YHA Brecon Beacons

I'm not one for going to hostels but I can confidently say that my stay was amazing. I stayed in a Landpod for 2 nights, and I can't recommend this experience enough. It felt so nice having the Landpod and being able to wake up in the morning to a lovely view of Wales, and the people were all very pleasant and the staff were awesome. Not to mention the facilities were off the scale good for a hostel, I've always thought hostels were run down, and this is the cream of the crop, it's such a pleasure to have stayed here. I spoke to my friend about going back, and will be soon organising a trip back to the YHA Brecon Beacons as it was just way to good. And the price was brilliant if anything they should charge more in my opinion, honestly a gem . Recommend to your friends once you stay, you won't regret it.

I really recommend this hostel if you would love to do some hikes in the Brecon Beacons! The staff was unbelievable friendly, everything was very clean, the beds are nice and the rooms had a nice temperature. Three little facts: I don’t know if it was just the day I was there or it is in general, but there isn’t a lot of youth there. Almost everybody was 30y or above or a family with children. I really didn’t mind as everybody was very friendly and respectful, but if you go to hostels to meet young people, it could be possible that there are none . The second ‘fact’ is that there is free breakfast as well. If you book a room, you can have free, but simple, breakfast like cornflakes, toast with jam, little croissants and chocolade breads(?), coffee and tea & some juice. I think this wasn’t really clearly mentioned on the website, so I’ve bought an English breakfast in advance. So if you don’t want to spend extra money, you’ll still be able to eat something before you go on an adventure : ) The last fact is that, even tho you only can check in at 17h, if you arrive early, you could drop your bags in the common room and go on a hike. It isn’t really guarded all the time, but I had the feeling the place and people there were very trustworthy!

We arrived Friday evening for two nights and once checked in and found our room, which was clean and comfortable, we headed down to the bar (reception) and ordered food and drinks. We had scampi and chips and the burger. Basic but good quality food. Local beers and ciders were stocked, and reasonably priced. We booked the cooked breakfast: nicely cooked, not masses of food but was adequate. Plenty of ‘cold’ choices. Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable stay and would highly recommend Brecon YHA.