Our family room was small and durty. No space in it. No table for my kid. Everything had to be put on the little durty ground. No towell. But durty floor. Smelling matratz and a small window with a view on a roof. And this little room with 4 beds. A prison with durt would have been closed. And it... More

SWANAGE YHA.....We stay here for couple of nights.... we found the staff to be helpful and nice. Our room was quite large and ok.... but no wardrobe or hanging hook for clothes. Games Room and Lounge was very good and quite large.... the only minor downside was the evening meals that we pay £11.95 for 3 course meal was a... More

Stayed here for 4 nights for a late summer break with a toddler. I thought the foyer, dining room, and lounge were all really impressive for a youth hostel. There is a very usable self-catering kitchen and laundry. our room was very basic but clean and bright. our particular room had a brilliant view out across the bay. To be... More

We stayed 5 nights with my two boys (aged 2 and 3) and we had a family room which was unfortunately quite small, but had a bay window with a beautiful view of the seaside. We slept in bunk beds which were very narrow and very high for my boys. My youngest fell out of the lower bunk in the... More

Maggie and Malcolm looked after a group of 9 of us and our stay was clean and comfortable. We stayed in two 8 birth dorms sharing with some other lone travellers. Staff were helpful about locking up valuables and the hostel is a very short walk to the town centre. The hostel also has a bar which was excellent news!... More

We were horrified when we saw our family room. Old wooden bunkbeds and not very clean. The showers, down the corridor were useless, so we ended up just washing in the sink in our room!! Avoid, you can get much better and cheaper elsewhere.

This hostel is in a lovely building in a nice location in Swanage but the price seems very high for a hostel. Not sure it is worth the cost for shower doors that don't close, tiny rooms, and general grottiness. Would rate it Average if the cost were more reasonable.

Went away for a three night break to Swanage a while back now (July 2008) - and lets say it was besetted with problems. Two days before we were due to go the YHA rang up asking where we should have been and that it was only fair if we were wanting space that we used it - get the... More

I stayed here for a while, and had a great stay. The staff were really friendly, and although the room was a little cosy, it was comfortable and the facilities were first class! Heartily recommended.