i absolutely love newquay, ive stayed here a couple of times last year (2010) the rooms are your basic dossy hostel bunker rooms n a couple are a bit stinky, but, you get what you pay for!! clean fresh bed linen and bathrooms always been clean for me, basics.
its in a a fab location!! walking distance from fistral for surfing in the day and we always use the downstairs bar as a starter and work our way around the town centre for a good night.
would recommend this place for any group of friend that just want a place to shower n lay their heads for the night.
also i recommend the burgers in the bar downstairs! Yummy!

i stayed at this hostel in newquay for a week, and i found it to be one of the best weeks i have had in a long time. The hostel its self is in a great location, with breath takeing viwes of the sea, so you can chill out and eat your brecky with a viwe. the rooms are bright and welcomeing, and a very clean,the beds are comfortable. the bar down stairs is perfect for a nice pint and lunch but also is great for a night out. and all the staff are very helpfull and make you feel at home, i would recomened this hosel to anyone looking for a good time in newquay, i have stayed in other hostels in this town and this one out shone the rest. i will defo be visiting again.

... Had to stay two nights in this Hostel but after the first one I had to leave. (Wasnt even given a refund for the night that I didnt stay there). First of all the room that I had was next to the sewage system so it smelt badly. Secondly, we were just above the bar, that means that if you want to sleep you cant since people will stay there till late. The majority of the guys were 18 or a little bit more, so you can immagine the noises at night.... I ve stayed in hostels but this was surely one of the worst.

I was greeted here by sarcastic an rude staff, who stormed out of the hostel to inform me that I couldn't use their car park, despite this having already been cleared with the owner.

I was taken aback by the prices at the bar and was put off further by the general incompetence of the barstaff.

Yes, the views are magnificent, but difficult to enjoy whilst you're forcing down a 'continental' breakfast of stale rice crispies and coffee which tastes like grit. I shudder to think which continent prides itself on such a tasteless start to the day.

The rooms smelt like an open sewer and there were odd white stains and pubic hairs on the sheets. Despite the plan to stay here for an entire week, I fled bathe myself in disinfectant after only two restless nights.

I feel it important to add that I have stayed in cheap hostels in Romania, Greece, Turkey and Cambodia with ten times the charm and sophistication as St Christopher's Inn, Newquay (and often at a fraction of the price). Save your money and your dignity and stay elsewhere.