Amazing place and location! Very remote if you are not driving. Have to get the dial a bus from Ashbourne. (Theres 2, moorland connect is one of them and has an app.) Beautiful place with its own grounds, stunning. Great value breakfast, seemed pricey at first but i was constantly offered more and they are constantly cooking fresh bacon ect. Staff really helpful and nice.

The prices of the food and drink if you are staying in the dorm to be economical then this is not cost effective. Especially the drink £4.50 for a bottle of lager, Ouch! And theres no consuming your own inside. However I did see people drinking outside on the beautiful gardens which really are amazing, so i don't suppose its really a problem. If i went again i would cook my own meals and have their breakfast.

Myself, sister, son and niece arrived late in the evening but didn't stop us going for an adventure with our phone torches. What a stunning building on stunning grounds. The gent in reception couldn't do enough to help us, he was brilliant. We enjoyed getting back having a coffee and playing Jenga in the games room. We loved that we had our own plug and light above our bunk beds.

Wasn't so much didn't like, but the pillows where really flat and bed a bit uncomfortable but would still 100% come back, I'd just be sure to bring my own pillow and a mattress topper :) for the price of the stay I'd have slept on the floor.

He staff were really lovely, and made us feel really welcome, helping also with ideas of walks. The grounds and building itself are just breathtaking. We walked along to Hinkley Hollow. Food was fab, catered for myself well (coeliac). And it was just amazing to be in the middle of all this beauty. My boys loved the ping pong and the choice of board games.

The bedaide lights didnt work. And the menu showed the pepperobi pizza as being £10.95 however we were charged £10.95 and the a + £2 for pepperoni, which made no sense as the margherita was £9.95. It all goes into the place but incase someone was on a tight budget worth checking.

Having visited ILam when I was 10 years old it was wonderful to return to the happy memories I've held dear for many years ( I'm now 49 ) Met up with a dear friend and enjoyed a trip to Ashbourne followed by a relaxing evening sitting in the grounds of Ilam Hall drinking wine and catching up. The food was lovely. Simple but filling and tasty. Staff were amazing and the other guests were of all ages with a lovely friendly but not invasive feel. For some I can imagine it would be rather basic but when you consider the beautiful surroundings and the fact that you are staying in a historical building in a stunning part of the country for very little money it makes the whole experience unique and affordable. One I will repeat again and again. I highly recommend a visitor.

I loved everything about this place. I honestly can't fault it.

Extremely good location to the Thorpe Cloud hill. 40 minutes to reach it and it is a 150m climb. Mobile phone coverage is almost inexistant, so you feel in a different land and time, also due to the magnificent architecture. Also chances of having real life 1.0 conversations with fellow guests increase therefore. The mostly quite young personnel was so polite and service oriented, that you felt more welcome than in a luxury hotel.

I did not care but for many older guests a room in the Gatehouse tower would be difficult because of the 50 steps to your room.

The Gothic mansion looked amazing inside and outside , beautiful grounds staff were very friendly and welcoming to us while staying here . Great that they have a bar behind reception serving drinks and different rooms to relax in with your drinks, a nice restaurant too and the woman who served us was very nice. I will definitely be staying here again when visiting alton towers it is only 9 miles away from theme park. I would recommend visiting YHA llam Hall it has to be seen to experience how nice the place and staff are.

Nothing to not like it was a very nice stay,shame it was only for 1 night ,we didn't want to leave. The shower water would of been nicer if it was a little hotter though it was only warm and maybe a tv in the private rooms ? Everyone and everything else was perfect.

Views and seeing all new babe lambs this spring .it like a castle it farlytale you very lucky to stay in old house it in middle of no where but two miles for nearest petrol station.breack fest was lovely there nice river they have kids game roam with loads of bord games .you would fortune to stay somewhere like this it was £40 for to adults to kids we had the roam two sets bunk beds which fins for nighe we the for Alton towers which 20 mins drive .we have always book roam cost alot or over price we always use Travelodge but now IV experience the hostal thing .it not what you think I will never go back Travelodge

Only we did like if your disabled do not go it not disabled freindly .I struggle stairs steps and IV got lot metal in my knees have had them done for time .every time I took step up it ripped everything behind my knees byw moring could hardly walk .also with Alton towers you need Scooter to far out between rides bug other than that it got wow facture

Just spent a solo weekend away at YHA Ilam Hall. My first time in a UK YHA. Highly recommend to anyone wanting to stay in the beautiful Peak District. I had the best time, everyone was so welcoming and helpful. The location is of course perfect for the walks of Dovedale and Thorpe Cloud. Was very muddy across the public footpath walk to the stepping stones but just what I needed to relax and unwind. I recommend the Tissington Trail, sausage roll from The Old Dog pub, beautiful Bakewell and Sir Philip bitter. Already planning my next stay so I can do the Monsal Trail. Thank you for a lovely weekend.

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Try to stay in Ilam hall at least 2 times a year as I have fond memories going back a long time when I lived a lot nearer than I do now. Most of all I like the YHA and surrounding countryside that is on the doorstep, each time I visit I have a slightly different experience.

I have to say, for me there's not a lot not to like at Ilam hall. I am familiar with the YHA from many previous visits over the years. If anything it would be nice to have better internet connection but in some ways it's also good to be isolated from all that in the Deak District.

Plenty of parking, rooms was clean and spacious, beds were comfy, showers and toilets were lovely, communal area was a great bonus area, evening meal and breakfast were beautiful. The walking routes we were doing incorporated ilam hall so was perfect starting point for us. Grounds are beautiful and staff were amazing. Just an all round lovely stay. Basic but comfortable.

Dinner was a little pricey but with the cost of a stay being so low I didn't mind.