About this property
Surrounded by woodland, Aviemore Youth Hostel is situated on the boundary of the Cairngorm National Park and a short walk from Aviemore town centre, offering an ideal location for outdoor activities. The youth hostel provides a good range of facilities including dorms and private rooms, a well-equipped self-catering kitchen, a spacious dining area, a large drying room and ample parking for cars and buses. There is also a large open-plan lounge which provides stunning views of the Cairngorm Mountains and surrounding woodland. Towels area available to hire at a small surcharge. All rooms have shared bathroom facilities. Situated just 9 miles from the Cairngorm Mountain funicular and its snowsports area, Aviemore Youth Hostel provides an ideal base for year-round activities, including hillwalking, climbing, snowsports, mountain biking, pony trekking, watersports and fishing. Most activities take place on the Rothiemurchus Estate, which features paths through the Caledonian Pine forest. Hostelling Scotland is a charity and membership organisation. For non-members, a supplement per person, per night will be added to the published rate. See Important Information for more details.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Free parking
- Free WiFi
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Bar
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Andrea
United Kingdom“My third stay here. The staff is super friendly and helpful (the issues reported were solved quickly), the location is perfect and the facilities very good, especially the big kitchen and common room. Great place in general, with a few things to...” - Nortier United Kingdom“I think this was my favourite youth hostel that I've stayed in to date! The kitchen was clean and airy, and the common room I really liked.”
- Frances
Australia“Good location close to shops but not in centre. Good facilities” - Karolina
Poland“Friendly and helpful staff, very comfortable beds, warm and a lot of hearers to dry your stuff.” - Kateřina
Czech Republic“Despite all the utilities (toilets, showers, kitchen) were shared, they were the cleaniest I've seen probably ever. The staff was nice and helpful, and the common room is huge and really nice, it has even board games and a pool table, also offers...” 
David United Kingdom“The room was great for 3 of us, it had comfortable beds, although they are bunks. The actual Hostel had loads of toulets and showers and they were clean! The communal Kitchen was good and well equipped. The Lounges were clean and had loads of...”- Trevor United Kingdom“A super hostel. Lots of space for sitting, eating, chatting.”
- Stephen United Kingdom“Room was a good size, the beds were comfortable and the bathrooms and showers etc were in good condition. We made our own breakfast and the facilities to do this were good”
Jill-rhianna United Kingdom“Peaceful woodland location but just moments' walk from the shops.”- Isotta
Italy“Very nice welcome and a special mention to the little fur angel! The hostel had everything you night need: very spacious kitchen and good lounge. The amenities offered were great (laundry and such). Very clean too. Highly reccomended”
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House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
The fine print
Full payment for all bookings will be charged at the time of booking. All major credit & debit cards are accepted excluding American Express.
All bookings will include a temporary membership fee per person per night. (Full, existing members of Hostelling Scotland and HI using these channels are not entitled to a membership refund).
Individual reservations (Up to 9 persons) - can cancel free of charge until 3 days before the arrival date. If cancelled within the 3 days before the arrival 100 percent of the total price will be charged.
Groups reservations (more than 9 persons) - different policies and additional supplements will apply. More than 8 weeks (57 days or more) 20% of total cost. 8 – 4 weeks (56- 29 days) 55% of total cost. 4 – 0 weeks (28 - 0 day) 100% of total cost.
No stag or hen parties are permitted at any youth hostel.
Should guests be entitled to a refund or part refund please note that these are processed by Hostelling Scotland National Office, Stirling. It may take 7 to 10 working days from the date of cancellation request for the refund to be processed back onto the original card used.
From the age of 12 to 15 years, young people must be accompanied by a parent or guardian of the same gender when booking a bed within shared accommodation. Parties with children under 12 years will only be accommodated in private rooms, where available.
Hostelling Scotland advise that additional notice be given to the destination youth hostel when travelling with children, to ensure that suitable accommodation is available. There is no capacity for extra beds or cots.
Check-in from 16:00 until 22:30. Check-out from 07:00 until 10:00. The reception is open between 07:00 until 22:30. Later arrival and access outside opening hours is by pre-arrangement only.
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Please inform Aviemore Youth Hostel in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.
