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Reviews of Alter'hostel

32 QUAI ARLOING, 9th arr., 69009 Lyon, France

#97 of 135 hotels in Lyon

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 385 hostel reviews

7.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.6

  • Comfort

    7.5

  • Location

    7.9

  • Facilities

    7.6

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free WiFi

    7.9

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  • Reviewed: 13 September 2023

    6.0
    Fine!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The overall cleanliness of the place wasn't great. The photos make it look much better than what it is.

    This hostel was okay for the one night I spent there. The girl at the reception was very nice. I could also eat a late night dinner as they served pizza's (a bit expensive for a frozen pizza bought at the supermarket). The beds were good, they had a curtain for privacy, reading light, some wall furniture to put your phone and water bottle, and also lockers. You could also rent a pad lock with a 10 euros deposit.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 August 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It is a site that has a lot of potential. but they should take more care of cleaning, I understand that a lot of people go, but money comes in to be able to buy good sheets or cushions, they smelled old and stained under the bed was not clean and on the edges of the mattresses there was a lot of dirt

    the attention of the staff

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 July 2023

    10
    Best value hostel comfy stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    None

    Very nice team, mattress is surprisingly comfortable for a bunk bed. This hostel is easy access to everywhere by foot or public transport

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 June 2023

    4.0
    Unsafe/poor security measures
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This was the only hostel I've ever felt unsafe in. There are no locks on any of the doors so anyone could literally just walk in from the street and get straight into the dorms - as a woman I felt pretty unsafe knowing this. There are lockers, which you need to keep literally everything in given the lack of dorm locks - but these are outside the dorms so quite inconvenient to use. The description on Booking.com. states that each dorm has a bathroom - this isn't true; there is one female and one male toilet shared between everyone in the hostel. You have to walk through the common area to get there, which again didn't feel very safe at night when there are drunk people in the common area and anyone could be coming in from the street. Location not great - quite a long walk into the main centre.

    Nice communal area, well equipped kitchen and good wifi. Beds have privacy curtains, a light and a charging port.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 June 2023

    6.0
    Liked Lyon very much, particularly Vieux Lyon and hope to come again
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Not given info. re breakfast

    Friendly guests

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 May 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cleanliness of bathrooms

    The bathrooms could do with more regular cleaning with stronger products. I get that it's eco friendly and all but there was mould in the showers

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Everything was great. The staff are so friendly and very helpful.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 May 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Amazing staff, fun communal area and kitchen, good location close enough to the city centre with many connections (or a nice walk). The events they host were fun..

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 April 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Very friendly and helpful staffs

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 6 nights

    Friendly and attentive staff. Great lounge area and kitchen facilities. Room was spacious.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was cold during the night because we had only a blanket

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 March 2023

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was mentioned on booking.com that breakfast is for 3€. But on reaching the hostel I was informed that there are various prices for breakfast starting from 3.5€ to 9€. That being said for 3.5€ I was provided only 1 coffee and a pain un chocolate instead of a proper breakfast. Such things should be mentioned clearly on the booking.com app and website .

    The staff were friendly and helpful

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2023

    5.0
    disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Noisy. I had booked for 4 nights, but stayed only for one as was unable to sleep due to someone's constant loud snoring. I understand this is the downside of sharing a room.

    clean, comfortable bed

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 February 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Good location, nice staff.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 31 January 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location though pretty, was not the most convenient The room had a weird smell and the bed was not comfortable Common areas and rooms were pretty cold/not sufficient heating I choosed the mixed dorm which even though expemsive was the cheapest I could get. However as a female traveler I wouln't do it again. Hostel was full of weird looking men , and the mixed dorms were basically only occupied by men. In the end you pay such a high price and you don't get to feel either comfortable or safe. Wouldn't recommend

    The location , even though far from the center and from any metro station was beautiful Common space was pretty nice and chill Staff was okay

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 January 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very friendly staff, good atmosphere.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 January 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great hostel! Good kitchen plus bar, good atmosphere! Street Market and supermarkets close-by

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 December 2022

    5.0
    Passable but not particularly comfortable.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The hostel was overall not very clean (room, common space, kitchen). The bed is not very comfortable, and did not have extra blankets (provided one thin blanket). There is one (two including disabled) toilet for the whole hostel.

    Staff was friendly, and was reasonably priced.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 December 2022

    10
    a very nice hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    out of the city but that cannot be changed

    nice people. friendly.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 October 2022

    2.0
    Don't go to this hostel!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The place was not clean, especially the toilets and the blankets. The first night I was covered only with linen (it was cold) and the second night I asked for blankets for me and my friend, the staff was ready to secure the blankets but they were not clean and they were smelly. I didn't feel comfortable and safe with the other people in my room, a lot of them were coughing during the night, they had poor hygiene and the room was not ventilated. Not a well-organised structure, the toilets were too far from the bedroom, so you had to go through the lobby to get there from the bedroom. The hostel didn't have separate toilets for women and men, sometimes there would be a guy entering the girl's toilet. The toilets were out of disinfectants for our whole staying. Low security, they don't give you a key or card to enter the hostel and inside the bedroom, this means anyone can enter your room or hostel and that didn't make me and my friend feel safe during our stay.

    The staff was polite.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 10 October 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room of 18 beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    noa(h?) is amazing

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 12 September 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The staff was helpful and nice. Facilities were clean and tidy. The common spaces are comfortable and large enough for all the tenants.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 8 September 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    it is one of the good hostels

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It wasn't my first time in Lyon, but I had never been in this hostel (always fully booked). And I'll definitely choose it again. And Andreia from the staff, is just the receptionist you'd really want to meet in every hostel in the world! See you soon

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 30 July 2022

    10
    Friendly vibes for people and planet
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It's warm in the rooms. Kept the window open as a communal decision, but the echoes of the talking outside is really loud. So the heat it was then.

    Friendly staff, good vibes, lots of plants and ecological care for the world. They really want to share and care for the planet. People there were also really relaxed.

    Stayed in July 2022

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