I recently stayed for 2 nights and cannot fault the Hostel or it's Staff. Location is great and Staff were friendly, most efficient and helpful. Unbelievable value for money and refreshing to stay in such a lovely environment (place/staff and fellow guests included) -thank YOU!

We stayed as a family for 3 nights but were disappointed with a few things. Firstly the dinners were poor both in quantity and quality so we opted out of having meals there for the rest of our stay. Breakfast was good though. Disappointed that there was no free wifi so we just did without until we got to the... More

Fewer and fewer YHA properties remain these days. After the YHA sold off Derwent Water YH, this is one of the best ones left. Great base for walking and cycling. Good value for money, excellent food, bike shed too.

We had a great weekend at Patterdale. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We booked via the Winter Warmer offer, which was exceptional value - the home cooked meals were fantastic. One of the great things about this hostel is the ample communal space for relaxing or eating. Having draught ale (Hobgoblin) was a big plus and we consumed... More

Just come back from 2 nights at YHA Patterdale with husband and 2 kids, using the extremely good value for money YHA "Winter warmer" deal (a family room for 4 or more with evening meal thrown in for discounted price-see YHA website for details). Reception was welcoming and noticed in huge contrast to hostels of yore it actually had a... More

Good facilities, clean, efficient and friendly. This is a typical YHA location especially suitable for walkers. This is a brilient location with loads of quality walks. The only downside is you need to book food well in advance. But fear not the White Lion pub around the corner is a great pub wityh super grub too...

I have stayed at most at Youth Hostels in the Lake District and hadnt stayed at Patterdale for years so was excited to here about the changes. On arrival there was zero parking was crazy due to lots of 4 x 4 parked badly taking up two spaces. Had to wait for the wardens to finish snogging before I got... More

YHA Patterdale is not located directly on the Coast-to-Coast footpath but still very easy to find simply by following the road south from town. It was almost dark when I got here after walking from Borrowdale, but the staff was very helpful and still managed to prepare a delicious 3-course dinner for me at short notice. The dorm I stayed... More

Arrived here after getting lost on the dale but even that couldn't put a shine on the place! The room is painted battleship grey & the Eco friendly light puts out such little wattage it was depressing. The bunk beds seem to have been custom made by someone who had seen one once many years ago & made it from... More