YHA South Downs - Hostel

4.2

Excellent(71 Reviews)

Hostel in Lewes District

4-Star Hostel

Reasons to book

Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi and more

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About this hostel

Hostel in Lewes with a coffee shop and a restaurant
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hostel has a bar/lounge and a snack bar/deli. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/cafe, a meeting room, and laundry facilities.
Housekeeping is available once per stay.
YHA South Downs - Hostel offers 17 accommodations. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Laundry

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Lewes District

Nearby attractions

National Trust - Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters

15.3 mi

Tilgate Park

32.9 mi

National Trust - Chartwell

46 mi

Brighton Palace Pier

12.1 mi

Available Rooms

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

1 Bunk

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

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

1 Bunk

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Room (2 Bed Private)

1 Bunk

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Double Room

1 Double

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Room, Ensuite (3 Bed Private including Double Bed)

1 Double • 1 Single

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

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YHA South Downs - Hostel

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4.2

Excellent(71 Reviews)

Hostel in Lewes District

4-Star Hostel

Reasons to book

Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this hostel

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Laundry

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Lewes District

Nearby attractions

National Trust - Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters

15.3 mi

Tilgate Park

32.9 mi

National Trust - Chartwell

46 mi

Brighton Palace Pier

12.1 mi

Available Rooms

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

1 Bunk

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

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

1 Bunk

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Room (2 Bed Private)

1 Bunk

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Double Room

1 Double

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Room, Ensuite (3 Bed Private including Double Bed)

1 Double • 1 Single

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

4.2

Excellent(71 Reviews)

4.2

Jul 2024

We loved our x2 night stay in an en-suite room in the long barn. YH combines a peaceful countryside location with everything needed for a comfortable trip. Walked to nearby villages and caught the train from Southease station to get further afield. Staff were really helpful and we enjoyed eating at the cafe during our hassle-free visit.

4.2

Jun 2024

the power supply stopped as circuit breaker tripped at around 22:00 .... the electric roof window cannot be closed leaving the room suffered from extremetraffice noise throughout the night. all bedside lights and wall power sockets failed.

4.2

Apr 2024

Beds OK and it was good to have an ensuite. Breakfasts very good and so was the evening meal, despite a long wait. Very convenient for the train.

4.2

Apr 2024

Right on the South Downs trail, close to a train station or by car. Staff was friendly and nice, and the food was great. I really liked their morning English breakfast

4.2

Jul 2023

Beautiful location with lovely views from the garden. Very convenient for Newhaven ferry and for walking on the South Downs. Welcome at check in was not great. Two staff members ignored us whilst taking their time to finish their conversation first. Lack of attention to detail. Light fittings had dozens of dead flies. Not cleaned for months. One ceiling light in our private room did not work. Also one of the bedside lamps didn't work. Bath screen allowed the shower to leak all over the floor and corridor carpet. Bathroom floor was dirty. Kitchen had a faulty cooker. Several spiders in the bathroom and bedroom. We had dinner at restaurant and food was excellent. Such a shame that 3 staff members were chatting with each other and loudly berating previous clients while we were eating. Not a nice atmosphere, unfortunately.

4.2

Jun 2023

Friendly people, lovely room, great cafe, breakfast and supper, will definitely stay again. Thank you

4.2

May 2023

Stayed here whilst walking the south downs way. Food was very good both evening and breakfast. Beds very uncomfortable, plastic matress makes you very hot. Quite noisy as near main road and unmanned railway station next to it means trains use their horns everytime the pass. Charge 4* hotel prices for private room with a bunkbed.

4.2

May 2023

Really convinient location for South downs way walk, very helpful staff, safe, clean and comfortable. Lovely setting and property.

4.2

Feb 2023

Very well located and very comfortable rooms.

4.2

Aug 2022

It is absolutely unique in its proximity to Southease railway station on the line between Seaford and Lewes/Brighton and its access to the South Downs Way voa the pedestrian footbridge over the A25.

4.2

May 2022

A beautiful place to stay, the staff were friendly and the rooms were clean. It was really useful that there is a very nearby train station. I enjoyed exploring the incredible nature surrounding the hostel, but a trip into the city was made easy too. I definitely reccomend and i'll be back next time i'm in the area

4.2

May 2022

The stay was very good overall for the price. Staff were friendly, the hot full english breakfast was really good, the room was ok all be it a bit on the small side and is just a bumk bed with nothing else, a little table or a stool would have been uswful. The sheets were clean and the beds comfy, only thing was its right next to the road and the cars going by are loud however they did put a pair of ear plugs in the room although this was more for if people snored.

4.2

May 2022

4.2

Mar 2022

Staff very helpful as arriving very late. Beautiful position. Very clean. Plenty of amenities. Mattress a little hard

4.2

Jan 2022

Comfortable,spotlessly clean room. Nice firm matress. Cheerful andvery helpful staff. I slept very well but my wife was disturbed by traffic noise from the road to Newhaven. Amazing value for money.

4.2

Jan 2022

Comfortable,spotlessly clean room. Nice firm matress.Cheerful andvery helpful staff.I slept very well but my wife was disturbed by traffic noise from the road to Newhaven.Amazing value for money.

4.2

Jan 2022

Super spot, good communication, staff very welcoming..shame I couldn’t stay longer ..will be back!

4.2

Nov 2021

Friendly staff, great location (close to South Downs Way), and well maintained facilities.

4.2

Sep 2021

Great stay no complaints at all. Friendly helpful staff, clean, organised and accessible.

4.2

Sep 2021

Great stay no complaints at all. Friendly helpful staff, clean, organised and accessible.

4.2

Jul 2021

Great stay, very friendly staff who were very helpful.

4.2

Jul 2021

We didn't get to stay as the disabled room that was booked was on the first floor with no lift. Impossible to get to with wheelchair. Were shown a ground floor room but this had no private bathroom and the shared bathroom had a step into it and no room for a wheelchair to fit in if we could get up the step. We were left with nowhere to stay at 5.30pm

4.2

Jul 2021

4.2

Jun 2021

Lovely friendly staff.. so helpful. Nice cafe and outside a small garden with views of surrounding hills. Lots of birds in the garden. Wish there were bird feeders so i could see even more! The rooms were clean and basic like you expect a hostel to be. Havent slept in a bunk bed 4 years but overall it was just a lovely stay and again.. all the team were just lovely.

4.2

Jun 2021

Really helpful and friendly staff, great location right on the South Downs Way and good cafe and pretty garden

4.2

Oct 2020

The hostel was easy to find and very close to rail station so you could explore the area. Room very comfortable and warm. Food a little basic but good. Communal area was relaxing but cold and wifi a little intermittent. Staff really friendly and helpful. Would definitely stay there again.

4.2

Mar 2020

It was a Youth Hostel but you don't need to be a member. I did stay in a dorm but there were only two of us in it and it took me back to when I was a student. Very clean, very friendly, very good full English breakfast in the café on site. Really good repurposing of what I assume was once a large farm. I was only staying overnight as I was on my way to the Newhaven ferry (just a few miles down the road). I would be happy to stay here a few days, nice area, and I'll probably come back with my wife at a later date.

4.2

Nov 2019

Our group stayed at YHA Southdowns prior to our ferry for France the next morning. Was surprised at how nice it was and felt is was great value. Excellent full English breaky!

4.2

Aug 2019

Old farm buildings close to the seaport of Newhaven.

4.2

Apr 2019

Very comfortable

4.2

Jun 2018

Comfortable mattress at this yha . Also good to find paper towels in bathroom .

4.2

Jun 2018

We had a great stay except the WiFi was pretty bad.

4.2

May 2018

The accommodation is what you would expect from a hostel. The room was very basic but clean and beds were made. Staff were pleasant and made you fell welcome. the location was ideal for us. We ate in the small cafe in the evening and the meal was well priced and satisfying...home cooked.

4.2

May 2018

The accommodation is what you would expect from a hostel. The room was very basic but clean and beds were made.Staff were pleasant and made you fell welcome. the location was ideal for us.We ate in the small cafe in the evening and the meal was well priced and satisfying...home cooked.

4.2

Nov 2017

Gets the job done- clean. Noise from traffic though be warned, no wifi in rooms

4.2

Dec 2016

Plastic mattress, shower that wouldn't stay the same temperature for more than three seconds, blandest food I have ever tasted (and the chef, though very nice, didn't know what wheat gluten is), lots of noise throughout the night (traffic, machinery, people). After walking on the South Downs Way, to wake in your own sweat after an incredibly uncomfortable night, with the constant strobe light effect of the emergency lighting filling the room, is not what I call restful. Never again.

4.2

Dec 2016

Plastic mattress, shower that wouldnt stay the same temperature for more than three seconds, blandest food I have ever tasted (and the chef, though very nice, didnt know what wheat gluten is), lots of noise throughout the night (traffic, machinery, people). After walking on the South Downs Way, to wake in your own sweat after an incredibly uncomfortable night, with the constant strobe light effect of the emergency lighting filling the room, is not what I call restful. Never again.

4.2

Oct 2016

Peaceful and quiet location. Good night sleep on a strong (but small) bunk bed.

4.2

Aug 2016

Really lovely converted farm, excellent cafe with reasonably priced menu. Friendly, helpful staff. All made for a relaxing break walking in South Downs.

4.2

Aug 2016

Really lovely converted farm, excellent cafe with reasonably priced menu. Friendly, helpful staff. All made for a relaxing break walking in South Downs.

FAQs

How much does this hostel cost compared to others in Lewes District?

The average price for a rental in Lewes District is $230 per night. This rental is $176 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hostel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at YHA South Downs - Hostel. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hostel?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hostel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is YHA South Downs - Hostel pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hostel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at YHA South Downs - Hostel?

We found 6 amenities for this rental. This includes kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, parking, laundry, and garden.

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YHA South Downs - Hostel

Hostel in Lewes District

Reasons to book

About this hostel

Amenities

Map of Lewes District

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

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

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

Room (2 Bed Private)

Double Room

Room, Ensuite (3 Bed Private including Double Bed)

YHA South Downs - Hostel

Hostel in Lewes District

Reasons to book

About this hostel

Amenities

Map of Lewes District

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

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

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

Room (2 Bed Private)

Double Room

Room, Ensuite (3 Bed Private including Double Bed)

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this hostel cost compared to others in Lewes District?

Is parking included with this hostel?

Is there a pool at this hostel?

Is YHA South Downs - Hostel pet friendly?

What amenities are available at YHA South Downs - Hostel?

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