With youth hostels in key locations across Scotland, we offer great value, flexible accommodation, expert local knowledge and a warm welcome for anyone wishing to explore and discover the real Scotland. From cities to islands, beaches and mountains and all points in between! With a great mix of private rooms and shared accommodation, we’re the perfect choice for groups, families and individual travellers looking to discover the real Scotland. All of our youth hostels are Visit Scotland accredited.
More than just a bed for the night!
As a non-profit charity with people and communities at our heart, our charitable youth programmes give young people and families, who otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity, the chance to experience Scotland and develop their skills for life, learning and work.
Glasgow Metro
Glasgow Metro, Scottish LowlandsGlasgow Metro Youth Hostel opens from late June to the end of August in the Glasgow School of Art’s Margaret Macdonald House just minutes from Glasgow...
Edinburgh Central Youth Hostel
Edinburgh Central, Scottish LowlandsEdinburgh Central is a 5 star youth hostel located in the heart of Scotland's capital, offering a range of shared accommodation and private rooms, all...
Durness Smoo Youth Hostel
Durness Smoo, Scottish HighlandsOn the North Coast 500 and surrounded by wild and spectacular landscape, Durness Smoo offers a relaxed and friendly base to explore the local area. Fr...
Ratagan Youth Hostel
Ratagan, Scottish HighlandsRatagan Youth Hostel has been described as having one of the best locations in Scotland due to its beautiful loch-side garden and the stony beach dire...
Glencoe Youth Hostel
Glencoe, Scottish HighlandsDrive through the Pass of Glencoe, one of Scotland’s most iconic landscapes, and we’re sure your heart will be racing at the prospect of exploring thi...
Kirk Yetholm
Kirk Yetholm, Scottish LowlandsNestling below a picturesque village green, Kirk Yetholm Friends of Nature House is a former village school that has been offering hostel-style accomm...
Glasgow Youth Hostel
Glasgow, Scottish LowlandsSituated in the popular West End of Scotland's largest city, overlooking Kelvingrove Park and Glasgow University, Glasgow Youth Hostel is the perfect ...
Crianlarich Youth Hostel
Crianlarich, Scottish HighlandsLocated at the halfway point on the West Highland Way, Crianlarich Youth Hostel sits below a forest in the Strathfillan Glen and provides a welcome re...
Invergarry, Saddle Mountain Hostel
Invergarry, Scottish HighlandsSaddle Mountain Hostel is a small and friendly hostel sleeping up to 24 people. Centrally located in the Great Glen at Invergarry, it's on the Inverga...
Helmsdale
Helmsdale, Scottish HighlandsSet in the small scenic village of Helmsdale, halfway between Inverness and John o'Groats. Ideal for cycling, coastal walks, hill walks and bird watch...
Stirling Youth Hostel
Stirling, Scottish LowlandsStirling Youth Hostel is just a few minutes’ walk from historic Stirling Castle on its crag, with magnificent views over the surrounding area. Head do...
Rhenigidale, Isle of Harris
Rhenigidale, Scottish IslandsRhenigidale lies at the end of a road in a secluded and peaceful bay on the rugged east coast of Harris. ...
The youth hostel is a splendid Victorian townhouse, blending old with new, and offering rooms which vary in size from singles to eight-bedded, all ensuite. There’s also a self-contained apartment which sleeps up to six people!
View HostelOur CEO Margo Paterson sat down with Richard Baynes of The Herald to talk about how she become CEO of Hostelling Scotland and also the modernisation and changing times of hostelling.
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Read MoreThe Hostelling Scotland team will be exhibiting at Skills Scotland at Glasgow SEC from Wednesday, October 24 to October 25th.
Read MoreWe're delighted to announce that Glen Affric Youth Hostel has made the shortlist for 'Hostel or Bunkhouse of the Year' at The Great Outdoors Awards 2018.
Read MoreThe Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop visited Glen Nevis Youth Hostel on Friday, October 5th.
Read MoreGlasgow’s street art movement is vibrant and here's our pick of the Top 5 murals that make Glasgow…
Read MoreOban, in Argyll & Bute, is a popular seaside town in the Highlands.
Read MoreTravel blogger Migrating Miss stayed in Hostelling Scotland's Glen Nevis Youth Hostel this summer. She's written a blog recommending the best things to do in the Lochaber area.
Read MoreExplore the stunning autumn woodland setting of Faskally Wood near Pitlochry as Scotland’s premier sound and light experience returns for 2018.
Read MoreCome and enjoy the amazing atmosphere at Glasgow Oktoberfest!
Read MoreThe Edinburgh Horror Festival is a multi-art-form event running over the weekend before Hallowe'en each year in the capital.
Read MoreYou can support Hostelling Scotland by becoming a member, volunteering or making a donation.
Find out moreMembership of Hostelling Scotland provides access to all of our youth hostels in Scotland. In addition members can access over 4000 youth hostels in 90 countries around the world.
Find out moreGetting involved with our Hostelling Scotland Volunteer Programme offers you the chance to make a difference, develop new skills and achieve a personal goal.
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