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Residencia Malaga Backpackers Reviews

c/ Jeronimo Bobadilla No4, Malaga, Spain

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100%

Thank you for excellent service. Special thanks to staff, you were really kind.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • Female 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


90%

The bathroom could use some more toilet paper every once in awhile, but other than that, my stay was great!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


20%

I never stood in a hostel that was more worst like this. The only good thing is the short way to the beach, but the beach is really not beautiful. The times they give you, like you are reaching the hostel from the busstation in 15min aren't right, you walk 35min and to the beach you don't need 5min like they say, perhaps if you run?! Also the personal is not very helpful, we needed a taxi at 05h, thy wanted to call, at 05h we wait: no taxi. I called the taxi and they even did not know about us.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Mixed Group 18-24
  • (1 review)


46%

The place was far away to the city center, also to the conference site where I was going. The room didn't look clean, specially the cover of the bed, really dirty. I think the sheets were clean. I don't really recomend it. Better to stay in the city center.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Female 25-30
  • (9 reviews)


60%

hi, the best thing that it is about 15-20min from station, so good place to stay if you have to catch the train to the airport at 5.30am the ppl there speak only English, not sure why. medium place, i was alone in 8 bed room, so i was happy.


100%

This was excellent value for money. The staff were really friendly and it's in a really good location if you want to get to the train station - it's easy to get from the airport too as the bus drops you off at the station.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


93%

Staff were really awesome! Very chilled out common area that makes a great place for meeting the amazing people that inhabit this place! I read in other reviews that the bathrooms were not so clean. I did not have a problem with the cleanliness of this hostel at all! Great place at a great price! :)

  • Avid Traveller
  • 02 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 18-24
  • (11 reviews)


73%

good hostel to stay for short duration. If you just need a place to stay, go there. It was clean and secure but could be better. Staff was friendly and there is plenty of room to socialize there. Overall I am satisfied and would recommend.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Aug 2011
  • Anonymous
  • India
  • Male 25-30
  • (5 reviews)


80%

We spent some very funny evenings together, thx for that!You guys are really an unusual and comical mixture :D

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Aug 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


90%

I only got to spend one night there, wish i was there longer

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Aug 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)


76%

It's quite a walk away from the centre of town but it is quite close to one of the beaches. The staff is pretty cool and they have a bar and try to make it a sociable environment. My only complaint is the lack of A/C in the rooms as it got very very warm in the summer.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 22 Aug 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 25-30
  • (16 reviews)


66%

Be better to change the light bulbs, toilet paper and soap on the toilets! Would be nice if they had a hand dryer. Cheap and tasty food and drinks


40%

No use of common areas before 8.30am, which means no internet access before then. Staff very rude when we entered the common area to check our train timetable. We weren't allowed to stay outside of the hostel at 7am, or (they said) the neighbours would call the police. Toilets were dirty, rooms very hot, hostel far from centre (maybe too cheap to ask for more). However, bed linen with BLOOD STAINS and this gives a really bad impression. Extremely dissatisfied, never there again.


83%

Staff was very friendly and competent. Bathrooms were clean, but only two showers for whole floor. Very big common room with big kitchen, refridgerator, TV, bar, guitar - that was great. Lots of fun with nice people.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Aug 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


20%

It was the most expensive hostel in my entire life, and moreover the dirtiest, the ugliest, and the farest from city center. We paid 2 nights with prices high as 3-stars-hotel, but no services. The only fun is to laugh at american wannabe-backpackers tickling their iPads.


76%

The hostel was OK, the staff is awesome especially Emmanuel Gabriel, he helpt us a lot :)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Aug 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Sweden
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


60%

The hostel wasnt so nice, i met a lot of cockroach on the way. Still because the staff was friendly, espacially "Emmanuel" who help me to find really nice places to go in Malaga. It was too expensive for too less offers.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Aug 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


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  • 28 Oct 2011 (100%)
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