Ullapool
About About this youth hostel ....
From its spectacular seafront location on the NC500, Ullapool Youth Hostel offers wonderful views over Loch Broom and the Beinn Dearg mountain range. This warm and welcoming hostel offers guests a range of accommodation from private rooms to comfortable shared dorms. Only one of the private rooms is en-suite but there are ample shower and washroom facilities available.
WiFi access is free for all guests and other facilities include: a well-equipped self-catering kitchen, two comfy lounges with sea views, an excellent laundry, drying room and cycle storage for up to fifteen bikes.
The hostel is within easy reach of local shops, bars and 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.
Ullapool is a dog-friendly hostel. If you would like to book yourself and your dog into the hostel, please phone the hostel direct on +44 (0) 1445 712 219 to check availability. There is a small charge of £7.50 per night for your dog when staying in our hostels.
‘Wee Breakfast’ available (Please remember to pre-book).
The hostel is also available for exclusive private rental.
Why stay?
- Fantastic seafront setting on the NC500
- Friendly team with expert local knowledge
- Fantastic local food and drink
- Regular ferries to Stornoway
- Licensed, serving local beers and wine
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Ullapool Youth Hostel
Facilities & Services
Season
April to October (RentaHostel available all year)
Reception Hours
08:00 - 10:00 and 16:30 - 22:00
Check in
16:30 - 22:00
Check out
08:00 - 10:00
Access Hours
The lounge area is available for staying guests and early arrivals to use all day. The communal areas in the hostel, including dorms, are closed between 11:00 and 14:00 for cleaning. Guests staying in private rooms are welcome to use their rooms during the day. Late check in is available on request. Please contact us if you think you’ll be arriving after 22:00, so we can make check-in arrangements.
Amenities
Free Wifi
En Suite Rooms
Catering
Lounge/TV Room
Drying Room
Towel Hire
Free Tea and Coffee in Guest Kitchen
Private Rooms
Family Rooms
Alcohol Licence
Laundry Room
Secure Lockers
Bike Store
Shopping Nearby
Pet Dogs Welcome
Guest Reviews
05/11/2023
Excellent service, our ferry was postponed & Anna couldn't have been more helpful & understanding. Impressed with the facilities, very clean & a good night sleepMairibheag
29/10/2023
At the age of 44 this was my first Youth hosteling experience with my teenage children. I feel I may have been missing a trick all these years. Very friendly staff, well equipped kitchen and amazing views ! Definitely worth a visit.Charlotte Thompson
29/10/2023
Great hostel, good location, great staff and facilities. Nice to meet other visitors. Have visited previously and would love to visit again.Munrob
29/10/2023
We had to book last minute with our dog and three ladies. We were helped in a very friendly and open way, all was explained and we had a very good, short stay!Jet
29/10/2023
Great hostel. Warden and assistants were brilliant. Good atmosphere and mixing with other hostellers.Alistair
29/10/2023
Wonderful location and very cosy. The staff were very friendly and helpful.Henry
27/10/2023
Wonderful stay, very clean rooms and kitchen, excellent location.NO
23/10/2023
Everything we needed in a beautiful location.Katie
17/10/2023
All hostels are made by the welcome from the staff and in the case of Ullapool it was perfect.Brummie Brown
13/10/2023
The gentleman who checked us in on the afternoon of 07/10 was really helpful.Great continental breakfast. Drying room was a real bonus.No
13/10/2023
Great place to stay direct at the waterfront in Ullapool!Jonathan
10/10/2023
Great hostel in the centre of Ullapool with beautiful view of the harbour. Central for all sights.Well run hotel with everything I needed. Good experience and would stay here again.No
08/10/2023
This was an excellent stay! This is by far the best hostel I've stayed in around Europe. Would stay here again in a heartbeat!Evan S.
08/10/2023
Bike packed the outer Hebrides and returned to mainland at Oban.The hostel was excellent.lovely staff booked us in and our bikes were soon safely locked away ,our wet kit in the drying room and a kettle on in very spacious well equipt kitchen. The shower and toilets very clean and very welcomed.!! Our room was the male dorm and could sleep 6. That too was excellent.A large locker was available if so wished. Back down stairs the lounge and common room was large and comfy ,plenty of books and gameRich J
02/10/2023
We were a group of four staying for one night after climbing Suilven. Hostel was clean, comfortable and very convenient for some rest and a meal after the walk. Good value. All in the group were happy with the stay.Andy
26/09/2023
I thought Ullapool hostel was superb. Kitchen facilities, showers, lounge area all clean, well lit, beer available. Well positionedDennis B
25/09/2023
Wonderful location and facilities. The drying room in particular coped very well with a lot of wet gear. Would recommend.Jamie McPherson
24/09/2023
Couldn't have wished for a better stay. The staff are a real asset for you, they went out of their way to make one feel welcome.NO
24/09/2023
Great location and friendly staffNo
22/09/2023
Fantastic location and convenient as well. Lockers in room for possessions (need a padlock). Excellent kitchen facilities.AndyS
21/09/2023
Beautiful little hostel. Immacuately clean and in a wonderful position.NO
21/09/2023
Lovely harbourfront location, handy for the rest of the town and the ferry.Cliche Guevara
21/09/2023
Great hostel with excellent facilities. The extra standalone shower was perfect and the bathrooms are modern with good water pressure which is always good.NO
20/09/2023
We had a great overnight stay. Thank you.No
18/09/2023
Great little friendly hostel on the waterfrontNo
16/09/2023
Friendly welcome Pleasant clean roomsAnthony
16/09/2023
What a fabulous place to stay in Ullapool! Lovely staff, superb location and great facilities. If you are looking to stay somewhere that you can take glorious photos as well as walk to the pub, the chemist and info centre, this is it. We were sad we only stayed one night.Aussie Stacey
15/09/2023
Very nice staff, great location, clean and lovely hostel!Yes
07/09/2023
Love the location of the hostel. Great place to stay for a couple of nights.Claire
04/09/2023
Great hostel and fabulous position on the seafront at Ullapool!Rich clement
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
A very special view of Scotland
Travel influencer Kay Gillespie shares her favourite things to do in Ullapool
Enjoy a bird's eye trip!