Russell Scott Hostels

2/10

Poor

15 Jul 2025

David

Hostel no longer operating

Don't book this place, it has gone. This website still takes bookings but then you get there and there are no signs of life. The company has gone bust, there is a sign in the window stating that all chattels must be removed from the property by July 3rd.

Hotels.com will not help you if you contact them, they just tell you to book somewhere else at last minute prices.

Self

4/10

Poor

16 Jun 2025

Verified traveler

Poor

Lovely staff member but really poor quality, neglected accommodation

Partner

2/10

Poor

31 May 2025

Hafsa

Bye

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2025

Fariza Mastura

Best for backpackers and solo travelers.

For solo traveller like me, the facilities, mostly everything was good. I like the pantry the most and the shared toilets and bathrooms were clean at anytime. This place is quiet. The halal fast food shops, the Muslim friendly shop, even Tesco are just walking distance.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2025

Andrew

Spot On

I always enjoy staying here - I'll be back again

Business

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2025

Patrick

Everything is good 👍

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2025

Jeannie

good

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2025

CP

Best break in a busy week of national travel

Absolutely wonderful reception, honestly the comfiest bed I've ever slept in away from home, and the shared facilities were excellent.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2025

Andrew

Value For Money

Enjoyed my stay - again

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2024

ANDREW

Cheap and cheerful, make it yourself cereal and toast breakfast, if you want a cheap base in Sheffield this is fine. Nicecquiet location on the end of a small street in a nice neighbourhood

Self

2/10

Poor

08 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Checked in and out again within 30 minutes. Entrance was unwelcoming and untidy, “reception “ was a back office / junk tip.

Room was small, dark and windows dirty, and insecure. Right next to smoking area. Someone was outside talking loudly on their phone - conversation not particularly savoury.

Kitchen less than clean . No shower on ground floor, where room was, and ground floor toilet had a laundry / cleaning product pile in the area before the loo.

Upstairs ( dirty stair carpet) loo was clean but toilet paper has to be put in the bin so even the plumbing was substandard.

Didn’t feel safe so checked out. Have since repeatedly emailed to request refund ( have asked for one day , not both) but have had no response. Will phone and then
Dispute the payment with my credit company.

Staff member very pleasant but unable to explain where nearest tram stop was or how to call a taxi.

Shocking. I’ve stayed in back pockets and hostels all over the world and this is absolutely the worst I’ve been to.

Don’t waste your money

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

01 May 2024

Verified traveler

Avoid

The whole place felt grimy, in with everything worn down and stains all.on the carpet. Not a tourist hostel, more of a half way house.
Good.location near the tram stop and some free breakfast, but one of the worst.places I've ever stayed.

Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2024

Reetu

Happy to recommend.

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2024

Rory

Quite easy to park round the area which I didn’t expect

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2023

Michelle

There was order and that reassured me of my safety.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

12 Nov 2023

Victoria

Had to be switched to another room due to loud heating pipe in room 1, but switch couldn't happen until the next day so I couldn't sleep the first night. Staff was prompt and helpful though. Be aware, this hostel is up a very steep hill which makes it tricky for those with lower mobility. The bed I was in was also quite firm so wasn't comfortable for me since I have joint issues. Bed was also right next to a radiator so it was very dehydrating for me. Otherwise it was a good spot, spent 4 nights

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2023

Shobhraj

The lady was very welcoming and showed around the amenities.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2023

Mark

Great for the price

Comfortable stay with decent facilities. We got a bigger room than we booked which was nice and the kitchen was well stocked.

good stay on a budget

would stay again.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

25 Sep 2023

Charlotte

For the price, i thought this was quite bad to be honest. The staff were excellent and helpful, the best thing about the place. I was in the girl's dorm... the bed itself was clean and had fresh bedding, which was good. But in general, the place was filthy...i lost my keys down the back of the bed, there was loads of stuff stored under it that looked like it had been there for ages, shoes etc.. this meant i couldn't reach underneath... when i managed to get my hand behind the bed, it was filled with dust, dirt and cobwebs and old socks and things. I went for breakfast, they had soya milk and lots of cereals (\"goody\" I thought)..i poured out some cereal and whilst eating, discovered many black hairs in the food. Honestly, disgusting... at that point i gave up and made an exit. This hair was probably just the result of another guest, but it's the first time in my life I've experienced anything like this in a hostel (and I've been to hundreds). I wouldn't mind paying a tenner for this kind of hostel, but certainly not almost 30 quid; it's just not worth it.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2023

Paul

great for the price

Stayed in private room and all good, friendly and helpful, well located and would stay again

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2023

Daniel

Excellent wallet-friendly choice

It's a hostel so manage your expectations accordingly. That said the staff were very helpful and friendly. There is plenty of unrestricted parking in the area if you have a car. You're not far from the tram or bus stops, and it's only about 30 mins walk into town. There's washing machines, a decent kitchen/communal area. The shared toilet was clean (yay). The WiFi was good enough to get some work done. There was a bit of coming and going in the night but I had a decent sleep. Compared with something like a Travelodge this is superb value for money for folks on a budget.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2023

Malcolm

Staff pleasant and helpful. Doesn't have a car park, only residential street parking on a steep hill or around the corner. Choice of cereals for breakfast.

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2023

Keith

Comfortale room, good heating cost and breakfast included, friendly staff

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2022

Tim

Comfortable Stay

Very comfortable, clean, friendly. I'll stay there again next time.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2022

Sarah

They could have warned us that it was up a really steep hill. Also there was some maintenance work being carried out, so the women's dorm was closed off when I arrived but apart from that it was rather comfortable and very good value for money.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2022

Craig

Great place i stop here al the time Damien and Daniel who run it are really friendly and allways there if you need help with anything.

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

12 Aug 2022

Stuart

Nothing

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2022

Craig

Great place to stop the staff are top lads 👍👍

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2022

Lindsey

Peaceful Sheffield

Very helpful staff and the price is the best I had ever seen.. and £20 and breakfast and a coffee

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2022

Craig

Great place to stay it will be better when the bathrooms are replaced.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2022

Russell

Easy going hostel

Easy transport into city free breakfast and plenty of choice staff friendly shops very near i enjoyed my two nights stay and will be back in the summer

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

05 Apr 2022

Verified traveler

Friendly and warm, but not quite up to scratch

Friendly staff. Flexible with check-ins which was helpful. The hostel and showers were was warm, despite weather outside being miserable and 2 degrees all weekend. Not a bad price, but not great considering the 25+ min walk from city centre, and quite low quality service. Cleanliness in room and showers wasn't great. Toilets not stocked with toilet paper, and kitchen quite limited on supplies and plates/cutlery. The \"continental breakfast\" is actually just stale cereals, and very limited amount of bread and milk. Quite noisy, even by hostel standards. The walk from the city centre to the hostel is fairly easy in about 30 mins, but goes through some parts of the city with limited street lights and no little passing traffic at night, so not sure I'd be comfortable doing it alone.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2022

emma

Very comfortable warm beds. Well equipped kitchen.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2022

Karen

Warm and homely hostel

Loved this hostel. Lots of people from different countries. The hostel is warm and homely. And very welcoming. I’ve booked another stay there. It’s not all swish and new, in fact it’s a bit tired in places, but it’s a lovely place to stay.

Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Feb 2022

Craig

Nice place to stay a bit busy at times but im fine with that.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2021

Yacine

We come back

It was nice and warm

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Nov 2021

Stephen

Good

I have to say I stayed here for two nights whilst I was waiting for keys to my property and I had a single for the first night but had to move a dorm second. The single was lovely really comfortable and no complaints at all. The dorm was a bit more a mission all the people were lovely, but that’s what you get in a dorm, staff were amazing really helpful at all times.

Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

The hostel was great value for money. The staff were excellent and very friendly.

6/10

Pleasant

07 May 2020

Verified traveler

The staff was great--Carlos was a super nice guy who got stuck in England during all of this Covid-19 Stuff.. The hostel has been running as a homeless/council hostel not a backpacker hostel and it was uncomfortable---but if this place was running like it was in the past I imagine it would be OK for a night or two. Good value but I would not recommend until the situation improves.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2020

Russ

Much better than I expected.

A warm welcome. Very clean. Free breakfast was an unexpected bonus. Would stay again.

Business

8/10

Excellent

01 Feb 2020

nick

Pit Stop.

Just spent one night. Basic clean hostel. Friendly people there. Good self service breakfast. Local pub ,The Blake, just up the road is excellent.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

the host/owner of the hostel was super lovely, helpful and welcoming. hostel super homely and clean comfortable and large rooms. has character.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Good value for money and good location. No frills but ok for a few nights.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2019

Michael

Warm and Comfortable

I had four days work in nearby Wentworth and choice this location for the price. It not luxurious, but fulfilled my wished for a clean, comfortable refuge after a hard day's work. The concierge was most helpful and easy free parking just round the corner. I'd go again.

Business

4/10

Poor

17 Jul 2019

A

The hostel was not clean specially the kitchen. Not recommended to passengers going to Sheffield

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 May 2019

JefMan

Good place to shore trip .👍👍👍👍 lejos del centro

Business

6/10

Pleasant

18 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Sheffield hostile,no

This place is to noisy.

4/10

Poor

09 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

It was very disgusting and smelly rooms and I request my refund back and I didn’t get any good feedback or advice about this property I was very shocked with the bad condition One of the staff smell of weed

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2019

Beverley

Friendly basic hostel

Friendly, thank you!

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2018

John

It was very good value for money