Great location,good breakfast, great price.

Stayed in September 2025

Cleanliness

Cost & staff

Stayed in September 2025

Kitchen was smelly and internet was not working

Staff was very helpful and room was clean

Stayed in August 2025

there is 20 mins walk to the town. there is few restaurant near the hostel.

location is super good! the lake and pie is in front of the building. the view is quite good.

Stayed in August 2025

Cleanliness of toilets needs improvement.

The location was superb and the kitchen facilities were good.

Stayed in August 2025

Location was amazing !! Had a lovely holiday thanks to YHA !!

Stayed in August 2025

The cleaningness but not too bad

The environment, location and the staff.

Stayed in August 2025

Toilets were very small

Location and breakfast

Stayed in August 2025

Excellent staff land location. Room was basic but perfectly appropriate, especially for the price. Would stay again

Stayed in August 2025

The location was wonderful, you can see the view of Windermere directly from the room

Stayed in August 2025

Breakfast wasn't great for £10, it was ok but for £10 looking for better. Apart from that in a hostel not a lot to complain about

The location is the best I've seen. Go to a shop though of you are bringing your own food and drink. Parking is available but busy. Rooms are basic and clean, showers are basic and clean as are the toilets. Staff are great. The views and the location are the best I've seen.Bar that does food on site, food is good and price of drinks is ok.

Stayed in August 2025

Metal bed quite squeaky. The mattress was not the most comfortable.

Perfect location. Friendly staff. Clean room. Very good value for money.

Stayed in August 2025

Staffing low in peak time meant massive queues at meal times and evenings. Staff coped brilliantly but looked worn out.

Facilities and location

Stayed in August 2025

Self catering, seating area was not welcoming, tucked away around the back and lack of ventilation and fresh air.

I had booked for myself and my wife but forgot to mention my wife's mobility issues. The staff were helpful and arranged for us to change our room to one on the ground floor.

Stayed in July 2025

IThe address provided by Booking.com actually directed me to another hostel diagonally across the street when using Google Maps – no idea what's going on there.

This hostel has a fantastic location with Windermere Lake right outside the window. The bedding is decently thick and reasonably clean - pillows and quilts are quite substantial. The room contains 3 bunk beds with 6 beds in total. Each upper bunk has its own charging port, and every guest gets a small locker (though without a lock). There's also a small washbasin in the room, and each bunk has its own towel rack. Overall it's pretty good! The shared toilets 🚻 and shower facilities are located outside the rooms.

Stayed in August 2025

Metal beds rather squeaky

The location is perfect as it is Lakefront.. staff were excellent. Food was good

Stayed in August 2025

Brilliant located by the lake very clean and lovely food in the restaurant

Stayed in August 2025

The shower room could’ve been cleaner. I also wish there had been a proper separation between the shower and changing areas. A curtain just wasn’t enough. My clothes, bag, and everything else got wet after I took a shower.

Took a one-way cruise from Bowness-on -Windermere to Ambleside, and this hostel was located right in front of where we got off. There’s a restaurant attached to the hostel, and I had a really good fish and chips there. You also get a lovely view of Lake Windermere. Some easy hiking trails are within walking distance. I did a hike to Rydal Cave, and the starting point, Rothay Park, was just a 20-minute walk from the hostel.

Stayed in July 2025

Room lock was tricky to use

Great breakfast

Stayed in August 2025

none

Wonderful lakeside view always, and a good location for our boating event. The staff is very helpful and nice:)

Stayed in July 2025

Slight sweaty odour

Friendly chatty polite staff. Great views of Windermere. Super value for money. Bunk beds are impressively strong, sturdy, and incredible designed.

Stayed in July 2025

More toilets on upper floors

Stayed in July 2025

The showers were so tight and incredibly humid. The first bunk room (for 6) was unbelievably hot, even with a fan running and it only being 17°C outside, we couldn't sleep the first night (which unfortunately meant we were all knackered for scaling 12 Peaks over 12 hours!). The toilets were also very tight and often in a disgusting condition, it seems hostel users have low hygiene expectations! Breakfast on the last morning was poorly managed - the guy who should have been monitoring what needed topping up simply wasn't doing his job, I had to ask for more bowls, spoons, teaspoons and brown bread...! The girl on hot food was great though. I cut my knee and had to have stitches during the peak walk and unfortunately found it was not an easy hostel to navigate thereafter - limited accessible rooms (so no chance to have one), therefore on 2nd floor with only tight stairs to use.

The lady on reception was extremely helpful (mid length dark brown hair), she went above and beyond to help. The breakfast is reasonable value and the bar serves good food. The location is the best thing about it - gorgeous lake views and close to the pier, although a little walk into town.

Stayed in July 2025

Was a bit hot, but the room had a fan. Ensuite shower and toilet would be good, but shared ones not bad

Location on Windermere is fantastic, staff excellent and helpful, kitchen OK, shared areas good

Stayed in June 2025