About this property
Glasgow Youth Hostel offers 4-star VisitScotland accredited accommodation in a Victorian townhouse overlooking Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow’s lively West End, close to award-winning Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, numerous cafes, restaurants and bars. The hostel offer guests a great range of comfortable en-suite rooms and spacious shared accommodation with private lockers. There’s also a self-contained apartment sleeping up to 6 people. WiFi is free for all guests and other facilities include a large lounge with views over the park, television room, games room, laundry, secure bike store and luggage storage. Reception is open 24 hours a day. There are no car parking spaces at the hostel, but limited on-street Pay & Display spaces can be found in the surrounding area. Glasgow Youth Hostel is within easy reach of many of Glasgow’s main attractions, including the SSE Hydro and SEC.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.7 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Parking
- Free WiFi
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
- Heating
Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Solo
United Kingdom“The staff make this place really special. Keiran is awesome. Because of him I learned more about Scotland in one day than I had in a whole year. I look forward to returning.” - Campbell United Kingdom“Great location, lovely hostel with a really good games room and TV room/ lounge”
Camilla
Italy“The building is so fancy,dated 1850. The rooms are really beautiful,everything is posh and clean.”- Rch United Kingdom“Helpful staff. Very clean. Lovely building. Peaceful. Excellent location.”
- Viridiana
Mexico“Affordable and comfortable. We had a great stay here. It's close to a park and the neighbourhood is quiet and safe. I didn't really know what to expect but surely it surpassed any expectations I might have!” 
Iveta
Slovakia“Thanks thisnice accomodation, closed to arena we could enjoy Bilie Eillish concert 👌🙏”- Severinj
Switzerland“We stayed at Glasgow Youth Hostel as a group of three to start our West Highland Way adventure. The building is large, impressive, and full of character, situated in a quiet and beautiful neighbourhood that offered a peaceful atmosphere for a good...” - Susanna United Kingdom“This is an amazing old building, great to have the chance to see inside - fabulous lounge area”
Jana Slovakia“Staff was so amazingly helpful and nice. I made a mistake of forgetting a towel, this very lovely lady at the reception sorted me out in a minute. Didn't even have to pay a fee”- Lindsie United Kingdom“Style of building-amazing kitchen,really quiet,downstairs lounge area peaceful,bed comfy,duvet really good quality-shall definitely stay again xxx”
Property surroundings
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
The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cots are subject to availability.
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 (Please note that due to demand at this location shared accommodation can be unisex). Parties with young children (under 5 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 17.00 until 22.00 and check-out from 08.00 until 10.00. The hostel is closed during the day between 10.00 and 17.00, though access may be arranged – please contact the hostel in advance.
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 Glasgow 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.
