This is a traditional hostel (without the chores!) that provides everything a traveller needs: a decent kitchen, dorms plus smaller private rooms, a lovely warden (Sarah), a wonderful situation, space for camping outside....it's excellent.
This is simply the type of hostel that many hostellers are bemoaning the loss of - and perhaps why independent hostel movement is growing in popularity.
Okay, many independent hostels are a bit flashier than this, but they're cheap, busy and profitable.
The YHA say this hostel isn't making a profit. The YHA is a charity and doesn't (didn't? ) exist to make a profit.
What a dreadful shame, the YHA are now selling the place.
I just hope that the new owners keep the place open as a hostel. I rather suspect that it will be turned into a large private house.
Many of these buildings were given to the YHA with one use in mind - as a hostel for those of limited means.
Those donors must be turning in their graves.
What a shame.
ReplyDeleteOnly ten of your earth miles from Pietowers.... I was under an impression that the provenance of this hostel and the one at Ninebanks prevents the YHA from selling it...
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