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Blue Room Hostel Newquay

Newquay City Centre, Newquay

Boasting a shared lounge, Blue Room Hostel Newquay is set in the centre of Newquay, 500 metres from Tolcarne Beach. The property is located 21 km from Truro Cathedral, 29 km from Trelissick Garden and 29 km from Eden Project. Free WiFi is available and private parking can be arranged at an extra charge. Breakfast facilities were excellent. The owner, Lee, was extremely helpful, pleasant and flexible. Would definitely recommend to others and would certainly stay at The Blue Room again! We were sorry to leave!

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9.3
Superb
215 reviews
Price from
£15
per night

Tolcarne Guest House

Newquay City Centre, Newquay

Offering free WiFi throughout the property, Tolcarne Guest House is set in Newquay, 400 metres from Great Western Beach and less than 1 km from Towan Beach. The property is situated 300 metres from Newquay Train Station, 21 km from Truro Cathedral and 29 km from Trelissick Garden. The property is 80 metres from Tolcarne Beach, and within 200 metres of the city centre.

Eden Project is 29 km from the hostel, while Restormel Castle is 36 km from the property. The nearest airport is Newquay Cornwall Airport, 7 km from Tolcarne Guest House. Very reasonable price, helpful staff, clean, close to the town and the bunk beds were surprisingly comfortable!!

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9.5
Exceptional
6 reviews
Price from
£24
per night

Lands End Hostel and B&B

Sennen

Set in Sennen, 1.7 km from Nanjizal Beach, Lands End Hostel and B&B offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking and a shared lounge. The property is located 2.3 km from Sennen Cove Beach, 5.1 km from Minack Theatre and 21 km from St Michael's Mount. Free WiFi and a shared kitchen are offered. Beautiful location and easy to get to from the bus stop. Clean and comfortable.

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9
Superb
90 reviews
Price from
£71.10
per night

Dolphins Backpackers

Tintagel

Dolphins Backpackers has a garden, shared lounge, a terrace and bar in Tintagel. The property is around 1.4 km from Merlin's Cave Beach, 2.2 km from Bossiney Cove Beach and 49 km from Newquay Train Station. Free WiFi and a shared kitchen are offered. It was great, the landlord was very welcoming and shared a lot of nearby hiking trails with me. The best landlord I have ever stayed with in a youth hostel? It left me with very good memories of my trip.

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8.8
Fabulous
648 reviews
Price from
£28
per night

Falmouth Lodge

Falmouth

Boasting a garden, BBQ facilities and views of garden, Falmouth Lodge is situated in Falmouth, 200 metres from Falmouth - Gyllyngvase. Among the facilities at this property are a shared kitchen and a shared lounge, along with free WiFi throughout the property. The hostel has family rooms. Very clean, cool stylish rooms and great value for money. Henry who checked us in was great. Definitely will be back!

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8.7
Fabulous
111 reviews
Price from
£75
per night

Cohort Hostel

St Ives

Featuring free WiFi throughout the property, Cohort Hostel offers accommodation in the centre of St Ives. Guests can enjoy the on-site bar, private courtyard, TV room and large communal lounge.

There is free luggage storage space at the property. One of the best hostels I have ever stayed at! Amazing common areas, spacious and nice rooms with curtains for privacy, kind staff and great vibes all around. Super central yet quiet. Large and clean bathrooms. Pays a lot of attention to sustainability. Has everything you will ever want from and hostel!

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8.7
Fabulous
333 reviews
Price from
£38.30
per night

YHA Eden Project 3 stars

Par

YHA is the official on-site glamping accommodation provider for the Eden Project, one of Cornwall's most recognisable attractions. YHA Eden Project is a unique place to stay and is perfectly in tune with its eco-friendly surroundings. The staff was super lovely and helpful, totally made my day! Plus the caravan was comfy and cute, slept like a baby. Very much enjoyed the proximity to the Eden Project and that I could wake up to the birds chirping.

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8
Very good
394 reviews
Price from
£50
per night

YHA Treyarnon Bay 3 stars

Padstow

Located in the picturesque Cornwall village of Treyarnon, this YHA hostel is just 50 metres from the sandy beach. This beautiful country house-style building offers affordable accommodation and a restaurant. Beautiful Location, couldn't ask for better!

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8.4
Very good
428 reviews
Price from
£50
per night

YHA Penzance 3 stars

Penzance

Set in a Georgian mansion, YHA Penzance features a traditional restaurant and leafy gardens. Penzance Seafront is a 15-minute walk away, and Newlyn Harbour is just 1.5 miles away.

The YHA Penzance has dormitory rooms with shared bathroom facilities. There is also a TV lounge with Wi-Fi access. The majority of rooms contain bunk beds. I had the best holiday in England Devon County with Plymouth and Torquay as the only cities i visited, but what cities? Amazing! Penzance and Lands End in Cornwall, very small city with clean fresh sea air from the big blue Ocean in the Atlantic Sea. The small town of Penzance was amazing with the Pirate Inn as my favorite pub eventhough they kicked me out because of callers, it was still an incredible experience to explore. And the hostel YHA in Penzance absolutely amazing 10 times better than any hostel in London. You could buy a very good beer and the breakfast was plenty full with juice coffee and tea. Youghurt toastbread with butter and strawberry marmelade. Lands End was so stunning to see. Plymouth was so much fun and cozy and i had a good night sleep in Admiral Mcbride hotel. Many Pirates have been to this part of the world it was like Captain Hook and his crew was there. It was like coming from a very dark room (Denmark) into the bright light side(England Southwest).

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8.2
Very good
784 reviews
Price from
£22
per night

Smarties Surf Lodge

Newquay

Situated in Newquay and within 600 metres of The Harbour Beach, Smarties Surf Lodge has a shared lounge, non-smoking rooms, and free WiFi throughout the property. The property is around 2.9 km from Porth Beach, 1.6 km from Newquay Train Station and 21 km from Truro Cathedral. The hostel features family rooms. perfect location, you could get everywhere on foot. nice little lodge with great room that had everything I needed!

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8.9
Fabulous
36 reviews
Price from
£90
per night

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