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.
Inverness Youth Hostel
Inverness, Scottish HighlandsInverness has all the elements for a memorable city break, as well as being the perfect start or finish point for the now famous North Coast 500. Our ...
Aviemore Youth Hostel
Aviemore, Scottish HighlandsSurrounded by woodland, Aviemore Youth Hostel sits on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park and is just a short walk from Aviemore town centre. It’...
Kirkwall Youth Hostel
Kirkwall, Scottish IslandsWarm and welcoming, Kirkwall Youth Hostel is located in a quiet area on the edge of the Royal Burgh of Kirkwall, close to the historic town and beauti...
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 ...
Edinburgh Metro
Edinburgh Metro, Scottish LowlandsAvailable from mid-July to the beginning of September, Edinburgh Metro Youth Hostel takes over Edinburgh University’s halls of residence on the Cowgat...
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...
Fort Augustus
Fort Augustus, Scottish HighlandsA multi-award winning hostel that delivers “Highland Hospitality” at its best. ...
Glen Affric Youth Hostel
Glen Affric, Scottish HighlandsGlen Affric Youth Hostel is a unique and remote youth hostel which sits in a wide river valley surrounded by high mountains. Situated eight miles from...
Eday
Eday, Scottish IslandsEday is one of the wildest of the Northern Orkney islands. Wildlife thrives here and an on-island Ranger service offers guided walks and a large numbe...
Tongue
Tongue, Scottish HighlandsTongue Hostel is a magnificently situated stone lodge on the shores of the Kyle of Tongue. Once a former hunting and fishing lodge dating back to 1891...
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...
Prosen
Prosen, Scottish HighlandsGlen Prosen is one of the most beautiful of the Angus Glens, on the southernmost edge of the Cairngorms National Park. ...
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 MoreThe Edinburgh Horror Festival is a multi-art-form event running over the weekend before Hallowe'en each year in the capital.
Read MoreGhosts, Witches, Curses, Torture….Fiendish Fun for ALL the Family!
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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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