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Reviews of Welcommon Hostel

Kapodistriou Str. 4, Athens, 10682, Greece

#450 of 469 hotels in Athens

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Review score

Based on 81 hostel reviews

6.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    6.6

  • Comfort

    6.4

  • Location

    7.6

  • Facilities

    6.0

  • Staff

    8.0

  • Value for money

    7.0

  • Free WiFi

    6.8

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  • Reviewed: 21 June 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The door was making so much noice. Co roomers kept opening and closing it during night time. It was supper annoying. Also last time i.book a room in greece without AC during summer. I didn't sleep well at all.

    Cheap. Staff was nice.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 June 2024

    5.0
    Stay here if you have no other choice
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No AC

    Close to subway

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 June 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No proper WiFi connection on the 4th floor

    Staff n volunteers Very friendly and efficient

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 June 2024

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Toilet was not clean that much no tesho door lock damaged cold water dish to be change Change the room without notice miss my towel there

    Location staff

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2024

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Awful stink of gasoline in whole building during whole stay, cannot understad source of this smell. Very unpleasant and unhealthy

    Great location for good price

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    there was not hot water in the bathroom

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The air conditioning was not working in almost the whole building that I was in so just fans were used which was not enough to deal with the heatwave

    The staff was absolutely lovely, very friendly and easy to chat to

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 July 2023

    6.0
    Chill spot but very hot in the summer
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very hot in the summer causing me not to be able to get sleep, didn’t mind no ac but the fan seemed to not blow any air despite being at max speed

    Large space

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 June 2023

    6.0
    Fine but extremely basic hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    One can see the owners don't really care much about the quality: - we were there a total of 5 days, not a single day there was hot water - the rooms and specially the shared bathrooms are very poorly equipped: not a single place to hang your towel or bag while taking a shower (I really stood there wondering how to manage that). This happened in all the showers, not only in one particular case. Also in the sink, so for brushing teeth it is the same story. - the fan in our room wasn't working. In general it is a pity that such a good located hostel feels so abandoned. I think some small work hanging placed to put towels, repairing broken stuff or just making it look nicer could improve the hostel a lot, so I hope the owners decide to invest that little amount of money and time to make it more comfortable.

    The staff were amazing! Very kind and helpful, we enjoyed being with them a lot! Also the location is great!

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 June 2024

    9.0
    Great place to stay in Athens
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The fan in the rooms

    I appreciate a lot to stay in Welcommon. The location is very nice next in Exarcheia next to the night life and cultural life. But most of all, as always, the people you meet make the whole different. And the volunteers there particularly Raimondo and Anna were amazing. They showed me the best spot, bars, and people in the neighborhood and were definitely great hosts!! I can only recommend to meet them and talk with them. They're so nice!!

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 June 2024

    1.0
    It is not a place for vacationers, more for refugees, so I recommend staying away from it
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    The rooms had no air conditioner, and we weren't provided with fans. It wasn't until we realized that you could take fans from the reception that we purchased one. There was no hot water at certain hours, the room was broken, the window barely opened, and the hostel is intended for refugees, but is listed as a regular hostel in booking. I paid a very high price and received nothing in return. The reception staff was unpleasant, our room was not cleaned during our entire stay, the beds were wrapped in plastic and uncomfortable, and there were only two sockets in the room and one was for the fan. We had to charge all our devices using a barely working socket.

    Location wasn't bad, but everything was in old areas and a bit far from the center.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 June 2024

    10
    Very friendly and helpful staff. Great atmosphere!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    NO AIR CONDITIONING

    Close to city centre and attractions

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 June 2024

    1.0
    Horrible.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Unfortunately my phone was stolen at the time of my stay, I arrived at 1 am, and at 3 am my phone was stolen beside my head while on charge, i was asleep. Other person in the room his mobile phone was also stolen. Earlier that night and a laptop was stolen from the common area. The management did not care at all. The staff were dodgy and looked like an inside job. No CCTVs anywhere. We reported the incident to the police during the morning. When we got back to the hostel at around 2pm, another guest’s phone was stolen. We tried to tell the manager to call the police, and what he said was we should be careful of our belongings! The manager was so apathetic and absolutely useless including the receptionist guy. They were arguing with the guests instead of being helpful. Pls avoid this place at all cost. It might be cheap but it’s not worth anything at all.

    Nothing, from the facilities to staff, everything is rubbish. Locker keys are not available, if they are, most of them were broken. There’s no ventilation in the room so it’s like sleeping on a sauna, impossible to get comfortable. Toilets are dirty. Dodgy staff.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 June 2024

    1.0
    Worst hostel ever
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Family Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Worst experience ever. The room wasn’t clean. The bathroom wasn’t clean. The personal wasn’t able to find our room key, we waited more than an hour to access our room because the key didn’t work at night. The personal had no experience at all, the guy even told us ‘ I don’t work here you know, I’m just helping here’. I had to take myself a box of 50 keys to try each one to see which one fits with the lock for more than an hour. And the thing is, a lot of people were waiting like us to access their room. Bad experience !

    The location

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 June 2024

    1.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We were stolen!!!! While sleeping somebody entered our room and stole our phones. There was also a stolen notebook from the loby, another cellphone and passports. The manager did nothing, we called the police and they laught at us. AVOID THIS PLACE

    We were stolen!!!! While sleeping somebody entered our room and stole our phones. There was also a stolen notebook from the loby, another cellphone and passports. The manager did nothing, we called the police and they laught at us. AVOID THIS PLACE

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 June 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hostel is ok, but all of the crew and the purpose of the hostel is incredible! At the begining it was an hospital transformed into an hostel for tourism but also for migrant. This is first association helping refugee in greece. If you want to help those people and the neigborhood go over there, if you want to help the gentrification in Exarcheia book an Airbnb and be like all those people closing their eyes in front off reality. Peace

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2024

    2.0
    Terrible stay. Facilities were poor and no wifi in the rooms
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was no wifi, no hot water, no locks on the toilet doors, no keys for lockers, blood on the wall in the room, rooms were very hot, windows couldn’t be shut to prevent noise pollution and mosquitoes

    One of the staff members was moderately friendly and helpful

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 May 2024

    8.0
    Magnificent rooftop view NOT accessible
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Don't accept an upper bunk in a dorm room unless you're a monkey 🐵 or a contortionist. Bunk beds are rickety. No AC. It must be really unbearable in the summertime. Even in May, with eight people in the dorm it's hot. No access to the rooftop. What a shame. The view must be tremendous.

    Well-equipped kitchen Good location Friendly helpful people working there Easygoing relaxed atmosphere, not many rules Nice mix of people from many countries including refugees. Also some older folk, not just young hipsters

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 May 2024

    1.0
    DİSAPPOİNTMENT
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    One man black The staff was didnt help us we asked for taxi he didnt help. Elevator work dangerous we afraid and walk. In the night the other room people was shout. mosquıtos during the night distrubed us.

    We dont like Nothing Dissapoint for us I hope they change their mentality

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 May 2024

    1.0
    Fantastic staff and stayed there for them
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Owners/mangers,

    Staff

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2024

    8.0
    Overall, it was a good choice.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The kitchen can be improved in many ways, if they will.

    The place was conveniently located and the room was quiet. The fresh air coming in from the balcony was refreshing.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 May 2024

    10
    For €35 euros for two nights this was perfect as I wasn’t in there for long and just needed a base for a few hours of sl
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit noisy during the night time

    Clean Staff all friendly Great location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I liked the place because the bathrooms and toilets are isolated away from the rooms, while the other hostels have the toilets inside the rooms, so you can hear what others are doing inside. It just needs more nails and hangers inside the bathroom so you can hang your clothes."

    Very clean place

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2024

    2.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The internet didn't work for anyone on my floor, the toilets were pretty dirty and the bed wasn't anything either. Relatively gray hostel, for one day it was enough for me

    Stayed in April 2024

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