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YHA Brecon Beacons - Hostel

3.0 star property
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Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
Libanus, Brecon, Wales, LD3 8NH
  • Pen y Fan
    5 min drive
  • Brecon Beacons National Park Visitor Center
    8 min drive
  • Brecon Cathedral
    9 min drive

Room options

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Room, Ensuite (4 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Room (4 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Room (3 Bed Private)

Room (3 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Double Room

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Room, Ensuite (4 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Room, Ensuite (2 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Room (2 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Shared Dormitory, Women only, Shared Bathroom (Sleeps 6)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Shared Dormitory, Men only, Shared Bathroom (Sleeps 6)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Room (6 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

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Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Room (6 Bed Private)

Room (6 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds and 1 Double Bed

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Bed sheets, wheelchair access

Room, Ensuite (5 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed, 1 Twin Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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About the area

Brecon

With a stay at YHA Brecon Beacons - Hostel in Brecon, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Brecon Beacons National Park and Craig Cerrig Gleisiad a Fan Frynych National Nature Reserve. .This eco-certified hostel is 2.5 mi (4.1 km) from Pen y Fan and 3.8 mi (6.2 km) from Brecon Beacons National Park Visitor Center.
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What's nearby

  • Pen y Fan - 5 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Brecon Beacons National Park Visitor Center - 8 min drive - 6.2 km
  • Brecon Cathedral - 9 min drive - 10.6 km
  • Brecon Beacons National Park - 11 min drive - 13.3 km
  • Penderyn Distillery - 13 min drive - 18.1 km

Getting around

  • Merthyr Tydfil Station - 18 min drive
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) - 71 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Usk & Railway Inn - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Hop in Beer and Gin House - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Coffee 1 - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Brecon Tap - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪White House Inn - ‬10 min drive

About this property

YHA Brecon Beacons - Hostel

Eco-certified hostel with a restaurant and a bar
YHA Brecon Beacons - Hostel offers 12 accommodations. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as a fireplace in the lobby and a picnic area.
At YHA Brecon Beacons - Hostel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM.
YHA Brecon Beacons - Hostel has a restaurant on site.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Tourism Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free off-site parking

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–9:00 AM: GBP 6.75 for adults and GBP 3.50 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Bike storage

Guest services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Housekeeping (limited)
  • Luggage storage

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • In-room accessibility
  • Low-height worktop and sink
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Fireplace in reception
  • Games
  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Shower

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 5 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staffed during limited hours
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
All adult guests are required to present a valid government-issued photo ID card at check-in.
The name and address on the booking must match the photo ID presented by the guest at check-in. This property does not accept name changes for existing bookings.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 6.75 for adults and GBP 3.50 for children
  • Towels fee: GBP 2.50 per person, per stay (or guests may bring their own)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates)
This property accepts credit cards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Please note that this property does not charge an additional temporary membership fee. Discounts are not available for members of YHA (England and Wales) or IYHF as part of this booking.

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from Visit Wales.

Property is also known as

YHA Brecon Beacons Hostel
YHA Beacons Hostel
YHA Brecon Beacons
YHA Brecon Beacons - Hostel Brecon
YHA Brecon Beacons - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

YHA Brecon Beacons - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 39 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay in beautiful surroundings
This was such a find! Stayed one night with friends in a private room while we hiked in the Brecon Beacons and it was perfect for what we needed. Perks included - plenty of drying rooms (it rained the whole time we were there so this was very much needed!), restaurant and bar, cosy lounge with fire and board games, and a sink in the room. Easy to find, plenty of parking, and great location. If I'm in the area again I will definitely come back.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jacqualene

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Diamond in the rough
Its not the best, but it has the best location! just keep in mind its a bit rudimantary. Will definitly come back
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Martin

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's a while since I stayed in a YHA hostel so perhaps had unrealistic expectations. At the right price would be fine but very overpriced for this hostel, which is looking a bit tired.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ian, Oxford

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hostel in beautiful location. Staff couldn’t have been more helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Steven

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great but please YHA allow an earlier check-in
We stayed on a cold Sat & Sun night in December. Very warm and comfortable place. Typical hostel. Can't speak for the meals as we self catered and used the pub in Lebanus (very friendly and good food). Only gripe at the hostel is the 5pm check-in. This is too late in winter. It's dark and icy.
YHA Brecon Beacons
Pen-y-Fan on our winter weekend
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Friendly and efficient staff. At £18 per night you can't go wrong.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Phillip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent customer service, I received a call around 8pm to check I was on my way and not lost, a nice touch. On arrival a lovely and welcoming greeting, very informative on the hostel facilities and area. I was taking part in an event on the Friday morning and had left the lid for my water bladder at home, the man who was on reception was very helpful in helping to try and find me a work around, above and beyond what he needed to do. Very friendly hostel
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yew Jin

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

Linda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is excellent and beautiful surroundings. The only downfall: There was really noisy, rude and selfish people staying at the property that was laughing and talking so loudly until 1 am in the morning when I had to go and say something. I also would have liked a proper English breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Miss A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brecon beacons stay
Great nights stay. Coronavirus measures in place were good and hostel was nice and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hostel with great views
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Roberto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice, cozy, really great location and parking free
It was lovely, the staff was great and services as much as we can imagine for this price and in the middle of great national park. Really nice views and "sheep alarm" in the morning. But also we have a really huge spider in our bathroom saying "hello" below the pipe, so a little scary. It was great ;)
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
awesome place
Brilliant location for Bike Park Wales - couple who managed the hostel were fantastic - looked after me and my pals well and cooked a brilliant mealn
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No WiFi means everyone will talk and have a well deserved break from their phone!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable, friendly and well located YHA.
This is a great YHA in a great location. Comfortable surroundings, clean facilities (the only exception was the showers, they were a bit dated and muddy), friendly staff and a great location for walking. I visited with friends and we had a very good weekend in sociable surroundings, I'd thoughroughly reccomend this YHA if you're looking for such accomodation in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Tawa, Oklahoma

Travelled with family, Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is outstanding - beauty natural area. Rooms are very small and tight - but not unusual for a YHA setting.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Super hostel with very helpful people working there. We didn’t buy the dinner or breakfast but on seeing them - we should have!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Muttley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2019