YHA Wye Valley - Hostel

Sadly, despite an amazing location this YHA is very tired and needs significant investment. We have stayed at several hostels in the past as a family and this one fell well below our expectations. The decor was very sparse and most rooms suffered from areas of peeling paint and poor lighting. Often the lounge areas are cosy and somewhere to enjoy spending time but even these were bare with limited seating and the board games on offer were all incomplete. The self catering dining room felt like we were eating in prison with high windows, nothing on the walls, white peeling paint and a single light bulb "lighting" the room. The kitchen was acceptable but had fairly limited utensil selection. The other key thing to note, which isn't mentioned on the website or welcome email, is the steep and narrow access road. Whilst some may be comfortable driving this path it is definitely worth being aware of! The bedrooms were a standard YHA offering with bunk beds and a basin, fairly comfy and very quiet. We appreciated the canoe launch point which allowed direct access to the river from the property which was great. Sadly, overall, we were really disappointed with our stay and actually left one day early as couldn't face another day/evening in the property.

Came here for a one night stay after walking Sugar Loaf with my daughter in the day. I'll get this bit out of the way first. The drive down the path is not great. It's in a poor condition and from what I could see having checked in someone's wheel had been damaged needing a repair van to fix it blocking the path off. Luckily apart from a bang underneath my car survived both entry and exit. Now onto the hostel . The staff are really good. Very friendly, you felt that cared about your day and your stay. It was good chatting with the lad on reception about mine and my daughter's stamps from the hostels we've been to. Food was of good quality, both evening meals and breakfast, and great value with my daughter's being a £1 for each meal. Drying room is small and a bit of TLC is needed throughout but we were warm and comfortable in our room. Now the setting. On the bank of the river Wye it has great views and moorings if you were to paddle your way to the hostel. Lots of camping space at the bottom and a lovely old church which is sadly not accessible. All in all a good trip but I'd need the path improved before we visited again.

A fantastic site! The rough road down made me worried what I would find at the end but worth it. I was camping in the large field with river flowing close by, some arrived by canoe, lovely old building with all facilities, the cooked breakfast was great and staff very helpful. Self catering kitchen had all the facilities, could get busy and inevitably got chatting. Yes I'll go back again, views over the valley on a misty morning unbelievable.

I stayed here for one night and it was the most stunning location within the Wye Valley, the river is right outside and it is lush green in all directions. I would 100% recommend although note, the drive is pot holed and single tracked so just bear that in mind. Staff were super helpful and lovely. There was a lot of up and downs and the layout was not straight forward - theings seemed to be centered around the central self catering court yar not a super negative, just a comment/

Great location for exploring Good facilities, helpful staff and clean

Great place to stay right on the river.