Please care for and respect Penmaen Hostel as you would care for your most valued treasures.   By staying at Penmaen Hostel you are agreeing to these rules to ensure the hostel is well kept.  

Outdoor Shoes 

Please remove outdoor shoes before entering Penmaen. If you haven’t bought your own slippers, you are welcome to one complimentary pair for your stay. 

Outdoor gear, Shoes and footwear

We decided to cover Penmaen Hostel in warm and luxurious carpet and underlay.  There’s nothing more cosy after a cold day at sea or out walking. 

Please remove and leave all your outside footwear and wet gear by the door.  If you haven’t bought slippers we welcome you with a complimentary pair.  (Additional pairs can be purchased for £2.50). 

Strictly no wet gear or any paddling/ sea sport gear inside the hostel.  

There is a damp room (no dripping gear please) in the back room in the Kitchen.   Any outdoor gear (dry or damp) can be left in here. 

 A de-humidifier and a small tumble dryer are there for your use to dry damp gear.  

Do not hang wet, sodden gear anywhere inside the hostel.    

Clean and Tidy 

 Penmaen has been professionally cleaned and tidy, please leave it as you found it.  A Henry vacuum and cleaning materials are there for you to use.  We can arrange a professional cleaning option if you prefer, which will be charged at £200. 

Smoking and Vaping 

Penmaen Hostel and its grounds are strictly no smoking or vaping areas.  If you want to smoke or vape you will need to go to the other side of the black entrance gate.  There is a zero smoking and Vaping tolerance. 

Toilets

The septic tank system is very very old.  It is really important that nothing goes down the loo, toilet expect what you ate or drank !  Poop and peeped only!  

All toilet paper, tissues, wet wipes, feminine hygiene products must be disposed of in the sanitary bin provided.  Blockages happen too easily and are expensive to sort out, we would also have to close the hostel until it was fixed. 

Electricity

Electric is charged and payable cash onsite. 

You will be charged usage for the amount used and any additional can be purchased in units of £5 or £10 metre credits.   Allowing the electricity to run down to zero will activate the super bright emergency lights come on. 

Please avoid leaving anything electrical switched on when you are not there.  Please stay at the hostel if you start a wash in the washing machine, switch on the oven or hob etc.  For safety, do not leave these appliances switched on and unattended. 

Bedding 

When the weather allows we dry all linen and bed linen outside in the fresh air and let nature be our ironing board.  Your bed linen may look a little crumpled as we avoid using the tumble dryer and ironing whenever possible.  Please be assured it is always freshly laundered and clean.    

Lockers

There are lockers provided for the security of your personal items.   Keys are available for a £10 deposit, fully returnable upon return of the key.  Lost or damaged keys will forfeit the deposit.  

Eye masks and ear plugs 

We supply an honesty box for these items. Please respect this.  Ear plugs are 50p a set, eye masks are £1.50 each.  Additional slippers are £2.50 each. 

Food and eating

The kitchen and outside seating areas are for your use and meal times. 

No eating of meals in the hostel please. 

Kitchen

Penmaen Hostel is equipped to provide all you need to make your stay enjoyable.  Appliances include a large fridge freezer, full electric oven and hob,  microwave oven, washing machine. 

A locally made table and the understored benches sit maximum 7. 

Please ensure that nothing other than washing up water is put down the sink. No oil, fats, coffee grounds or any waste must be disposed of in the waste / compositing bins.  Any “dirty” washing up water can be emptied into the grass outside. 

“Damp” gear drying room

This is fitted out with plenty of hanging hooks, tumble dryer, oil radiator and de-humidifier. The water collecting boxes will need emptying when they are full. 

Please care and keep all appliances and areas clean for the next use. 

Don’t hang or put any items on the radiator.  

Breakages

We understand accidents happen, however any items broken will need to be paid for so we can replace them.  

Problems and Issues 

If anything isn’t working or you’re not sure how to work it, please inform us so we can help or get anything fixed as soon as possible.