YHA Ilam Hall

This was our first family stay at a youth hostel with our 2 children aged 5 and 2. As our 3 year old has complex needs it was a bit of a gamble but we managed to source her an accessible room in the courtyard with one parent, and the other parent and child stayed in the house (next time we would love to book the 2 accessible rooms side by side so we can stay closer together as a family unit). The AMAZING thing about this hostel Is that as it is on national trust land they have installed a changing places toilet next to the accessible rooms. For those who require these facilities this makes this YHA one of a kind and truly accessible and usable by people with complex needs and their carers. We were able to access the dining room and lounge and have lovely walks in the grounds as a family. We loved it and will definitely aim to return!

We are regular visitors to the YHA establishments. However our recent experience of Ilam was pretty terrible. We are very laid back, but even we got fed up with this place. Rooms were taken over or hired out privately leaving us with a few wooden stools to sit on in the games room, listening to 4 hours of ping pong. Kids running everywhere. The rooms and toilets were shabby. Showers cool. Breakfast just warm on first day better on the second. Bar rubbish. Games locked away in a private room no access as it was hired out for a group. We went to bed at 9.30 to overcome the boredom. Book Hartington YHA its fantastic.

Such an amazing place with lovely staff and incredible views of the peaks. we found it by chance but we will definitely be coming back for a longer stay. Great atmosphere for walkers and families alike, lots of room for people to mix or to take time out and relax

Outstanding location and building.The grounds of the national trust is gorgeous. Just the most perfect yha.............................................................................................................

overall this was a good stay, too short really as we were using it for Alton Towers, so didn't benefit from all it had to offer. decent small family room (large enough for a big family really) ensuite, a little cold some people thought, I didn't. Breakfast wasn't fab or cheap the previous night we stayed at a travel lodge with a far better breakfast offering. but lovely old building, nice grounds, and friendly staff, so all in all, it was fine, and I wished we were there longer and done more in the local area.

Absolutely 5 stars. Cannot praise the team enough. Amazing venue, stunning views, excellent facilities. The wonderful Manager Lyndsey could not do enough for us to make sure we enjoyed our stay. Excellent organisation of our stay. Great communication to help us get the most out of our time. Restaurant, food, classroom, games room, laundry room and drinking water facility, the list goes on and on as everything you need is available. Parking just round the corner at the National trust care park. Walking distance to Dovedale and the stepping stones. Short drive to Matlock and Carington water. Ashbourne is 15 minuets away. Rooms were spotless clean. The manager and kitchen staff were absolutely exceptional. Lovely, interesting, friendly, passionate and genuinely professional staff. We were supplied with we needed for a comfortable stay. We all thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would highly recommend it. The stay was very organised. Fun, fun and fun waiting for you if you decide to book here. The Hostel offered exceptionally good value for money. We went as a group of 22 and we could not recommend it highly enough.