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Lausanne Guesthouse & Backpacker Reviews

Chemin des Epinettes 4, Lausanne, Switzerland

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88%Overall Rating

From 79 ratings
  • 86%Character
  • 88%Security
  • 89%Location
  • 92%Staff
  • 82%Atmosphere
  • 93%Cleanliness

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93%

Not a fan of the push showers, other than that a great place!

  • Globetrotter
  • 20 May 2012
  • anipatke1292
  • New Zealand
  • Male 25-30
  • (24 reviews)


87%

It was perfect! Near to te centre, near to the train and metro, very friendly, it was clean. all was good!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Switzerland
  • (Gender undisclosed) 18-24
  • (1 review)


97%

Missing a shelf in the showers to keep the shampoo, towel, clothes, etc...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


93%

Really clean, comfortable and secure. Overall an excellent experience.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


77%

Dear All! I missed the lockers and the shelves from the room. There is no place to put the small everyday used things (eg.: toothbrush, shower gel, socks, underware) But anyway the place was good and clean. It's pretty for few days.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Hungary
  • Male 41+
  • (1 review)


80%

Really good, clean , staff were really nice and helpfull.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Male 31-40
  • (2 reviews)


90%

J'ai beaucoup apprécié l'ambiance calme qui régnait dans l'auberge. Je me trouvais sous pression à cause d'un examen à passer le lendemain mais les quelques discussions en anglais avec les baroudeurs du coin que j'ai pu partagé me détendaient beaucoup.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


90%

Kind and helpful staff, clean hostel, excellent location and good value for money. I would highly recommend it.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • All Male Group 41+
  • (1 review)


87%

Great place! But too much noise at the corridor during the night.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Mixed Group 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


83%

This is a good well managed hostel, well located for train travelers. A good place to stay while exploring western Switzerland by rail.


100%

Great hostel. Warm staff and friendly atmosphere. Great facilities-kitchen and laundry!


100%

The wifi speed is soooo fast! The bathroom is so clean! I love this place, and the building is nice!


77%

It's a very nice place to stay! It's a 3 stars backpacker! Like most of backpackers in Switzerland! It's also more expansive... The 2 bad points was that the welcome was correct but not really good, and that when I come back to my room in the night, my cover that I left on my bunk bed had disappeared.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Switzerland
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hello Christian, thanks for your comment. Sorry about what's happened to your cover but as you can guess we cannot see what's happen in the room. It was probably taken by another guest. Anyway you can always come to the reception and ask a new one if it's happen again.

97%

The staff at the place was really nice and good. The place is also located near the sation but it is a little complicate to get there. There ara indication to get there once go get out of the train staation but it is not easy to see them. The place is very clean and very well organized. It is expensive for a backpacker but the country is extremelly expensive in general, so otherwise it will be almost impossible to stay at this city.

  • Globetrotter
  • 04 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Male 41+
  • (38 reviews)


90%

Good Hostel. It was so near from the train station that you can see it from the train station. So about noise... the railway is behind the hostel.


83%

one of the more expensive hostels that i have stayed in, but lausanne was limited on options, so we went with this hostel. great location. very close to the train station. old town is very close, and the metro to the lake was very accessible. hostel staff was very helpful, though their knowledge of other swiss towns was somewhat limited.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 25 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Mixed Group 18-24
  • (13 reviews)


100%

This hostel had good facilities and was very clean. I did not bring a towel but got a nice large towel for a mere two francs. Furthermore, as I understood, it is usually very quiet in the hostel, so you can get some good sleep like I did my second night. My first night was quite disturbed by some high school students on the same floor out for a party, but the hostel found this unacceptable and the parents of the youths reimbursed the night of my entire room. Friendly staff, I recommend it!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


87%

The hostel's hardware (rooms, cleanliness, facilities,etc were great


87%

We arrived after 1am and the hostel tried to put the entire 3 night stay for my 3 friends and I on my card with out my permission which did not go through because it was unexpected (I was only supposed to pay for myself). This resulted in problems with my card and having to deal with contacting Visa in order to get the situation worked out.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


80%

Really enjoyed my stay. So close to the train station!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • Female 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


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