Ostello Corniglia Reviews

Cleanest hostel I've ever been to in my life. Cleaner than my mom's house!!!! The location is great. Yes, there is the steps or road to climb but no matter what town or hostel you stay in at Cinque Terre, there will always be a climb. The staff was excellent. I had to change hostels because the hostel was needed to help with the flooding in the next town so a staff member actually escorted me to another hostel. Very big lockers and cheap breakfast.

Amazingly clean. Bit too anal about protocols/rules and didnt approve of the lockout and closing of the bathrooms during the day. Staff could be a little bit friendlier and slightly better with English language, but overall, a reasonable place to stay if you are just looking for somewhere to sleep at night.

The hostel felt more like a hospital than anything. The whole place is white and you even have to pull your linen out of hospital sanitized looking bags. If you don't care about the atmosphere and just want a place to sleep then it's fine here. But if you want to feel like your in cinque terre in a cosy place with a decent ambiance, maybe look somewhere else! If you need a kitchen, theres a fully equipped brand new one which is great. Only downside is you can't use it. At all.

Me and my friends stayed at this hostel for one night. We arrived around midnight and they were still there to check us in which was really nice of them. But, other than that, the staff were not attentive and not very helpful. If you get breakfast, TELL THEM THE DAY BEFORE. Nobody told us this. The location was difficult to find. If we didn't make a friend on the train ride that stayed there, we would have no idea how to get there. But, the hostel was very clean.

Cinque Terre its such a MAGIC PLACE!!!hostel has so great localisation,it's in the middle of 5 cities so you can visit two cities in one day and another two in second day,relaxing, with no rush:)Hostel is very clean, tidy, staff was so polite,kind!!always helpful!! we felt like in our own city:D

The hostel is up hill, which was a little exhausting after walking from city to city, but honestly it's still a charming enough location to not warrant a bad rating (also a shuttle bus to the center if you can figure it out!) The hostel was in nice condition, fairly clean. I was only here for one night, and I had a specific agenda so i didn't indulge in the hostel's "activites" but it was nice and cheap for a 1 night stay like I had. Only concern was the ladder for the bunk beds-wasn't sturdy

A lovely hostel right in the middle of Corniglia. Clean, comfortable, friendly.

The hostel is located in the center of Corniglia, so very easy to get to, staff were ok, not rude, but not exactly friendly, and the decor was quite sterile and institutional considering the quaint surroundings. The worse things are the 2 hour lock-out in the middle of the day, and they force you to leave your room key when you leave or you will be charged a penalty, so if you have any valuables you have to carry them around with you all day hiking the 5 Terre.

Womens dorm....lights should be made to be turned off at ten pm, people wishing to read, make phone calls, play with computers should leave the dorm. If you want to disturb every one in the dorm you should be asked to sit else where so others can sleep.

If you plan to arrive back at your hostel after 8pm any night be prepared to walk up almost 400 steps from the train station. They didn't tell me I had to use their sheets when I checked in so when I checked out they charged me 5 euro to wash the sheets they were going to wash anyway. The morning reception lady was grumpy and rude. The rest of the staff was nice. The hostel doesnt have any community to it and its in a terible location if you plan to do a lot of traveling between the villages.

The staff were excellent, very friendly & helpful. The hostel is in an excellent location & is priced well. I would recommend this for the budget traveller

Safe, cheap, clean with a secure locker to put your belongings! Wi-fi is very cheap to buy as well. A winner!

Our stay at Ostello Corniglia was exactly what we wanted. It was literally in the middle of the 3rd Cinque Terre town, which made traveling around very easy. There was quite a hike up 382 stairs to get into Corniglia, but you can always take the bus. There were several moderately priced restaurants around, and the walk to the marina was only 10 minutes and was the clearest water you could imagine. There were lockers in the room, and wifi if you wanted. I never felt like I wasn't safe. Loved it!

Great hostel, very clean and quiet. Great staff. Main downside was no free WiFi.

We were looking for a clean, comfortable and cheap room in the middle of Cinque Terre and we found it.

very friendly and helpful staff

Very clean, huge lockers, great bathrooms. CHEAP but bad location up a hill

Really nice place. Very friendly staff. I didn't like that you had to leave your locker key before going out. They should get another kind of lockers, cause sometimes you dont understand the purpose of the locker if you are leaving your locker key in the reception. Anyway, nice rooms and clean bathroom. Breakfast not included, but there are no many options over there so you have to take it (3€ I guess). Right next to the bus stop. Very annoying church bell right next to the hostel...

Pros: Central location, big rooms, big bathroom, ample sheets/towels. Wifi available for $. Cons: no luggage storage for anyone arriving before check-in, must give the key to your locker to the staff every time you step out, staff is all business, and no social life around the hostel. This was a great place to stay for anyone wanting to sleep and then spend all day out.

this didnt effect me, but, i think that the hostel should have a left luggage area where people who arrive earlier than their check in time, can leave their bags. it wouldnt require much room and they have it. otherwise, i think this is an excellent hostel and would recommend it.