Calle San Crispín, 34, 30202 Cartagena, Spain
#6 of 16 hotels in Cartagena
Guests' ChoiceBased on 484 hostel reviews
8.4Cleanliness
8.7
Comfort
8.4
Location
8.9
Facilities
8.6
Staff
9.2
Value for money
8.8
Free WiFi
8.6
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 14 June 2024
Forte
IrelandThey advertise on the advertisement page that they provide a shuttle to the airport ( paid) It turned out not to be true
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 13 June 2024
Norberto
ColombiaWas good
Toles ubocation, and accessible
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 2 June 2024
Beata
PolandThe room could have been better equipped and offer more space for storage.
Good location, nice staff and interesting design of the building. Access to extra facilities like kitchen was very convenient. The building seems quiet, we were not bothered by other quests.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 29 May 2024
Colin
United StatesI had a bed in the loft of room 2 on the ground floor, it was impossibly small, at least for me. The bed itself was comfortable.
The kitchen was great and the building as a whole great. It really is a modern building.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 26 May 2024
Keith
United KingdomGuests were using the sun terrace area for smoking instead of the top terrace designated smoking area.
Very friendly staff, the hotel facilities were explained to us fully. Quite quirky e.g. internal slide for kids to use. Free parking at the back of the hotel but spaces are limited. Great location for the historic centre.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 11 May 2024
Bernard
CanadaVery friendly staff. Nice basic room and a good location in the historic centre and close to both the train and bus station.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 6 May 2024
Alb091
SpainNothing negative to add.
Well situated in the town centre and good value for money. Comfortable beds.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 24 April 2024
Giuseppe
United KingdomWe found the room a bit dirty, we Found hairs on the bed and the pillows
The staff was very friendly, and very helpful given all the info that we needed! Amazing customer service
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 23 April 2024
Oleh
United KingdomWhat to improve in kitchen: more chopping boards. Sharper knives. More spices to use. Have system to mark FREE food (that guests leave after check-out). Need to correctly install extraction pipes, as extraction fans from cookers do not go outside(!) but mix hot air within kitchen.
clean and modern hotel/hostel, has shared kitchen and eating area. Good location. Staff are positive and helpful. They agree to keep your bags before check-in/after check-out.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 10 April 2024
Laura
NetherlandsIt was noisy and the shower is just one cabin without place to get dressed. That made me feel very uncomfortable as the only woman sleeping with four men. It made me not take a shower in the morning.
Very affordable, clean, everything you need and friendly staff
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 29 March 2024
Colegrove
SpainFriendly staff, clean rooms. Liked that our had its own bathroom. Liked that we had our own locker with key.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 29 March 2024
Mick
United KingdomUnclear instructions in room about laundry ie. Handing it in to reception on leaving .. not required but stated was.
Location was good for city centre and attractions. Easy check on and access.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 17 March 2024
Nastia
UkraineWe smelled a little of cigarette smoke, seemed our neighbors smoked in room. I don’t consider it totally hotel problem as they have a striked policy and said to as that it is forbidden.
Good place, everything very new and clean Would go again It has kitchen, gym, terrace
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 15 March 2024
John
SpainThe double bed had just one long pillow. Shower constantly changes temperature. Noise from other rooms. The area of the hostel didn't feel too safe at night. The room was more dated than images on booking.com The toilet in the room was like a small square shape. Very strange.
The location for exploring. Free parking. Size of the room. Hostel facilities. Roof terrace. The price.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 13 March 2024
Patrick
NetherlandsThe room was a little bit too hot. We tried putting on the AC but this did not really work. Also in the kitchen it was a little bit too hot. I would have liked a somewhat colder climate inside.
Very friendly people at the reception. The room and showers were very clean. The bed was comfortable as well. Well equipped kitchen. They allowed me to use the kitchen for a short while after check-out which I feel was very generous. Location is also great, close to the bus and train station and walking distance to a Lidl and a Dia.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 5 March 2024
Annette
DenmarkThe kitchen is too small and lacks equipment, f.eks a kettle. Its single sink is really not enough. The microwave was dirty.
Functional room and kind/helpful staff.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 4 March 2024
Smarelle
United KingdomPillow too high. Some led lights kept turning on during the night.
Fantastic location, great views, very central but quiet, ultra clean...
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 16 February 2024
Lhena
Belgium- there’s no real option to make coffee or tea, at least a water boiler or kettle would be nice. Now you had to boil water in a pot, with children sometimes running around that didn’t always felt safe when pouring. - more a hint, there is no marker and tape or stickers provided to label your food with. - the beds are too close too each other, whenever someone turned I woke up. Or curtains or another set up would be nicer. Like f.i. The bed in the middle could be put at the place where the lockers are now. And 3 of them go to the wall between the two beds and one locker stays at the same wall. That way one would not only have more privacy but there would be more space to put your luggage. The mezzanine with the other bunk bed looked cozy and more airy with more light. On second thoughts up there would have been better for claustrophobic people like me. But as I only stayed 3 days and already had to change rooms (on my demand) due to a weird creepy guy in the other I didn’t. The curtains are darkening but the system to open if you wanted a bit of daylight in the prison feel room didn’t work properly. Still I'm glad I visited Cartagena. And probably would come back to this place
Well (at least in winter) there is basically only one hostel(/hotel) in Cartagena. The pictures pretty much matched my expectations cause the place looked a bit claustrophobic to me and it is. Especially the dorms and the basement common room (no windows). But that said (I even never did the slide thing in my life due to my claustrophobia) it is a descent place. With nice staff. Very friendly cleaning staff. It’s located next to the busstation and train station. And the kitchen is spacious and for cooking wel equipped. I liked the fact that the washing machines had their own built-in washing soap. Luckily there’s also a roof terrace with the basic chairs and lounge chairs. Limited but enough if you can add your own blanket etc. Though I wasn’t found of the prison feel dorms, it's was luxury to have so many sinks in the room and being able to leave your stuff at the sink.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 15 February 2024
S
GermanyI booked two double rooms and the photos showed double beds, so that’s what I expected but we got two rooms with single bunks for private use. Not exactly what we expected but really not a big deal.
This is a totally great hostel!!! Nice architecture, impeccable position, nicely organized, comfortable. Thank you for a great stay!
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 10 February 2024
Autumn
United KingdomA basic room, it was good that there's a kichen to use. Overall it was rather expensive for the price I paid for 🥲 I was charged with a higher price
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 5 February 2024
Anne
United KingdomI couldn't book a room with just women even though they seemed to have plenty of rooms and I saw at least three women apart from me so I imagine with a bit of good will, they could have tried to hold a women's room. There was no little shelf for things like glasses, phone, cabinet key or in my case, hearing aids. It was way too hot. The first night it was 25 degrees C. The next night a member of staff turned it off so now it was "only" 22 degrees. I image that sharing with a number of women would be a bit quieter. The guy next to me came in both nights at midnight and had an unusual way of snoring. Every time the guy above me turned over, my bed was shaking. There is a shower room and a separate toilet but no fan in the shower room so very hot and humid. I didn't feel comfortable putting my clothes on in the bedroom and the shower room was so sticky, my underwear stuck to me and I couldn't put on my sports bra. This is a problem I wouldn't have had in a women only room. I could have asked for help or sat in the bedroom in my towel until I had cooled down. Men generally don't understand these concerns.
Communication was good, the bed was clean. The bed linen was cotton. I did get a bottom bed as I had asked for. The washing machine was great and my clothes dried as well. Light and plug to charge my phone by the bed. Central location near bus and train station and in the old part of Cartagena.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 21 January 2024
Sylvanalind
IsraelIt was super hot everywhere inside and no air. The location is ok during the day but it's not recommended to walk around after sunset, which is a big problem if you want to go out for dinner
The staff are very kind. The kitchen is very well equipped. The room is super big and you have many places to be inside the hostel
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 16 January 2024
Yan
United KingdomIt was noisy the first night. The boiler kept switching on and off every couple minutes at night and it made quite a lot of noise. But the problem was gone for the rest of my stay.
Cheerful staff and clean room. Good location as well.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 14 January 2024
Lina
AustraliaWhat would be nice is having a kettle for hot water.
I was in this hostel before so knew what to expect. I also have passed on the name of this hostel to other travelers. What I like is they give you this package with the sheets and.....a towel this is such good karma for a hostel. I also like the shower none of that push button stuff. Check in is great there is an actual person in reception as there should be. The reception staff are nice and very professional and efficient something is not always the case in other hostels.
Stayed in January 2024
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