Description
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and coffee/tea in a common area..
With a stay at Sandra's Backpackers Hostel in Thurso, you'll be a 3-minute walk from Caithness Horizons and within a 5-minute drive of Scrabster Ferry Terminal. This hostel is 13.7 mi (22.1 km) from Castle of Mey and 5.8 mi (9.3 km) from Dunnet Bay Beach.. Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer. Caithness Horizons - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi Scrabster Ferry Terminal - 3.4 km / 2.1 mi Dunnet Bay Beach - 9.3 km / 5.8 mi Dunnet Bay Distillery - 13.6 km / 8.4 mi Dunnet Head Lighthouse - 21.1 km / 13.1 mi Castle of Mey - 22.1 km / 13.7 mi Grey Cairn Camsters - 32.3 km / 20.1 mi Pulteney Distillery - 33.7 km / 21 mi Duncansby Head - 34.3 km / 21.3 mi Dunbeath Heritage Centre - 44.4 km / 27.6 mi Strathnaver Museum - 44.6 km / 27.7 mi Farr Beach - 47.5 km / 29.5 mi Torrisdale Beach - 48.9 km / 30.4 mi Piers Art Centre - 50.7 km / 31.5 mi Stromness Ferry Terminal - 50.7 km / 31.5 mi The nearest airports are: Inverness (INV) - 184.9 km / 114.9 mi Wick (WIC) - 34.6 km / 21.5 mi . Near Caithness Horizons.
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- Heating (free of charge)
- Additional services
- Laundry Service
- Reception
- Reception
- Parking
- Nearby parking
- Outside parking
- Shuttle transfer
- Shuttle
- Pets
- Pets allowed
- Smoking
- Smoking not allowed
- Wi-Fi
- Complimentary Wi-Fi
- Free WiFi throughout hotel
- Services
- Laundry
- Luggage storage
- Bars
- Coffee/tea in public areas
- Check-in/Check-out
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This accommodation stands out for being in the heart of Thurso
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Zippy-Oz
London, United Kingdom
30/05/2025
“Sandra's Backpackers Visit”
Cosy ground floor twin room with en-suite bathroom, offering the best shower (in comparison to our other bookings during the week of our travels). Self-contained upstairs kitchen and dining area, ideal for preparing our own meals. Very economical booking - and basic (but more than sufficient) break… more
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Journeyqueen72
14/04/2025
“Absolutely fine for a cheap one night stay! ”
Exactly what I expected for a hostel. In a good location. Stayed 1 night whilst travelling through for early ferry. Simple, straightforward rooms, clean, if a bit dated. Handy well equipped kitchen facility with ample breakfast items to self serve. James the host was very helpful, friendly and kind… more
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Kitty G
16/05/2026
“Low budget room over one’s head”
I took the lowest budget room possible I had two female roommates in the room. Checking in was a bit of a challenge because you had to use your phone to call in order for them to come out and check in. I had no phone and luckily there was somebody there that did was able to call for me. I had to p… more
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