The Garenin Hostel on the west coast of Lewis is one of the warmer buildings in the UK. A groundsource heatpump has been fitted and energy from 70 metres undergound makes this hostel particularly attractive during the chilly days and nights of Winter and the colder periods of the Spring.
Loch Lomond Youth Hostel is an impressive country house set in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, with stunning views of Loch Lomond and hills to the east.
The reception and lounge is the original post office counter area, still with the original safe, clock, service counter and poste restante pigeonholes, and nowadays has a TV and comfy…
The hostel is set in a fine hillwalking and cycling area. Also popular here is pony trekking. You can fish the River Cree.