Skye Backpackers

Great price, across from a friendly pub. however, the hostel facilities are awful. For 3 quid less than the price of a normal dorm room, you can stay in the caravan outside. Don't do it! It leaks water and is drafty and very loud. We stayed inside in a double room for 2.50 quid more than the price of a dorm room, per person. It was tiny -- the bed touched the wall on three sides, and there was barely room for our shoes between the fourth side of the bed and the wall with the entrance door! The common bathroom was tiny and the shower was peeling and moldy and had unpredictable controls. The kitchen and lounge are also way too small to accommodate groups of more than eight people. On the plus side, the staff is friendly and the hostel was very warm, with a coal fire in the lounge -- much appreciated in the January cold and wet!

Lovely! A nice change from huge party hostels. Skye is one of the nicest places on Earth, and Kylakin is a cool base to explore it from! The town is beautiful, but venture to the edges of Skye to see some of the most jaw-dropping scenery ever. The hostel was cozy -- I loved falling asleep with a bottle of wine, a book, and my friend playing guitar around the fire. Met some great Scots there and drank with them. Staff was lovely! Took out a bike one day and that was fun. Cheap breakfast, comfy beds, clean bathrooms. Not the nicest hostel, but small, cozy, and reliable. Great time!

I agree a bit with BC...it seemed like you had to be 'in the know' or you weren't allowed to have a good time...although the beds were made up like real beds fresh every day it didn't stop the souring of the experience by the sullen faces of long term guests...who never seemed to leave Kyleakin to see the rest of the island even tho some of them stayed there for months! Stay a night but move on - there's so much more to Skye.

Great friendly staff, nice kitchen and lounge (with fire), and cheap breakfasts. Our room was clean and spacious for four people, the beds looked narrow but were really comfy and we all had a great nights sleep. Walked over the village green to the pub for a great meal and some live music. Would definitely recommend for a nights stay.

I stayed in this hostel in July 2004. The hostel is great, it's clean and comfy and has the best atmosphere of all the hostels I ever stayed in! It's centrally located and near to the bus station. In front of the hostel are a lawn and the sea. The only negative I can tell about it is, that in the kitchen is not too much space, so maybe you have to wait a little bit, until you can eat your meal. Because there was not very much to see in Kyleakin, I spent much time in the hostel, where I met a lot of people with whom I went in a pub later on. In the hostel, you talk just to everyone and even the staff is really interested in your further journey and all. VISIT THIS HOSTEL!!!

I liked this place. It was clean, had decent access to showers, a good kitchen with food for purchase (convenient), and good access to tours of the Isle. A good place. And the staff are friendly, and they have a good laundry service.

I walked into this hostel and right away felt like I was at home. It has a cozy lounge, nice kitchen, and a lovely, lovely staff. I stayed in the caravan in the back. And there you're not cut off from the rest of the hostel, you just sleep five meters away from it is all (and for a cheaper price. too!). This is the best hostel. Do yourself a favor and go there.

Good points: decent kitchen; and easy-to-book trips to see the Isle. Bad points: Weird check-in and reception time; pissed-off staff; and long-term regulars. If you are unlucky, as I was, and are assigned to one of the huts out back, here's what you'll have to deal with: zero security; everything from the front door to the toilet handle is broken; and there's no way of meeting others, as the huts are cut off from the rest of the hostel. Summary: stay elsewhere. Either travel farther into Skye to Uig, or make the Kyle of Locash your base. This was one of the worst hostels I experienced in Europe.

Great place to stay. It's not the nicest facility, but it was clean and friendly. I had a great time there, and I took the tour of the Island that runs out of the hostel. It's a great way to see Skye!

Loved it!!! It's a great hostel, clean, with a friendly staff. We were in a four-bed dorm, which was really nice after some of the massive eighteen-bed ones we stayed in!! Skye is amazing. Do the day tour, it's a lot of fun!!! Definitely try to stay more than a couple of nights. Skye is big, and there's lots to see! Just beware the midges!!! (Try Avon Skin-So-Soft, or bring some sort of repellent; the bites itch like mad!) I totally recommend Skye Backpackers!!!

This was a small, lovely hostel. My husband and I were even able to get a small double room, which was nice and clean, and even decent linens--all this for not much more than the cost of the dorm rooms per person. Prices were very reasonable for a hostel, considering this is Great Britain. The shower and bathroom were in the hall, but also nice and clean. This was a social hostel, where you could meet lots of other folks from all over, and chat in the evening or over breakfast, which was very reasonably priced. Staff were friendly and helpful. This is a hostel I would definitely recommend.