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Reviews of The Bearded Dad Hostel

Rruga Hamid Shijaku, Vila 13, 1001 Tirana, Albania

#68 of 305 hotels in Tirana

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 145 hostel reviews

9.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.4

  • Comfort

    9.3

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    9.1

  • Staff

    9.7

  • Value for money

    9.5

  • Free Wifi

    9.7

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  • Reviewed: September 7, 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The Hostel is really well located in a quiet neighbourhood to a walking distance from the main attractions in Tirana. The hostel is well equippped and everything is brand new. Owner is really friendly and can help you with any doubt about your stay in Tirana and Albania. All in all, it is an excellent option value for money. Really recommendable!

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: August 31, 2022

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great location! Everything is brand new and a sparkling clean in hostel. Very comfortable bed and perfect pillows. Just what I needed. It's not just a hostel. It's a place with it's own ambience, style and atmosphere. Owner Dolsin is very helpful. Everything u need : shops, cafes, bus stops etc...just around the corner!

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: July 15, 2022

    10
    Great
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Maybe not a bad thing but hostel was empty. First night I was there only 1 other person in the hostel. Second night was a total of 4 others. I didn’t mind it though! No free breakfast / coffee.

    The hostel is very new so much so that it has that new smell. Each bed has a plug and a light - perfect for charging your things overnight. 10 minute walk from the square. The host helped me book an early taxi the next day. The dog is very cute, it will not jump or bark at you but just wag it’s tail a lot!

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: June 22, 2022

    10
    I went to Tirana for the final of CONFERENCE LEGUE, welcoming and kind staff, comfortable and clean
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    ALL PERFECT

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: May 27, 2022

    9.0
    Great stay with perfect accomandations
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We had a great stay. Great hostel with an even better host. Superrelaxed and clean showers, good beds, personal lockers, chill garden. Located very near the city center. Perfect value for money. We recommand this hostel to everyone visiting Tirana!

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: May 14, 2022

    9.0
    Nice stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Adding hooks in the shower will be handy.

    The owner is very nice, I arrived at midnight and he's there for me. If you arrived from the airport, can contact the owner for arrange a taxi, around 10€ that can save you troubles in finding the place. It's a new hostel, things are clean, worth the price totally. Location is great too, few walk you can get to center.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: May 7, 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was a very comfortable and good experience in the hostel! I highly recommend stay there!

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: May 5, 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    New Property - it is a house on the main floor and hostel on the top floor. The owner is a great guy, gave me good tips on advice for restaurants and sightseeing places. Keep up the good work !

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: June 1, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    In Blue Door Hostel, the bathroom is a bit old. There's lack of hangers for hanger clothes when you take shower. Inside the dorm room, when you move a bit on your bed it will caused sounds.

    As the Bearded Dad hostel is full, the staff transferred me to another hostel The Blue Door hostel which is 10 minutes away from the original one. Over the stay there, staffs are friendly. There's a large common area including kitchen. There are many board games, card games, dart you can play with. Every morning , the ladies would prepare breakfast for all of you which I like the most!

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 17, 2024

    5.0
    Staff can do better
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Quiet time was not respected, staff was even there participating.. I asked for a lower bad because of my injured ankle, they said it was not possible, but the lower bad was free, so disappointing..

    Good place Good location Clean place

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 3, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Poorly designed bathroom, threadbare kitchen, and cold rooms as the heater did not appear to work.

    Very affordable stay in walking distance to some of the main areas of the city/public transport.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: April 1, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Budget Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    the bathroom set up was a bit uncomfortable. We had to take off our shoes and use some slippers they gave us (did not know if they were shared amongst guests). Location is not the best - a bit too north from everything.

    nice employees and room

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: September 8, 2023

    1.0
    Checked-in after midnight due to flight delay and the hostel charged my mother twice the price.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I had booked a room for my mother here. And unfortunately her flight was delayed and she got to the airport after midnight. Due to her delay she showed up exhausted after midnight and this hostel double charged her. This is insane -charging a lady in her 50s double price for a bed, after having her flight delayed!!!!

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: September 2, 2023

    3.0
    Not welcoming at all
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The room that I was staying at didn't have AC and just a portable cooling fan. I was perspiring throughout the night and constantly woke up to scratch some bites that I had gotten sleeping in the room. A guy in the same room warned me about the mosquitos and said he didn't understand why we were not assigned to the room with AC since it wasn't fully occupied. It was already late when he told me this and I didn't think it was that bad until I kept waking up in the middle of the night. I also kept slipping on the rugs in the common area and room since they move around easily. Toilet and showers were tiny and shower cubicles do not have any hooks in them at all. Also, if you're expecting a fun and sociable hostel, this place is not for you. Luckily I only stayed one night.

    Located in a quiet alley and about 15 mins walk to the square. Hostel is clean in general.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: July 24, 2023

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    - No kitchen facilities including fridge or freezer, place to store food or even glasses or a kettle. - The use of an appliance tripped the fuse box and we were left without power, lights, air con, electricity with no owner present and no response to phone calls for an hour. - Very unsocial hostel the common area that was displayed in pictures was locked to guests. We were told to be quiet at 9:30 and overall very controlling atmosphere. Overall this is a nice place but if you are looking for a fun sociable and welcoming hostel this is not for you. Also I would not recommend to travellers in a budget as there is no where to make or store food you are forced to eat out 24/7

    - Excellent location close to all city attractions. - Comfortable and clean beds. - Bathrooms and showers are clean. - Air conditioning in the room.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 18, 2023

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The owner was creepy and tried coming onto the girl I was sharing a room with. I ended up leaving after 1 night and switching to a new hostel.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: August 7, 2022

    7.0
    Nice, but not comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    it feels like a person who did the design new nothing about ergonomics, what annoyed me the most: - you cannot fully seat on the bed (the bed on top is too close) - there is no place to put your stuff in the shower, no even a hook for your towel, moreover, shower cabins are small & the shower is a combined one (for women & for men), the door to it doesn't lock, so changing clothes before and after shower was a hell of experience

    people who work they were very nice, hostel is in a good location

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: May 10, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Compared to other hostels in Albania the stuff was not so welcoming and engaging. For example the made ut ny problem they could not give change on payment. Also if you don't eat eggs there was nothing for breakfast. Towel not included. And it said it was to be quite after 11 pm but it for sure was bot until the early morning, something that is normally respected at hostels.

    Good common area. Good lockers in the rooms. Beds comfy. Location is good.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: April 22, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 22, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Caravan
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: February 28, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Caravan
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 21, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 11, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 31, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in January 2025

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