Vico della Chiesa della Maddalena 9/1, 16124 Genoa, Italy
#23 of 90 hotels in Genoa
Guests' ChoiceBased on 394 hostel reviews
8.5Cleanliness
8.5
Comfort
8.5
Location
9.3
Facilities
8.4
Staff
9.5
Value for money
8.8
Free Wifi
8.1
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End of dialog contentReviewed: November 18, 2023
Chih
TaiwanThe doors of rooms and toilets are all not easy to open/close them, and it makes noisy especially in the midnight. And the tiny table next to the bed is not functional actually. Anyway, this is just some minor things for improvement.
Location is perfect. And it is really kind to have breakfast included at this low price.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: October 27, 2023
Vermote
BelgiumEven if there was a negative point, it would be worthless against the good experience!
Everything! The hostel, the city. The vibe in the city and in the hostel. I am shocked. Had luck with the people I was surrounded with. Made my time in Genoa awesome. Thanks for that!
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: October 20, 2023
Ornella
ArgentinaIt would be better to have a kitchen
Very good location, near to the Pisa tower. All the place was very clean
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: October 18, 2023
Harry
United Kingdomn/a
great location, the volunteers were all great and so welcoming couldn’t find fault in anything. beds comfortable, bathrooms and common areas super clean, breakfast included was great with fruit and brioche and cereals every day, it was my first time staying at a hostel and I couldn’t have had a better time.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: October 16, 2023
Britta
SwedenA bit noisy from the restaurant outside
Good location, 24h reception, breakfast was not special but good, high ceiling in the room that gave good air quality even with 12 beds in the room
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: October 5, 2023
Kim
NetherlandsI feel like the shower cabin was quite small and it was not too good concerning hygiene. the day we left they did hire a new cleaner I noticed, so it might change now. I do however really recommend this hostel. me and my brother loved it even though we spent just one night there
I loved the atmosphere. the staff was so very kind and social. the staff sleeps there as well and hangs out with everyone too. it's a social hostel (especially in the evenings). we just hung out in the common room. the rooms are good. it's clean. the facilities such as kitchen/shower/toilets are fine. the kitchen was very clean. the showers and toilets were okay. the bedroom was spacious and had good spacious lockers as well.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: October 3, 2023
Thomas
United KingdomGreat staff and really good atmosphere.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 28, 2023
Caio
United KingdomMaybe to access the hostel via Garibaldi is the best option....then you cannot cross the small alleys and prostitution places....I felt a bit unsafe when crossing those narrow alleys, specially because internet doesnt work well there and there were many "weird" people circulating there...So, go through Via Garibaldi...
Breakfast was nice, and it was included in the price of the room. Staff was really nice. Leandro, the Brazilian, was very friendly, specially giving tips of places to visit and things to do. For example, instead of taking a bus from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofino, he advised me to go by walk...and seriously, that was the best thing I did, for the view and for the exercise I really needed to do at some point (I was eating a lot those days).
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 25, 2023
Adriana
BrazilThe breakfast wasn't very good. The cleaning should be better. The bathroom drains were clogged.
I liked the staff Leandro and Leander were very helpful and friendly. Location was very good and easy to walk around the city.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 23, 2023
Auron
The laundry was a bit expensive.
The place was not far from the station, and the location was pretty much in the center. The room and the bathrooms were clean.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 21, 2023
Richele
Brazil2 of 3 showers weee broken (without the hang to support them)
It’s close to city centre and clean. The breakfast was good, comfortable bed, lockers available. No air conditioning but fans worked.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 19, 2023
Tudor70
RomaniaNothing
Everything
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 18, 2023
Amelie
United KingdomTwo of the showers were only hand held and couldn’t be attached to the wall but it wasn’t a huge issue
As soon as we came in it was a really friendly environment, everyone welcomed us even though it was 11 at night and we got a tour from the receptionist, which was lovely. The staff were all travellers doing world packers or similar so were good fun and hung out with us all a lot. The structure of the hostel was was hugely social and everyone was kind and respectful. Despite being in a 12 person dorm it still felt really spacious. The hostel is also only a 15-20 minute walk from both Piazza Principale station and Brignole station. Breakfast was included and always well stocked and there was a ‘free food’ shelf. The kitchen was clean and had good facilities. Shout out to the great staff - Leandro, Leander and Louiz!
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 12, 2023
Emily
New ZealandGreat location, and comfy beds.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: August 31, 2023
Ignacio
ArgentinaBathrooms are shared with all the guest and not only with your roommates. You don't have keys of your bedrooms, they are open all the time.
The people is super kind and they offer you a lot of services.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: August 28, 2023
Lee
United KingdomLocal area may seem intimidating late at night
Good location near the Piazza Ferrari Lovely staff, very helpful Please note the age limit for the hostel 24hr reception Good breakfast included
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: August 24, 2023
Gleb
IrelandThere's no air conditioning in my room because it was broken but they had three fans so that was okay. And in the shower they need to fix the air vent that take the hot air out it was very humid inside.
Breakfast was nice. Easy to find location. Rooms are very clean. Sometimes it can be noisy in the early morning with the garbage trucks driving on the street.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: August 7, 2023
Jacobus
South AfricaThe staff was very friendly and helpful.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: August 4, 2023
Andrii
GermanyEverything was great. Cozy and authentic hostel. Loved the location, the facilities and especially the friendly staff. Administrator Vanessa deserves special praise. Thank you very much!
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: August 3, 2023
Lily
AustraliaVery close to via Garibaldi and a lot of the city. Very helpful staff recommendations and smooth check-in process. Great communication beforehand and during my stay. Felt safe and comfortable. Breakfast provided, good facilities overall.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: August 3, 2023
Ananya
FranceN/A
A very well organized hostel situated centrally. The host/staff was very friendly!
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: July 26, 2023
Constantine
Ukraine- Toilets area can be busy in the morning and evening, need to wait for a little bit. - There's no AC, but they put a few fans in a room which were really helpful.
+ Very pleasant and helpful staff. + A beautiful area full of cheap prostitutes (€30).
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: July 20, 2023
Layla
United KingdomThe hostel is right above a bar that blasted music until 1am and there was no aircon to we had to leave the windows open… not really hostels fault moreso bad location at night time.
A pretty good hostel which can be hard to come by for travellers! Well done on keeping the facilities nice! Very nice staff, good communal friendly guests. Equipped kitchen and comes with breakfast
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: July 18, 2023
B00key
United KingdomTwo out of three showers you had to literally squeeze into but they did they're job
I liked the atmosphere of the place and Spyro's free walking tour that go from the hostel was amazing
Stayed in July 2023
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