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74%
Hostel closes for most of the day and you have to vacate it. If the weather's sour and you just want to loaf around reading in bed that's too bad. It's location is off the beaten path and not easily accessible unless you have a car. Walking there while touting luggage is no fun.
80%
True mountain chalet with lovely atmosphere even in summer. Distance from bus stop in village is longer (about 2,5 km), but it shorten your way to the mountains. I enjoyed very much.
Very far away from Glencoe Village, though it is near to the path to the actual Glen.
36%
The staff wasn't very friendly. Regarding the showers, they were filthy. The location is not very good: I was on foot and this hostel is quite far from all amenities.
34%
No way to talk about cleanliness here! the rooms smelled awful and during the night you hear mice running in the ceiling. the staff isn't friendly at all and the hostel isn't cosy.It was built in 1939 and I don't think that they have changed anything since then. The location is great when you have a car. Located in a forest where it is really quiet and nice to relax. If you are backpacking without car the remote area may be a bit annoying. The village is 1.5 miles away and there are no pubs or anything else in the near surrounding. In the village is a very small shop where you can buy food etc. but it's always a little journey... If you want to make some longer hiking tours bear in mind, that it is quite difficult to get to the mountains from there. All in all I won't stay there again!!!!
66%
Hostel close from 10 AM to 15 PM...
Way far out of town. Had I known, I would have brought food with me before arriving. It is in a beautiful location, which makes up for where it's at. They close the hostel from 10-2 during the day, which is strange and a bit rude since you are paying to stay there.
60%
Very basic Hostel. No lockers in rooms. You are given sheet-like sleeping bags to sleep in which are pretty uncomfortable! Overall this hostel was- ok!
Believe the website when it says that it is quite a walk down the road! If you take the bus to Glencoe it is a mile and a half to the hostel, so be ready to carry your bags! It's a lovely walk, however, and the hostel is a nice, simple place. Good for families and walkers.
64%
Tricky if you don't have a car. The good walks start from Alt-na-reigh cottage (eg Aonach Eagach ridge, Lost Valley), which is 75min walk away from the youth hostel. You can catch the Fort William to Glasgow bus since it goes past here, but to do so you need to get to Glencoe Crossroads, which is half an hour's walk from the hostel (and then you still need to get back at the end of your walk). Characterwise it's basically a hostel oriented towards walkers, and does a reasonable job of it.
