YHA Brecon Beacons

The staff are welcoming, friendly and the hostel itself is very clean, spacious and informative. The dorms are also spacious, clean and peaceful. The room lights are 100 watt bulbs, way too intrusive. The hollow fibre pillows are ok, rubber coated cheap foam mattress is adequate. Duvets are heavy tog, so you tend to sweat. My roommate and I left the window open during the night for fresh air. They really could do with some air freshener, lockers, reading lights, sockets near the bedside and curtains to keep out the light. I’ve stayed in hundreds of hostels on every continent and this hostel is very ‘old school‘. It could easily benefit with routers throughout the property for internet access. No wi fi in the dorms so you’re forced to go into communal spaces if you want to communicate with the outside world. This really is a pain as communal places are busy in the evening. If you want peace and quiet you need to go to the dining area after 8:00/30 pm and use a laptop there, though the internet speed is compromised. If only all travellers had dorm etiquette. Some just have to rustle bags, turn lights on/off, unzip, let doors slam, want to engage as they’re attention seekers, are needy and have very little social awareness! The surroundings are idyllic as you’d expect being in the Brecon Beacons. The car park is always full, really needs extending. Bathroom, shower and toilets are impeccably clean. The kitchen is well stocked with utensils, fridge freezer, two sinks and a gas stove. There’s a menu where you can order breakfast and evening meals. A fridge full of beers, ciders, soft drinks and snacks. I was self sufficient and took my own food. It is a YHA and not a backpackers so significantly different to a hostel I guess? Air B’n’B, Booking dot com are far too expensive in this area. The hostel is very reasonably priced and definitely worth a visit if you’re a lover of the outdoors and exploration.

The staff are welcoming, friendly and the hostel itself is very clean, spacious and informative. The dorms are also spacious, clean and peaceful. The room lights are 100 watt bulbs, way too intrusive. The hollow fibre pillows are ok, rubber coated cheap foam mattress is adequate. Duvets are heavy tog, so you tend to sweat. My roommate and I left the window open during the night for fresh air. They really could do with some air freshener, lockers, reading lights, sockets near the bedside and curtains to keep out the light. I’ve stayed in hundreds of hostels on every continent and this hostel is very ‘old school‘. It could easily benefit with routers throughout the property for internet access. No wi fi in the dorms so you’re forced to go into communal spaces if you want to communicate with the outside world. This really is a pain as communal places are busy in the evening. If you want peace and quiet you need to go to the dining area after 8:00/30 pm and use a laptop there, though the internet speed is compromised. If only all travellers had dorm etiquette. Some just have to rustle, turn lights on/off, unzip, let doors slam and want to engage as they’re attention seekers and needy! The surroundings are idyllic as you’d expect being in the Brecon Beacons. The car park is always full, really needs extending. Bathroom, shower and toilets are impeccably clean. The kitchen is well stocked with utensils, fridge freezer, two sinks and a gas stove. There’s a menu where you can order breakfast and evening meals. A fridge full of beers, ciders, soft drinks and snacks. I was self sufficient and took my own food. It is a YHA and not a backpackers so significantly different to a hostel I guess? Air B’n’B, Booking dot com are far too expensive in this area. The hostel is very reasonably priced and definitely worth a visit if you’re a lover of the outdoors and exploration.

was welcoming. great place to meet with other hikers, and share experiences.

Everything was great and met many friends. The cabin is clean and beautiful. The whole camp is peaceful and green. The only thing is when we arrived there, a staff at the reception is really mean. Otherwise, it’s perfect.