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Dolce Vita Hostel Reviews

Soriano 1536 esq. Salto, Montevideo, Uruguay

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94%Overall Rating

From 34 ratings
  • 93%Character
  • 92%Security
  • 92%Location
  • 99%Staff
  • 93%Atmosphere
  • 95%Cleanliness

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90%

Really enjoyed our stay, loved the pool table and the staff were REALLY helpful. Thank you

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple 25-30
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
...you're welcome! And sorry for the pasta with tomato&meat :-p, hope to see you again.

90%

Awesome! The owner Andres is super-nice, and helped me have an awesome weekend in Uruguay, even if that meant staying one night less in Dolce Vita! I had a crazy plan to go surfing on the Atlantic coast, and he did everything he could to make sure it happened -- researching online, calling people, and reporting back his findings. I couldn't believe how excited he was to investigate and help. A great spot with a calm onda. Great to come home to!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey man, yes it was incredible to find a surf school open in the middle of autumn, but we found! What a luck! Cheers from Gianluca and Andres.

87%

The staff was more than helpful. Having arrived on a national holiday where almost everything was shut down, the staff ensured that we were able to continue with our travel plans by calling multiple bus services. The kitchen was awesome and huge and had a sharp knife! It was about 2 or 3 in the morning when the guests quieted down, but I fell asleep right away even though it took my partner a while until it quieted. I am so glad we went here, it was clean and nice and friendly!! Would go again!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Couple 18-24
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi, yes it was hard to find somebody that answer us, but in the end everything was good. And we're sorry for the little noise, but in those days there where a group of brasilian guys for a international meeting, so we organized a small party with brazilian music, and everything was nice too! Hope you continued well your south amercan trip, all the best.

97%

Won't find better in Montevideo. Friendly and informative staff + ideal common area and comfy beds.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
hey man thanks for your nice commentary! We try to do our best. See you

100%

Very nice hostel in a spacious charming old building. Very clean an confortable. As for the location, it's at 15 to 20 minute walking distances to the old city (Ciudad Vieja), the Tristan Narvaja faire and the Isla de Flores street (where the Candombe parade takes place on sundays). The hosts are two very nice and helpfull italian guys. Conclusion, it was a very nice stay.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Apr 2012
  • seven-suns
  • Brazil
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks/ grazie mille, it is nice to know that your first experience in Uruguay was so good. See you soon, maybe in summer!

93%

I loved the way the staff makes you feel at home. I think I have never met such warm people in hostel management.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Female 41+
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you so much for your nice commentary! We try to feel you at home.

100%

i felt really welcomed and enjoyed my unfortunately short stay in that hostel very much. the staff is really nice and helpful and i had a reliable and comfortable transfer organized to the airport. i would definitley recommend that hostel

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Luxembourg
  • Female 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


93%

Great old renovated building with a cool downstairs area. Staff were good and always around. Lockers under beds, front door locked at night. Kichen facilities ok and a decent size. We enjoyed our stay there and would recommend it to a friend.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Couple 31-40
  • (4 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks a lot for your commentary! It's nice to know that you found everything good. See you soon.

100%

Dolce vita is the third Hostel we visited in Montevideo, and without a doubt, we can say that it was the best one we've ever stayed at! Once you get in, you just want to stay for as much time as you can; the slow music in the background, the ambiance, the smell. Everything was neat, our room was perfect and the staff awesome; always willing to give advice and recommendations to have a great time, both in the hostel and the city. We loved it and we recommend it. We'll sure be back next time!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Argentina
  • Male 25-30
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
...hope to see you soon and have all together another nice time! Abrazos

90%

This is the best hostel I've stayed in while traveling through South America. It's located in Palermo, which is not really in the center of action, but most places of interest can be reached easily on foot. The real draw is the staff. They are extremely helpful and nice. They have great recommendations and create a very homelike atmosphere in the hostel. During my stay we had several dinners where most guest as well as the owners and workers pitched in and we ate together. And it's clean.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 31-40
  • (4 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for the nice comment. We are a brand new hostel so working hard to satisfy our guest's needs. We prefer to share a good meal with a bottle of wine and create a nice, relaxing homelike atmosphere where everybody can talk in many language with each others! And it functions! Kindly regards

90%

Dolce Vita was a really nice hostel! Great kitchen and the owner is extremely helpful! Would definitely stay here again!!!

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks a lot for your commentary! Hope to see you again soon! Kindly regards

87%

We enjoyed our stay, the kitchen was a little small but well equipped, and you could do you washing onsite

  • Avid Traveller
  • 22 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Couple 25-30
  • (19 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your commentary guys, we're pleased that you enjoyed your stay.

100%

My stay at Dolce Vita was lovely. The hostel is incredibly clean, the beds comfortable and the owners care about their clients. I would recommend this hostel to anyone that wants a great experience in an area very close to the touristic wonders of Montevideo!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your enthusiastic comment! We're pleased that you enjoy your time in Montevideo with us. See you soon...!

97%

Very nice place! Everything new and clean. Very equipped kitchen with Tupperware. Also laundry and roof top patio, big spacious rooms. Owners very nice and helpful!

  • Avid Traveller
  • 16 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Couple 25-30
  • (19 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks a lot guys, we always try to do our best! Kindly regards

97%

We originally planned to stay only 2 nights in La Dolce Vita but ended up staying more than a week! Juan Lucas and Andres, the owners, were very helpful, attentive to our needs and always up for a good chat! The hostel is clean and well located, close to everything. The kitchen is also very well equiped! If your looking for a friendly and welcoming place to stay, don\'t hesitate! We would come back any time! Este hostel es PERFECTO...y TA, es la pura Dolce Vita...! GRACIAS! Merci beaucoup!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)

Owner Comment (Show)
Gracias a ustedes girls! Hope to meet you again soon and eat another italian pasta....salutations et embrassades pour les filles :-)

97%

Very nice, clean hostel with friendly, helpful, english speaking staff, close to center. Good beds, clean big bathrooms. All good, I'd go there again in an instant. Thanks guys.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male 41+
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
We're pleased to receive such a good comment. Thanks man, see you soon!

100%

Clearly put, our best stay in a hostel. A lot of thought has been put in the process of making your stay as enjoyable as possible, and it works. The rooms are spacious, the place is quiet at night, everything is impeccably clean, common's areas make you want to hang out the whole day there, and above all that, the staff is amazingly nice and helpful. The place absolutly deserves it's over 90% rating. Ci vediamo ragazzi, baci per la mamma !

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey guys thank you so much! Too much compliments! Hope to see you soon, abbraccio!

93%

Very helpful and friendly. The best hostel staff we encountered on our trip in South America. Thank you from the Great White North!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Mixed Group 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you guys! You were a great guest! And thank you for the flag! Hope to see you soon.

97%

Andres and Luca, the two gentlemen running Dolce Vita, were superbly friendly and accommodating. They were always sure to check that everything was okay, that we knew where we were going (when heading out for the day or evening), and that all facilities were clean and functional this is one of the nicest hostels I\'ve ever stayed in. If I had one complaint, it\'d just be that more people need to stay here! (It was a tad quiet, perhaps because the hostel is so new and not too well-know yet.)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks a lot for your commentary, our filosophy is to give the best staying for our guest. And for your complaint yes, we are new open hostel, so send here your friends ;-). See you next time!

73%

Very quietly located hostel relatively new in an old building of classical setting, doors of the spacious rooms open to a patio,which are the only inlets of light an air, owners of Italian background, which shows in the superbly equipped kitchen, but therefore the coffee could be better,

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 41+
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your commentary, we're pleased that you liked our service. For breakfast we serve a buffet with coffee, milk (with chocolate available), tea, 2 quality of marmelade, dulce de leche, butter, orange juyce and bread. And we pay a lot of attention for cleanliness of all the buidings, more than 1 times for day. Hope to see you again in the future to show our growth, cheers.

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