YHA York Hostel

Amazing place to stay ✨️ Fantastic welcome and information at check-in. Room was spotless and the self-catering facilities are impressive. Lovely bright comfortable shared space with lovely areas to sit and eat, indoors and outside. We will definitely be back! A huge thank you for running such a lovely safe space for families who need to self-catering. Location was perfect too.

This is our second visit, The outstanding point about this YHA is the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff. Not just to us but every interaction I witnessed was cheerful and welcoming. The room was immaculate, in the past we have had a lovely breakfast. We found it an easy walk into the historic city centre, either through residential streets or along the river bank.

We only spent one night at the York Hostel. It has good self catering facilities or you could use their bar/restaurant for meals. We paid for the continental breakfast which was plentiful and good value. It’s only a 20 minute walk to the centre of town along the river. The bedrooms are basic but very clean. A great find!

Good value, but the private room (room TA02 or 03) was extremely hot. The window couldn’t be opened more than a crack, so I boiled in the night. When I mentioned this to the front of desk, they said sorry but that it was known to be a hot room. ||If it’s known to be a hot room, they should leave a fan in there or at least open the window further than a crack.||I did email to let them know I wasn’t happy about it, but didn’t get a response.

Staying here for a long weekend with my teenage son m managed to lock ourselves out of the room, he went to reception and they sorted it straight away. Continental breakfast was very good but sticky tables....🤔 The water refill point was very very wet and nearly slipped up. The food is good, but the rooms are looking shabby. The mattress is quite thin and difficult to sleep. We have stayed lots of times before and it has declined. The doors are heavy to move, especially when you have a mild disability. The staff are, as always, very friendly.

Brilliant location. Great bar/cafe are with dining space inside and out. Not much for the kids to do other than board games, but there was a wide selection of these and plenty of books, etc. loads of free parking, so ideal place to park up and walk along the River Ouse to the city centre (15-20 min).||Downside-Rooms were boiling hot and we got very little sleep. We were directly about reception/kitchen I think so this might’ve been the issue. Open window meant it was pretty noise as well.

Misleading Booking – Not Meant for Groups at All Our whole trip was based on the idea that we could chill, catch up, and enjoy our own drinks as we've done at other YHA hostels. Instead, we were hit with a surprise ban and told to use their bar only. Unacceptable and dishonest. This place is NOT designed for group enjoyment. Don't make the mistake we did.

Zero Transparency – Absolutely Unfit for Group Stays Had we known their alcohol policy, we NEVER would have booked. YHA completely hid this info, then expected us to comply or leave. We chose to leave. Don’t waste your money. If you're traveling as a group, avoid this place like the plague.