Really enjoyed my stay here while hiking the Isle of Skye. This is a new hostel but ever since…read morethey've opened, they've been at 94% capacity. I was here during the high season (i.e. summer) and seemed like all hostels on the Isle of Skye were booked up. I called up this hostel and was happy to hear about available beds. But ouch, price per bed per night is £22 (or around $35). A bit pricey, but by then I was already used to how pricey the UK is. Awesome location, one minute walk from the bus station and not too far from the Co-op supermarket and Portree Harbour. If you continue walking past the harbour along the water, you'll eventually hit a trail with awesome views of the landscape. Because the hostel is new, it's incredibly clean. No backpacker dinginess, yet! I had one of the greatest showers ever after a day of hiking Quiraing and Old Man of Storr on a rainy day. The common/dining room has an awesome view of the bay. Each bed has an electrical outlet and reading light. My 4-bed female dorm had a cabinet in which you can lock your belongings. I always bring my own padlock but you can get one from reception. I do wish there were more sinks and toilets. There were only two toilets and two sinks on my floor. Kitchen has a place to store your groceries on shelves, and stickers are provided so you can label your stuff placed in the fridge and shelf. There are 8 burners, a microwave, an oven and plenty of bowls and plates. However, it was quite crowded around dinner time with everyone preparing their meals at the same time. I also noticed no common ingredients like spices nor oil was provided. Upon check-in, you're given a code you have to enter in your browser to access the wifi. However the wifi kept logging out so I had to keep re-entering the code. But at least there was wifi. My SIM card plan included data but it never worked on the Isle of Skye! I noticed a lot of families staying at the hostel but not too many single travelers the time I was there. Not really a party hostel. I really hated to leave this place.

The Stornoway backpackers hostel is an ideal place to stay if you are on a strict budget. Located…read moreon a quite side street mere minutes from the town centre and about a 5 minute walk from the ferry terminal. The rooms are clean and tidy and the staff are helpful and willing to work around your arrival times. Its in an ideal place as even at the weekend as it's at the opposite end to where the bars, clubs are you should have a peaceful night. Greatly suited to those on a budget who will spend more time exploring the island than in their room

One of the best hostels I stayed in in Scotland. Great location, super warm and cozy, with a lovely…read morepeat fire in the common room. Everyone was so welcoming and helpful. The dorms, the whole building really, were clean and roomy. The price is also pretty much incomparable for the facilities. If I ever go back, I'll definitely stay here again.

Decent place to sleep in Inverness. It's centrally located near the train and bus stations, pubs,…read moreshops, restaurants, Inverness Castle. Home-like common rooms where you can easily meet others with free coffee and tea with milk included! Two pillows are included on each bed. Great for people like me who think regular hostel pillows are too flat. Booking the hostel involved extra legwork as Hostelworld and the hostel's website didn't show any available beds, but Hostelbookers showed an available bed. Probably best to call the hostel about availability. A £10 key deposit or photo ID is required. Best to leave an ID that is NOT your passport. There's a weird curfew where the front door is locked outside the hours of 7am to 2:30am. As for the negatives...the 10-bed mixed dorm room was too small. There was no underbed storage space. When everyone has their backpacks down and their crap spread out, it left very little floor space. Only one power strip in the room which was always filled with phones needing charging. No lockers in the room. You can store your valuables with the reception desk. However when I tried to retrieve something after midnight, the person on duty didn't have the key so I had to wait in the morning to get it back. Only two toilets on the floor. And one of them wasn't in service due to no one removing the painting equipment inside. The kitchen was crowded around dinner times. When the hostel is fully booked, as it was when I was there, the kitchen is just too small to handle the capacity. Overall, I would've enjoyed the hostel more if it weren't fully booked.

Popped in here because my travel companions told me staying at a hostel was "part of the travel…read moreexperience." I'm an adult with a job, why not find a hotel? Nope. Part of the experience. Okay, here we go. The hostel is quite clean, and endeavors to keep it that way. There is a modest kitchen with most of the amenities, free WiFi, an available breakfast, a helpful staff, and options for longer lodging if you need it. There is also a laundry service available for a modest fee. In addition to a knowledgable staff, there are also several maps, booklets for tourism, and pamphlets for attractions available in several languages. One note: There is limited parking. If you are driving in to see Inverness, you may want to call ahead.

There are many different factors in what makes a great hostel. There is no clean cut answer nor an…read moreeasy way to measure. They are all so different! City Hostel in Inverness is a very unique establishment. From the outside it looks very shady and is incredibly difficult to locate. Not a promising start. It is a little hole in the wall nook dead center of downtown Inverness. Upon entering we were greeted by a wafting scent of illicit drugs but the scent seemed to die off by the time we rounded the staircase upwards. As all Scotland hostels seem to have, we pushed our way through countless doors until finally we reached reception. The reception desk was incredibly kind and helpful. They were young and full of energy. I think it may be a volunteer job in exchange for lodging but I may be wrong. The room was packed with bunk beds just as one would expect. That being said, it was clean and tidy. The entire hostel was very well maintained. The people in our room were from all over. Sadly, many were loud late into the night. The common room is big and welcoming. It offers plenty of window seating and charging ports. There are pool tables and board games for the guests. The kitchen was poorly organized but well stocked and decently clean as far as hostels go. Overall I would say that this was a very pleasant experience. The inside of the hostel is much nicer than one would expect from the outside. The staff was kind, the kitchen stocked, and the rooms clean. Showers are available in abundance. It is in walking distance to everything in downtown Inverness. Definitely recommend to anyone passing through that doesn't mind a bit of craziness! Sometimes it can be fun!

Absolutely amazing. Stayed for over 10 days, absolutely great staff, laundry facilities on site,…read moregreat kitchen set up (even with lots of guests using it at the same time.) So much fun! Great prices, great location, facilities are kept really clean (even the showers, you can shower without shower shoes, a huge plus in the hostel world.) Absolutely stunning!!

Three nights here. A nice property location. Parking difficult but that could be said for the…read moreentire town of Portree. The rooms were well laid out and spacious. Surfaces and carpets were in good shape. Housekeeping was excellent with restocking of towels, water, coffee, and snacks every day. Excellent breakfast in the hotel restaurant. And a nice bar as well.

Had a lovely stay with friends here in August. Initially we started in room one. Don't stay in room…read moreone as you hear the people walking up and down the stairs. Staff gracious ---We moved across the hall into room three, which had a Gardenview. It was quiet and exactly what we wanted. Forgot my Kindle in the room and fired a quick email off to the hotel. They actually had left me a voicemail prior that I had not picked up saying they had it. They were very helpful, well beyond helpful, getting my Kindle packaged well and off to the post office. They were very responsive in my shipping options. Package arrived safely to my next destination and I am so grateful for their promptness and attentiveness. Thank you!!

Decent place to stay while exploring Loch Ness. Also a good place to stay if the hostels in…read moreInverness are all booked up or if you're looking for a quiet getaway from the bigger cities. The hostel is located close to the Stagecoach and CityLink bus stop, nearby a supermarket, and is about a 30 minute walk to Urquhart Castle, which arguably has the best views of Loch Ness. There's a board with information on all the nearby hikes. Free coffee and tea. Large common area with a bar and a nice outdoor area. The rooms themselves are on the small side. When everyone sets down their backpacks, it's quite crowded.I usually don't spend much time in hostel bedrooms opting instead to hang out in common rooms so this wasn't a problem for me. Other problems with the rooms were no lockers and only one electrical outlet in the room. The more reason to hang out in the common areas instead. I met some cool people there and ended up playing an international version of Scrabble with the French and Germans :D

I took a group of 14, 12 students and 2 chaperones to Loch Ness Backpackers. We absolutely LOVED…read moreit. The owners, Patrick and Nikki, are fantastic....God bless them they even loaded all our luggage into their car and drove it to the bus stop when we making our way to Portree. We felt at home right away and my students were sad to leave. The pub and the house are very warm and inviting and the rooms charming. The showers had excellent water pressure and were very hot. For the price, you really cannot beat this. Thank you for hosting us so graciously!