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Belfast International Youth Hostel

Belfast

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Address	22 Donegal Road, Belfast County Antrim, Northern Ireland Map
Price	Dorm beds from US$10.75. Private rooms from US$14.00/person. Price may vary by season - Check Current Prices by Date Here

Location/Contact

Details

This is a Hostelling International (HI) hostel. A membership card isn't required, but an extra fee will apply for non-members. You can get a membership card before your trip here.

Their Description

Features

24 Hour Free Hot Showers
Pool Table
Washing Machine (laundry)
Lounge / Common space
Travel information provided
Lockers
Kitchen
Food/Restaurant
Gameroom
Elevator/Lift
Currency Exchange

The Hostelz.com Review

This is a busy hostel, being a 10 minute walk from the central train and bus station (hostel is marked on the street map directly outside the station). It would definitely pay to book!

It has a friendly atmosphere, with free coffee or chocolate to drink while reading all the helpful information in reception. Comfortable warm rooms, with decent free lockers (bring a padlock) and free linen. It has all the facilities you'll need, cheap laundry, and internet, free storage for as long as you need, smokey tv lounge (rooms smoke free) good size kitchen, huge dining/casual areas. But all of which could do with a good cleaning. There are plenty of toilets and showers and the rooms all have wash basins, and bed side lights.

The hostel is surrounded by plenty of culinary choice to suit all budgets, but a good cheap breakfast can be bought in the hostel. And they can arrange various different tours to suit you, as well as currency exchange. Be sure to ask for your wake up call!

— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
January 2004

Ratings & Comments

3.5

11 Ratings

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Comment by susie, U.S.A.

February 2009

Mixed feelings
I first stayed in 2003. What a dump! But the staff was great, coffee pot on at all times, and close to everything. Again, staff was absolutely tops! So I stayed again, and again and again. Then I returned in Aug. 2008. No coffee. Clean rooms. Felt like a hotel. Staff? Ouch! One guy was a world class sourpuss. The younger guy tried to be helpful, but the warmth and family feeling from the previous staff was gone, gone, gone. Like stores, it is the service and staff which keeps you coming back, not price and looks.

Comment by Fabian, German

March 2008

Small, dirty, expensive
Unbelievably small rooms, no chairs, tables, or a closet -- just a bunk bed and a basin with barely enough space to walk beside the bed. The bathrooms were old, it stank, and there was mould! The Window wasn't airtight, so it was very loud as it was open and cold air went in all the time. never again! For the same Price, we got a hostel in dublin with en-suite bathroom, towels, and breakfast!

Comment by Paula

March 2007

A little institutional, but good value. Safe, warm, comfortable, quiet inside the hostel. Very loud on the streets, but there's not much that can be done about that. Great location, close to Victoria bus station. Nice linens and hot showers. Great restaurants in the area. If you like indian food, check out India cafe down the street. Excellent. It's a good hostel, I'd stay here again. After coming from Dublin it's nice to have a quiet hostel without the party vibe.

Comment by Sylv n Lex

February 2006

Awful - we cancelled our second night! It may look smart and clean, but wouldn't recommend it at all! We couldn't cook a meal as the kitchen closes at 9pm (not advertised before you get there). Not only couldn't we cook, but couldn't even get a hot drink. After 9 you have to go out to buy, or drink from the tap in your room. No drinks machines etc. The rude attitude of the man on reception wasn't helped by him being drunk when we came in later. The bed's ladder was loose and they didn't fix it even tho we told them. Bed's covered in plastic -maybe hygenic but reminded you of childhood nights - uncomfortable! The room was tiny (twin room) and couldn't sleep for the noise on the streets.

Comment by Inma

January 2005

This is a very nice place. I like the location, and the workers there. Belfast is cool.

Comment by Núria, Barcelona

January 2005

Great place to stay. Maybe it's not in the best Belfast neighborhood but it is worth it. The staff are really nice and helpful. There's a huge common room, Internet access, and the rooms are clean, big, and comfortable. Just one bit of advice: don't try the free coffee!! It leaves much to be desired! The intention is good, though. Highly recommended.

Comment by Marc

November 2004

Sandy Row is a typical working class Belfast neighborhood. Most tourists in Belfast are interested in the wall murals and all of that recent political history, and here you have some just around the corner. The local people are friendly: I actually had a "local" take me to the front door of the hostel when I asked for directions! That was a first!

Comment by Shauna

October 2004

We used this hostel as our base for three days in May. It has a great location and the private showers were nice. My bed was lumpy, the linens could use upgrading, and my locker was much smaller than the ones in the photo, but the staff were friendly and so were the other hostellers. It was noisy at times, but that all depends on which sports teams are in town. The convenience of it was nice. It's a pleasant walk to anywhere, and a good base to travel from.

Comment by John

September 2004

I enjoyed my stay here. It's very central. The staff are very helpful and friendly. They give you lots of good advice about where to go. The rooms are clean. And the showers are great ... lots of hot water. There is decent Internet access and free coffee, too. What more can I say ... I would definitely recommend it.

Comment by Jaimie

August 2004

This hostel, a) was a bit on the dirty side, b) is located in close proximity to an awful neighborhood, Loyalist Sandy Row, and, c) had some really off people staying there. I definitely think you could do better and would not recommend it.

Comment by Stephen Gilmore

June 2004

The hostel review says that it is a ten minute walk from the central train station. Not true. It is ten minutes from Great Victoria Street Station, but twenty minutes from Central Station. However it is also five minutes from Botanic Station, which is between the two and at which all trains except the Dublin Enterprise service stop.

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