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The Garden Backpacker Reviews

Santiago 19, Seville, Spain

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96%

a very pleasant stay helpful staff good opportunities : really interesting free walking tours ( I recommend Felipo and Ana who were my excellent guides)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female 41+
  • (1 review)


100%

It's a nice hostel!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • Female 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


96%

Great Hostel. You are in the middle of the historic centre. The atmosphere was very good and the staff was very kindly. They offer you a different food to have each day and also you have one hour sangria for free all days. Not too much bathrooms. But I highly recommend this hostel!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Argentina
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


93%

Best hostel I've stayed in so far. Brilliant staff, some who make a killer mojito, free sangria between 2000 and 2100 etc, excellent tapas and paella nights, the energetic and fun pub crawl guides more than makes me forget any flaws that may have been there.


83%

good place , sometimes the bathroom at first floor was dirty

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


96%

in the morning and in the evening the bathrooms were always engaged/busy. and the bikes are very unsafe. but all the rest was perfect, and we enjoyed the stay at your hostel!!! really nice staff and nice location!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • All Female Group 18-24
  • (1 review)


90%

Great place to meet people, friendly and informative staff too

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


86%

The hostel was fine. The cleaning was OK if you consider the proportion between the number of people and the number of bathrooms. They were having some works to have a new bathroom, that I consider essencial once considered that many times there were lines...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Female 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


76%

Not enough bathrooms.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Female 25-30
  • (6 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Talita, sorry about that but we are now opening a new bathroom, it will be ready in a few days!

96%

Great hostel,internet, free breakfast, free sangria, cheap dinners, amazing staff who chat nd have a drink with you at night and help you find all the hidden away places in sevilla...Would definately stay here agan :)

  • Avid Traveller
  • 12 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 18-24
  • (11 reviews)


86%

From the terrace on the roof to the garden area in the backyard, and from the nice living room and kitchen to the good music that is constantly playing in the lobby it is really a great place. Daniele was also really helpful with ideas and things to see. And the free tours and pub crawls are really good as well. I went on a pub crawl and free walking tour with Juan and two pub crawls with Filippo and I know my stay in Sevilla wouldn't have been half as good without meeting those guys.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


76%

Great staff, awful beds, noisy bedrooms! I don't recommend it if you need to sleep every night...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male 25-30
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Gabriel! We are sorry that you were annoyed by other people, but it didn't depend on us as we make a huge effort on keeping all the common areas quiet after midnight; we even changed you to a better room charging only half of the difference.

93%

Best hostel I've ever seen! Great staff and atmosphere and also sangria free every day from 8 to 9 pm!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


100%

Great hostel! Everything was perfect, I really enjoyed my stay. The free walking tour oferd by the hostel was awesome. I recommend to take the morning and afternoon tour. The guides Juan and Brian were great and gave a lot of interesting information about Seville.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 18-24
  • (5 reviews)


96%

Sadly I only stayed here for one night but I wish I could have stayed longer! The staff were all incredibly sweet, friendly, and helpful, there are awesome communal areas (kitchen, living room, and patio complete with free sangria at night!), and overall there is just a really good vibe! Highly recommend this place!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


93%

Great hostel, amazing people, good location, comfy beds


80%

Had a great time at the hostel. Really nice common area and kitchen and very friendly staff. Highly recommended!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 18-24
  • (8 reviews)


93%

Very friendly and helpful staff (it was pretty cool to be greeted with a cup of Sangria). Great location though the directions from the bus station were a little hazy at points. The heating worked wonderfully. Bathrooms not the best, but the shower itself was great. The free walking tour is a must! Very informative and interesting. All-round, a very good night in Sevilla!


100%

It was one of my the best experience ever!!!! The staff makes you feel in paradise!!!! VERY ;VERY adiseable for all ages!! Diana.,54,from Argentina.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Argentina
  • Female 41+
  • (2 reviews)


96%

The Garden Backpacker was a great time! The hostel is well located, and the staff is very helpful to give you directions for the confusing, narrow streets of Seville. If you happen to go for a more chilled evening, the hostel offers great sangrias & mojitos and on some evenings, a tasteful paella. On my next visit to the city, my stay at the Garden Backpacker in guaranteed! :) The only issue was with the few number of toilets - sometimes there were no vacant seats! Teehee.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


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  • 30 Jan 2012 (96%)
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