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YHA York Youth Hostel

York (North Yorkshire), Yorkshire, England

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Address
Water End, Clifton, York (North Yorkshire)
Price
From US$26.36/€18.44/£13.95 per person. Price may vary by season - Check Current Prices by Date Here
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Features

  • Free Breakfast
  • Kitchen
  • Phones (public or in room)
  • Travel information provided
  • Bar
  • Washing Machine (laundry)
  • Food/Restaurant
  • Lounge / Common space
  • Bike Rental
 
The Hostelz.com Review
To get to the YHA York Youth Hostel from the train station, you have about a mile walk along a paved path beside the river Ouze (that happens to be brown). The TIC in the train station will give you a free map (which is helpful because the YHA is off most travel-guide maps). It's a gorgeous walk, but poorly lit after dark, so if you're traveling solo, take an alternate route -- come up through town, make a left at Bootham bar, walk about one kilometer, then turn left at the sign to the YHA.

The hostel is busy and exquisitely efficient. You enter through an attractive courtyard, where you can sit outside and eat. There is a well-staffed check-in counter where you get linens (included), buy meals (the hostel has both a cafe and a bar in-house), postcards, postage, and tickets for discounted admission to city sights.

The bedrooms have either four or eight bunks (one outlet per room) and have sinks en-suite and lockers (bring your own lock). Bike rentals and laundry machines are available, as is free luggage storage.

The self-catering kitchen is huge and clean. The included breakfast has stringent, enforced rules (two selections from the cold counter -- juice -- but unlimited hot, fatty foods). The dinner servers seem more relaxed and would let you substitute, say, fruit if you don't want a heavy dessert. They offer unlimited coffee and tea at meals. The in-house bar has three computer stations on which you can buy time.

The hostel is clean and quiet. The staff was very accommodating after a flight cancellation changed our travel plans unexpectedly. We had a very enjoyable stay.

-- Exclusive Hostelz.com Review


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Comment by Shelley
June 2007
One of the best hostels I've stayed at
This hostel is excellent! Very clean throughout. Spacious lounges. They offer great evening meals -- reasonably priced and large portions of home-cooked food.
Comment by one of the 10th roxeth guides
February 2007
I thought the hostal was brilliant. I enjoyed my stay and I would love to go back. the meals were lovely. I would recommend it to friends and family. The thing I thought was funny was the scary man outside the restaurant
Comment by Julie
July 2006
If only we had known! We would have planned a longer stay. It was fun, friendly, clean, and welcoming and the breakfast and evening meals were great. No hassles with parking the car, overall very comfortable. Would definitely recommend to friends.
Comment by S E Chandler
July 2006
Definitely the best youth hostel I've every stayed at. [in foot and mouth year] Hope they don't decide to close it, after all it is north of both London and Matlock.
Comment by Mary Burkard
July 2006
What an excellent hostel! It is in a beautiful location within walking distance to the city. There is also a bus stop nearby. This hostel is one of the best supplied I have ever experienced. There is a bike rental, great lock-up for valuables, a bar, gardens, cafeteria, internet. And everywhere it is clean. The staff are friendly and helpful.
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