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Reviews of VIVA Hostel

Welschdörfli 19, 7000 Chur, Switzerland

#31 of 33 hotels in Chur

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Review score

Based on 249 hostel reviews

7.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.9

  • Comfort

    7.6

  • Location

    8.1

  • Facilities

    7.2

  • Staff

    6.8

  • Value for money

    7.5

  • Free WiFi

    7.6

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  • Reviewed: 9 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No fridge, no kitchen, no dishes. Unfortunately, these is a low ceiling at the head of the bed.

    We liked a location of this hostel and its cleanness. There is a microwave, a dinner table.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 September 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Couple
    • Triple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Carrying luggage up 3 flights of stairs

    Easy self check in for late evening arrival from station. Ok just for overnight stop.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Triple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Clean and comfortable

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shared toilets/bathroom quite old and not so nice.

    Easy self-check-in and good information for that. Location was nice.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room (18-Beds)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I don't like remote check in and not meeting any staff. I needed a Swiss power plug but there was no one to ask

    Position and price were good

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 August 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room (18-Beds)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Self check-in machine is hard to find, is next to club entrance.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room (18-Beds)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Clean, tidy, cheap, well located and convenient

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room (18-Beds)
    • Stayed 2 nights

    No kitchenfacilities, not even a kettle. Poor Wifi.

    Clean, nice room on third floor. We were not disturbed by the club on the bottomfloor that some guests mentioned. Walking distance from the railway station. Restaurants nearby, and close to the Bergbahnen (tram up the mountain).

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 July 2024

    7.0
    Very nice stay 😁
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room (18-Beds)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very comfortable bed, nice room, clean place, fast respond from hostel staff if anything happen. Additionally it is very close to city centre and train station. There is also nice bar in in other side of the street with great people :-)

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 July 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Comfort Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very minimal facilities. Showers do not have hooks to hang out clothes. Basic bunk beds.

    Well located, cheap by Swiss standards.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2024

    6.0
    There should be a receptionist to communicate between owner and costomer.
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room (18-Beds)
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There should be a receptionist. The internet is poor.

    No breakfast

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 July 2024

    8.0
    Just a night stay. Didn’t expect much but a few tweaks would have made it better value for money.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Triple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No trash can No water in the dispenser Old towels Old blankets and bedsheets

    Clean

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 July 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Triple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night

    The room had no rubbish bin. The bath room had no hooks or shelving to put any clothes on.

    The location of the property near the town centre and train station.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 July 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Comfort Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The key system. But, hey its not a big deal.

    Chur is nice😀

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 June 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Comfort Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Expensive but yes, it's Switzerland. Simple amenities, no water kettle or any kitchen. Please note early check out is the norm in the region

    Friendly service. Very clean. Nice view

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 May 2024

    7.0
    Clean, Comfortable and Cheap
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Comfort Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice communal spaces but no kitchen facilities, not even a kettle. Check in via a machine outside so make sure your phone is charged as there are no staff on site. No problems encountered though.

    The room was clean and comfortable. Having read the reviews I was worried about the noise and vibration but this wasnt anywhere near as bad as expected. Great for the price

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Feel the bass from the disco (but no sound). Phone isolation from the corridor

    Late check out option, the location, cleanness of the bedroom and common bathroom

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 May 2024

    6.0
    Basic hostel, clean but nothing special
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Quite basic, could not find a kitchen or area to even fill up water

    OK location, comfy beds, clean bathrooms

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2024

    7.0
    Weird experience in an empty hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room (18-Beds)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was no one there!! Self-checkin so no employees and in the whole huge hostel only one other person. I had the whole huge dorm (dont remember was it for 12 or 16 people) to myself. Felt like a haunted house.

    Super clean, towel included. Comfy beds.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2024

    7.0
    Clean and convenient stay
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Comfort Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Had some issue accessing as hadn’t been supplied with a code to get the key but was soon remedied by a phone call. Did not seem to be any kitchen for guests to use. Room was a bit hot even though it’s only May and we were only 2 in a 4 bed room.

    Room was basic but clean and bright. Excellent showers. Lock up in the back lane for 2 wheel conveyances. Convenient location near the old town which was well worth seeing.Nice view from the room (at the back).

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Comfort Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I didn't enjoy the shower. There are one bathroom for girls to take shower in or use the toilet (couple cabins of each). It was quite cold inside the bathroom and when you're taking shower water isn't instantly warm, you need probably 5-10 minutes to warm it to comfortable temperature. The shower itself is also quite weird: you push the button and you have limited time while water is running and then it stops and you have to push it again.

    It was very convenient to have all room by ourselves. Check in was very easy: we just got the card from our room from lockbox and left it in another box next day. Haven't even seen people working inside. Easy to find, quiet neighborhood.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2024

    7.0
    Location was perfect
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was no kitchen, no source of boiling water or anything when I stayed here.

    Cleanliness, bedding and the pillows, washrooms, easy checkin and checkout

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 March 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was slightly unclean, and the bass was very loud through the night, and the other guests started talking very loud at 6 in the morning. I cannot t comment about the host because he wasn’t there

    The room was comfortable

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 January 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room (18-Beds)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The music coming from the outside was too loud in the evening/night.

    Very cheap, clean and in the nice location.

    Stayed in January 2024

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