YHA Brecon Beacons Danywenallt - Hostel

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Front of property
BBQ/picnic area
Exterior
Shared kitchen

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
Talybont-on-Usk, Brecon, Wales, LD3 7YS
  • Llangorse Lake
    14 min drive
  • Llangorse Outdoor Activity Centre
    15 min drive
  • Canalside Cafe
    4 min drive
  • Ebbw Vale Town Station
    38 min drive

Room options

3 Bed Private Room including Double Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

3 Bed Private Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

2 Bed Private Room Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Tent

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed, 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Futon

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

  • 22 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

5 Bed Private Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Twin Bed and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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

  • 22 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

4 Bed Private Room Ensuite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

4 Bed Private Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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About the neighborhood

Brecon

Located in Brecon, YHA Brecon Beacons Danywenallt - Hostel is in the mountains, within a 15-minute drive of Brecon Golf Club and Heritage Centre. .This hostel is 9.5 mi (15.3 km) from Brecon Beacons National Park and 8.1 mi (13 km) from Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery.

What's nearby

  • Llangorse Lake - 14 min drive
  • Brecon Cathedral - 14 min drive
  • Brecon Beacons National Park - 16 min drive
  • Brecon Beacons National Park Visitor Center - 22 min drive
  • Pen y Fan - 25 min drive

Getting around

  • Abergavenny Station - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mountain Air Inn - ‬25 min drive
  • ‪White Hart Inn - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Star Inn - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Canalside Cafe - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The New Inn - ‬9 min drive

About this property

YHA Brecon Beacons Danywenallt - Hostel

Hostel in Brecon with a restaurant and a bar
YHA Brecon Beacons Danywenallt - Hostel offers 12 accommodations. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as a fireplace in the lobby and a picnic area. This hostel also features barbecue grills and bike storage.
At YHA Brecon Beacons Danywenallt - Hostel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM.
YHA Brecon Beacons Danywenallt - Hostel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: GBP 6.75 for adults and GBP 3.50 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle storage
  • Games
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (limited availability)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Communal living room
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shower

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 5 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
All adult guests are required to present a valid government-issued photo ID card at check-in.
The name and address on the booking must match the photo ID presented by the guest at check-in. This property does not accept name changes for existing bookings.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 6.75 for adults and GBP 3.50 for children
  • Towels fee: GBP 2.50 per person, per stay (or guests may bring their own)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates)
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Please note that this property does not charge an additional temporary membership fee. Discounts are not available for members of YHA (England and Wales) or IYHF as part of this booking.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from Visit Wales.

Property is also known as

YHA Danywenallt Hostel Brecon
YHA Danywenallt Brecon
YHA Danywenallt
YHA Brecon Beacons Danywenallt - Hostel Brecon

YHA Brecon Beacons Danywenallt - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 22 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Elvira

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Emma

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Victoria

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Victoria

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A lovely setting for a hostel.
The Danywenallt Hostel is in a lovely position. The route to the hostel is well signed making it easy to locate but the access road may cause some cars to "bottom out." The staff were friendly and very helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

kim

Disliked: Staff & service
Location excellent - staff rude.
Location excellent. Staff seemed rather rude. Facilities good. Unfortunately, no normal breakfast available currently and we weren't told before, so didn't bring sufficient provisions with us.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

rafal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Andy, Liverpool

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Where the YHA is is stunning. Right by the reservoir. A converted old barn. Views all around. I also loved the 2 people from reception. Both originally from South Africa ! Couldn't do enough for yea. Finally I would also recommend the YHA for Bird Watching. Some of the views from the dining room window were well worth seeing 😉👍
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was perfect . Food was exceptional & very good value .Thankyou
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Out of the way idyllic YHA
Lovely situation by the Talybont reservoir. Fully equipped rural YHA with extensive breakfast offerings and communal area and surrounded by a number of longer hiking routes.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Great central location in the Brecon Beacons
Lovely small hostel, very friendly and quiet. Nice dorm room and great breakfast with good choice.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Log

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Great place to stay,beautiful surroundings,quiet. Staff were friendly and helpful. Rooms were clean tidy and bed was comfortable. Kitchen aren clean,plenty of room and dining areas inside and out were great! Will be back!

10/10 Excellent

Marian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short break
Nice location, simple but clean rooms, very nice food, great service.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kiva, Worcestershire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely location
Staff extremely friendly and helpful. Peaceful location.

10/10 Excellent

Ilhem

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice place to stay
The staff is very pleasant and helpful, the hostel is nice and clean, quite hard to find though as there was no signs on the way so we got lost then got help from some local people. The only downside for me was the breakfast as it was quite basic and there wasn't a lot of choice. Also if you are arriving in the evening, you have to make sure you eat on the way or bring some food with you as they stop serving quite early and there is nowhere you could get dinner from 9.30pm The area is amazing and I would definitely recommend it.

10/10 Excellent

Chris, Winchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommended to everyone!
Really friendly staff, the hostel was hard to find but well worth finding, lovely remote area is great distance from Brecon Beacons and some amazing sightseeing opportunities. Only drawbacks include small beds and no wifi. But would definitely recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Eva, Sweden

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
So quiat and beutiful. Nice staff! Clean roms and good good!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

inselaffe, Cologne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
clean, cozy, friendly and surrounded by beauty
It's everything you would expect from a youth hostel and more. The rooms are basic but clean; the food is cheap and delicious; the staff extremely friendly. But best of all is the scenery - nestled in the valley at the end of the Talybont resevoir it's simply idylic - hills stretching in every direction - and so dark at night! As a city dweller it was a shock to experience such a pitch black sky bursting full of stars. I thoroughly recommend it to anyone hiking in the Brecons.