Tiny room, horrible mattresses, questionable linen, thin walls, seedy back staircase.
Very poor value. Don't spend your time or money.

I'm not very fussy about hostels (you can read my review about Caledonian Backpackers, Edinburgh), but please: DON'T GO TO THIS HOSTEL. Someone has said that there is a fish & chips near. That's not exactly true: the reception of the hostel is in a fish & chips (hmmmmm, what a 'nice' smell!). The entrance at the rooms is in a bad passageway, between bins. And the rooms are dirty, very dirty. The sheets was one the bed, and it was not changed in many days (I don't dare to say moths, but...). And the quilt (or is better say blanket?)... ufff! It seems that it was in the room when the hostel was built, ant that NEVER have left the room. We have the bad idea of shaking them, and literally, jumped things of it. And besides, the village of Thurso is not very special: is almost ugly. Please, don't go to this hostel, better look for another place at Tonge, Wick or John O' Groats.

Great location: 5mins walk to train station and 2mins walk to the seashore
Nice staff and clean room
There is also a free computer in common room providing free internet!

I don't like the fact that the hostel had a time for latest arrival at 10pm but the owner of the hostel was quite nice to us even when we didn't arrived until 11pm. Plus points are the place was really easy to find, free wifi and breakfast was included (self served bread/toast, cereal, porriage, tea and coffee). What let this hostel down was the bed wasn't too good as you could feel the spring through the mattress and the shower was really bad as theres not power at all, the water was just dripping off the shower head. Its ok for a basic one night stay!