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Hatters Backpack Hostel -Birmingham Reviews

92/95 Livery Street, Birmingham, England

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Reviews of Hatters Backpack Hostel -Birmingham

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96%

I was pleasantly surprised by the room.It was spacious,clean and very comfortable,couldn't ask for more!Breakfast was great!There was a movie room,internet room and storage room.Staff were very friendly and helpful.Good value for money.Highly recommend it.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 31 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Malaysia
  • Mixed Group 18-24
  • (1 review)


93%

Location was great, not in the centrum, just about 10 min walk. Great staff, great common room! Rooms and toilets were really clean and the kitchen easy and accessable to use. Becouse of Hatters atmosphere, I wanna come to Birmingham again!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


76%

really nice hostel and nice staff, the location was about 10 to 15 minutes from the city centre by foot. in an overall impression the hostel was clean, just the window boards need really to be cleaned (at least in our room). really great was the free 24/7 tea, coffee and toast :-) the breakfast was ok..

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • All Female Group 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


96%

Perfect Hostel, I had been at Hatters several times always perfect . As well breakfast and projector for DVD movies so it was fun there...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Slovakia
  • Male 25-30
  • (4 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
There is nothing like curling up in front of out mammoth sized film projector with a lovely cup of tea and piece of toast, all free of coarse =) Perfection is what we strive for and we're happy you feel we achieved it =) Look forward to seeing you again some time

83%

Great hostel. The staff is really nice and helpfull and the location is excellent, very close to the city centre. I strongly recomend this place.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Male 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


100%

best staff ever including the check-in girl and the check-out romanian boy. convenient location, 12 minutes to railway station. very nice breakfast with purchased yogort. room is big with huge toilet inside, just beds are a bit old.

Owner Comment (Show)
There is nothing like a delicious yoghurt to start the day =) We assume you mean the bathroom is large rather than a giant sized toilet. We hope that's what you meant anyways ;), We really enjoyed you company while you were here please return again sometime =) Safe travels , the hatters team

90%

The beds were very comfortable- could have done with a larger duvet for the double one. The staff were brilliant, really helpful & chatty, & the atmosphere was great. Breakfast was good value for money, plenty of toast, cereal & yoghurt, but if you like decent tea, I suggest you take your own tea bags! Overall, good value for money, & we will definitely stay here again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple 41+
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
We were glad you came, mainly because you were the first guests to be aware of the extraordinary catacomb cemetery nearby =) For that immense knowledge of the Jewellery Quarter we salute you =) Really enjoyed your company please visit again soon!!!!!

83%

We hebben een geweldig weekend gehad. Het hostel was luxer dan we dachten, de staff was zeer vriendelijk en behulpzaam, alles was schoon en er hing een relaxte sfeer. Het hostel is ons zo goed bevallen dat we het aangeprezen hebben bij onze vrienden en collega's. We hebben het er al over later dit jaar nogmaals op bezoek te komen. Our comment is in Dutchs.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • All Male Group 25-30
  • (1 review)


90%

Pleasantly surprised! Great hostel and the staff were so incredibly helpful, they even printed our tickets for us for free

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Couple 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


86%

Very good hostel. Nice hostel to meet people. But the location aint the best.

  • Globetrotter
  • 11 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Male 25-30
  • (29 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
We're sad to hear that. We're just 5 minutes from the heart of Birmingham, and share St Paul's Square with Jools Holland's very own jazz club and a variety of top notch restaurants and bars. Come again and we promise you will leave raving about St Pauls Square

90%

Great place to stay. Really nice staffs. Had a great time and will definitely come back!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Thailand
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

I had a great stay. It was the weekend AFTER New Years so the town was dead but the hostel was perfect. The guy behind the front desk was super helpful and went above and beyond. I'd definitely stay there again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
I think everyone was simply recovering from NYE. Super helpful is so much better than helpful! Our aim is to be super in everything we do, be it; pub crawls, pub quizzes, city knowledge, friendliness and value for money. Hope we see you again soon!!!

100%

one of the best hosteld i've stayed in. really good atmosphere, wonderful staff.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 03 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Argentina
  • Female 18-24
  • (11 reviews)


93%

Really great - will definitely use again and have passed onto friends. The hostel had a really nice balance between efficient and chilled, informal and friendly - we are planning trips to Manchester and Liverpool and will check out the Hatters accommodation there! If you are thinking of expanding - how about a Hatters in Cardiff?! PS: we REALLY appreciated the night receptionist letting us have breakfast cereals at 5am so we could leave at 5.30am to get our train home!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple 41+
  • (1 review)


90%

one of the best hostels I have ever stayed in :)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
one of the best comments i have ever read :)

90%

Great stay , helpful staff -many thanks !

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 41+
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
and we were glad to have you guys. You were really good fun =) HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

96%

Warm welcome, perfect cleanliness of the room, very friendly and helpful staff, excellent breakfast and organisation of the hostel, we did enjoy our stay there and only wish it were longer.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Couple 25-30
  • (1 review)


96%

This hostel just does everything right, simple as that. Good location, fast internet, free breakfast and toast/tea/coffee all day which is handy if you wake up late (as I often did), a projection screen TV, spacious rooms, good showers, and if I wasn't distracted by the 500 movies on offer I probably would've played Nintendo. A hard drive full of movies is a great idea! Every hostel needs that. After all the average London hostels I've visited this beats them all.


80%

very nice!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Taiwan
  • Female 31-40
  • (2 reviews)


93%

Very cool hostel! Lovely staff and great vibe! Free breaky and internet and a nice common area for everyone down stairs,the rooms were very clean and spatious. Do yourself a favour and stay here, at Hatters, if you come to Birmingham

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
We want everyone to come to Birmingham and experience the city that we love. So what is everyone waiting head on down to B-ham. Thanks for your lovely review, we really enjoyed you staying with us and hope we see you again some day =)

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