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Ostello Cinque Terre Hostel

Manarola

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Address

Via Riccobaldi 21, Manarola Liguria, Italy Map

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Their Description

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It is pretty tough arriving at Ostello Cinque Terre with a backpack, as it's at the top of the long street winding up from the train station. However the setting is lovely. There is a tiny church in the piazza just before you turn off for the hostel and it's a nice place to go to Mass to see some of the older Manarolans.

This hostel is pretty well established and very clean. There are bathrooms in each bedroom and some really nice people there. It's a good place to meet other people for you to walk the trails with. The rooms have bunk beds and can be gender-segregated at your request. They all have their own private toilet and shower which you share among four people. Everything is spotlessly clean.

The hostel cafe serves good meals and there is a nice cosy atmosphere there. You can't bring your own food in but it is possible to eat on the terrace outside. The staff have a lot of rules about things you can and can't do but it seems they get a lot of flack from locals about the noise and behavior of the guests so it's understandable that they are strict.

— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
June 2005

Ratings & Comments

3.3 Average from 19 Ratings

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Comment by Marjan, Netherlands

July 2009

Clean, helpfull staff, wonderfull surroundings!
we went by car to cinque terra and were a bit surprised that you have to leave your car on top of the huge hills in a paid parking place. If you're lucky you will find a place to park, it's quite crowded with all the tourist. From that parking space you can take the little shuttle bus or walk downstairs to the hostel. Walk is about ten or fifteen minutes. The staff is really organised and friendly, very helpful even! Rooms are not to crowded and clean. You have to buy a coin for the shower, so that sucks, but there is warm water, so ok. breakfast is not included though. From the town you can go by foot or by boat to the other small towns from cinque terra, better to do that than go by car, since there is no way you can park your car anywhere near the small towns. Lovely area!

Comment by Caitlin, Canada

July 2008

A fantastic place to stay in a beautiful town!
I love Cinque Terre, and this hostel was the perfect place to stay. Yes, there are a lot of rules, including a lockout, but why would you want to stay inside -- it's the Cinque Terre! It is extremely clean, and the staff are very friendly, especially if you make the effort to be polite and respectful. The common eating area is huge, and they have board games, travel books, and a book exchange. The only complaint would be the showers -- they are coin operated, and each token is only five minutes. If you need extra time, then each token is 50 cents, but to put the tokens in, you have to get out of the shower, and then get back in, so it is a bit of a pain. However, the great meals in the cafe and the views of the sea from the rooms make this hostel an amazing place to stay.

Comment by Just a visitor

October 2006

I didn't stay here but just went in to ask some questions. The staff were snobbish and rude and not very welcoming. I hope they are nicer to their paying guests! However, I will never attempt to find out as I would never stay where people were so unfriendly.

Comment by Kara

June 2006

I loved this hostel! The staff was very friendly, the food was good --especially breakfast -- the shower and rooms were clean and secure, and the rooftop terrace and dining area patio were great places to relax, drink wine, read, and meet interesting people. I didn't really notice any rules! I had a wonderful time here and will definitely return!

Comment by DeeHizzle

June 2006

I would be very wary about staying at this hostel. I reserved this hostel months in advance, only to show up and find out the owner cancelled my booking. They charge your credit card for the first night three days before you arrive. Apparently he put the expiration date in wrong. Anyway, he told me they were full, shrugged his shoulders, and went on to the next customer. He told me I could stay with one of his friends (for much more money). Not a chance!
Reply from the Hostel: we charge the credit card provided only three days before your arrival (you can cancel without fee until 72h in advance). if the card does not work (no money / wrong exp. date/ authorization refused) we will cancel your reservation and we will notify you by e-mail. check your e-mail regularly!!!!!!!! we don't accept debit card/visa electron/maestro. we accept only visa/mastercard.

Comment by Zack

April 2006

I stayed at this hostel literally just after it opened, around 1998. It was good then, certainly clean, and better than anything else I could find at the time, which included hotels. Incidentally, there is a beach in that town where Italian tourists have sex in public. I'm not going to tell you precisely where, of course. An astonishing thing, for me an American. Look for the steps that lead to nowhere.

Comment by Anonymous

October 2005

This was a pleasant place to stay. The room was spacious with big lockers and a nice view. The clothesline on the roof was really convenient for drying clothes (provided it doesn't rain!). The showers are a little small and are token operated (one token equals five minutes). The staff are friendly and helpful.

Comment by Maghan

September 2005

Ahhh, it's tough because there are pluses and minuses to this hostel. The rules, the rules...they suck, and the coin-operated showers suck too. BUT, it is really nice and clean, and the town is amazing, and you lose a lot of weight from hiking up and down that hill. Definitely eat out because you really can eat great in the Cinque Terre without spending too much. The rules don't matter too much anyway because if you have any common sense or basic decency, they won't affect you. The lockout too is bad, but you shouldn't be hanging out in the hostel all day anyway. So, all in all, it's not too terrible.

Comment by Karen

August 2005

This was a great hostel. It was my favorite place I stayed at during my two-week visit to Italy in April 2005. My fiancé and I (we got engaged in Montarosa) stayed two nights here. We found the staff to be friendly. There was loads of information on what to do in the area. The rooms were spacious and clean. The bathrooms were great. Plenty of computers to catch up on your e-mail. They had the most complete breakfast I ever had in Italy and the pesto is to die for!! I thoroughly enjoyed walking up the hill each night back to this temporary home away from home. The town was a great base for this five-village treat. Sure you need to be quiet and respectful. People live here!

Comment by Anonymous

February 2005

I stayed here in October 2004. The rules didn't affect me as they basically only request that you act like normal, considerate travelers, as you would in any other hostel. Maybe they are a bit pointless, but I wouldn't say I dwelt on it. The setting is fantastic, the rooms are clean, and the coin-operated shower is logical to prevent people wasting water in a national park. The food from the restaurant was some of the best I ate in Italy. The staff were friendly. Enjoy your stay. I did.

Comment by Anonymous

January 2005

We had a difficult stay here. The surroundings are great, but this hostel definitely tries to milk you for as much money as possible. I'd recommend staying here, but getting breakfast and dinner out. The dinner was seven euros for a small pasta dish and then you had to pay extra for bread, salad, etc. So the total for a substantial meal would be closer to twelve euros. Also, they let a woman into my dorm room who was obviously mentally disturbed and cried all night. The owner apologized the next day for letting her in, but it meant I didn't get any sleep one night.

Comment by Rosalie

October 2004

You feel like a 10 year-old kid in this place with all the rules they have (about curfew, noise, etc.). The rooms are small, with way too many beds in them. And what about those five-minute showers? It's not a very interesting place.

Comment by Anonymous

August 2004

I really liked this hostel. The staff were really nice and helpful. There were a lot of rules, and the lockout sucked, but none of the rules were pointless. Manarola is a really nice, quaint town, and hiking between the five villages was really fun. My only complaint would be with some of the pompous wine drinkers who hog the patio tables.

Comment by Anonymous

July 2004

Absolutely ridiculous cancellation policy...definitely not some place you want to stay if you plan on changing your travel plans. After climbing the huge hill to get there and then leaving my backpack on the porch because of lockout, I returned to find that my reservation had been cancelled and my credit card had been charged for the time I was supposed to be there, even though they had given away my bed!

Comment by Anonymous

June 2004

There are a lot of rules at this hostel, which I am sure keep it running efficiently but don't always make the place feel welcoming. It is clean, safe, and some of the staff are friendly and helpful.

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