Cairngorm Lodge Youth Hostel

Functional hostel in the forest

Liked: Great location, lovely staff who take care of your smallest of needs with a smile on their face
Disliked: Well, it’s a hostel, so you get what you pay for

Good

Liked: The size, big and plenty of room for groups
Disliked: ras

Fantastic base for solo travelling

Liked: The view and location is amazing! Bus stop right outside, which is so handy. The staff were all super lovely and helpful. The self-catering kitchen is well equipped and dinning area was big, actually all the common areas and rooms were good sizes, clean and nice to chill in.
Disliked: With most hostels in any older building your going to have creaking floors and banging doors, so unfortunately you can hear people pottering about.

Superb

Good

Liked: Location, friendly staff and number of bathrooms. Evening meal was basic but cheap and perfectly decent
Disliked: No sink in the bedroom. The cooked breakfast was overcooked and the ingredients tasted cheap (eg the sausages)

Very good

Superb

Liked: Perfect location, good living room spaces and well equipped self catering kitchen. Bathrooms are really clean.
Disliked: Mattresses are a bit soft and thin pillows

Very lovely stay

Liked: Staff were fantastic! Gabriella and the chef in the kitchen were amazing at sorting a hearty dinner for us. Reception was super friendly too. Having bike storage is easy and useful.
Disliked: Obviously being a hostel, there were people up talking outside our room quite late, so I would just make sure to have ear plugs next time.

Passable

Disliked: Someone stole some of our food from the fridge