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Youth hostels in the Southern Hebrides

April 11, 2012 by ron

If you’re island hopping in the Southern Hebrides, or just visiting one island, and you would like to stay in a youth hostel there are various options available. In general, youth hostels are not for the younger folks only by the way, and they are a relatively cheap way to spend some time on one of Argyll’s islands. You usually pay around £20 for one night with breakfast. I myself had the pleasure once to stay in a hostel in Prague and it was a very nice experience. There are two hostels in the Southern Hebridean islands and one in Oban. Below is a wee summary and links to their individual pages:

Tobermory on the Isle of Mull

This basic but charming youth hostel is ideally located, it being one of the many brightly painted buildings in Tobermory’s harbour. The youth hostel has central heating, hot showers, laundry facilities, a spacious self-catering kitchen and rooms with either 5 or 6 beds, most with sea views. The harbour, the setting of the popular TV show Balamory, is popular with families. There are day trips available to Iona or Staffa from Tobermory. This hostel has a 4 star customer rating. For more info visit this link

Port Charlotte Islay

The Islay hostel is housed in an old whisky warehouse of the former Lochindaal Distillery and is situated on the beach in the picturesque village of Port Charlotte on the island of Islay. With excellent accommodation and facilities, the youth hostel (and the attached Wildlife Centre) is an ideal location from which to explore all that Islay has to offer. Port Charlotte hostel has a 5 star customer rating. For more info visit this link

Oban, on the Esplanade

Oban Youth Hostel and lodge is now open following a £1.2 million refurbishment. Both our seafront youth hostel and purpose built 4-star lodge offer panoramic views across the bay and great facilities. The youth hostel is a firm favourite with independent travellers and families from all over the world and many guests come back year after year. Oban hostel has a 4.5 star rating. For more info visit this link

Filed Under: Accommodation Tagged With: accommodation, hostel, Oban, port charlotte, tobermory

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