipped kitchen. small , warm rooms and great drying room,
the team let me come back and change in the toilets after a very wet day in the northern corries , even though id cehcked out
bottle neck of kitchen users in the morning
9.0 / 10.0
Great location, facilities and value for money
Toilets were noisy
10.0 / 10.0
Excellent location . Warm and friendly staff . It was very clean and well equipped. There was a lovely, friendly atmosphere
I like everything
8.0 / 10.0
Aviemore Youth Hostel is conveniently located just 10 mins walk from the train station and Tesco supermarket. Yet, it is surrounded by the lush forest of Craigellachie National Nature Reserve. The room and toilet/shower facilities are basic, though functional and clean. The shared kitchen is well-equipped and spacious, some residents cooked up a substantial meal. The room just inside the entrance is a thoughtful design, allowing people who go into the hills (my room mates include skiers, snow boarders, climbers) a spacious place to put on and remove their equipment.
All good
8.0 / 10.0
Easy to find, warm, comfortable, very handy drying room.
Noisy and difficult to keep clean (not the fault of the staff just the residents).
8.0 / 10.0
Great location in Aviemore...transport nearby...Great kitchen...staff very helpful
Carpark was a challenge in recent snowy weather however others around to help.we
10.0 / 10.0
I liked it: the kitchen can be used at a convenient time. You can make yourself whatever you want. Есть холодильники и морозилка. And all the loya cooking appliances .Billiards, the star of the evening. A very good seating area with a fireplace. Comfortable sofas. Large panoramic windows. It's cozy as if it were at home. Comfortable beds in the rooms, warm blankets. It's a very comfortable shower. Everything is clean.
Instant coffee and sugar bags. I'd suggest replacing it with a coffee machine and putting in a big sugar bowl.
9.0 / 10.0
Kind, down to earth staff who felt genuinely interested in helping me have a good time in Aviemore.
Good kitchen, great location.
Nothing, everything was great
8.0 / 10.0
Great place to sleep and cook meals before ans after busy days.
10.0 / 10.0
Everything staff were excellent and very very helpful I will be back regularly
Nothing
8.0 / 10.0
A clean friendly location with great self catering kitchen. Good location.
9.0 / 10.0
Great location, excellent drying room for climbing gear, excellent hot showers and well equipped kitchen
9.0 / 10.0
Really helpful staff. I wanted to stay an extra few nights & the member of staff at reception went to great lengths to juggle things around so as to accommodate me without having to move rooms.
Also, I had problems logging into the WiFi, which several of the staff helped with. It turned out to be a problem with the YHA IT department, not at the hostel itself, and the staff really persevered to get to the bottom of it and it was eventually fixed.
It has a really calm, peaceful vibe. A lovely few days, and I am looking forward to returning. Thanks guys!
I was in a bottom bunk, and there wasn't enough room to sit up.I kept hitting my head. One of my roommates said "There's more headroom in my tiny tent than here!"
Could motion-sensor light switches be installed? I was constantly turning off lights throughout the hostel! I'm just trying to save you money & help the environment.
Nitpicking here, but why not just label the recycling bins for their intended materials? Some bins are labelled what 'should' be put in them, & the others what 'shouldn't' be put in them. I'm English & had to keep double checking, so for people whose first language maybe isn't English, it could be frustrating? There was often a mishmash of stuff in the different bins. Again, I'm nitpicking.
9.0 / 10.0
Very clean. Loved the gas fire and the pool table. Nice local beers on sale at reception.
Nothing
10.0 / 10.0
I go to Aviemore every now and then, sometimes I fancy staying overnight and if there's a single room in this place, I'll book it straight away. I've been coming here for several years, I am a regular, and I do becaue I really like this place.
I haven't seen Douglas the last few times I've been there, so I wonder if he still works there. I was told Annabel found a job in a hotel. Oh well.
This single room is smaller than the other single room closer to reception, but it's more relaxing as it has less people passing by. Also only 2 single rooms, which are difficult to book if not done well in advance.
7.0 / 10.0
Room we book is just nice for a one night stay. Bed is comfortable enough for a night rest. Kitchen well equipped for simple cooking.
Staff could be more helpful with information about the attractions nearby.
8.0 / 10.0
Excellent kitchen with plenty of space for cooking.
Bathrooms could have been cleaner.
8.0 / 10.0
Friendly greeting from reception was a good start and contributed to the friendly atmosphere. Comfortable and warm
The only problem we had was being woken up by loud guests in the corridor in the early hours of the morning - not the hostels fault.
9.0 / 10.0
We liked the layout of the hostel and the fact that it has a lounge area and a large dining area and kitchen. The kitchen was very well equipped and clean. The duvets were super comfy and cosy. There were lots of toilets and warm showers. It is in a fantastic location. We liked how you could buy some drinks and chocolate at reception.
We liked everything. One small small request would be snooker cues with tips on the end as we loved having a go at the pool table 😀
10.0 / 10.0
Showers were amazing!
10.0 / 10.0
Great place, comfy beds and great showers. Lots of communal areas. Easy to get the bus to Cairn Gorm.
10.0 / 10.0
Great selection of cereals and yoghurts for breakfast.
Longer bed!
5.0 / 10.0
The location
Was really dirty
3.0 / 10.0
The walls are paper thin and there was a large group booked in at the same time I was there. They were making a noise until 2am - if I'd been made aware of this in advance I would not have stayed.
8.0 / 10.0
Has everything you need, friendly staff, great location. There are several lovely walks straight out of the property. Free parking if you arrive by car.
It’s a little bit basic for the money, but in general, properly in Aviemore seems expensive compared to other locations.
6.0 / 10.0
Communal areas were great, kitchen had great facilities albeit the other folk using it were doing so if it was only them there - food waste in the sink, dirty crockery, pans etc. Plenty of parking and reliable wifi too, nice and hot showers. There is a drying room but I didn't use it.
Very little secure storage in the rooms, by the time I got there the only two cupboards had been claimed by other folk. Two chairs in the room, one was under the hanging rail of someone elses clothing so unusable. The other chair was next to someone elses bed so a little weird. No seperate lighting or power socket for the upper bunk beds, the mattresses were disgustingly dirty - I accept they have mattress covers over them but when I went to take the sheets off in the morning I saw how filthy they were. Also the mattress was sunken, clearly very old and very uncomfortable. Showers very pleasant although some of the metal work was extremely rusty. The toilet flush opposite room 23 also reverberated when flushed, not great at 4am. I know these places are for young people but I wish some of them would not treat the room like student digs, kit strewn all over the floor etc. Provide under bed storage lockers, replace the mattresses and at the minimum get power sockets and lighting for the upper bunks.
10.0 / 10.0
This was one of the best places I stayed at. Located conveniently, it is quite a big place with more than enough facilities. The staff is very accommodating and cordial. The facilities were all great. It is a very pleasant place to stay even if you do not step out.
There was nothing I did not like.
9.0 / 10.0
Despite all the utilities (toilets, showers, kitchen) were shared, they were the cleaniest I've seen probably ever. The staff was nice and helpful, and the common room is huge and really nice, it has even board games and a pool table, also offers a drying room and washing services.
The walls are really thin, so there might be some noise at night if your neigbours are not considerate, but that's to be expected in a hostel.
6.0 / 10.0
Clean, well equiped kitchen, nice parking place. The, have a billiard table.
Drunk people in the evening in the main room. It is hard to ventilate the room.
8.0 / 10.0
Room was very small for 6 people and not enough room to open luggage suitably. Only 2 lockable compartments and both gone when I arrived.
8.0 / 10.0
Room was a good size, the beds were comfortable and the bathrooms and showers etc were in good condition. We made our own breakfast and the facilities to do this were good
Nothing
10.0 / 10.0
Very nice welcome and a special mention to the little fur angel! The hostel had everything you night need: very spacious kitchen and good lounge. The amenities offered were great (laundry and such). Very clean too. Highly reccomended
9.0 / 10.0
We have been here before, it is friendly, clean and in a good position. We would have liked to return at the end of our trip north but it was fully booked.
We have no ccomments because there was nothing we didn't like.
8.0 / 10.0
Great facilities and location. And the showers were surprisingly hot and had excellent water pressure, perfect after a long day in the hills.
9.0 / 10.0
Very spacious property with good facilities on the edge of Aviemore village. Nice grounds to sit/ eat outside and a short walk into the village. Showers/ Toilets were very clean and there were plenty of showers. Staff were very helpful and approachable.
Good value for money
Nothing - I will book again.
9.0 / 10.0
The all thing
Nothing
7.0 / 10.0
As a youth hostel should be. Plenty of room in shared spaces. Friendly. Good value.
Room very small for 6 people and this limited space. Fitted my needs though for overnight.
10.0 / 10.0
Clean, good facilities. Staff really helpful.
Breakfast was expensive for what you got. Other hostels charge 4.50 and greater choice.
FAQs
Is parking included with this hostel?
Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Aviemore Youth Hostel. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this hostel?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hostel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Aviemore Youth Hostel pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this hostel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Aviemore Youth Hostel?
We found 25 amenities for this rental. This includes golf course (within 2 mi), free wifi/internet, free parking, non-smoking, and heating.
