Customer Rating Carbisdale Castle YHA

  33 Reviews  
Total:
81%
Friendliness of Staff:
83%
Efficiency of Service:
81%
Comfort:
74%
Cleanliness:
80%
Security:
79%
Location:
89%

Comments

10 Oct 2009 Susanne, Australia
 57% 
i had bkd a single room but i was put in a 4bed dormitory on my own. the door would not lock. the bathroom was not nearby as i had to go down a staircase to get to it. the bunks were very uncomfortable. there was no table or desk or lamp in the room where u cld sit & read or write etc. the ceiling light was too dim so i was not even able to read in bed. very disappointed and i checked out after only 1 night of discomfort.

08 Sep 2009 Christine, Canada
 100% 
Thoroughly enjoyed our visit but would suggest than people are told how to open room door(post it at side of door) - not everyone is used to turning the handle sharply UPWARD to open door!! I can vouch that it's a long way down(80 stairs) to reception and back to find out.

26 Aug 2009 Julie, Canada
 83% 
We had a few problems with the door on our room. It either didn't close all the way when we left (so that anyone would be able to walk in) or it didn't open with our key cards. Also, a lot of people that only stayed for one night and didn't have time to master the opening of the door (push handle all the way down, put key card in and out, then shove handle up and bodycheck the door) got stuck outside of the room at 1 or 2 in the morning which would wake up everyone else in the room. Also, it would be nice if each bed could have it's own light...the hostel in Edinburgh had this and it worked out really well because people could read or come in late without waking up everyone else by turning on the light. The decor was very cool in the statute gallery, library, dining room and lounge, but it would be cool if the dorms and bathrooms could follow the same theme instead of looking thrown together.

17 Aug 2009 Rafael, Scotland
 93% 
Delicioso y sorprendente... perfectamente organizado a pesar de lo enorme q es. Con salones para todo. El desayuno estupendo (aunq me han hablado de q la cena es una cena un tanto agobiante porq en poco tiempo ha de comer mucha gente). Volveremos con toda certeza este invierno a disfrutar de sus chimeneas encendidas

22 Jul 2009 Alejandro, Spain
 73% 
Aprovechan que al venir a Escocia uno de sus atractivos es alojarse en castillos, pero si este no lo fuera, sería de los peores que he estado en cuanto a la relación precio-calidad.

20 Jul 2009 Ilse, Belgium
 53% 
poorly equiped self catering kitchen and very small dining room : hostel seems to focus on its restaurant. toys and games were a mess and/or broken... we left a bit dissapointed.

18 Jul 2009 Allan, England & Wales
 100% 
cardisdale is an experience all young people should have, staff were very friendley and helpful and the extras were grerat food to buy and the like

17 Jul 2009 Tom, Norway
 60% 
This hostel caters for large groups of teenagers that tend to be a bit selfsentered: lots of noise til very late at night / the early morninghours. Quiet hours are virtually non-existent. This combined with poor sound proofing of the rooms (sometimes still thin connecting doors between rooms in place) makes for very poor sleepingfacilities. The kitchen is unusually poorly equipped for those of us who want to cook their own meals and aboslutely substandard compared to the average SYHA-hostel. Heavy smoking in nearby dorms did not trigger the firealarm, which makes you wonder about overall standards and safety. If you want a good nights' rest: steer clear!