My Partner and I stayed in a private room with a window facing the main street during the month of September. We were told that the private room with no window was very small, however the room with a window can get very noisy. We made the choice of having a window and the manager was correct, the room gets... More

I stayed here with a friend (we are both 21) for a week in early September. We had a private twin room. Although the rooms are not supposed to be lockable by guests, the manager gave us the key because we were a single party in there. This made me feel very secure, although I later became sure that the... More

I really enjoyed my stay at Backpackers in St Ives!! The hostel has great facilities and really friendly and helpful staff! It has a relaxed vibe and you really feel at home! :) Its the perfect place to stay in St Ives. Excellent location- just a short walk to the beach and in the centre of town. More

I stayed at the backpackers when I came to scout out a place to live and work in st.ives. The staff we're very friendly and the place had a really relaxed atmosphere. They were finishing off some renevations to the building so it was looking fresh and clean. It was a bit cold sometimes, but being such a big building... More

Me and my wife traveled from Bristol to Lands end and decided to stop in st ives after seeing it on the tv show called coast . we decided to stay at the st ives backbackers as money was tight , Upon entering the hostel we were greeted and then shown to are room . The hostel was nice and... More

Now I'd like to put this review into some sort of context to fully justify the one. I stayed here as part of an art trip with my university. This naturally assumes that I have fairly low living standards, which is true to some degree, but this did just push it a bit. The main issue I had, was that... More

The stay at Backpackers was noisy, but pleasant enough FOR A HOSTEL. IT IS NOT A HOTEL. Cleanliness was ok. A lot of the 'mess' was caused by us students. I think the lady who cleaned did the grandest job in keeping up. She in particular was absolutely lovely, put in 101 %, and was very helpful, as was Bern... More

The writer of the previous review was very unfortunate. Since middle of August this backpackers hostel has new management. They have mounted a big cleanup and repairs operation and so far are doing really well. I shared a twin room on 4th, 5th and 6th September 2010 and it was very clean, pillows were brand new, sheets freshly changed. Nothing... More

I know hostels are cheep accommodation and not as top quality as a hotel but there is no excuse for having a dirty hostel. :( staff were very friendly and helpful though!! I moved on to the outskirts of St. Ives and found lovely cleaner hostels. More