Cairngorm Lodge Youth Hostel

Aviemore · Scotland

Cairngorm Lodge Youth Hostel

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77% NOT TOO BAD
Low confidence 39 reviews

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Facilities

🍳 Kitchen 👕 Laundry 🅿️ Parking 🅿️ Free Parking 🌅 Outdoor Terrace 🍺 Bar 🍳 Breakfast
Other facilities (14)
Bicycle Parking Luggage Storage Reception (Limited Hours) Pool Table Wi-Fi Restaurant Meals Available Tea & Coffee Making Facilities Linen Included Towels For Hire Common Room Games Room Free WiFi Hot Showers

Prices

Dorms $38 / night
Privates $154 / night

HW prices from today

Recent reviews

Netherlands MALE May 1, 2026 Atm 80%

Very good

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USA FEMALE 18-24 May 1, 2026 Atm 100%

Absolutely loved this hostel. Wonderful, kind staff, super comfy beds, and very clean bathrooms. And best of all, great location! Highly recommend staying here.

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India FEMALE 18-24 Aug 27, 2025 Atm 100%

What a wonderful place to stay—the best hostel I’ve ever experienced! From the staff to the location, cleanliness, comfort, and vibe, I honestly can’t find a single fault. I’d love to come back here again, maybe in winter ✨ The staff were all so kind, and a special mention to Milo—such a warm soul who makes sure you’re comfortable and truly enjoying your time. ☺️

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New Zealand FEMALE 18-24 Aug 24, 2025 Atm 60%

Lovely! we didn’t want to leave. super clean!

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France FEMALE Aug 23, 2025 Atm 100%

No recycling. Blue T towels(heard of bleach?)Marks on bedding??again attack it….cooking system not great for ordered food….. Why did they put the heating on? Slept with window open But….. good helpful fun staffmade up for rest No walk files like at the other places. Bedding should be dried outside to get fresh air as the weather has been warm(short sleeved tee shirts

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France FEMALE Aug 16, 2025 Atm 100%

Très belle auberge, située en lisière de forêt. Très propre et bien entretenue. Le personnel est agréable.

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France MALE Aug 4, 2025 Atm 100%

Très bon accueil et chouette auberge, comme toujours avec les auberges Hostelling Scotland

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Wales FEMALE Jul 21, 2025 Atm 80%

What a change from the 1990s! Modern, comfortable, clean but still with a lovely community spirit. Well done for keeping the best of the past while meeting contemporary expectations. Thank you!

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England FEMALE Jun 13, 2025 Atm 80%

This is a comment rather than a review - the hostel was excellent and perfect if you're going to be outdoors in the Cairngorms. My only cause for alarm- all of the kitchen knives were large, pointed and of the kind now most commonly used in stabbings. I'm deeply uncomfortable sharing space with them and strangers. Please see the "lets be blunt" campaign started by Southport stabbing survivor Leanne Lucas https://www.letsbeblunt.co.uk/ and make blunt tipped kitchen knives hostel policy!

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France FEMALE 25-30 May 10, 2025 Atm 100%

A really comfortable hostel, calm and relaxing with a quiet room and spacious dorms with a nice view on the mountains. Good commodities, large kitchen, clean showers and toilets: everything that I expected from an hostel, and I met nice people. Great emplacement for hikes and 5 minutes away from the loch beach. Would love to come back !

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England ALLMALEGROUP May 3, 2025 Atm 100%

A fantastic hostel with great facilities. Really friendly and caring staff and a great location. Would definitely stay again.

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England FEMALE 25-30 Apr 12, 2025 Atm 20%

Very nice modern hostel with good facilities! Lots of kids & families when I went which I wasn’t expecting from a youth hostel.

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England FEMALE 18-24 Sep 19, 2024 Atm 80%

nice, friendly staff, good location, lots of space in rooms and common rooms.

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Scotland FEMALE Jul 14, 2024 Atm 100%

Fantastic youth hostel, location amazing staff all lovely and friendly. Drying room a life saver all facilities fit for purpose will definitely book again

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USA FEMALE 31-40 Jun 14, 2024 Atm 100%

One of the top 3 Hostels I have stayed at. The beds are very comfortable, the facilities are clean with ample space, and friendly staff. Easy check in and out. Conveniently located in the National Park. Highly recommend.

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Lithuania MALE Jun 1, 2024 Atm 60%

On arrival our room was already given to another person whom payed remaining money for staying in on my Name so we not received room and was required to stay with someone else. Person whom got our room was charged by booking.com £110 and he payed £95.70 for my room so I lost £14.30 deposit payment at the same secured room.

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Ireland MALE May 21, 2024 Atm 100%

Great place to stay

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England FEMALE 18-24 May 9, 2024 Atm 100%

All the staff have been genuine and friendly over our stay here. We have been grateful that they kept us fed, and for somewhere comfy to rest and chat at the end of the day. A good spot for getting the bus to the ski station or back to Aviemore. Good access to walks and right by Loch Morlich.

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France FEMALE Apr 6, 2024 Atm 100%

Hostel superbe, des espaces cuisine, séjour vastes et bien équipés. Nous avons apprécié que les chaussures restent à l'entrée, du coup c'est très propre, les pods sanitaires sont superbes.

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Scotland FEMALE Sep 29, 2023 Atm 100%

The staff here are absolutely fantastic. I made a mistake with my booking and they couldn’t have been fairer, or more helpful - thank you. The hostel is gorgeous, too. The common areas are well decorated and relaxing and the setting is wonderful. I would highly recommend this wonderful hostel.

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