Superb location and a reasonable price. Great for walking into Cirencester, visiting the Cotwolds and even going further afield. This hostel is well equipped and clean. Staff were extremely helpful and friendly. We had an en-suite double room, which was cosy, but adequate for sleeping in. This was our second stay here.

Nothing. Parking: the council has made the adjacent car park a 3 hour maximum stay between 9am and 6pm, so if you’re not going out during the day, you’d need to move your car. We found some free parking but it was a short walk away. This is nothing to do with the hostel, it’s just something to be aware of.

Unusual accommodation type, falling between youth hostel and Travelodge. Provided what we needed: en-suite room with good beds and quiet; well-equipped kitchen and dining and relaxation area; excellent location in the centre of Cirencester with attractions, range of stores and buses nearby. Friendly and helpful staff.

Kitchen cramped once several people trying to use it at the same time; a matter of space and layout, and a few relatively simple changes would improve this. Lack of soft chairs, but space for several more. Perhaps some illustrations on walls of the many attractive local places, and information about the area, including how to reach the bus hub and services from it? No leaflet rack about local attractions. Nine years since opening, just needs a light makeover.

What a gem! We were able to leave our bags at the desk as we arrived early. The staff was really great, especially Romesh who is quite the character. The family room was basic but clean and functional. The kitchen area is well equipped and it's a great place to meet other travellers. The hostel is right in the middle of town and within walking distance to the church, park and arts centre. We loved it!

The only issue was the shower which sprayed water all over the bathroom floor past the drain. It soaked the bath mat. But not a big deal really.

I thought I had made a massive mistake booking a hostel. I have disabilities and thought I was Booking a hotel.However I stuck with it. We were firstly given a nightmare room that had no room. After asking we were put into another room and it was absolutely fine. It wasn't an issue, but it was just down to movement and disabilities, etc, etc, etc. Regarding the original room, ten years ago we would have fell into the room and rolled over to the toilet, brilliant. Sadly not today. The dreaded room ten needs to be a single en suite. The communal area was spotless. If there were a lot of Barrel stores around the country, I would search them out before a travel lodge, but maybe not before a Premier Inn. What can one say?

I rang the hostel while we were there and spoke to a guy about the possibility of leaving our car in the hostel parking area. I found him a little patronising, with his response, but hey it wasn't nothing major and we hobbled our way to the car park on leaving. Yes we could have brought the car to load, but as there were cars parked outside all day I didn't think overnight would have been an issue when it was empty.

The building is lovely cotswold stone and is in centre of Cirencester where you can walk everywhere, also Brewery car park right by it. It's very clean and there was a welcoming member of staff on reception who happily answered all my questions. If you just need a bed for the night it's perfect. Great shower too. Can't fault it for what it is.

I did not know it was a Yha as it doesn't say that on booking. Com, although I should have worked it out by the cost as it's very cheap, that said it was spotless etc. I should have asked for a room with an opening window as I get claustrophobia and the room was warm. Probably the best Yha you'll ever get!

It was perfect for my needs, as a bed (and bathroom!) for a night after a wedding. I was able to check in at 1am (given a code and room left unlocked), and leaving at 10am meant I didn't encounter any staff. The room was very clean and good value.

Would have liked a cup of tea but there were no teabags in the kitchen. A couple more hooks would have been useful, and a cover for the toilet. Also would be good to have some privacy screening on the window so you don't need to keep the blind closed.

Had my own clean room and bathroom for a very good price. Kitchen was clean. Location was fantastic, right in the centre of Cirencester and accessible from the station with public transport. Had a comfortable double bed.

Shower is an odd design. Need a glass screen to separate the toilet and sink from the shower because my floor got soaked! Room could do with more hooks and a second bedside table so there's more space to rest things as well.

•Staff are very friendly •Shared kitchen is clean with essentially everything you need (pot/pan/stove/mug/kettle/microwave/fridge/towels/cutlery..) •Bedroom and bathroom were clean (comes with towel and shower gel) •Heater was not on at the end of January, however, the room temperature was fine •No place to store luggage (just behind reception) but the location/place feels safe (the front door to enter the building is code-locked)

•Shower has no curtain •Room/bathroom can be quite cramped •Pillows are high

Amazing location right in the centre of Cirencester - easy to get around and explore, lots of places to visit, shops and cafes a short walking distance away. Reasonably priced for what’s on offer.

Windows were small and don’t open fully therefore the rooms can get a little hot in the summer - particularly as the bathrooms have no ventilation. The rooms are fairly basic but provide everything you need for a short stay.

Smallish single rooms, but clean and comfortable bed and a good ensuite shower Central location but quite difficult to find on Google maps. Maybe I didn't read the website properly but there could have been clearer instructions on how to find it from the high steet ie you need to go through a gap in a building between specific shops... I needed to check with several people - both they and Googlemaps got confused as it's behind a building