Ullapool Youth Hostel
About About this youth hostel
From its spectacular seafront location on the NC500, Ullapool Youth Hostel offers wonderful, ever-changing views over Loch Broom and the Beinn Dearg mountain range.
Perfect for groups, families and individual travellers, this warm and welcoming hostel offers guests a variety of room types, all of which can be booked as private rooms. Only one of the rooms is en-suite but there are ample shower and washroom facilities.
Guests can opt for continental breakfast served in the dining room with views over the harbour, or take advantage of the well-equipped self-catering kitchen. Relax with a craft beer or glass of wine in one of the hostel’s comfortable lounges, both with views over the loch. WiFi access is free for all guests and other facilities include an excellent laundry and drying room and cycle storage for up to 15 bikes.
The hostel is within easy reach of local shops, bars and fine restaurants serving fresh local produce.
The bus station with connections to Inverness is only 300m away and you can catch a boat to Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis from the nearby ferry terminal.
Book now and discover one of the prettiest fishing villages in the Highlands.
The hostel is also available for exclusive private rental.
Why stay?
- Friendly, helpful staff
- Spectacular seafront location
- Secure lockers
- Private rooms available
Ullapool Youth Hostel
Facilities & Services
Season
April - October (RentaHostel available all year)
Reception Hours
08:00 - 10:00 and 16:30 - 22:30
Check in
16:30
Check out
10:00
Access Hours
The youth hostel is closed from 10:30 - 16:30. The lounge area is usually available for guests until midday.
Amenities
Free Wifi
Private Rooms Available
En Suite Rooms Available
Family Rooms Available
Catering Available
Self Catering Kitchen
Alcohol Licence
Lounge/TV Room
Laundry Room
Drying Room
Secure Lockers
Towel Hire Available
Bike Store
Complimentary Tea and Coffee available in Self Catering Kitchen
Shopping Nearby
Guest Reviews
17/05/19
Had a wonderful stay and met some lovely people including the staff who were so friendly and helpful. Thank-you.Judith
15/05/19
Great stay with Hostelling Scotland - as always.Laura
13/05/19
excellent hostel which we use regularilyalex
13/05/19
what an amazing location this hostel is in. Morning and evening sun over the sea loch! Friendly and helpful hostel staffJohn W
08/05/19
Great view and location, comfortable bed and perfect cleanliness. Thank you.Dominique
08/05/19
A lovingly, efficiently run hostel. Great facilities (esp. kitchen/community space, and well-equipped quiet room), and very relaxed, helpful staff and atmosphere. The fact that everything was extremely clean, well-kept, friendly meant that visitors were unlikely to be sloppy or antisocial themselves. Come! :-)Davine
06/05/19
Nice place with great view. Clean room. Big kitchen with a lot of equipment and warmful common area.Peggy
06/05/19
Debbie was very friendly and helpful on our arrival and helped us with all our enquiriesHer with the duck
03/05/19
Great location. Clean and friendly.JohnF
02/05/19
Very welcoming and friendly staff. Amazing views across the loch. Lots of very helpful local information of the local area, and a great base from which to explore this part of N Scotland.Chris
01/05/19
a great youth hostel with kind people working there and a beautiful view!Lily
01/05/19
Excellent stay. Wardens couldn't be more helpful and the Hostel was very clean and tidy. Excellent value for money.derek
23/04/19
With a lovely room overlooking the harbour and the hostels nautical feel this is another hostel with it's own unique feel. The only downside is the limited parking but it does have a very good cycle store. As usual the staff were all very helpful and the kitchen well stocked with utensils. Another hostel I would definitely recommend especially if cycling the North Coast 500 like us.Isobel, cycling the NC500
22/04/19
GreatBob
22/04/19
This is my 3rd stay here, and it is always perfect. Massive kitchen with everything you would want, clean, organized, quiet, and ideal location.It always makes me happy to see the particular mindfulness here with regard to ecology and personal responsibility; from notes in the bathrooms, to composting, booklets on sustainable fish consumption, and fair trade coffeeThe only thing to note is the the hostel is closed daily between noon and 4:30, so remember that you can't pop back for lunch...ilse
20/04/19
Ullapool Hostel must have some of the most amazing views of anywhere I've ever stayed. You look straight out of the rooms onto the harbour, with forests and snow capped mountains in the distance. We sat an watched a seal swimming around the fishing boats as we ate in the dining room! Gorgeous hostel, very clean, comfortable family room and a quiet room for the evening.Lake Family
17/04/19
Very helpful and friendly staff. Fantastic view over Loch Broom.Norman
14/04/19
Great hostel, all the amenities and our room had a great view of the harbour. Showers took forever to get hot and the breakfast is fairly overpriced for what it is but if you're after the easy option, worth it. Overall, would return.Steff
13/04/19
We had a very pleasant stay in Ullapool. Thanks to Debbie and Tom for the warm welcome! :-) Hope to see you again next year.Chris & Sylvio
13/04/19
Easy to find. Great location. Good facilitiesMike Milne
11/04/19
I could not be happier with my experience. Lovely, friendly, genuine, happy, bend-over-backwards helpful hosts; everything super clean; a very comfy, warm bed with luxurious pillows; THE MOST SPECTACULAR view over the harbour and mountains in all the rooms; beautifully hot showers; great coffee!Anne
09/04/19
Lovely location and lovely staffJ
02/11/18
The facilities at Ullapool Youth Hostel were great, the breakfasts supplied for us excellent and the Managers, Debbie and Tom were brilliant. The youth hostel was ideal for our residential young people and we would most definitely consider using it again. We can't thank you enough!Fèis Rois
23/10/18
What a friendly, clean and well organised hostel! Everything is pristine, the staff could not be friendlier and it seems there's not a thing they haven't thought of... including a bowl for bird scraps in the kitchen. A pleasure to stay here.Elizabeth Vischer and family
21/10/18
Friendly staff, clean spacious rooms with lovely views over the loch. Big kitchen which has everything you need and then some. We had a great nights stay.Miriam
18/10/18
I have stayed at the Ullapool Hostel before and I like it very much. Staff are friendly and accommodating - I was able to rebook without any bother when the ferry was cancelled. The location on the sea front is wonderful and just a stone's throw from the ferry to Stronoway (when it runs!).EdwardK
15/10/18
Been made to feel really welcome by Debbie and Tom in a friendly, cosy hostel. Love the wee front room for relaxing in the evening!Katrin
14/10/18
Friendly, comfortable wee hostel with good facilities. Great position overlooking the harbour.Fiona
09/10/18
You guys are the best, such polite and wonderful staff. You make this place awesome!Tyson the Great Kangaroo Hunter of Australia
08/10/18
We were a group of 21 who had exclusive use of the Hostel for this past weekend. Debbie and Tom are so welcoming and helpful. Communication before our weekend was timely, helpful and efficient. We took advantage of breakfast provision and packed lunches both of which were plentiful and fresh, with Debbie and Tom even making lunches for those in our party staying in a local hotel for mobility reasons. Wifi not great but we weren't there to be on our iPads. All of our party very happy. ThanksOban and Lorne Strathspey and Reel Society
Perfect for groups, families and individual travellers, this warm and welcoming hostel offers guests a variety of room types, all of which can be booked as private rooms. Only one of the rooms is en-suite but there are ample shower and washroom facilities.
Guests can opt for continental breakfast served in the dining room with views over the harbour, or take advantage of the well-equipped self-catering kitchen. Relax with a craft beer or glass of wine in one of the hostel’s comfortable lounges, both with views over the loch. WiFi access is free for all guests and other facilities include an excellent laundry and drying room and cycle storage for up to 15 bikes.
The hostel is within easy reach of local shops, bars and fine restaurants serving fresh local produce.
The bus station with connections to Inverness is only 300m away and you can catch a boat to Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis from the nearby ferry terminal.
Book now and discover one of the prettiest fishing villages in the Highlands.
The hostel is also available for exclusive private rental.
Why stay?
- Friendly, helpful staff
- Spectacular seafront location
- Secure lockers
- Private rooms available
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Reasons to visit
Ullapool is one of the prettiest fishing villages in the Highlands and has a plentiful supply of local restaurants and bars, a leisure centre, swimming pool, museum and theatre. It's easy to spend time in this vibrant Highland community with regular music nights, festivals, cultural and arts events. A host of activities are available in the local area - ask our team for advice.
Ullapool Youth Hostel sits on the famous North Coast 500 and provides an excellent base for exploring the North West Highlands with its iconic mountain scenery, beaches, sea lochs and islands. Ferries leave daily for Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis and there are cruises to visit the Summer Isles.
Established by two local lassies in 2016, the Seafood Shack is well worth a visit for a high quality local takeaway, freshly caught and landed by local fishermen.
Other attractions worth exploring include:
- Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve
- Corrieshalloch Gorge
- The Bone Caves
- Stac Pollaidh mountain
- Ullapool Hill
