GUIDEBOOK REVIEWS
'Fun and funky..... Be sure to book ahead.'
LONELY PLANET WESTERN EUROPE 2007
'With so much imagination, effort and expense invested into this hostel, it's little wonder that crowds flock to fill this hostels beds year after year. Book ahead.'
LETS GO IRELAND 2005
Our super-friendly staff are guaranteed to give you an amazing welcome and introduction to our fair city. Our hostel ,situated in Great James Street, has the best possible location directly in the city centre. Hostelz.com customers seem to think we are doing a good job as they rate it as the best hostel in IRELAND.
TOP HOSTEL IN IRELAND
With an average Hostelz.com rating of over 90%, Hostelz.com customers, have voted us as their top rated hostel in IRELAND. Have a look at some of the reasons why...
STAFF
Our staff are totally committed to ensuring you have the best time possible in Derry. They are all backpackers who have fallen in love with this great city and will do their utmost to see that you love it too. Everything from taking you out to the pub to doing your laundry.
WELCOME
From the very start the 'Steves Backpackers' team have justifiably earned the reputation as being some of the friendliest staff in any hostel around. You can be sure that you will receive the best welcome possible. You will be welcomed with tea or coffee and a smile. We will then provide you with a free city map and show you all the hotspots, ie murals, city walls, pubs, restaurants etc. (everything is literally around the corner from us.)
LOCATION ! LOCATION ! LOCATION !
FREE STUFF
Free tea & coffee comes as standard in most hostels in the North of Ireland, we offer that gladly.
However, being travellers ourselves we realised the advantage of FREE BROADBAND INTERNET AND FREE WiFi .
Many years ago and we were the first hostel in Ireland to offer this facility. Since then a couple of others have copied us, but not many!
FREE BREAKFAST for us has always been another standard - we realise the hassle of carrying a pint of milk and a bag of sugar in your backpack.
OUR WORLD FAMOUS 'ALL YOU CAN EAT BARBEQUES'
Most nights during summer we offer 'all you can eat' barbeques (burgers, sausages, chicken wings, veggie burgers, bread, sauces, etc).
Cost is just 2 POUNDS and of course the craic is mighty. These usually lead onto our organised pub crawls. FUN. FUN. FUN.
ORGANISED PUB CRAWLS
Every night a member of staff will round up those who are interested and take them out on a rollicking Irish pub crawl.
We usually head for the pubs offering the best cheap drinks promotions, then head onto the live music pubs or clubs. This is a great way to get out and meet the locals. Derry people are reknowned for being very friendly and this is a great way to meet them or hang out with other backpackers.
FREE DERRY TOURS
Every day organised tours of the Bogside, run by the acclaimed Free Derry Tours, leave from our hostel. These are tours conducted by local people from the Bogside, giving you a unique first-hand insight into the sad events of Bloody Sunday, the Battle of the Bogside, the many political murals and life in Derry during the troubles.
'Free Derry Tours.....recommended.' Lonely Planet Europe 2005
ALADINS CAVE...........
Over the last few years we travelled to many exotic places, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey , Morrocco, Syria, Egypt, to name but a few and from these travels we have brought back lots of bits and pieces to decorate our hostels.. We have transformed our dining room into a an indian-style dining room, a virtual Aladins Cave with low tables and low seats, lots of beautiful hangings, and many amazing artefacts scattered around the room. You will be transported to another time and another place .
Which after all, if you are a traveller is where you want to be.
SO WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE?
Come and stay with us and you will fall in love with Derry.
Who says so? Well for a start you do. You have consistently voted us as the top hostel in Northern Ireland, but other people also agree. You will find our hostel highly acclaimed in every major guide book: Lonely Panet , Lets Go, Rough Guide , Routarde , MTV, Neos , Moon Guides , etc.
See you soon!
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17th March 2007 . St. Patrick's Day. Please note this is a national holiday and the latest check in time will be 2pm.
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PLEASE NOTE LATEST CHECK IN IS 11PM.
THIS HOSTEL IS NOT SUITABLE FOR STAG / HEN PARTIES. PLEASE DO NOT BOOK SUCH LIKE GROUPS INTO THE HOSTEL AS THESE SORT OF BOOKINGS WILL NOT BE HONOURED.
Property Facilities
# Breakfast Included
# Car Parking Available
# Internet Access
# Laundry
# Linen Included
# Luggage Storage
# Guest Kitchen
# Telephone/Fax Facilities
# Travel Desk/Travel Info
# Bureau de Change
# Common Room
# No Curfew
# No Lockout
# BBQ Area
# Free Car Park
# No Smoking
# Taxes included in price
# Free Internet Access
# WiFi in lobby
# Web access in room
# WiFi in Room