Rates & policies.

What you pay, what’s included, and the few rules that make a small hostel work.

Rates

Per person per night — £25. Same rate in every room.

Dog per stay — £10. Flat fee, dogs welcome.

Box of wood for the burner — £10. Approx 10kg Enough for the whole evening — cash or BACS.

Whole hostel (exclusive use) — £250/night. Sleeps 10. By email enquiry only — TheNewtonmoreHostel@gmail.com

Children stay at the per-person rate at all ages — every body takes a bed.

Maximum 10 people in the building at any one time (an insurance limit, not a vibe). Babies count as one of the ten. If your baby comes in their own travel cot and doesn't need a bed, no charge — we don't provide travel cots, so bring one if you need it.

What's included in the rate

  • A bed in a room, with bedding already made up

  • Use of the kitchen, sitting room, drying room and bathrooms

  • Hot water, heating, electricity, Wi-Fi

  • Tea, coffee and milk in the kitchen — help yourself

  • Wood-burner in the sitting room — wood for the night £10 a box, cash or BACS

  • Dog towel and outdoor hose on request — for muddy paws

What's not included

  • Breakfast (kitchen is yours; Co-op is two minutes' walk)

  • On-site parking (the village square is one minute's walk, free)

  • Laundry as a service. Trisala can sometimes do a load if you ask on the day — best to ask her in person, otherwise there's a launderette in Kingussie.

Booking and payment

Book online with your name and dates.

Cash on arrival or BACS in advance.

Whole-hostel exclusive use (sleeps 10) — email TheNewtonmoreHostel@gmail.com and we'll sort dates and price.

Check-in and check-out

Check-in: 16:00–21:30. If you'll be later than 21:30, WhatsApp us on +44 7857 301402 and we'll work it out. Try not to arrive much before 16:00 — we're still cleaning.

Check-out: by 10:00. We turn the rooms around for that evening's guests and it gets tight if check-outs run late. Want to leave bags after check-out? Yes — we have a corner in the drying room for that.

Cancellation

Single beds and small bookings

If you need to cancel, let us know at least 48 in advance. Cancellations after this point are non refundable. If you’re not going to turn up please at least let us know, so we can release the bed. We're small, so an empty bed is a real cost.

Whole-hostel bookings

Cancellation terms are agreed at the time of booking. Expect to need around a month's notice — the longer the lead time, the more flexible we can be. We'll always treat it case by case.

Weather and travel disruption

If the A9's closed or the trains aren't running, tell us, we're not robots.

Dogs

  • £10 per dog per stay

  • Maximum 2 dogs per booking. More? Ask, we usually find a way.

  • Dogs in the bedrooms is fine — but not on the beds

  • Dogs in the sitting room is fine if the other guests agree — but not on the sofa.

  • Never leave your dog alone in the hostel. Not for ten minutes, not for an hour. Most places are dog friendly, they should be with you at all times.

House rules

  • Quiet hours: 22:30–07:30. Respect others need for peace, inside and out- we are in a residential area.

  • Shoes off in bedrooms.

  • Wash up after yourself in the kitchen.

  • Smoking outside only, in the back garden, and use the ashtray.

  • No fires outside the wood-burner — risk of wildfires in summer.

  • On the morning you leave, strip your bed — sheets, pillowcase, duvet cover — and leave it all on the floor.

  • Be excellent to each other; this is a small hostel and small kindnesses go far.