Exceptional

Really, REALLY worth the money...

Liked: Amazing place - cheap as chips, we stayed in a landed (advertised as a tent on booking.com) great amenities - friendly staff of volunteers and stayovers... food was good quality, the location of the place is absolutely insane - plenty of walks and activities closely and VERY photogenic scenery. Due to the white noise from the river (had rained a lot) we slept for ten hours straight it was so comfortable - and bear in mind we stayed in April outside.
Disliked: small checking in time window (due to staffing on this day only) - when the closest place to 'kill time' other than hiking is like 2 miles away.

worth the money for a...

Liked: easy check in, nice laid back atmosphere, great location
Disliked: terrible sound isolation, you can hear every creak and footstep which isnt the best when you are a light sleeper

An active few days of...

Liked: Location is perfect for exploring Helvelyn. Beautifully located hostel - sound of gushing water nearby was really soothing. Really friendly and helpful staff. Updated toilets and showers nicely finished. Crisp clean bed linen and warm duvets for cold nights. Good to have a private, family room. Loved the board games! One lovely staff member brought his own game in for us to try. Top bloke! Have stayed before - this was our second visit - would come again.
Disliked: The road leading to the hostel is treacherous for small, low cars. Parking was slightly problematic when the hostel was full. Food was quite expensive. No food available if you were a late arrival - had to go to local pub, which also closed early, but they were very kind and made us sandwiches to take away. Kitchen could do with an update.

Good food, good company ,good...

Liked: Location very good for helvellyn and surrounding peaks location good for day time visits such as Aira force NT property and pooly bridge
Disliked: The drive up to the hostel requires some road working to improve the journey

Good

Liked: Remote location, very clean, friendly, knowledgeable staff

Exceptional

Superb

Overall it's alright

Liked: The location for walkers is perfect. You're right in nature I mean in the morning I opened my window and watched and listened to water running from the mountain.The staff is very friendly and helpful , and the facilities are good. In the self service kitchen there's everything you need, you need to bring your own coffee or tea though if you like to get up very early. Breakfast 07 till 09 am.
Disliked: If you don't have a car taxis won't take you to the hostel due to bad road. The place they drop you you must walk over a mile to reach your destination. Wi-fi was poor.