Shetland's Islesburgh House voted top hostel in world

Tuesday 03 July 2012 12:41 BST

Islesburgh House in Lerwick has been rated the best hostel in the world

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A windswept Scottish youth hostel, closer to the Arctic Circle than to Manchester, is set for its most successful year after being rated the best in the world.

Islesburgh House in Lerwick, the main town in Shetland, triumphed over 3,700 other hostels in the Hostelling survey, scoring top marks for comfort, efficiency and friendliness, beating properties in Thailand and Massachusetts into second and third.

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