YHA Windermere

Received well Staff in the reception is awesome

Rooms need some ventilation The windows were locked

Beautiful location.

This was our second stay with them during hot weather. Both times there were no fans available to borrow. Unable to sleep. Miserable experience. We¿ll check the forecast before we come next time and bring our own fan if it¿s going to be hot.

Quiet and comfortable stay and undisturbed sleep during my stay (weekdays). Lots of natural light in my room from multiple windows. Functional room with power points next to the bed. Effective heater. Functional self catering kitchen. Carpark always had spots (during the week, can’t speak for weekends). Friendly staff.

Might be difficult to get to if you have luggage and don’t have a car. Kind of annoying that the doors don’t have handles. Wifi is really bad.

Convenient, comfortable, friendly and helpful staff.

The beautiful scenery, pure breathtaking.Lovely kind staff and nice food at your restaurant.Nice comfy bell tent and great facilities.

There was 3 volunteers on sight doing a lovely job in the field to helping the nature .The older man out of the 3 was quite hostile and very unfriendly. That’s the only bad experience we had all our trip. He challenged us about our car, after my husband was looking for his wallet he lost in a very rude manner.

The view and location were spectacular, very friendly staff. The room had a basin, which was great. Fantastic value for money. All very clean.

Internet connection was very patchy and slow.

Good location, friendly and welcoming staff.

Drying room was not fit for purpose. There was no heating on in the drying room and gear was soaking. The hostel was very noisy after ten, it was the back of eleven before things settled down.

Very cost-effective

Warning to friends who don't drive, it takes more than 20 minutes to walk uphill from the bus stop to the hostel. It's difficult, the Wi-Fi doesn't work at all, and the shower water is not hot.

How clean the bathrooms were and how staff were so friendly and had the time to have a chat with any questions you asked.

The grounds and building were exceptional!The staff are really friendly and helpful, and the other guests who I got to meet whilst there were also friendly and welcoming.Was able to get to Windermere Town either by walking or also by bus, very convenient bus stops in either direction, to Ambleside next to the petrol station and to Windermere just a little further down on the opposite side near The Sun Hotel.This is my first stay at a YHA, and even though I am not really a share a dorm kind of guy, it was OK.I may next time choose a different style of stay as the tipies, cabins and retro caravans seem more idealic to me!Thank you to all whom made my short stay a really really beautiful experience.

Not a lot to dislike.

Staff were friendly and location good.

Quite noisy with doors slamming. Would be better if the doors were soft closing ones.

It exceeded my expectations. We had a very warm welcome from the staff who very patiently explained everything. The room was spacious and clean, and the beds were very comfortable. There were enough showers and toilets all around which were very clean too. The kitchen was very well resourced and enough sitting area. We were very impressed by this hostel.

The view from the garden was beautiful, the room was clean.

We almost lost our reservation since the motorway was closed. I wish the reception had a late check in option. The toilets and the common area were not very pleasant, but OK for one night

The staffs are friendly and will be there to help you most of the time. The bed is clean and comfortable (better than most of the hostels I have ever stayed at). Even though the location is far from the nearest bus station (20-25 mins walk), the scenery is beautiful and breathtaking (good spot to see sunset as well). There are many shower rooms and toilets, with that we don’t need to wait. The kitchen has kitchen utensils which we can use to cook for free. Most importantly, the price is super low if compared to other accommodations in the UK. Everything is good, will stay again if I go to Windermere again!

The heater will not function properly sometimes, but still not a big problem for us.

Staff were friendly

Very far from everywhere so you had to drive to get to anywhere and there’s barely any signal or wifi there

The cleanliness, the staff was kind and amazing, the service was great and had a great kitchen facility and seating terrace area outside.

A little bit inside Commutable through a car is advisable

Excellent views, clean and comfortable rooms, excellent kitchen facilities, friendly staff, great location, good value for money.

I would have preferred an upstairs room with a view.

Lovely location, stunning views, helpful staff. I would stay here again and recommend it to other families.

We only had 1 pillow and the mattress wasn't the most comfortable.

Great location and lots of games

A bit noisy and the communal sitting areas were a bit dark for reading.

Nice communal area, beautiful location. Mived to an airstream instead of a dorm room and liked that much better. Nice choice of drinks, snacks and a decent men for evening meal & breakfast.

The dorm room was dull and needed a little updating doors, decor etc. But obviously value for money as it is a hostel. The camping & cabins options were better for us .