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Reviews of Central Hostel

Central Hostel
2 Place Saint-Projet, Bordeaux

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 75 out of 142 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 142 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 142 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 142 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 142 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Iona

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately, the hostel does not have control of its surroundings. At the time of my stay, there were some unhoused people with dogs. And at night they would bark. ( the dogs not the people ) But in no insistence did I feel unsafe. The area is very centrical and walking distance to most attraction. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

luis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great stay
very pleasant stay julliette was very informative and professional. highly recimmend staying here good location!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Central Team on 19 Dec 2023
Thank you Luis for your feed back ! Come back whenever you want :) Central Team

10/10 Excellent

jannis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Central Team on 4 Nov 2023
Thank you very much for this grade ! See you soon in Bordeaux ! :)

10/10 Excellent

sergio

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Central Team on 1 Nov 2023
Merci Sergio pour cette belle note ! A très vite :)

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Central Team on 4 Oct 2023
Merci Catherine pour cette belle note ! N'hésitez pas à revenir nous voir lors de votre prochian voyage à Bordeaux :)

10/10 Excellent

Viktoria

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Central Team on 1 Nov 2023
Thanks Viktoria ! See you another time in Bordeaux :)

10/10 Excellent

isadora

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great stay in a family room. When we closed the window it was completely quiet with no noise getting in from the square. Staff were very helpful. The breakfast option was excellent. The location was perfect for walking about the beautiful city. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Team Central on 21 Aug 2023
Hello Isadora !Thank you very much for this nice comment. We're very happy that you liked your stay with us in Central Hostel. Our staff is always trying their best to satisfy you. Maybe see you soon in Central at Bordeaux ! :)Take care !!!

10/10 Excellent

Colleen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic!!
This did not seem like a hostel. It was amazing. we had a private room. Location cannot be beat. Amazing cafe and area to hang out downstairs. super quiet. On a famous square in an old church.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Central Team on 8 Jul 2023
Thank you Colleen for your very nice comment ! You're welcome to come back whenever you want ;)See you !Central Team

10/10 Excellent

Sophia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Central Team on 23 Jun 2023
Merci Sophia pour votre commentaire:)

6/10 Okay

valerie

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
location is brilliant in the centre of Bordeaux. However, i went expecting breakfast as advertised only to be told they did not serve food. They need to change their ads about the hostel. However, excellent cafe just round the corner. They also need to be more communicative about tourism, and where the tourist bureau is, as they themselves were not able to answer my questions. Staff good natured however.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Response from Central Team on 1 Jun 2023
Hello Valérie !Thank you very much for your comment. We're very happy that you left us a comment . However we don't understand your say about the breakfast, we're serving a 5.50 menu everyday from 7am to 11am, with fresh baked bakery and bread, yoghurt, coffee and juice. Maybe you asked for the breakfast a little bit to late ? Don't hesitate to book it in the same time as your booking next time to be sure to have it ;)About the tourism tips, we just recruted new staff member that maybe weren't as aware as us about the tourism in Bordeaux . We wish you the best and maybe see you soon in Bordeaux ! :)

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute, clean, centrally located hostel!
Amazing hostel! Cute, clean and perfectly located on StCatherine street (longest pedestrian only street!! Lots of shopping!). All the facilities were in great condition and updated. As a solo traveler it could have been a little bit more socially oriented, but that is being super picky! Would recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Central Team on 1 Jun 2023
Hello Amy, thank you very much for your comment. We're very happy that you liked your stay with us at the Central ! We have some event organize a couple times a week like beerpong contest, blindtest, quizz, concert, dj set... Maybe you came a day nothing was planned !! We usually have a pretty crouded bar area at night time.We'll be happy to welcolme you again ! :)Have a nice day !

10/10 Excellent

Karina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Central Team on 29 Apr 2023
Thank you very much Karina for this nice grade. See you soon in Central ! :)

8/10 Good

Ethan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Central Team on 29 Apr 2023
Thank you Ethan for this nice grade.See you soon in Central ! :)

8/10 Good

Natalia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Es war gut.
Hostel liegt sehr zentral, sauber und freundliches Personal Betten bequem. Das ist die Fußgängerzone und wenn es dunkel ist, möchte ich da nicht raus gehen.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Central Team on 6 Apr 2023
Hostel liegt sehr zentral, sauber und freundliches Personal Betten bequem. Das ist die Fußgängerzone und wenn es dunkel ist, möchte ich da nicht raus gehen

8/10 Good

Monica

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place for a girls weekend!
T'was a girls weekend in Bordeaux. We booked a private suite for four. Very comfortable, clean room. Confusion re the towels - we "rented" some per the welcome email and the room ended-up having towels. Hooks would be nice to hang them after showering, as well as water cups. Also, housekeeping was advertised. They did a partial cleaning and ended-up taking some of our souvenir cups. We fortunately got 4/6 back. Also, very much appreciated coffee and tea in the room. Overall a great stay and would return. Oh, and the location was good though there were a lot of homeless people/squatters in the square.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Central Team on 24 Mar 2023
Hello ! Thank you very much for your comment. We're happy that you liked your stay at our hostel. Indeed we just do a partial claening of the room, we clean the bathroom and change the towel, we don't have the right to touch your stuff so it make the cleaning difficult. The towel have to be rented by the people that rend the dorms, not the private rooms ;)Thanks again for all the kind words and we hope to see you soon in Bordeaux ! :)

6/10 Okay

Alexandra

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Team Central on 1 May 2022
Merci Alexandra pour votre retour

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Team Central on 22 Sept 2020
Merci de votre retour positif :)

8/10 Good

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing location
The location was spot on, right in the middle of the city. Good facilities and a nice cafe bar on site.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020
Response from team central hostel on 14 Mar 2020
thanks for your positive feedback :) See you soon !

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best place to stay if traveling alone
If you travel alone this is the place for you. Very helpful and friendly staff. Very clean and comfortable. Stayed for a few days and I didn’t want to leave. Close to lots of beautiful churches and monuments. Lots of shopping nearby. If I’m ever in Bordeaux again I will definitely stay here
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Team Central Hostel on 12 Nov 2019
Hi Scott, thank you very much for your comment :) It was a pleasure to welcome you to Central Hostel! See you soon !

6/10 Okay

Tara

Disappointed and poor design
I stayed in an 8 bedroom bed...if you have a suitcase or big bag it won’t fit in locker. There were only three of us one night and if there was a fire ...there were two large bags in the small path to door. I could expect it could be worse with more bags. Hard to brush teeth in morning when hostel is full, two sinks for woman for a number of rooms. Downstairs is a restaurant but also I think a lounging area??? Wasn’t quite sure if you could just lounge. It would be great if staff welcomed you with an overview of the city with a map. Great location. Very expensive considering.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Central Hostel Team on 27 Nov 2019
Hey Tara, We are sorry to read this kind of comment. Normally our lockers are feet enough for a big luggage. In total on the floor you have 5 sink. When we was we didn't have any request about this ... And of course you can have a rest in the bar without drink. At the end of the bar you have a lovely longe space :) Hope to see you again,

10/10 Excellent

Kin Fai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A pleasant stay
Good location. Cozy design. Spacious and comfortable room. Breakfast is good at reasonable price. The restaurant "Kitchen" provides good food too. One advice to those using iPhone with phone language set in Chinese (I don't know if this applies to other languages other than English). You can only access to the hotel's wifi by turning the phone language into English
Good breakfast at reasonable price
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Central Hostel on 5 Nov 2019
Thank you for this beautiful comment ! :)

10/10 Excellent

Haoyang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from La team Central Hostel on 24 Oct 2019
Merci beaucoup pour ce super commentaire, c'est vraiment très encourageant !

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Location is very good. There is a restaurant and bar if you like.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Central Hostel on 22 Oct 2019
Thank you ! It's very helpful :)

10/10 Excellent

Marina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
September
Great staff, clean room, thanks again!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Central Hostel on 3 Oct 2019
Hey Marina, Thank you for your comment :)

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of the hostel was perfect for a night out and to occasionally come back to freshen up or drop things off. The beds were very private and the curtain blocked out a lot of light. Nice looking showers and amenities, even had a hair dryer. The lobby/restaurant is a nice place to hang and do some work/research. I would say that the showers and bathrooms could be cleaner. The room was warm at night and we couldn't keep the windows opened for too long because of the noise outside.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Team Central Hostel on 2 Oct 2019
Hey, Thank you for your nice comment :)

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hostel
The hostel is new, central, clean, cheap and well decorated. The sounds are sound proofed. The breakfast is good. The girls wearing there are attentive and polite. I would say that the beer is a little expensive and it was hot at night due to it being 32C during the night but I would recommend this hostel.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from team central hostel on 27 Sept 2019
Thank you for your feedback :) It was a great pleasure to welcome you ! Team central hostel

10/10 Excellent

CATERINA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Team Central Hostel on 2 Oct 2019
Merci beaucoup Caterina :)

10/10 Excellent

Myriam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
When can I go back?
It was absolutely amazing, I got to meet new people everyday that was sharing the same passion for traveling as me. The breakfast was delicious and this hostel is located right in the center of Bordeaux, walking distance to every nice restaurants or touristic monuments
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Team Central Hostel on 5 Aug 2019
Thanks a lot for your comment :) We are very happy to see that you enjoyed your stay here with us ! Come back soon

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Team Central Hostel on 1 Aug 2019
Merci :)

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Team Central Hostel on 1 Aug 2019
Merci :) Pourrions-nous avoir plus de détails sur les raisons de votre note, afin que nous puissions nous améliorer, et vous proposer un service de qualité.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Team Central Hostel on 4 Jul 2019
Thanks a lot for your comment :) See you very soon

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hostel
New hostel, very clean and stylish. Location is great, right in the old town pedestrian area. But a bit far from bus stop to train station.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Central Hostel Team on 4 Jul 2019
Thank you for your nice comment

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from central hostel on 7 Jun 2019
Merci pour ce joli commentaire ! :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Team Central Hostel on 3 Jun 2019
Merci beaucoup :)

10/10 Excellent

Naomi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place to stay
Great place to stay. I love that there are shutters so you still have that little bit of privacy and it does well to block out unwanted light at night from other people. Very clean.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Team Central Hostel on 30 May 2019
Thanks a lot for your comment :)

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
The place is hip and new with new facilities and a restaurant/bar in the lobby but it's not quite a hostel. It does not have any kitchen facility. Even just a kettle and a microwave would make backpacker's lives easier. I felt that the price was extremely high for what you get - even the luggage storage in the locker is at cost before check-in and after check-out.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Team Central Hostel on 2 May 2019
Thank you for your comment :) We do not have a commun kitchen as we want to develop a new concept. For that the guests of the hostel have 10% discount on the bar and the restaurant. The price includes the bed sheets, the cleaning of your room, the location of the hostel (in the heart of Bordeaux), then we try to provide the best extra service. Best regards.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Double room
Not great accommodation and wouldn't stay again. Probably good for backpackers in dorms, but not worth the price of the double rooms. Room was very cold on arrival and had to go downstairs to ask for room to be heated at least 5 times in 2 days as there is no thermostat in the room. Staff seemed to turn heat on for 30 mins then off (aside from 1 time when left on for 2 hours) so was generally cold again very quickly. No blackout blinds as advertised and those that were there were old and broken. Music playing on Saturday night until 2am downstairs, which prevented us from sleeping on floor 4... Basically a party hostel with some overpriced double rooms that would cater to a different crowd.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Team Central Hostel on 2 May 2019
Thank you for your comment :) We are very sorry to hear that your stay was not what you were expecting. As we are a hostel, we have some activities going on, specially on weekend. The parties are part of the hostel life, otherwise it is very calm. Best regard

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hostel
I stayed in a female only room. Each bed comes with a spacious locker, outlet, light, and shelf. Privacy curtains are there, but they’re more like blinds and are very noisy to open, which you have to do any time you want to leave the bed. Not much maneuverability between the rows of beds in my room though. Only big complaint I have is the fact that after you check out, if you want to keep your bags at the hostel, you have to pay for it. The lockers are secure, but still frustrating to have to pay for a service that is usually offered free of charge at hostels. Location is very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Team Central Hostel on 20 Apr 2019
Thank you for your comment :) We try to provide the best services to you, so you can enjoy your stay. We also, want to give you the best extra services. Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Luciano

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Team Central Hostel on 17 Apr 2019
Merci beaucoup :)

8/10 Good

Julie

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location!
Check-in was quick, and the first impression of the hostel was great. The room, 8 bed dorm, was very very compact. There's a barely enough room for a person to pass by between the beds. However, It was very clean and loved the privacy curtain. On the other hand, I didn't appreciate no kitchen plus no outside food allowed in the hostel policy. It just make it more difficult for budget travellers to stay at this hostel. Overall, it was a good stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from The Central Team on 12 Mar 2019
Thank you so much for your comment. We really appreciate your filed back. We hope to see you soon :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Great location, nice facilities and very friendly staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Team Central on 29 Jan 2019
Thank you very much ! Have a nice day, Team Central :)

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kohei

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The service was very good and comfortable.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Central Team on 23 Jan 2024
Thank you Kohei for your comment! We are glad to read that you had a good stay with us! Hope to see you again for your next stay in Bordeaux or La Rochelle!

10/10 Excellent

Laurent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comme toujours , un personnel aimable et au service du client.hotel impeccable et idéalement situé au coeur de Bordeaux .je recommande
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Central Team on 22 Dec 2023
Merci Laurent pour votre retour et votre fidélité.A très bientôt chez Central !

10/10 Excellent

Laurent

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Central Team on 22 Dec 2023
Merci Laurent ! A très vite ! :)

8/10 Good

Mehdi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bonne accueil, mais il y avait une odeur nauséabonde dans les escaliers pour accéder au chambre (odeur d’égout). Le petit n’est pas à volonté dommage.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Central Team on 25 Nov 2023
Merci Medhi pour votre retour d'expérience ! En effet, nous veillons à trouver des solutions pour réduire l'odeur des canalisations de Bordeaux.Pour le petit-déjeuner, la grande formule est à 5.50 si vous réservez :)A bientôt !Central Team

8/10 Good

Apolline

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Le personnel est très sympa, la présence continuelle est d’ailleurs super pratique. La propreté des espaces communs (salle de bain) laisse à désirer le soir, mais c’est parce que les voyageurs ne font pas attention et non pas à cause du personnel ! Il y a beaucoup de turnover, attention donc à vos affaires (n’oubliez pas votre gel douche dans la douche …). Les casiers sont très spacieux d’ailleurs !! Les rideaux occultants font vraiment bien leur job, superbe idée. L’auberge est super bien placée en centre-ville, très pratique ! Expérience positive, je recommande :)
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Team Central on 1 Nov 2023
Merci Apolline pour ce jolie commentaire détaillé ! Vous êtes la bienvenue pour revenir lors de votre prochain passage à Bordeaux :)

8/10 Good

Loanne

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Central Team on 1 Nov 2023
Merci Loanne pour cette belle note ! A bientôt :)

8/10 Good

Yasmin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das Personal war freundlich und auch sehr zuvorkommend, sie haben einem alles erklärt. Die angeschlossene Bar und Restaurant war gut besucht und auch eine gute Auswahl an Essen/Getränken. Das Gemeinschaftsbad war groß und die Duschkabinen, eigentlich Duschräume waren sehr groß sogar mit extra Spiegel und Schrank ausgestattet, davor gab es nochmal einen kleinen Raum mit Waschbecken. Tolle Unterkunft! (:
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Central Team on 4 Oct 2023
Thank you Yasmin! See you another time :)