The Guardian Does Cycling and Hostels/B&B in the UK

[mercalia]

Well the first one at £70/night has immediately put me off ( coloured beach huts £70 for you guv) Does get a bit better ( YHA ) then goes off my budget again. Come off it Guardian, we all dont have gold plated bikes


https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/feb/09/10-best-uk-hotels-hostels-bed-breakfast-cyclists-and-walkers

[mjr]

Well the first one at £70/night has immediately put me off ( coloured beach huts £70 for you guv) Does get a bit better ( YHA ) then goes off my budget again. Come off it Guardian, we all dont have gold plated bikes
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/feb/09/10-best-uk-hotels-hostels-bed-breakfast-cyclists-and-walkers

I can't figure out from the awful website if the £70/night is for a double which would make it an OK price IMO. The Dales Bike Centre is £41/night for one person, slightly less per person for two, and the Manorhaus is similar which are also not unusually high for good bike-friendly accommodation (although much more than the £12/night/person YHA shown) but I suspect the real reason for including some high-price options in that article is in the key final paragraph: "This article contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission if a reader clicks through and makes a purchase." - I'd bet the £314/night/double pays more commission than the YHA!

[mercalia]

Well the first one at £70/night has immediately put me off ( coloured beach huts £70 for you guv) Does get a bit better ( YHA ) then goes off my budget again. Come off it Guardian, we all dont have gold plated bikes
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/feb/09/10-best-uk-hotels-hostels-bed-breakfast-cyclists-and-walkers

I can't figure out from the awful website if the £70/night is for a double which would make it an OK price IMO. The Dales Bike Centre is £41/night for one person, slightly less per person for two, and the Manorhaus is similar which are also not unusually high for good bike-friendly accommodation (although much more than the £12/night/person YHA shown) but I suspect the real reason for including some high-price options in that article is in the key final paragraph: "This article contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission if a reader clicks through and makes a purchase." - I'd bet the £314/night/double pays more commission than the YHA!

I bet the YHA mention was like those obligatory social housing that builders these days have to include.

[Morzedec]

Free camping for cyclists in my French garden ...............................

[axel_knutt]

I see the latest in YHA design is bunks clad with steel mesh cages lined up like trolleys in a an A&E corridor.
https://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/yha-liverpool-central

[mjr]

I bet the YHA mention was like those obligatory social housing that builders these days have to include.

The YHA link is the only one that seems to use a go.guardian redirect that I suspect is for independent referral tracking (maybe they do not trust the YHA to report accurately?), so I think you would lose that bet.

[mattheus]

Stay in a hotel, or YH, or camp, whatever you like.

read the guardian, read something else or just google for accommodation. Please please yourself.

Noone cares.

[mercalia]

I see the latest in YHA design is bunks clad with steel mesh cages lined up like trolleys in a an A&E corridor.
https://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/yha-liverpool-central

my grouse with the bunks is that the ladder dont go down far enough - ok for going up but going down, there is a bit of a jump, not good for us oaps

[philvantwo]

I'd rather get on a plane and go somewhere sunny.

[Slowroad]

my grouse with the bunks is that the ladder dont go down far enough - ok for going up but going down, there is a bit of a jump, not good for us oaps

Yes - vertical, very narrow rungs - agony with bare feet. Better take shoes into the bunk - along with valuables!