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Reviews of Help Yourself Hostels - Restelo

17 Rua Pedro de Sintra Restelo, Belem, 1400-277 Lisbon, Portugal

#372 of 398 hotels in Lisbon

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Review Score

Based on 240 hostel reviews

6.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.5

  • Comfort

    6.8

  • Location

    7.3

  • Facilities

    6.9

  • Staff

    7.6

  • Value for money

    7.3

  • Free Wifi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: July 18, 2023

    2.0
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    This review is hidden because it doesn't meet our guidelines.

  • Reviewed: July 15, 2023

    1.0
    Crime Hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    this hostel is a real scammer. They evicted three days earlier and did not return booking.com money. No one returned the money to me either.

    Nothing.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 13, 2023

    9.0
    Nice hostel in quiet area
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It's a nice small hostel with terraces with nice view in a quiet neighborhood, very well located with different bus options nearby to get around.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: June 22, 2023

    3.0
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    This review is hidden because it doesn't meet our guidelines.

  • Reviewed: June 14, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Family Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Staff was friendly. You can open the windows in the room so it is cool and the hostel is in a quiet area. A bit far from the centre. Over all a good stay.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 9, 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very congested bed space , not possible to sit the bed

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 2, 2023

    9.0
    Great value for money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Family Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    It's hard to open the main door with the key, luckily the staff were there to help me, but if it happened during the night, it might cause difficulties.

    Great value for money, much better than I expected. The kitchen and dining room were spotless clean, and it was quiet.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: May 29, 2023

    10
    Awesome!!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    it would be cool if the hostel provided the bus and train possibilities from the center to the hostel.

    The staff was awesome!!!! Super helpful and authentically friendly!!!! Restelo isnt in the center but you can get there easily from the center taking a bus from Cais do Sodre.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 28, 2023

    4.0
    Decent place, very badly managed
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    the employees weren’t very polite and didnt give the right instructions, you have to pay extra charges for keys and more charges if you want early check in and then when you do the checkout they supposedly give you the money back, but then when were leaving there wasn’t anyone there and we lost that money. also when you go call the number of the hostel they don’t pick up, only if you call many times

    good bathrooms and the bedroom was pretty decent

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 26, 2023

    2.0
    Bad!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I booked the room at 11h30pm and arrive on site 20 minutes later. Nobody was there. I waited outside until one of the staff opened the gate and almost yell at me askingwhat I was doing there? Long story short, I had to wait 20 minutes outside because he couldn't find my reservation in the system. I gave him my driver license and he said that he couldn't use it as a legal piece of ID. I finally got into my room. Was supposed to be a 6bed. Turned out it was 9! They gave me the top bed, almost no clearance from the sealing! I did not sleep the whole night..a very bad experience is was. I am definitely asking for a refund and I am reporting this incident to booking.com

    The location was perfect

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 15, 2023

    1.0
    they not answer your calls as well as messages and also not help to solve any problem
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    everything

    nothing

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 8, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Family Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Location isn't that close to all Lisbon attractions.

    Quite clean and quiet. Staff were really nice.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 1, 2023

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

    Everything toilets dirty room has 9 beds top of each other between them 70 cm smells bad

    Nothing

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: April 18, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Travelers with friends
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    This hostel was One of the cleanest i have ever seen The staff were really welcoming and polite. Higly recommended

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: April 11, 2023

    10
    Great experience!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Modern building with nice areas, confortable beds and very good bathrooms. Great view towards tagus river, bridge and "Cristo Rei". Friendly Staff.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: April 11, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    It's serene and beautiful setup makes it really welcoming and worth my while.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: April 10, 2023

    2.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The behavior of staff was so bad

    The location was good

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: January 20, 2023

    3.0
    uncomfortable but cheap
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    in a room, they fit a thousand people it's so UNCOMFORTABLE, stay in this hostel max for a day.

    It’s so close to Belem and cheappp

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: November 4, 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 15 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Place is well situated in a safe and scenic environment. Very close to everything you will need to make your stay comfortable.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: October 15, 2022

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Family Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Toilet was all the time broken and was very dirty in bathrooms.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: July 29, 2022

    2.0
    This was one of the worst hostels I have ever stayed in.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Do not be fooled by the photos, you may be put up in a drastically different room (which I was) and be expected to accept it as if nothing was wrong. Despite this, Booking.com will not entertain any requests for refunds because the value of the accommodation is not large enough, and there are existing negative reviews of this hostel which *you* should be aware on instead of relying on the photos uploaded by the hostel. I checked out one night early as I could not stand the noise (made by the hostel staff as late as 2am in the night) but there was no acknowledgement or inquiry as to why I wanted to check-out. I made a formal complaint to the hostel via the Booking.com app but received no reply at all. Booking.com is also extremely cavalier in addressing your concerns and heavily favours their listing partners. On to the bad points: There are 9 beds crammed into a store room and the only source of ventilation is one window. The space between your bed and the bed above you is so narrow that you can barely stretch your arm out. You are put in a room with the hostel staff who have no regard or respect for your sleeping hours. The room smells bad, the hostel staff's belongings are strewn on the floor, and it doesn't appear that the room is cleaned (dust all over the floor). The staff also appear new and rotate regularly, and have little to no training on how to run a hostel.

    The only saving grace of this terrible hostel is the large toilets.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: July 24, 2022

    2.0
    Very bad
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Nothing

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: July 13, 2022

    4.0
    Meh, not ever going back there.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 10 nights

    The fact that I was sleeping at the ground floor, basically at the staff quarters. 3 times! other customers were knocking at the door of my room, because they were searching for employees, in order for them to check out. Checking out is only possible at 11 am. This is way too late. Many people need to check out at 8 am or earlier. This is a lame system. People basically need to check out 1 day before they leave the premises.

    Restelo is a calm neighbourhood, surrounded by embassies and villas. The location gives you a nice opportunity to discover Bélem. The price for the hostel was low, but the quality was low as well.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: July 11, 2022

    10
    nice to stay here
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    nothing special

    the receptions was professional helpful and very nice

    Stayed in July 2022

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