Ratagan Youth Hostel — Hotel in Great Britain

Great location for a hostel at the foot of one of the beast hillwalking areas in Scotland. On arrival, it was clear that it is a popular place as the car park was full. Checked in at reception, very helpful lady on the desk telling us the key things we needed to know, including the likelihood of some reasonable weather! Able to purchase a range of drinks, snacks and grocery items al thought we had most of our provisions with us, a couple of extra drinks/snacks helped keep our energy levels up. Plenty of space in the lounge or dining room area. We had taken a Private Rm (No 6) which was well placed with nearby toilet/shower. Very comfortable sleep had by all. Large and well provisioned kitchen down to separate bins to help recycle packaging and tea bags. Lots of storage space. Although we didn't spend much time inside, good base for our weekend and will certainly use again as still have plenty hills to do nearby! (The weather was not great but got our main hillwalking...

We stayed here for a night this week with the kids whilst exploring Skye. Its a proper old school hiking hostel, but I think this is probably the most scenic YHA you could ever stay at. The views are stunning in every direction and it has a lovely outdoor space to sit and look out over the water (we were lucky enough with the weather to allow us to do this). The location is ideal as a base for exploring Skye.

The rooms were basic but the beds were really comfortable. The kitchen was very well equipped and the dining room was large enough for everyone. It has a nice lounge, although it was a bit on the quiet side for our kids as there was some very tired hikers chilling out and we didn't want to disturb the peace.

The best thing about this hostel (apart from the stunning location) was the staff. They were both incredibly welcoming, really knowledgeable about the area and gave us some great tips on what to do on Skye. They were great hosts and made us...

Three of us stayed there in a four bed dormitory this week. That’s £33 each per night ( would have been £25/person/ night if there had been four of us.) That is pretty good value for a private room with sink and hot and cold water. Showers and toilet just outside the room.||Very comfortable beds and pillows! ||Room was clean.||Clean well- equipped kitchen. Drying room.||What’s not to like at that price?||And John, the Warden, was an excellent host. Welcoming, helpful, good sense of humour.||All of us agreed we’d return there if we needed accommodation in that beautiful area...