The Barrel Store Cirencester

What a lovely place to break up our route from Bath to Oxford on bikes. The host was so helpful! Everything you needed was in walking distance with a clean kitchen to prepare food

It was a really lovely hostel. Excellent friendly staff and very quiet rooms. I would come back. Shared facilities were great

Probably the most backpackerish place in the area. Sparkling clean, welcoming staff, super central, comfy kitchen/lounge.

Very small rooms with small beds that are not great for a taller person. You don't get a kettle or TV. I guess the hook on the wall counts as clothes storage! Very very small bathroom more like a narrow broom cupboard. The bathroom is so small that you can't get your knees in position on the toilet as it's too tight against the wall. After showering you have to use the supplied rake to rake the water that spreads into the rest of the bathroom back towards the shower where there is a soak away that doesn't actually drain the water properly whilst you're showering. You do get supplied with clean towels and bedding and everything is mostly clean. I say mostly as visible dust on top of the doors, dirty marks on walls that could do with repainting. You wouldn't want to stay more than one night but personally I wouldn't stay again.

Our room was small but very clean and had a double bunk bed with toilet and shower. For a single night this was ok for us. For longer stays the lack of any wardrobe storage would become an issue. As a big plus this youth hostel provides a great community room with kitchen.

Stayed in the family room with en suite which was very clean and comfortable. Staff very welcoming and helpful Ideal location nice and quiet. Use of a kitchen, fridge and microwave plus rest area. All in all a very comfortable stay. Definitely will book again if we need a one or two night's stay. The town of Cirencester itself is charming with some good restaurants