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Chase The Wild Goose Hostel Reviews

Great Glen Way, Lochiel Crescent, Banavie, Fort William , Scotland

78%

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Reviews of Chase The Wild Goose Hostel

  1. staff nice and helpful, nice, quiete location Interesting bed linen, you do need instruction to make the bed bit shabby room, but good enough for sleeping; I guess you get what you paid for- this is a hostel not a 5 star hotel. Overall good Thank you

    76%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • Poland
    • Female 25-30
    • 19 Aug 2010
  2. A little out if the way but friendly.

    80%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (7)

    • Anonymous
    • USA
    • (Gender undisclosed)
    • 12 Aug 2010
    Owner Comment (Show)
    Many thanks for your kind comments.
  3. Bedroom was full of midges overnight as window did not close. I got over 50 bites on one arm! Lots of cobwebs and mildew around windows and in the room. Kitchen - oven did not work. Had to either microwave or fry food which is no good for my husband who has a bad heart and needs to watch his foot intake The whole place could do with a revamp - wires hanging down corners and full of dust and cobwebs which make the place look very unkempt

    36%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • England
    • Mixed Group 41+
    • 10 Aug 2010
    Owner Comment (Show)
    Midge Advice - best keep the window closed when the light is on. Sorry about blown fuse on cooker - these things happen!
  4. Packed with friendliness, home-like and character. If you're looking for something fancy, this isn't exactly the place to go. However, if you fancy a place where you'll be encouraged to meet other travellers, relax and have a laidback time, make sure you visit this place. When I'm in Fort William, I would stay here again!

    90%Customer Rating

    Avid Traveller (10)

    • Anonymous
    • Netherlands
    • Male 25-30
    • 09 Aug 2010
  5. Brilliant hostel. The staff are really nice and friendly. The location is beautiful and it is a really nice, clean hostel. One of my favourites so far.

    93%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • Australia
    • Male 18-24
    • 08 Aug 2010
  6. It was my third stay at the hostel and I shall not be returning. The cleanliness has been allowed to deteriorate significantly. The bathroom in particular was bad. When considering the cost of the hostel, buying a brekfast in the morning and taxi fares to and from Fort William, it would have been cheaper,more comfortable and more convenient to stay in bed and breakfast in Fort William.

    56%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • Scotland
    • Mixed Group 41+
    • 07 Aug 2010
  7. for some reason my door was very hard to get open but no real complaints about this place

    80%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (9)

    • JJPenman
    • Canada
    • (Gender undisclosed)
    • 05 Aug 2010
    Owner Comment (Show)
    Thanks for your kind comments and good to have you stay at our hostel. The keys can be a bit sticky at times...
  8. Looks a bit messy and not realy clean.May this is due to the older accommodation (carpeting, sanitary)And you can´t open windows in a 8-bed-doorm!!

    70%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • Germany
    • (Gender undisclosed)
    • 04 Aug 2010
  9. I did have a word with one of the wardens while we were there. we were a party pf 6 males sharing a dormartory. the main issue was the cleanliness. the dormatory was dirty [windows particularly] and the showeroom / tiolet was also not clean. even though i companed there was little diference the next day. shower full of disused shampoo bottles, hair in the drain, unemptied bin. just needs a good clean really. also alot of the facilties did not woprk. eg light in bathroom [1st floor], only 2 rings [out of 7 ]

    50%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • England
    • (Gender undisclosed)
    • 02 Aug 2010
    Owner Comment (Show)
    Hi. Thanks for your feedback, and we have dealt with most of the problems you highlighted; as for the rest, well we're on the case... Sorry you gave us such a poor rating.
  10. Pleasant stay, thank you so much

    80%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • (Country undisclosed)
    • (Gender undisclosed)
    • 25 Jul 2010
    Owner Comment (Show)
    Thanks, we were delighted to meet you.
  11. very nice place to stay the staff are very nice and helpful, be careful to notice the check in time as you are not able to check in for most of the middle of the day. Enjoyed the loungeroom and a good kitchen

    86%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • Australia
    • Female 18-24
    • 24 Jul 2010
  12. It was a great stay, enjoyed by all! thank you very much. We have 2 keys that people accidentally brought back - I'll post over to you asap, Many thanks again, Erika

    90%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • (Country undisclosed)
    • (Gender undisclosed)
    • 18 Jul 2010
    Owner Comment (Show)
    We were very glad to meet you all. Thanks very much, and we hope to see you again next year.
  13. Excellent hostel - really enjoyed a good relaxing stay before my team started and completed a successful 3 peaks challenge. Definitely will use them again!

    83%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • (Country undisclosed)
    • (Gender undisclosed)
    • 17 Jul 2010
    Owner Comment (Show)
    We aim to please. Great to have you, and congratulations on completing the Challenge. See you again.
  14. Good value and liked the general cleanliness of kitchen etc plus free coffee/tea and cheap breakfast option. Also liked louge with guitars,internet.

    96%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • (Country undisclosed)
    • (Gender undisclosed)
    • 13 Jul 2010
    Owner Comment (Show)
    Ha ha. Thanks for your positive response. Take care.
  15. Really enjoyed our stay. Everyone was very pleasent and rooms were nice and clean. Shower wasn't up to much but didn't spoil our stay at all. Would stay again

    90%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • (Country undisclosed)
    • (Gender undisclosed)
    • 10 Jul 2010
    Owner Comment (Show)
    Really enjoyed having you. Thanks for choosing to stay here and we hope to see you again. Best wishes.
  16. Lovely staff. Showers with space for leaving your stuff. Free wifi working fine. Clean bedrooms with sinks inside. I only missed some lockers to keep safe your luggage.

    86%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (6)

    • Anonymous
    • (Country undisclosed)
    • (Gender undisclosed)
    • 04 Jul 2010
  17. Had a great time, there was a nice mix of respectful guests and the young crew who operated the hostel were really good value.

    80%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • (Country undisclosed)
    • (Gender undisclosed)
    • 25 Jun 2010
  18. The staff were brilliant, we arrived very late (5.30am) because of hire vehicle breakdown and we were left a clear note to direct us to our bedroom and in the morning we were very kindly given quite a lot of extra time. My only compliant would be the rubbish showers.

    80%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • (Country undisclosed)
    • (Gender undisclosed)
    • 25 Jun 2010
    Owner Comment (Show)
    Hi. Sorry you weren't directed to our electric showers which are excellent.
  19. Restrict arrivals to prior midnight,to be awoken twice,once at 2am then 3am was no joke.

    93%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • (Country undisclosed)
    • (Gender undisclosed)
    • 19 Jun 2010
  20. Arrived at 10.20 pm - someone waited for us to arrive. Hostel is close to Banavie train station and a short walk from a pub. Friendly staff. Locked our bikes in a bike shed. The hostel is kind of worn but it did the job. I liked it.

    73%Customer Rating

    Novice Nomad (1)

    • Anonymous
    • (Country undisclosed)
    • (Gender undisclosed)
    • 19 Jun 2010
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