YHA Snowdon Ranger — Hotel in Great Britain

I'm a school teacher working in Zürich Switzerland who came here with two classes in June 2025. I'll post here what some of our students had to say. As you can see, the main takehome is that whilst the building needs a little money spending on it, the team who work there offer the most extraordinary service. ||Cassian, 14|During my school's recent stay in Wales,|YHA Snowdon Ranger was our residence,|The walls were broken, the air was stale,|But Warren was the light - here is the evidence | |Whilst it was raining,|Warren was so very cheerful,|The hostel straining,|Yet the stay was purely blissful.||Finn, 14|Warren (and tony of course) are possibly the nicest people in Wales. Felt very welcomed and the food was exquisite. Although the rooms could need some new windows and possibly new beds, which arent made out of metal. In the first floor bathroom it could use a door so people in the hallway cant look in. Otherwise top hostel.||Alma, 14|Warren was a Great guy. He made is feel welcome from the second we stept into the Hostel. There was a beautiful lake 1min away from the Hostel. Overall the Hostel was nice but the Windows wouldnt properly Open so the air was a Bit stuffy.||Christian, 14||I had the pleasure of staying at a hostel next to a beautiful lake, and one of the highlights of my experience was meeting Warren. From the moment I arrived he was incredibly welcoming and made me feel right at home. His friendly and easygoing personality created such a relaxed and inviting atmosphere. Whether it was sharing stories, offering local tips, or simply being a kind presence, Warren truly added something special to my stay. You also can’t forget Kyran. While he was helping in the back most of the times whenever saw him he was very chatty in a good way. A Little touch up on the hostel wouldn’t harm though. Anyways, thanks Warren and Kyran for being such a great part of the experience!||Lucia, 14|Dear youth hostel Association|The place we stayed at was in an amazing place, beside the lake and the mountains. Sadly the windows could use some renovation seeing as I almost suffocated in my room with 5 other people. The people working there and especially Warren where very kind and friendly.||Elias, 14|Feedback Wales trip:||Warren:||- Absolute Legend||- Took great care of us||- Kept us motivated to keep on hiking||- served us great food||- very charismatic ||Kyran:||- great food||-awesome hair||- very pleasant to be around|||THE HOSTEL:||Pros:||- great location||- easy to navigate||- enough space||Cons / room for Improvement:||- Walls need renovation (room 6’s wall was tearing apart)||- Boy’s showers were cramped||- better windows needed||Max - 14|Dear Yha. I really enjoyed the week, even if their was bad wifi and the house could need some renovation, but thanks to Warren we felt welcome. He was our hero. He was always polite with us and did anything. The location is great too.||Timo - 14|Dear YHA during my stay Warren was extremely friendly to me and was always there to help when i needed it. The food was delicious and...

I'm a school teacher working in Zürich Switzerland who came here with two classes in June 2025. I'll post here what some of our students had to say. As you can see, the main takehome is that whilst the building needs a little money spending on it, the team who work there offer the most extraordinary service.

Cassian, 14 During my school's recent stay in Wales, YHA Snowdon Ranger was our residence, The walls were broken, the air was stale, But Warren was the light - here is the evidence

Whilst it was raining, Warren was so very cheerful, The hostel straining, Yet the stay was purely blissful.

Finn, 14 Warren (and tony of course) are possibly the nicest people in Wales. Felt very welcomed and the food was exquisite. Although the rooms could need some new windows and possibly new beds, which arent made out of metal. In the first floor bathroom it could use a door so people in the hallway cant look in. Otherwise top hostel.

Alma, 14 Warren was a Great guy. He made is feel welcome from the second we stept into the Hostel. There was a beautiful lake 1min away from the Hostel. Overall the Hostel was nice but the Windows wouldnt properly Open so the air was a Bit stuffy.

Christian, 14

I had the pleasure of staying at a hostel next to a beautiful lake, and one of the highlights of my experience was meeting Warren. From the moment I arrived he was incredibly welcoming and made me feel right at home. His friendly and easygoing personality created such a relaxed and inviting atmosphere. Whether it was sharing stories, offering local tips, or simply being a kind presence, Warren truly added something special to my stay. You also can’t forget Kyran. While he was helping in the back most of the times whenever saw him he was very chatty in a good way. A Little touch up on the hostel wouldn’t harm though. Anyways, thanks Warren and Kyran for being such a great part of the experience!

Lucia, 14 Dear youth hostel Association The place we stayed at was in an amazing place, beside the lake and the mountains. Sadly the windows could use some renovation seeing as I almost suffocated in my room with 5 other people. The people working there and especially Warren where very kind and friendly.

Elias, 14 Feedback Wales trip:

Warren:

Absolute Legend

Took great care of us

Kept us motivated to keep on hiking

served us great food

very charismatic

Kyran:

great food

-awesome hair

very pleasant to be around

THE HOSTEL:

Pros:

great location

easy to navigate

enough space

Cons / room for Improvement:

Walls need renovation (room 6’s wall was tearing apart)

Boy’s showers were cramped

better windows needed

Max - 14 Dear Yha. I really enjoyed the week, even if their was bad wifi and the house could need some renovation, but thanks to Warren we felt welcome. He was our hero. He was always polite with us and did anything. The location is great too.

Timo - 14 Dear YHA during my stay Warren was extremely friendly to me and was always there to help when i needed it. The food was delicious and...

Clean friendly slightly aged YHA. Friendly staff but strict about entry time earliest 5pm. No staff during day so cannot access during day-time unless you are already staying there when you get the combination code to the front door. This code changes daily. If you arrive early in bad weather, there is access at the side of the building to the drying room and a corridor with power plugs, but no access to the kitchen or phone etc. No mobile phone signal (there is phone signal in the paid car park 100m further along the road). WiFi in lounge, okay when not many people are on it, but almost unusable during the times when the reception desk is open (very very slow). Access via the cloud, so you just log on. No WiFi in rooms unless you are just above or are close to the lounge WiFi router. Licenced bar. If you want dinner or breakfast you HAVE TO order in advance. Packed lunches can also be ordered in advance. Like at other YHA youth hostels you have to bring your own bath towel or hire one (bed linen provided free). Staff arrive at about 7am. Payphone in front hall. Bus stop in front. 2 car parking spaces (free in front of building, and another 5 or so on the opposite side of the road. Post box in front of the building. Good powerful showers on the top floor (large shower room, your dry clothes may also get wet), seems to be less powerful in the first floor. Nice and warm on the top floor. Games room on first floor with ? Pool table. Some books and games in the ground floor lounge. Good kitchen. Great drying room. About 200m from turning to start of Snowdon Ranger path up Snowdon...