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.
Comrie Croft
Comrie Croft, Scottish LowlandsScotland's award-winning Mountain Biking and Hiking Hostel, the Croft is a farmstead conversion nestled at the foot of a mountain (Ben Chonzie), and a...
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...
Papa Westray, Isle of Orkney
Papa Westray, Scottish IslandsPapa Westray is one of the smallest islands in Orkney, off the far north coast of Scotland. ...
Cairngorm Lodge Youth Hostel
Cairngorm Lodge, Scottish HighlandsSitting in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, next to Loch Morlich, seven miles from Aviemore and close to the Cairngorm mountain funicular an...
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...
Newton Stewart Youth Hostel
Newton Stewart, Minnigaff, Scottish LowlandsHoused in an old Victorian schoolhouse, Newton Stewart Youth Hostel is located in a quiet woodland area just five minutes from the picturesque market ...
Edinburgh Haddington Place
Edinburgh Haddington Place, Scottish LowlandsAvailable from mid-July to the beginning of September, our Edinburgh Haddington Place Youth Hostel is a modern accommodation complex close to Edinburg...
Tobermory Youth Hostel
Tobermory, Scottish IslandsIn the centre of town, right on the main street, Tobermory Youth Hostel is one of the many brightly painted buildings on the seafront overlooking the ...
Tomintoul
Tomintoul, Scottish HighlandsSmall and friendly Smugglers Hostel is a converted school building in the picturesque village of Tomintoul, the northern gateway to Cairngorms Nationa...
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 ...
Applecross, Hartfield House
Applecross, Scottish HighlandsThe Applecross peninsula boasts a breathtakingly beautiful and dramatic landscape. The main township of Applecross (‘a Chomraich’ in Gaelic, which mea...
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.
Read MoreSometimes there’s nothing like jumping in the car and hitting the road.
Read MoreThis festival is for outdoor enthusiasts, lovers of Scottish real ale and live music!
Read MoreAutumn is here and there's no better place than Scotland to discover the dazzling display of Autumn shades. To celebrate this magical season we've decided to run a competition!
Read MoreWe're delighted to be exhibiting at WYSTC, the World Youth and Student Travel conference in Edinburgh this week.
Read MoreWe are delighted to be working with Hostelling International on a global peace building campaign, happening on September 21st.
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 MoreHostelling Scotland is delighted to announce that Glen Nevis Youth Hostel, one of our most popular, has reopened in time for summer.
Read MoreAnnual boutique festival held at Ullapool Pier.
Read MoreExplore the stunning autumn woodland setting of Faskally Wood near Pitlochry as Scotland’s premier sound and light experience returns for 2018.
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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