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YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel

4.0 star property

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Garden
Children's play area - indoor
Staircase
Garden
Dining

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
$41
includes taxes & fees
Sep 14 - Sep 15

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Easedale Road, Grasmere, Ambleside, England, LA22 9QG
  • Dove Cottage
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Grasmere Lake & Rydal Water
  • Rydal Mount
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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2 Bed Private Room | Bed sheets

2 Bed Private Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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6 Bed Private Room

  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

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Shared Dormitory, Men only, Shared Bathroom (Sleeps 6)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Shared Dormitory, Women only, Shared Bathroom (Sleeps 6)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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4 Bed Private Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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About this property

YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel

4-star Ambleside hostel with restaurant
A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a meeting room are available at this smoke-free hostel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, laundry facilities, an arcade/game room, and a library are onsite. Limited housekeeping is available.
YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel offers 20 accommodations. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.
The hostel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Ambleside hostel also offers a library, barbecue grills, and an arcade/game room. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel is a smoke-free property.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9 AM.
YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: GBP 9.95 for adults and GBP 4.95 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Bicycle storage
  • Library
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (limited availability)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Communal living room
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 5 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
All adult guests are required to present a valid government-issued photo ID card at check-in.
The name and address on the booking must match the photo ID presented by the guest at check-in. This property does not accept name changes for existing bookings.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 9.95 for adults and GBP 4.95 for children
  • Towels fee: GBP 2.50 per person, per stay (or guests may bring their own)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates)
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Please note that this property does not charge an additional temporary membership fee. Discounts are not available for members of YHA (England and Wales) or IYHF as part of this booking.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe Hostel Ambleside
YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe Hostel
YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe Ambleside
YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe
YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel Ambleside

YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 48 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 48 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 48 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 48 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 48 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing

Beautiful central location hidden away in centre of Grasmere. Friendly staff, excellent breakfast m, beautiful garden and a quiet location.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Samita

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Louai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In a beautiful place, very quiet and peaceful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Georges

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great for Grasmere , everything you’d expect from a hostel - would recommend and stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brett

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

william

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All members of staff extremely helpful, young lasse went out of her way to book me in early, then other females granted me an iron and ironing board and directed me to the in-house laundrette and drying area🙏 Absolutely einfach-klasse/ simply brilliant. All areas were spotlessly clean. This YHA is the best, in my humble opinion, and the ambiance is surreal. A credit to Cumbria, exemplifies the fact that Cumbria is putting the Great back into Britain ✌️☮️🐇💋🌈
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

M

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

One night stop over for a Cycle Sportive

More than expected. Room extremely clean and fresh and bed suprisingly comfortable. On-site self-catering facilities a real bonus and well equipped. Service and check-in was very friendly and efficient. Fantastic location, peaceful yet only a short walk to Grasmere centre.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Natalie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is set within amazing grounds which really are second to none. The cost of the rooms are cheaper than regular hotels with shared bathrooms with other guests. The facilities are similar to those at campgrounds. The bedrooms have bunkbeds - no towels provided. I appreciate that with youth hostels you lose comfort that regular bnbs provide, but to be charging £110 per room per night doesn’t give you what you should get for that price. Youth hostels were historically for youths, to get away at reasonable prices. I was the only 20 year old I saw at the property. The rest of the guests were 40s with some looking retirement age. I’m not saying the place should be reserved for ‘youths’ but I am saying, the rooms should reflect the price. If it’s no longer about providing a space for ‘youths’ to go away, then it needs to massively increase the quality provided. Next time, I’ll pay the extra £20 and stay somewhere with an en-suite and towels I don’t have to pay for.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Guey-Mei

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Avoid!

Avoid this place, especially if there's any chance you may arrive after 10pm - they have no staff at all on duty after 10pm (which seems very unsafe) and no facilities to collect keys after that time. They cancelled our booking at 9pm on our night of arrival because of their unusual lack of late check-in services as we were delayed and would arrive after 10pm. They refused to even transfer our room to a nearby YHA which we could have reached. They caused us inconvenience and extra expense and then still charged us for the room! They should make clear on hotels.com that they'll refuse anyone arriving late, as I've never before encountered this in literally hundreds of hostel and hotel stays, in the UK and abroad. When i emailed to complain, the second response was an autoreply that the place currently has no manager - this doesn't surprise me! Do yourself a favour and stay elsewhere - if you have any issues with them, they won't be interested.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Surag Suresh, Cupertino

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Good property but there is woody smell in common areas as it is old mansion.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ulrich

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Yvonne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

nic

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

grasmere break

Perfect location very clean very friendly people
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Ewan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hostel!

What a lovely place to stay. The staff were absolutely lovely and the hostel is well equipped. Comfortable bed, clean crisp linen and beautiful surroundings. I would definitely recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019