YHA Stratford upon Avon

Large YHA hostel. Restaurant on site serving breakfast and evening meals plus a bar. The staff were very friendly and helpful. There is a self service kitchen if you want to prepare your own meals or drinks. There's also a restaurant across the road if you want a fine dining experience. A few miles outside of Stratford in lovely grounds. Handy for the Cotswolds. We had a great three day stay.

Cozy bunk in, clean and friendy staff.

Stayed one night in Jan, I booked a two-person en-suite room and it was perfect. I dined in the restaurant for tea and breakfast and I was very happy with everything. The team were all super friendly and attentive. Will be back again.

Sometimes when we go to the RSC we stay over in town and sometimes we drive home after the performance. On this occasion we planned to drive home but we were busy in the morning and only set off at 13.00 so thought it would be a lot of time on the road if we came back the same day. Where to stay at short notice without spending a lot? We’d stayed in backpackers’ hostels on our travels so we were prepared to give the YHA a chance. |The building is in a pretty village a short drive from the town centre. We can recommend parking at the marina (£4 all day) as it’s close to the road in from the hostel. The grounds are extensive with fantastic mature trees which would make a great playground for children. Fortunately there were no groups when we stayed so it was very quiet. |We received a friendly welcome from the manager on reception and we found Poppy on breakfast to be very helpful. |Our double en suite room was utilitarian with a metal framed bed that creaked and a hospital style wipeable mattress but it was fairly comfortable. Despite not being able to access our room for 35 minutes after check in at 15.00 because of housekeeping the room was only superficially clean with big cobwebs inside the window frame and tea stains on the window ledge. |There were at least three double electric sockets and two singles above the bed for charging devices. There’s no WiFi in the rooms and the signal in the communal space was slow but that was not a concern. The wet room was functional and the water was very hot. It’s a youth hostel so you take your own toiletries and towels. |We had the continental breakfast but we also looked at the self catering kitchen which was well equipped and clean. |Overall we had a pleasant stay and would happily stay there again, probably in a pod.

This is a lovely Youth Hostel. The main building is a wonderful old example with lots of character and plenty of space for groups to congregate or to find a quiet(er) space. It has all the usual facilities including washing machines and a nice big drying room (no tumble dryer); at the time of my stay it was £4 for a clothes wash. The staff were all super friendly and helpful. The showers were really good with plenty of hot water. The breakfast was plentiful (all you care to eat) too with all the usual offerings for approximately £5/£10 depending on continental or cooked choice. The unexpected added bonus was witnessing the energy of the other guests. A couple of older school/college groups were there. Polite, engaged in their experience and on the whole quiet after 11 pm.

We had a good stay overall. The hostel was clean, and the rooms were large, but very basic as expected to be in hostel . We had our own toilet and shower, though the water was mostly cold, which was a bit disappointing.||Breakfast English and continental was available in the morning, with choices for both children £4.99and adults£9.99, and you could also buy other meals throughout the day. There’s a games room ( pool £1 ) and table tenis and lounge, but it tends to get very crowded, as does the kitchen. The kitchen itself is well equipped, with fridges and all the necessary appliances, but there are usually lots of people using it.||The location is about a 7-minute taxi ride from Stratford town centre. There’s a bus stop nearby, but the bus only runs once an hour and doesn’t really keep to the timetable, so we mostly used Uber (around £14 per trip for 6 people). We did take the group bus ticket once — a full-day ticket cost £12.60.||In warmer months, you can also enjoy the park area around the hostel and play football or other games outside.

Wonderful stay in a pod here! There was every thing you could need in the pod and it was very well thought out and cosy. Good facilities in the main hostel too. Friendly staff and the meal in the restaurant was delicious! Extremely good value as well. Thank you :)

Lovely place to stay, clean and tidy, self catering or restaurant to use, large carpark, friendly helpful staff 😀