Derry City Independent Hostel

If you book ahead, show up at the appointed time. Reception. Runs errands throughout the day and might miss you.
The hostel was clean though a bit cramped — but the prices are excellent and everything worth seeing in Derry is within walking distance. We checked in without much fuss, got our keys, a tour of the hostel, and a wonderful conversation with the operator which included advice for dining, drinking, music, and walking tours. We even got a map.
In one of the hostel buildings (they own two rowhouses), the basement is dominated by a kitchen area that is very well appointed. There are laundry machines, but they bear signs requesting that guests contact reception before use — so I don’t know if there’s a charge.
I would stay here again, on my own, with a partner, or even with a young travel group.

I only spent one night here, but I absolutely loved it.
I was doing a bit of traveling by myself for the first time and this hostel really made me feel at home. The owner is a very, very nice man and explained everything to me as soon as I arrived. It was a slow week and I had a room of six completely to myself. Now that I think of it, there were only a total of three people staying in the whole hostel that night. The bathrooms were very nice and the bathtub on my floor was one of those fancy old ones with feet.
I didn’t feel like going out during my night in Derry because I felt kind of nervous going out on a Saturday by myself in a different country. The living room area had over three hundred movies saved to a hard drive so I just sat and watched one. The owner (whose name escapes me, it’s been a while) came in and watched it with me! He was a really lovely man.
I woke up early the next morning to the smell of freshly baked bread. It really made me feel at home, even though we don’t exactly bake bread at home. And luckily for me, I could eat a ton of bread as the only other guests had already left.
When I went to pay for the hostel during check out, the total came to £10 even though I was told it was going to be £13. Awesome!