Skeppsbron 1, 621 57 Visby, Sweden
#75 of 76 hotels in Visby
Guests' ChoiceBased on 163 hostel reviews
6.0Cleanliness
6.2
Comfort
6.2
Location
9.0
Facilities
6.0
Staff
7.0
Value for money
7.5
Free WiFi
6.8
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 11 October 2024
Paulina
SwedenThe rooms are very small and the beds are not very comfortable
The location of the hostel is great and the price is good too.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 30 August 2024
Balmukund
NorwayLimited parking space at the property. It was difficult to locate the room/apartment. There was no staff. The property needs maintenance.
The location was perfect, close to the ferry terminal and the city center. Check-in after midnight was possible.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 21 August 2024
Iryna
ItalyI had not received the manager's message explaining how to make the check in, since you have to do it independently. Even though I had asked with messages. I had to make it by myself by asking the people who were there on site where I can to find the key of my room. I had booked the bad lines and I they sent me the IBAN to make the transfer. Bat it is an international bank transfer only and has its costs! I had sent several messages to the hostel to understand if there was another method to pay, I sent the remander, but I had never received a response, I was ignored! In the end I made the transfer and for 20 euros of bad lines I paid 36 euros of bank transfer from Italy! It would have been almost better to buy a new bed set! Please, provide to change this questions and give the possibiliti to pay in other way not only with bank transfer! In the bathroom on the first floor there was always no soap to wash your hands. The courtyard is very nice, but to bad that the chairs and the plastic tables outside were probably never washed, they were very dirty. The central courtyard needs cleaning.
The location of the hostel is great, very convenient and cheap for Visby. Close to the ferry. There is a supermarket nearby. This is the historical structure and charm of the former prison.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 16 August 2024
Bodil
FinlandThe shower
Location
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 26 July 2024
Muhammad
SwedenBed Quality
Location
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 29 June 2024
Levi
FinlandOne thing I didn't like is the toilet 😬 the shower is not working
The best part is the location!
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 19 June 2024
Anand
ThailandSlow online reply
Location, staff's friendliness, and price against value of money
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 10 May 2024
Brett
AustraliaThis place has soooo much potential, it just seems poorly managed.
Great location, awesome facility, nice and quiet when I was there.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 15 August 2023
Alexandros
SwedenHard to take your baggage to the upper floors. The soap to wash your hands in the bathroom felt extremely diluted and when I told reception I was told "that's the one they buy, unfortunately I have no choice". There was one common bathroom per floor, and the two showers were in the same room as the bathroom, meaning if one of these was in use, it blocked all the rest. The baggage room is not safe, it's outside the building and it just has a code.
The room was as advertised, a jail cell pretty much. I actually liked it as I expected it to be somewhat of an experience. The bed was OK and the location is great.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 11 July 2023
Alexvest
NorwayReally difficult to get in touch with the staff. Took three-four days for them to reply to a message. I asked for a confirmation on towels and linnen, which one has to order extra at a small cost. As the message was not read in time, I had to spend the first night in a small, not very comfortable sleeping bag that I brought with me in fear of this bad follow-up from the hotel. Also very difficult to get a hold of the staff during the stay, as the reception was not manned at the times it should have been, and staff most of the time was not reachable by phone. This really ruined my experience.
The location is perfect. Rooms are OK. Shared bathroom and toilet works nice, not to many rooms sharing.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 28 June 2023
Deobrat
SwedenThere was no one at reception at late night when we arrived so it was extremely difficult to find our room as there are cell, stuga and one more area with same room numbers. Our was stuga 5 and I was trying to find it in the hostel cell 5. There was no one to show direction to stuga 5. We were roaming around the hostel to find our place. There should be more clear direction to the room in the key envelope if someone is arriving late in night.
Location and the crowd in stuga!
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 12 June 2023
Julio
SwedenQuite dirty
Historical features
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 17 November 2022
Charlie
SwedenThe wifi was so bad, I had to buy extra data for 200 kr to be able to do my work. I think that's false advertisement and should change it to "no wifi". The room is cold in the autumn, the airflow was bad and there were no curtains so it got too bright if you need a nap during the day. Too many people sharing one fridge, I don't recommend for a longer stay. The doors always slammed really loudly which could be heard from inside the rooms. The bathrooms were booths, so you can hear everything...
I think the floors and bathrooms were cleaned everyday and it was nice that no cleaning was required before leaving (I think).
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 7 November 2022
Kansas
Swedenthe noise, on weekends teenagers party there
the kitchen
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 13 October 2022
Kansas
Swedenat my second night there was a group of people that checked in and the noise was barely tolerable. the noise only stoped when they left the hostel after two days.
a historic building that is well maintained, minor renovations is needed for aesthetics such as the kitchen area and sound proofing of rooms.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 3 October 2022
Izabela
PolandVery convenient location, it was clean, perfect for short stays.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 9 September 2022
Chongzhi
SwedenThe noise canceling is awful, and I can clearly hear people talking outside the building as well as road traffics. The room is quite dark and somewhat humid, even at noon. Because this hostel is originally a prison, so room/cell doors are quite small. I won't recommend this hostel to anyone taller than183 cm or 6'.
The price is very fair for what it offers. It takes only 7 min walk to reach this hostel from the ferry harbor. The custodian is quite responsible and the shared restroom is usually clean. No social activities and most guests are surprisingly seniors.
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: 2 September 2022
Janina
Germanytoo few sanitary facilities
perfectly situated for spending the night before catching an early ferry
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: 14 August 2022
Anabelle
SwedenSome of the very few parkingspots outside were turned into some kind storage-place for old caravans and porta pottis. Unnecessary when there where so poorly with parkingspots in the city.
Great location and fun how they had saved the prison-feeling. Nice restaurant and bar outside with a different band playing almost every night.
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: 11 August 2022
Cecilia
SwitzerlandQuite old and not very clean. The ventilation was not great, it felt like no air circulated at all inside.
Good value for money and well placed. It was also nice to sit outside in the garden.
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: 4 August 2022
Adriana
SwedenNot that comfortable or well maintenance, but it’s the expected from a former prison
Location is absolutely perfect and great value for money
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 16 July 2022
Panom
HungaryVery convenient location near the ferry port and the old town.
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 29 June 2022
Lara
GermanyIt seemed like the kitchen and bathrooms aren’t the newest. But it was everything there that you would need
Older hostel very close to the ferry terminal and city center. Has a kitchen, backyard and small rooms
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: 23 June 2022
Kausar
SwedenBeds were not comfortable at all and toilets were not clean
Location was just close to harbor and pretty easy to find
Stayed in June 2022
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