York Youth Hostel

I stayed here during my time in York in June and enjoyed the experience quite a lot. The card-​form room keys were easy to use and hard to misplace and I loved the gardens adjacent to the beautiful yet aged building. Sadly, the beds were rather uncomfortable and the shared bathrooms not exactly the best. I’d have preferred an en-​suite to the standard sink and mirror in our rather small bedroom, and the showers were just little boxes behind doors that were a little confusing to operate. I thought the idea of ‘Breakfast Tickets’ and other meal tickets was highly convenient as we didn’t want to spend every meal time there.
It’s placing was extremely great as it was literally a few minutes walk from the York town centre so my group of friends and I could enjoy the novelty of the Shambles, Ghost Walks and such, practically right on the doorstep. I would stay here again, possibly if they removed the rule of not being allowed to wear
shoes in some of the places within the hostel.
To conclude, even though I was there for only two nights, I liked the YHA and was quite satisfied with their facilities.