The Valley House has a warm welcome and is clean and comfortable. There is ample parking on site and a nice bar area too - with an open fire. We visited in October and there was no food on site. Staff are friendly and helped with route planning and ideas for onwards travel etc
The house itself is a really old (but interesting) building in need of minor reparations and has been used as a hostel for more than 40 years.
Beds were comfy and a good night's sleep was had by all.
For a visit to Achill its definitely worth considering staying in The Valley House. Undoubtedly the best value for money accommodation around.