10/10 Exceptional
Amazing
Beautiful central location hidden away in centre of Grasmere. Friendly staff, excellent breakfast m, beautiful garden and a quiet location.
Mark
Mark, 2-night trip
YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel
Ambleside hostel with restaurant and bar/lounge
Nestled in the rural landscape, YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel offers a warm welcome with a garden and an arcade/game room. Relax in the library, connect to WiFi, or unwind at the bar. Previous guests rave about their stay.
Excellent
Popular amenities
- Bar
- Laundry facilities
- Free parking
- Non-smoking
- Free WiFi
- Restaurant
Main amenities (12)
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Breakfast available
- Garden
- Arcade/game room
- Library
- Communal living room
- Self-serve laundry
- Meeting room
- Picnic area
- Barbecue grills
- Limited hour front desk
- TV in a common area
Feel at home (6)
- Garden
- Laundry facilities
- Limited housekeeping
- Arcade/game room
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Free self parking
CA $46
CA $55 total
includes taxes & fees
Nov 26 - Nov 27
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Shared Dormitory, Men only, Shared Bathroom (Sleeps 6)
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Shared Dormitory, Women only, Shared Bathroom (Sleeps 6)
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- Sleeps 1
- 1 Twin Bunk Bed
2 Bed Private Room
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Free cribs/infant beds
- Sleeps 2
- 1 Twin Bunk Bed
4 Bed Private Room
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- Sleeps 4
- 2 Twin Bunk Beds
6 Bed Private Room
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- Sleeps 6
- 3 Twin Bunk Beds
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About the area
Easedale Road, Grasmere, Ambleside, England, LA22 9QG
About this property
YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel
YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel puts you within a 10-minute drive of Lake Windermere. You can unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge, and the restaurant is the perfect spot to grab a bite to eat.
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YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel Reviews
Excellent
9.0
Cleanliness
9.8
Location
9.0
Staff & service
8.4
Eco-friendliness
8.2
Property conditions & facilities
8/10 Very good
Great for Grasmere , everything you’d expect from a hostel - would recommend and stay here again.
Georges
Georges, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
In a beautiful place, very quiet and peaceful.
Alison
Alison, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Great place to stay
This was a great place to stay. The staff were absolutely brilliant and very friendly. The food was great with very reasonable prices. The location was good for walking and exploring the area
Verified traveller
10/10 Exceptional
One night stop over for a Cycle Sportive
More than expected. Room extremely clean and fresh and bed suprisingly comfortable. On-site self-catering facilities a real bonus and well equipped. Service and check-in was very friendly and efficient. Fantastic location, peaceful yet only a short walk to Grasmere centre.
M
M, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
All members of staff extremely helpful, young lasse went out of her way to book me in early, then other females granted me an iron and ironing board and directed me to the in-house laundrette and drying area🙏
Absolutely einfach-klasse/ simply brilliant. All areas were spotlessly clean.
This YHA is the best, in my humble opinion, and the ambiance is surreal. A credit to Cumbria, exemplifies the fact that Cumbria is putting the Great back into Britain ✌️☮️🐇💋🌈
Ian
Ian, 2-night trip
6/10 Good
Property is set within amazing grounds which really are second to none.
The cost of the rooms are cheaper than regular hotels with shared bathrooms with other guests. The facilities are similar to those at campgrounds.
The bedrooms have bunkbeds - no towels provided.
I appreciate that with youth hostels you lose comfort that regular bnbs provide, but to be charging £110 per room per night doesn’t give you what you should get for that price.
Youth hostels were historically for youths, to get away at reasonable prices. I was the only 20 year old I saw at the property. The rest of the guests were 40s with some looking retirement age. I’m not saying the place should be reserved for ‘youths’ but I am saying, the rooms should reflect the price. If it’s no longer about providing a space for ‘youths’ to go away, then it needs to massively increase the quality provided. Next time, I’ll pay the extra £20 and stay somewhere with an en-suite and towels I don’t have to pay for.
Natalie
Natalie, 2-night trip
2/10 Poor
Avoid!
Avoid this place, especially if there's any chance you may arrive after 10pm - they have no staff at all on duty after 10pm (which seems very unsafe) and no facilities to collect keys after that time. They cancelled our booking at 9pm on our night of arrival because of their unusual lack of late check-in services as we were delayed and would arrive after 10pm. They refused to even transfer our room to a nearby YHA which we could have reached. They caused us inconvenience and extra expense and then still charged us for the room! They should make clear on hotels.com that they'll refuse anyone arriving late, as I've never before encountered this in literally hundreds of hostel and hotel stays, in the UK and abroad. When i emailed to complain, the second response was an autoreply that the place currently has no manager - this doesn't surprise me! Do yourself a favour and stay elsewhere - if you have any issues with them, they won't be interested.
Verified traveller
1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Good property but there is woody smell in common areas as it is old mansion.
Surag Suresh
Surag Suresh, 3-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
grasmere break
Perfect location very clean very friendly people
nic
nic, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
It was
Ewan
Ewan, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Great hostel!
What a lovely place to stay. The staff were absolutely lovely and the hostel is well equipped. Comfortable bed, clean crisp linen and beautiful surroundings. I would definitely recommend.
Carol
Carol, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Nice hostel
Nice location, Warm welcome, Sufficient showers and toilets, Everything is good for a hostel except the off and on wifi signals.
Verified traveller
1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Great place to stay in this part of the Lakes
Nice hostel in a beautiful part of the world. Friendly and welcoming staff.
Jane
Jane, 2-night trip
8/10 Very good
Stay in the lakes
Hostel, close to the centre of Grasmere. Good location.
Ian
Ian, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
Cozy hostel
Verified traveller
1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Lovely hostel
Really enjoyed my stay here. It is a very charming hostel in beautiful surroundings. Very relaxing place to stay.
hannah
hannah, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
Good for groups
Clean and functional. Lovely staff. Can see this is great for families and groups with large communal areas but wouldn’t stay again as a couple. Very basic for same price as a b&b.
Jo
Jo, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Ideal location
A couple of minutes walk down the path is the little cozy town Grasmere. Co-op store is down the street. Enjoyed the walk during sunset.
Aj
Aj, 1-night trip
6/10 Good
Great Location
The area the hostel is located is simply divine. The building and surroundings of YHA Grasmere is fabulous. However, slightly disappointed that advertises as private rooms which would mean your own personal facilities but this was not the case. Better if just state the number of bunks and declare that always shared. It is slightly deceiving otherwise. However, the stay was really comfortable and good place just to rest your head for the night.
Dee
Dee, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
Value for money. Staffs are nice. Kitchen is well equipped.
Room is clean.
Verified traveller
1-night trip
8/10 Very good
Lovely setting and great facilities
Friendly staff & room clean & tidy
Could do with a YHA sign in the village
Verified traveller
1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Beautiful Grasmere, female dorm
Beautiful building, great location, free parking, friendly helpful staff, comfy rooms. Can't fault it for the price! Only improvement I'd suggest is sprucing up the bathrooms.
Verified traveller
1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Wow, amazing yha
Absolutely amazing buildings and views to die for. Staff courteous and helpful, meals plentiful and good service.
Rosalyn
Rosalyn, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Great location
Amazing location amazing building couldn't fault it
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