This cute hostel is painted with brightly coloured Cornish murals. It is very well maintained and has a great social atmosphere. Facilities include a small kitchen, a bar/restaurant and three common rooms (one with a TV, one with a pool table and a quiet reading room).
Price Dorm bed £18 Double/twin room £60-80 Prices are in British pounds and are inclusive of all taxes.
Pros:
The new owners have updated the site, to it's advantage.
Cons:
My stay wasn't long enough!!
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All new, amazing, new kitchen, new showers really good, smart set up, excellent. I know it's not what it was, but the atmosphere is great and the new owners are wonderful. Very warm welcome, in fact stayed longer than i booked for!!
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A nice locataion but worst hospitality ever, August 30, 2006
For those who are not aware the place had changed owners, with the new owners being described by others (I found a few reviews on the web) as rude and money grabbing amongst other things. The place is definitely not the welcoming place it used to be and is now a very nice looking place but staying there is a most horrific experience, especially if you are a peace and quiet loving person. On our last visit there, a few days ago, we were actually verbally and physically attacked by one of the owners simply for asking if they could turn down the music a little bit in the restaurant as it was impossible to sit quietly in the room and read (not to mention trying to get some sleep).
The foul language used by the owner towards us cannot be repeated and the only thing worse was him actually grabbing my by the hand and squeezing it as if to make a point how strong he is and what I should expect should I try and reply (needless to say I did not)I strongly recommend avoiding this place at all costs
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(Review ID: 8295)
Don't Believe the Advertisement!, August 27, 2005
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Very poor hostel. In fact the price was £18 per dormitory bed! The dormitories were tiny and cold and the facilities, despite being clean were very basic. Despite their advertisements, there was no food available and the staff took no interest in their customers bar their payments. I would definitely not stay again despite its picturesque location.
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(Review ID: 8296)
This place is awesome!!!, October 18, 2002
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After an aborted attempt at a four-day-walk along the Cornwall Coast path (thanks to lack of sleeping bags and a shoddy tent), we landed at this hostel. It's a bed-and-breakfast and hostel all in one place, and you can camp outside if you want as well. The dormitories are in a small building just off the main house. They have a terrific restaurant and bar with plenty of vegetarian stuff for the veggies who are reading this--including the best veggie breakfast ever. The staff was really friendly and helpful, and there was a great video and book collection. Land's End is just a two-mile walk down the road, and the First and Last Inn (great pub) is a just a half-mile from Whitesands. There's Whitesands Bay, as well, within a half mile. We only expected to stay there one night, and we very reluctantly left after two. We could have stayed there another week if we'd had time.
