Outstanding hostel in York that has a good location (about a 10 minute walk from the train…read morestation), excellent customer service, comfortable beds, and wi-fi that worked well. Other amenities they have are laundry (5-6 pounds as I recall), a bar, free coffee/tea all day, UK adapters at the front desk and a decent breakfast for 1 pound donation to charity. The price for this hostel is good and if you go to their website directly and click on special offers they had a an additional discount. Minor negatives are no lift/elevator and they did not have someone at the desk 24 hours a day. Overall, an excellent hostel that I would recommend.

We booked a suite. It was great, spacious, clean and quiet (apart from the Minster bells on…read moreSunday). Two bathrooms both with showers and very hot water. A kitchen with milk in the fridge for our tea. A bedroom with a view of the rooftops. Not even 5 mins walk to the Minster and every shopping delight York has to offer. You would think it would be noisy, we were up 3 flights of stairs (which was tough) but no, only pigeons cooing outside. We dropped our bags with Bobby in the bar next door at 9.30 am (they are part of same company). Rebecca, part of the Fort Team was just arriving and assured us everything was under control. When we checked in at 2.00pm they had kindly taken our bags up to the room for us. This was a great experience all round, service, price, location, noislessness and one we would repeat.

Hostel? More like our own lovely pied à terre in town…read more This place was brilliant - we were a bit nervous about staying in a hostel but I'd go back in a second. Six of us booked the superior six bed dorm, so we had it to ourselves. A lovely living room with big sofa and TV, a table, a big and well-supplied kitchen, shower room, loo... Really, it was great. The bedroom *is* a bit of a tight squeeze, with three sets of bunk beds, but it was fine. It was perfect because we had it to ourselves, but would be fine to share too. Right in the middle of town, it's above (and related to) Kennedy's bar, but still quiet. Checking in in the pub at 9pm on a Friday night was a bit odd but the manager, Matt, is fantastic and made us feel welcome right from the start. You get 20% off food in the bar, and the breakfasts are great. So - fab. I might just go back and move in.

A lovely place with lovely people, lovely rooms, lovely decor and in lovely surroundings too…read more In one word ... excellent !!

The hostel is clean and comfortable. The location is quiet and peaceful. There is good free car…read moreparking and the hostel is only a few minutes walk from the town centre with its shops and bars. The dorm room that we stayed in conveniently had en-suite toilet and shower. However you need to vacate your room at 1030 and you are not allowed back into it until 1700 (due to no staff during the day). There is a breakfast included (but no bread). Bedding is included for an extra 5 pounds in the smaller dorm rooms (but no towels). There is a computer with free internet (but no Wi-Fi). You can use the kitchen which is clean and has plenty of utensils (no meat allowed). There is a living room (but no TV). Overall I would say our stay was a peaceful, pleasant but somewhat spartan experience. It is operated more in the spirit of youth hostels of old rather than the comfortable backpacker hostels that are ubiquitous in popular destinations worldwide. And with the policy of 1030 kicking out time Mama Wierdigans is indeed aptly named.

I have been deraling with Jays Properties for the last 5 years and would highly recommend…read more Thanks

From the owner: Welcome to Jay's Properties we offer accomodation for family's and the homeless, established in…read more1986 for the purpose of providing accommodation from 'single person to family's in need'. We are committed to treating individuals with dignity and respect. Jay's is determined to offer individuals the opportunity and the support necessary to encourage and enable personal growth and self-development, regardless of their; gender, marital status, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religious belief, disability or political allegiance. Our aim is to encourage individuals to develop the necessary skills through a programme of high support and educational opportunities, which will enable them to move into independent living and successfully sustain their own accomodation. We have the largest hostels in the Blackburn area, as well as move-on flats, Houses and Bedsits. We are one of the largest organisation in East Lancashire who provide friendly and safe enviroment to live.

Great hostel.Staff are great and will go out of their way to help.I am amazed how quick my time has…read morepast here and if you work to the hostel rules you could be moved on to your own place within 8 to 10 weeks. If you treat the hostel as though you are still prison and keep yourself out of mischief you will have no problems. For some people it is hard to intergrate back into society but the hostel staff will support you all the way. Be prepared to do certain tasks through Manchester College but its only a couple of mornings a week and it is for your own good and not for the good of the hostel. Rooms are adequate for your needs and they are a lot better than been stuck in a prison cell. All in all a good experience and a much good place to help you on your way to a positive and crime free life. Good luck to all the residents Graham P

The ymca is on deansgate in Bolton. When I first came to Bolton I didn't know anybody and I needed…read moresomewhere to stay urgently. The YMCA were really helpful. They put a roof over my head for nerly two weeks for very little money and they severed really cheap quality breakfast as well. The staff in here were really nice and very easy to get a long with. They were very interested in what I was studying at college and made me for really welcome. They keep all of the rooms very clean and too a very high standard. I would recommend the YMCA to anybody who needs a place to stay.