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This is a very well kept hostel above a café in a tiny village between St Ives and Lands End. It has a nice TV lounge with lots of books and most rooms have sea views.
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Price Dorm bed £17.50 Prices are in British pounds and are inclusive of all taxes.
Pros:
Cleanliness, good food, hot showers!
Cons:
Noisy rushing stream right next to the camping field, but hey, it's the countryside!
Ellef
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(4)
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(4)
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(3)
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(3)
(Review ID: 10884)
The Old Chapel Backpackers' Hostel has a little camping field where I stayed for one night during a backpacking trip in September 2008.As a camper I didn't see much of the hostel's internal facilities, but it looked clean and well run, with a nice cafe (breakfasts available) and the toilets and showers were well kept with plenty of hot water available. There is a small laundry room, although I'm not sure the machines are available to guests.The Wayside Museum is right next door on one side, and the Tinner's Arms pub is on the other.Overall, a nice place to stay and a hostel I would be happy to return to on another occasion.
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Catherine
France (La Réole, Paris)
Un endroit fantastique 18 September 2003
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Catherine
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Maintenance
(5)
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(5)
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(5)
Atmosphere
(5)
(Review ID: 8327)
Zennor a marqué la fin de notre séjour en Cornouaille. Ce village est merveilleux : il y a une petite chapelle, un pub, une eglise et son étrange cimetierre, et surtout un chemin de randonnée qui longe la côte. Au sommet des falaises, on se croit vraiment les rois du monde !!! A conseiller aux personnes qui recherchent la nature dans tout ce qu'elle a de plus fascinant (je recommande les couchers de soleil sur la falaise) : sentiment de bout du monde mais un bon pub pour réchauffer les coeurs.
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Pete
England
Excellent hostel with spectacular scenery 10 September 2003
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Pete
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Maintenance
(5)
Cleanliness
(5)
Facilities
(5)
Atmosphere
(5)
(Review ID: 8328)
The two of us stayed in this hostel for 3 nights this summer (2003). The staff were very friendly and helpful. The hostel is situated above the cafe which serves delicious homemade food (try the carrot and coriander soup!). The rooms in the hostel were clean and the one we stayed in had wonderful views of the sea in the distance. The toilets and bathrooms were also clean but you could only have a shower before 10 am and after 7 pm (outside of cafe opening times) if I remember correctly. The hostel is located in the small village of Zennor from where you can join the South West coastal path which is well worth doing for the spectacular scenery. The only negative point was when we asked the staff about 'drop offs' to bars and restaurants as advertised on their Zennor Backpackers web site and were told that they were not available. Good job there was a pub in Zennor! Its not a hostel to come to if you want to party but if you want a quiet, relaxing time then this is the place to stay. On the whole, a very good hostel and one which I would have no hesitation in returning to.
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Anonymous
uk
beautiful hostel in magical surroundings 13 July 2003
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Anonymous
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(5)
Cleanliness
(5)
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(5)
Atmosphere
(5)
(Review ID: 8329)
beautiful hostel very clean and a wonderful friendly astmosphere. hostel staff are very helpful and only to happy to help you. the scenery is breathtaking with wonderful views,hidden coves and beaches a real get a way from it all,ideal for families and people looking for a relaxing holiday, ideal for a stopover for walkers walking the south coast path plus the best chocolate cake in britain i"ll be back
