C-13 Shivalik Road Near South Indian Bank, Malviya Nagar, 110017 New Delhi, India
#372 of 1,330 hotels in New Delhi
Guests' ChoiceBased on 577 hostel reviews
7.5Cleanliness
7.4
Comfort
7.7
Location
8.6
Facilities
7.5
Staff
8.3
Value for money
7.9
Free Wifi
9.6
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End of dialog contentReviewed: December 4, 2022
Sukrut
IndiaThe receptionist did not even acknowledge or show any courtesy while I was checking in the hostel..very rude and shallow behaviour
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: November 7, 2022
Dinesh
IndiaNo proper Ventilation and no fan is there. Too busy and want to wait for the toilets. Location is good. need to improve.
Economy to stay. But the facilities are too poor. Booked using booking.com the incharge asked to cancel that and said to pay the amount directly to him. They allotted an 8 bed dorm with one side fan and a fully closed room with no proper air circulation.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: November 7, 2022
Anshul
IndiaI have been staying here since last year. The quality of this place is going down and down. The entire place feels like a PG. There are people who are here since last year and they are the ones who get preferential treatment. They changed my 6 room dorm to 8 room at the last moment because long term stay folks keep on extending their stay. I had a flight at 4 in the morning. The washroom had no water and toilet was not flushed. Disgusting. I am never staying here.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: October 31, 2022
Katrin
GermanyTo begin with, the room and bathroom were not that clean and there was no toilet paper in the bathroom as it said in the description. Quite frequently during the first day, the male staff entered the room. It did not bother me too much personally, but I could see how it would bother other women who specifically book a female dorm. When I came back from a walk, another girl was sitting on my bed and a bag of mine that I had placed on it was moved. The staff had seen it and not said anything before I came back. Finally, the check in process was not that comfortable as I had to repeat a couple of times that I had a booking, how many nights I was going to stay etc.
Overall I was not that satisfied with my stay at Desire Hostel. I stayed in the shared female dorm. The terrace on the roof was ok. There was air con available in the dorm rooms. The price was ok and the location quite near by the metro (~10min walking).
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: October 30, 2022
Dodia
IndiaAttitude of the staff. Plus, they touched my luggage and removed it from the storage and put it on my bed without my permission.
The terrace and the location
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: October 19, 2022
Aakashvani
IndiaThe hostel was cheap option for stay but it not at all clean. Bathrooms were filthy there was all time water leakage in my room.
The location was decent.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: October 5, 2022
Carlos
SpainNeeds much more cleanning
Nice area
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: September 19, 2022
Julia
IndiaThe staff was very helping and pleasant. The location was in a good place in South Delhi and I would definetely recommend this place.
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: September 13, 2022
Anmol
IndiaStaff , cleanliness, arrangements, Public talking
Nothing much in particular
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: September 7, 2022
Dylan
CambodiaLove the staff and the location!! So much good food nearby.
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: September 7, 2022
Kylie
South Koreano a/c during the day but at night. they should do the opposite way.plus i got so many bed bugs there I thought it was mosquitoes but it’s definitely bed bugs. I’m still suffering from itchiness especially bathroom wasn’t clean
I made good friends there with other solo travelers
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: September 5, 2022
Prasad
IndiaNot preferable for couple stay.. Good for singles.. Construction work were happening just outside the room.. Full of noise and not get water, towels soap n ol in bedroom.. Not worth for couple all i can say
Location is good
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: September 1, 2022
Jitu
Indiabed wasnt fresh, used sheet were used. property needs maintenance rooms were dirty and washroom was not that clean.
checkin was smooth and staff was nice. location was walkable distance from hauz khas metro station.
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: August 28, 2022
Aman
IndiaNo Powerbackup
Polite Staff
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: August 28, 2022
Muhammad
IndiaNo AC from 9.00AM morning till 9.00PM night. What else to say. Pathetic policy.
Staff
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: August 24, 2022
Aniiiii1952
IndiaAc was not working properly... Room and washroom were not clean... No privacy curtain...
Staff was good...
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: August 22, 2022
Lali
IndiaBathroom was not cleaned regularly as it should be for 8 beds in female dormitory. Water ran out one night and they said it will be available in the next morning. Though they gave us little water to freshen up but that wasn't enough. Also ac was instructed to be operated between 9pm to 9 am only. It is not mentioned on any booking site. There is only one wall fan for all 8 beds in female dormitory and no ceiling fan.
I liked the availability of staff and location of the hostel.
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: August 17, 2022
Subharanjan
FranceThis is a review to help fellow tourists. If you want a cheap hotel (though not so cheap) and don't really bother except for the bed, you can go for it! But I wouldn't recommend to a friend. I really didn’t understand since I entered the hotel how does it have so much high rating! May be it's mainly from the shared dormatory stays which is really very cheap. I wouldn't recommend this place to a friend at least to stay in the family room. The floor was not properly clean but full of dusts. I saw spider webs in the walls. It's mentioned in the facilities that it has a balcony. In reality that is totally covered by a wall outside so no view at all! You can only put clothes to dry. Sunlight cannot enter the room so you always have to keep the light on. Moreover you always need to keep a mosquito repellent on as there are a lot of mosquitos in the room all the day! Even after keeping in on always you can find some mosquitos flying here and there! There are closets full of old pillows and bedding which you don't need at all but you won't understand why those are there! Those old stuffs inside closets are also not nice for eyes. Washroom was okay, cannot say good. Only one towel was provided, that is also after asking which was torn!!! I can keep going, but this is enough... The worst experience till date for a booking on booking.com. This hotel doesn't meet the standards of booking.com I must say! Those two stars I gave for allowing early check-in. Go through the pictures I attached to see by yourself.
We were allowed to check in half an hour prior. The location is also good. These are the positive things of this stay.
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: July 24, 2022
Remo
SwitzerlandI stayed in many different hostels in delhi i it was probably one of the best ones. But i dont like one of them at all. Its not so clean and at 9 in the morning comes a guy in to clean a puts on the light.
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: July 11, 2022
Amandeep
IndiaNOTHING
ALL IS WELL
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: July 7, 2022
Ram
IndiaFacilities and freedom
Facility and freedom
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: June 26, 2022
Debdeep
IndiaThe ambience
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: June 26, 2022
Ammulu
IndiaNa
This location is very pleasant where you don't find noises and all really loved the vibes here
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: June 20, 2022
Sweta
IndiaCleanliness is an issue
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: June 19, 2022
Devang
IndiaEverything is awesome
Cleaning, peaceful place, nice hostel member everything is awesome i like it and now everytime i prefer only this hostel
Stayed in June 2022
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