Moffat Independent Hostel

Wow! What an absolute gem in the heart of a beautiful part of the world. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Tom and Sindy are super, kind hosts. The building and surrounding area is beautiful. 🌈 The welcome is very warm 🌞 The interior is very well designed and the rooms are so comfortable. 😴 I loved my stay and can't wait to return with my family in the summer! ❤️ Very highly recommended 👌

Such a gem! We stopped here on our way back south. The decor of the whole hostel is fantastic. We stayed in an en-suite room which was gorgeous. The bed was so comfy and the bathroom fabulous & squeaky clean. There is a well stocked communal kitchen which is fantastic. We received a friendly welcome! Will definitely stay here again!

After the fantastic reviews we had seen on the booking site, we were very much looking forward to our stay. Unfortunately, I think we may have caught the owners on a bad day. When checking in we were shown around and in the kitchen there was complimentary tea and coffee! When it came to making a coffee, we discovered there was no milk. When I asked for this I was told we were expected to bring our own. As a couple staying for one night and travelling on a motorbike this isn’t very practical. However, if this has been explained earlier we would have happily bought a bottle when we were in the village, but for just 2 coffees in the morning this would have been very wasteful for us. The room smelt of damp and when closing the shutters for the evening we discovered why, there was a serious problem with damp next to the window. The curtains also did not close properly. In the morning I went to have a shower but there was no hot water - I did not feel comfortable enough to approach the owners about this after our confrontation the previous evening over the missing milk when we were unfortunately made to feel very unwelcome, so much so we spent the entire evening in the room. We would have enjoyed some pool in their games room but at £10 per hour we felt this was a bit cheeky - it would have been better to find a pub and pay 50p a go! While not a big deal for others, we found the request for the bed to be stripped rather unusual although we did comply. I understand the current owners are fairly new but the way we were treated was not something I would expect anywhere.