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2 out of 5
The Barrel Store - Hostel
Cricklade St, Cirencester, England

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 58 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
convenient location , clean and warm good kitchen facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aswin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hostel was clean and having a private bathroom was an added bonus
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Max

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Staff were incredibly helpful and went out of their way to help me check in/check at difficult times
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria Soledad

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sylvia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Slightly difficult to locate
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

SHUN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location is very good 👍
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sylvia

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jade

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Accommodation was simple, but clean and had everything you needed. Great central location and the staff were really friendly and accommodating when we needed a later check out for a wedding. Was nice to not have to worry about getting dressed up and then wondering around Cirencester for hours before the wedding started.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good choice
It's a posh YHA at post YHA prices...but still a really good choice for families in a touristy part of the world. Our bunks were ready made and comfortable. Clean, modern design with well equipped kitchen. Easy parking and supermarkets close by. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Liz

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

gareth

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy stay in the Cotswolds
Great central location The kitchen has all you needed The room was cosy and small The bathroom was big in comparison to the room, it being a wet room Parking at the brewery arts centre is perfect after 6 pm and free on Sundays Would definitely stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Basic but ok if you want a cheap get away
Very basic accommodation but not too bad. We were disappointed with the cleanliness of the bathroom, there was lots of hair from other guests left over on the floor and walls. Beds were comfortable and the linen was fresh.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Yancy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Jonathan

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

STEWART

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

veronica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cotswold YHA
In centre of beautiful historic market town of Cirencester yet very quiet and peaceful. Really friendly, helpful staff. Very clean following all Covid guidelines. In short walking distance of Roman and Norman sites, friendly pubs, restaurants, cafes and great shopping. Wonderful selection of markets - farmers, crafts, flea. Modern facilities in restored historic building. Can't praise it high enough. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cracking place to stay.
It was a great place to stay in Cirencester. The staff were friendly and the room was clean and comfortable. My only issue was check in was not until 4pm and check out was 10am.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

ADAM

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good stay
Very welcoming gentleman on Arrival. Superb location and comfy but a real squeeze in the rooms and a bit noisy with the nightclub near by. Generally very happy with stay and great price.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Maciej

Travelled with family
Disliked: Room comfort
Didn't expect 5 star hotel. Some shelves on the walls will be nice to have and maybe hooks. Not recommended for family with kid's as not enough space. But still nice place for this price. Close to shops and restaurants
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean room and good communial kitchen
The room was clean, the room was small. It had a window.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Beth on 21 Jul 2021
Good to hear, I'll pass on your comments to the housekeeping team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No fuss about bringing our bikes inside as they wouldn’t fit in the bike storage.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Beth on 14 Jul 2021
Glad we could help.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Beth on 14 Jul 2021
Thanks for such a positive rating.

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean basic and functional
I just wanted somewhere in the centre, good value and functional. It was just that, and very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

6/10 Okay

Bob

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Splashing in Cirencester
The 'hotel' is a YHA associate and does not open until 18-30 / 19-00 but very central in town. Room was basic but acceptable with a nice 'wet room', no TV or tea / coffee. Free car parking from 15-00 until 08-00 just 50m away from hotel. Take a cup for drink etc as non provided ( kitchen closed). OK for a one night 'passing through' stop over. Will stay again, now I know
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Julie, London

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spotless, central and great value. Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

CHRIS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideally located in middle of town. Pretty simple accommodation but perfect for what we needed for one night.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from James. on 12 Mar 2020
Dear James, That's great to hear; thank you so much. Kind regards, James Weighill.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

We had a terrible experience with booking this property. I contacted Expedia to cancel 3 weeks prior to my arranged booking. They informed me that they would contact the Barrel Store, but unfortunately could not get a reply. I tried myself to contact the Barrel store but with no success. No refund has been made and I’m a very disappointed customer. I will not be booking through Expedia again and certainly will not be booking the Barrel Store either.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from James. on 14 Dec 2019
Dear Anonymous Guest, Thank you for your review, which was submitted despite not having stayed at The Barrel Store. You have not mentioned that you booked a non refundable booking. We have not received any notification of your cancellation either from Expedia or yourself until the day after you were due to stay. Kind regards, James.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic but fine for one night where I was out for a meal and came back and slept, showered in the morning and went to work....
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Helen

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Requested paid and confirmed a double bed received two bunk beds but very comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from James. on 2 Dec 2019
Hello there, Thank you for your feedback. I'm pleased you found the room comfortable. I'm afraid that there was a problem with the bed in the double room you'd booked, meaning we had to accommodate you in a family room instead. This was explained to and confirmed with another member of your group on check in; I'm sorry it happened, but glad that on balance you still appear to have enjoyed your stay. Kind regards, James.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was very clean and had newer facilities. It was in a great location in town with parking nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lingzi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, clean
Everything was great. There wasn't a staff who could help during check out day but didn't bother me (they had staff waiting for me for check in). Great location.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Anne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant value Gorgeous building Very polite host Great amenities Loud "protesters"/hooligans in the car park all night
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Basic but clean and has what you need. Really central. Right next to car park.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Romaldinho on 4 Aug 2019
Thank you very much for your review . The Barrel Store

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great to be in Central in a lovely town .quite everywhere clean and tidy
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Romaldinho on 1 Aug 2019
...always a pleasure! Looking forward to seeing you again very soon at The YHA Barrel Store, Cirencester.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient location. Walking distance to restaurants and stores. Grocery store near by. Rooms were small but it’s works. Restaurant was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Romaldinho on 1 Aug 2019
...always a pleasure! Looking forward to seeing you again very soon at The YHA Barrel Store, Cirencester.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Accommodation was basic as one would expect but perfectly adequate.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Romaldinho on 1 Aug 2019
...always a pleasure! Looking forward to seeing you again very soon at The YHA Barrel Store, Cirencester.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was very small but clean comfortable and functional. Unfortunately the room was so hot and stuffy with no windows that open I couldn’t sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Romaldinho on 1 Aug 2019
... so sorry to hear your stay was not particularly comfortable during the warm weather. We've taken your comments on board and look forward to seeing you again very soon at The YHA Barrel Store, Cirencester.

8/10 Good

SATSUKI

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023