Skye Backpackers

Location: Skye Backpackers, Kyleakin, gb

Star Rating: 7.6 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 05:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Check-out: 10:30 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Non-smoking rooms
• Family rooms
• BBQ facilities
• Luggage storage
• Safety deposit box
• Fax/photocopying
• Non-smoking throughout
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Board games/puzzles
• Shared kitchen
• Outdoor furniture
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Smoke alarms
• Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
• Process in place to check health of guests
• Access to health care professionals
• Free wired internet
• Snack bar/deli
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access
• Housekeeping on request
• Concerts/live shows
• Private picnics
• Japanese garden
• Covered parking
• Secured parking
• Fishing nearby
• Beach club nearby (surcharge)
• Beach toys
• Charcoal grill
• Paddle boating nearby

Rooms Available

• Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory features a view and seating area.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Window

• Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory has a seating area.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Window

• Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room

  Rooms are 16 square yards.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Window

• Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory features a view and seating area.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Window

• Budget Twin Room

  The twin room offers a carpeted floor, heating, as well as a shared bathroom boasting a shower. The unit has 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Window

• Family Room with Sea View

  This family room features a shared bathroom, a seating area and sea views. The unit offers 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Window

• Double Room with Sea View

  This double room has a shared bathroom, a carpeted floor and sea views. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Window

Guest Reviews

• POTIER (9/5): - La gentillesse du personnel
• Pierre (9/5): Bon rapport qualité prix - L’ambiance avec les autres occupants de cette auberge de jeunesse. L’accueil du personnel Équipements un peu sommaires
• Holger Bock (5/5): -
• Lynne (8/5): Enjoyed our stay - Great location, near pubs and food and lovely views. Comfy beds Showers were hit and miss if there was someone else in another shower. Electrics went off
• Joshua (8/5): - -The sea views from our room were beautiful! -Halls and stairs are super narrow, but it seemed to be part of the hostel culture to share those common spaces and to accommodate others while coming and going -Our room (family room) had plenty of floor space and its own sink. -Some reviews complain about the showers being closet-like and dank. The closet description is accurate in that the shower is accessed via a door in the hallway, but I didn’t find them to be claustrophobic or dirty. Pleasantly surprised. -Staff are very warm and accommodating. We were late-arriving because of a road construction delay on the island and expected to have to sleep in our car on the first night. Cheers to the staff for welcoming us anyway. -Kitchen is practical and has plenty of supplies. It’s tight when there are 8 cooks in the kitchen in the morning, but that created some camaraderie -Kitchen/dining walls were covered with suggestions of things to see on the island. Some were things I hadn’t uncovered in my research and others came with tips that improved our sightseeing -Parking is plentiful in front and across the small street. The hostel is tucked just a couple of minutes east of the main roundabout as you enter the island, so it is not a high traffic area
• delphine (9/5): - Personnel chaleureux Bon emplacement Propre Les matelas ne sont pas confortable, on sent la planche.
• xavier (7/5): -
• Melissa (8/5): Great place for backpackers. - Very friendly welcoming host who made a copy of our ID reference numbers .Nice Lounge three sofas. organised kitchen. Breakfast for £4.50 Toast juice cereal pastry fruit, with as much tea coffee as you can drink was very welcome. Pay on the morning. Fabulous views two minutes walk from the bus stop to Portree or Kyle of lochalsh did have local pub but I didn't go. Our twin bunk bed room had its own sink and hand towel provided. headspace when I sat up in the top bunk. Photo shows place above red Mini and sitting on the topbunk. bunk beds have a metal bar halfway down the bed under the mattress which if your hip is at this height can be a bit uncomfortable.
• Matilda (10/5): - Very good atmosphere and clean facilities. Kitchen is equipped with everything you need.
• DANIELA (6/5): Poderia ser melhor... - A vista da janela do quarto é muito bonita. A cozinha para hóspedes é bem equipada. Os colchões são PÉSSIMOS! Muito, muito finos! A disposição/quantidade de santuários é insuficiente para a quantidade de hóspedes. Os chuveiros são como "cápsulas", muito pequenos e em alguns momentos a água aquecida acaba e o banho pode ficar frio.
• sandrine (10/5): Très bel endroit,chambre seule pour deux très bien. Petite mais bien pour une nuit. Pt dej correct. Endroit très beau -
• Shilang (8/5): -
• AgatheAllAroundTheWorld (5/5): Pour une nuit ça passe ! - L'emplacement idéal pour les petits budgets, stationnement facile Auberge de jeunesse qui aurait besoin d'un bon coup de jeune !
• Philip (9/5): - Just 1 hours walk from rail station over bridge Clean and tidy
• Christian (6/5): - Einfaches Hostel mit sehr netter Rezeption Das Familienzimmer für vier Personen zu verkaufen ist echt schmeichelhaft. Zwei Einzelbetten hiervon durch die Dachschrägen kaum zu nutzen. Matratzen dreckig und abgeranzt.
• Jessica (10/5): Amazing backpackers! - Such friendly staff and a wonderful atmosphere. Breakfast was great value and amenities were great. Nothing. We enjoyed our stay very much!
• Eva (8/5): -
• Carme (8/5): -
• Anne F (1/5): -
• Daphne (6/5): Leuk maar aan vervanging toe. - Leuke beheerders en mooie plek. Warme water was nagenoeg altijd op en de bedden zijn gewoon echt slecht en kapot.
• Marie (5/5): - Personnel très sympa et disponible. Endroit plutôt calme. De bric et de broc, mal rafistolé de partout... Tout est à casser et à refaire. Prestation chère pour ce que c'est.
• Florence (9/5): - Auberge de jeunesse idéalement placée pour visiter l’île de Skye. Les espaces cuisine et salon partagée sont appréciables et bien pratiques. Auberge propre avec des employés très accueillants. Dommage de ne pas avoir de casier pour pouvoir mettre certaines affaires en lieu sûr. Matelas partiellement confortables mais creusés pour certains. Les lits superposés sont en vis-à-vis directs et mériteraient des dispositifs pour plus d’intimité comme c’est le cas dans certaines auberges (encadrement au niveau de la tête, lampe individuelle pour la lecture)
• Bruno (5/5): Personnel sympa, ratio qualité/prix insatisfaisant - Le concept de lieu partagé est sympa, toutefois la capacité d'accueil de la cuisine reste limitée. Le personnel est super quand à son accueil, disponibilité en cas de soucis. Comme dit dans les autres commentaires, les matelas sont vraiment à changer. Les lits superposés grincent beaucoup, ils ont peut-être fait leur temps. Pour nous manque de chance chauffage est tombé en panne durant la première nuit, avec 4°C dehors on ressemblait à des morses le matin. L'isolation phonique entre la chambre et les aménagements dans le couloir (toilettes collées à la chambre et douche) est inexistant.
• Ruth (8/5): - Relatively clean, people who worked there were friendly and helpful. Couldn't get hot water every day.
• Noorlander (10/5): -
• Iris (5/5): Para una noche no está mal - Es un albergue humilde, pero con una vibra muy buena. El personal es increíble y hacen todo lo posible porque te sientas agusto. Tienen un desayuno a 4,50 libras que está genial para coger fuerzas. La cocina está equipada y limpia. El precio es correcto. Los baños son compartidos con demasiadas personas. Las camas son muy incómodas, el colchón es espuma fina y te clavas los huesos. Las habitaciones son pequeñas, por lo que si tienes mala suerte como nos pasó a nosotros, tendrás a un payaso abriendo y cerrando cremalleras durante toda la noche, y enfocándote con la linterna en la cara.
• Delphine (10/5): - Le mec de l'accueil Le caca dans les toilettes
• Michael (2/5): Waren froh wieder weg zu sein. - Nichts Zu wenige WCs, extrem dünne Matratzen, kalt, 2 Betten im 4 Bettzimmer gebucht aber ein Bett im 8 Bettzimmer und eines im 4 Bettzimmer bekommen, nach Bitten um Zusammenlegung in ein gemeinsames Zimmer 2 Betten im 8er Zimmer bekommen.
• Kunal Oza (10/5): Definetely get it if you can - Everything was perfect. Apart from you need to book a seperate bed for everyone including kids, i dont think there was anything wrong. It was perfect.
• Sambataro (6/5): -
• Marjolein Geraldine (8/5): Beautiful location, clean hostel. But if I have to be critical... - Absolutely lovely location. Very clean hostel and friendly, helpful staff. Limited opening hours of restaurants etc in town (this was beginning of May) The hostel was being cleaned during lunch hours, we were not prepared because this was not announced anywhere. So we had a bit of trouble lunching when we weren't out at lunchtime. But when we asked, staff did finish cleaning the kitchen a bit earlier, so we could eat before 2 pm the next time we got stuck. Maybe in the summer opening times of restaurants etc will be more all hours.
• Christelle (6/5): Bien placé, pas cher mais manque de praticité - L’emplacement est très bien Le personnel sympa Un seul WC et le lavabo HS ainsi qu’une seule douche pour plusieurs personnes sinon il fallait déambuler dans l’auberge pour en trouver d’autres! Les commodités sont sous dimensionnées.
• Martin (5/5): Basic Backpackers Hostel met hoge prijzen - Backpackers Hostel net op eiland Skye. Mooie lokatie met vriendelijk personeel. Gedeelde keuken was netje en goed uitgerust. Kamer was erg klein, net voldoende om stapelbed in de plaatsen maar bagage staan op de grond en constant in de weg. Bedden hadden dun matras en bed had geen vering dus weinig tot geen comfort. Douche op gang had meer weg van een omgebouwde kledingkast. De prijs van 35 euro pp voor deze kamer is buitensporig voor wat je er voor krijgt Bedden waren zeer slecht
• Heike (8/5): -
• Raimundo (8/5): -
• Aneta (8/5): To było ciekawe doświadczenie :) - Klimat jak w schronisku w polskich górach. Łazienka na zewnątrz w postaci szafy, wspólna kuchnia i salon. Jeżeli ktoś nie oczekuje luksusów, chce tylko mieć dach nad głową w nocy - miejsce idealne. Mały pokój, ale po zdjęciach człowiek widzi na co się pisze :)
• Lannurien (8/5): - Super accueil dans un lieu très convivial . La cuisine est pratique le coin repas un peu petit car pris d’assaut quand il y avait beaucoup de monde .il y a un exterieur migon avec un barbecue La pension est toute proche du pont d arrivée sur Skye. Un super food truck à coté servant des plats délicieux . Supermarché à proximité de l’autre coté du pont. Pratique avant le passage sur Skye. Environnement typique et joli. Il manque des douches et surtout des lavabos car se laver les dents dans les wc c est moyen. 2 eme lavabo etage HS.Compte tenu du nombre de lits 2 douches c est vraiment trop peu. Et les douches en extérieur ... marrant quand il fait doux. Les espaces commun: escalier ont besoin d’un rafraîchissement. Ce n est pas une question de propreté mais d’usure . On sent que le nombre de lits a été poussé au max . La petite pension est pleine de recoin , un petit labyrinthe mais c est ce qui fait sans doute son charme.
• Laurence (7/5): -
• Pitter Corrales (10/5): -
• Sandrine (8/5): Très bon hébergement. - L'accueil a été parfaite. Jeune homme qui explique clairement les consignes et très agréable. Chambre assez spacieuse. Cuisine et salle à manger équipée mais un peu petite pour accueillir tout le monde. La vue est incroyable, vue sur la mer et le très beau pont. Bon emplacement. Plutôt calme. Rien. Toute fois les douches ne donnent pas envie, très sommaire. Au dernier étage, avec une grosse valise monter les escaliers étroits ce n'est pas évident. Ce sont des détails peu important pour nous.
• Michael (8/5): -
• nathalie (7/5): -
• Laura (4/5): - The stuff was really kind and nice, the kitchen was also ok. The sink in the upstairs bathroom was not functioning, so we couldn’t even wash our hands or brush our teeth there and had to use the bathroom on the ground floor instead. Considering there were many people staying on the upper floor and only one bathroom and one shower available, it felt insufficient. We also decided to leave the hostel one night earlier because the overall hygiene standards did not feel adequate.
• MACARENA (8/5): Buena ubicación, buen ambiente y buena acogida - Ubicación y clima hogareño No buena accesibilidad a las habitaciones
• Frits (9/5): Prima - De gastvrijheid en zeer vriendelijk personeel!! De gezelligheid van een hostel!! Ronan een fantastische gastheer! Er was maar één wc….
• Jonna (8/5): - Overall an okay place to stay. The staff were kind and helpful and the place was clean. The beds were a bit hard.
• Stuart (7/5): Would book again is biggest compliment I believe. - Ease of check in, comfy bed and decent facilities.
• gerrit (8/5): Super ontvangst en gezellige gasten, sociaal publiek - Gezellige ruimte, mooie ruime keuken om te koken. Iets krappe ruimte met slapen, de zitplaatsen aan tafel waren niet berekend op de hoeveelheid mensen die er waren
• carole (7/5): Propre et économique - L accueil a été parfait . Les sanitaires communs sont propres et en nombre suffisant . Très bien situé et un restaurant à côté local très bon Chambre très étroite toute petite mais pour le prix on ne peut pas demander mieux .
• Hamilton (10/5): - Great friendly, considerate staff. We had to go home.
• Šmite (9/5): Good - The people were very nice and pleasant. Had a good experience. Can make you own food in the kitchen. Nothing really
• Dado&Silvia (7/5): -
• Dawn (6/5): Great comfortable hostel right next to a pub - what more CAN you say ;-) - Staff was amaing, whole place was very comfortable Sink in bathroom out of order, scrambling for toilet paper due to lost order
• Noemi (8/5): -
• aneja (7/5): -
• Andrea (10/5): Ottimo ostello come base per visitare Skye - Ottima accoglienza, ostello confortevole e ampia cucina.
• A.Oliveira_ (9/5): - O funcionário que estava na recepção foi muito prestável e simpático.
• Iveth Denisse (9/5): Habitación privada a buen precio - Tiene una.cocina compartida super equipada, para cocinar de todo. Llegamos tarde y pudimos hacer chek in sin problema. El personal de recepción muy amable. En general todo muy limpio. Fácil de aparcar. Buenas vistas al Lago Todo estuvo bien
• libo (10/5): -
• Leila (6/5): - Cozinha Desligaram o boiler de água quente e não pudemos tomar banho no dia que chegamos. Aquecimento do quarto também nao funcionava bem.
• Julia (10/5): Friendly welcome & fabulous view - Such a warm, friendly and helpful welcome. Thank you! Fabulous view from our room. We'll be back 😁
• Alessandra (9/5): Accogliente ostello - Comodo ostello poco dopo il ponte vista mare. Ottimo punto di arrivo sull'isola. Un paio di locali per mangiare a due passi. Abbiamo soggiornato in una camera privata con bagno in comune posto proprio fuori dalla camera. Essendo stati all'ultimo piano soffitto basso sopra i letti singoli. Siamo stati sfortunati con la doccia che quella sera aveva solo acqua fredda. Già presenti in loco lenzuola e asciugamani per doccia. Personale estremamente gentile e disponibile a dare consigli e indicazioni. Cucina in comune attrezzata e accogliente. Ottima qualità-prezzo per essere a Skye. Parcheggio gratuito disponibile.
• GIORGOS (10/5): -
• Thomas (10/5): Perfect value for money. Great staff! -
• Megan (3/5): Really thin mattress - Staff were friendly, room was clean. Tea was provided. The mattress was really thin I had to place one of the pillows under my hips to try and make it comfy. I think in total I managed to sleep for an hour. The bed was very small, I'm only 5ft tall and could reach the end of the bed so not ideal for taller people, my friend said his legs were hanging off the edge.
• Katharina (7/5): Einfach, zweckmäßig, für eine Nacht in Ordnung - Freundliches Personal, schöne Aussicht Die Matratze war reiner Schaumstoff und auch nicht ganz vom Laken bedeckt. Es gab nichts zu essen in der Gegend.
• Maria José (9/5): Peaceful - The possibility of cooking with everything that we need in the kitchen.
• Vivian (7/5): -
• Denisa (4/5): Bad experience, but not the worst hostel. - There was a nice personal, kitchen was ok. There is parking in the garden of the hostel, but fills up quickly. We were 3 girls, we had a reservation for 4-person room, but apparently there was some mistake in system and we ended up sleeping in caravan, which was only way to sleep together. It was not what we expected and paid for. Nice employee gave us free breakfast, but honestly we were not happy. Showers and toilet of course were not part of caravan and we either had to go inside or use outside area bathrom. At least we had great roommates. Also there is no railing at top beds, so one need to be careful. There are not many showers and toilets for that many guests. In evening there was not hot water so that was really bummer because it was cold and rainy. It is not bad hostel, but our experience was not great. We were not happy and would not be returning there again.
• dlarez (8/5): -
• Laurent (3/5): Je ne reviendrai pas - Cuisine collective équipée Stationnement facile Assez sale Chambres petites et exiguës Mauvaise isolation Odeur cuisine qui remonte Literie dure
• Silvia (6/5): -
• Konstantinos (6/5): - Friendly people.Nice view.Nice location. In the night there was no hot water left.We had to wait to shower in the morning.The toilets and showers were not enough for the people,not very clean and not spacious enough. You could hear everything, even when people were just walking.
• Pavel (9/5): -
• Hélène (8/5): Bonne auberge de jeunesse remplie notre objectif de bien placé et peu cher voyage en famille - L’emplacement et l’accueil chaleureux
• Léonie (6/5): Bon séjour, pratique et pas cher, mais pas la meilleure auberge de jeunesse que j’ai pu faire. - L’emplacement : dans un village calme et paisible avec des restaurants à proximité Les toilettes et douches sont trop peu nombreux, parfois on se marche dessus dans les pièces communes. Les matelas sont trop fins (10 cm) avec une planche en dessous, pas de sommier à proprement parler.
• Sushrut (5/5): - The location was good and there was enough parking space. The staff was friendly too. I thought the room was bigger than what it really was.
• Manuela (10/5): - causa imprevisto con l'auto siamo arrivati un pò in ritardo. Nei dintorni i ristoranti erano ormai chiusi e i gestori sono stati gentilissimi ad offrirci dei pasti di emergenza. Colazione in loco economica e completa (toast, marmellata, nutella, succo, frutto, te/caffe, latte e cereali, brioche) Noi avevamo il lavandino i camera e wc/doccia condiviso con solo un'altra stanza.
• Reece (10/5): -
• María (8/5): -
• Lenka (6/5): - The staff was very nice, it was clean, good location. The matresses were thin and the bathroom was too small.
• Sayavath (8/5): -
• Herath (9/5): -
• Alvaro (5/5): - Facilities where decent, staff was available, location, Hot water and WiFi didn't work several times, low rate of bathrooms per person
• Julia (6/5): - Sehr nettes Personal, saubere und toll eingerichtete Küche Es war etwas kalt und klamm im Zimmer, lag aber vielleicht auch nur an den Wetterbedingungen mit viel Regen in den Tagen davor.
• Michael (10/5): -
• Jeanne (2/5): Médiocre et non recommandable - Les personnel était gentil La vue sur l’eau Toujours la présence de tapis au sol qui retient les poussières et la saleté donc hygiène inadéquate
• Johanne (10/5): -
• David (3/5): Beautiful location - dumpy otherwise - Location was spectacular Towels are falling apart Stains on the floor Sink was blocked
• Margherita (7/5): -
• Jacqueline (10/5): -
• Mariella (8/5): Accogliente, pulito e oltre le nostre aspettative - Staff cordiale, pulizia e cucina ben fornita Migliorare qualche materasso
• emilie (9/5): Auberge de jeunesse tres sympathique - L accueil et la gentillesse du personnel. Maison agréable.
• Kerry (9/5): -
• Xabier (9/5): -
• Daniel (10/5): Trop cool - Le personnel étaient trop gentil et j’ai aimer la vibe de l’auberge C’est hors de leur contrôle, mais c’est loins de toutes les activités et j’ai trouvé ça irritant. Mais ce n’est pas du tout de leur faute
• Sophie (9/5): -
• YuePing (8/5): 本来一切都很好 但是遇到不舒服的室友 心情就不好了 - 跟员工提早发信息 希望预留不靠门的床位 但是员工没回复
• Gabriela (7/5): - Buena ubicacion para recorrer la isla las habitaciones ruidosas y la cocina cerraba a las 23 hs, pocos baños para la cantidad de habitaciones
• Lukas (4/5): - The lounge is very cozy and there are free juice, milk, coffee and tea available in the kitchen for everybody. The beds are very hard, the matraces very thin and the top beds don‘t have a guard to protect people from falling out, which makes sleeping kind of stressfull. Furthermore the sounds from some of the guests at night were horrific - loud coughing and snoring all night long to an extent not even controllable by noisecanceling headphones. This is not the fault of the host, but in combination with the beds made the night a bightmare.

Photos