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Old School, Portnalong IV47 8SL, Scotland
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Skyewalker Independent Hostel
5.0 of 5 stars 36 Reviews
18 August 2011 -
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Bridgend, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Highly recommended, would be my first choice to stay again.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 September 2011

What a fabulous find! Its the first hostel I have stayed in but would definitely recommend it. We paid a little extra for the luxury of a private room en suite. The rooms and communal areas were spotlessly clean with great facilities in the kitchen and lovely gardens.
The location is great for local walks and everywhere on the island is accessible within an hours drive.
The owners Brian and Lisa, and Jonah are all such lovely friendly people, with a wealth of local knowledge amd information that you wouldn’t get from a guide book. Their love of music made the Friday night a great experience.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Ottawa, Canada
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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“Recommended highly”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 August 2011

Beautiful ambience, very clean, spacious kitchen, friendly hosts. The evening music was the icing on the cake. A very memorable stay.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Hamburg, Germany
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42 reviews 42 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“excellent atmosphere, friendly staff and amazing setting”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 August 2011

We found this hostel by pure chance, after having spent the previous 2hours desperately looking for accommodation on the Isle of Skye ( extremely popular, as we found out!). We turned up with no reservation and were greeted by the super friendly owners, Brian and Lisa, who had just 3 beds left for us! The decoration has character, the rooms are neat and clean - and so are the bathrooms. There is also a big garden with a glass dome under which you can chill out, read a book and enjoy the warmth AND the breath-taking scenery. Cherry on the top: it was only £15 per person, ie. half the price of the average B&B in the region.

Room Tip: It is self-catered, but you can go to the nearby pub which is excellent!
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  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Belfast, United Kingdom
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35 reviews 35 reviews
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20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
“Excellent hostel”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 August 2011

This is a great hostel with a brand new kitchen and great lawns/sunroom at the rear. Very friendly staff and clean rooms and some of the best shower/toilet areas you will EVER find in a hostel. Some top hotels could aspire to having such toilets. However there's not much to do, so if you want a bit of life in the area at night, better going to Portree maybe? Only one pub 5 mins walk away, which is manned by the grumpiest soul known to man. Not the hostel's fault of course! lol

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Barnsley, United Kingdom
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“Scramblers paradise”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 August 2011

Skyewalker is a fantastic hostel with everything you'd need for walking / scrambling in the Cuillins & conveniently located between walk starts at either Glenbrittle or the Sligachan ends. It was clean, well equipped & had fantastic showers which were really needed at the end of a hard days walk. The room we had for 2 people was spacious enous for our needs. Staff were polite, helpful (very, when we realised we'd not booked for enough nights), friendly & made us feel welcome. They were interested in why we had come to Skye & offered practical advice & assistance to make the stay even better (where to go, advance weather reports etc). Nothing was too much trouble & really couldn't fault our stay. If we can get back to Skye, we agreed we would definitely stay here again.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Old School, Portnalong IV47 8SL, Scotland
Price range (per night):* INR723 - 2,779

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