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Il Castello

Via Porta di Castello 4 Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Distance from city centre: 1.5km

Rating: 74% from 5 reviews

  • 60%Atmosphere
  • 68%Staff
  • 80%Security
  • 84%Cleanliness
  • 92%Location
  • 72%Value for money
  • 64%Facilities

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  • This hostel was fine, it was very difficult to find, and I finally rang a bell labelled "Il Castelo Fashion Line" in hopes that it would be the right place, and fortunately it was. But a sign or a correct label would've saved us a half hour of wandering around asking people where it was.
  • 69%
  • 6 April 2013 Anonymous USA
  • For the price it was definitely well spent money. Good location, cleaner bathrooms than on most hostels and a functioning WiFi. I had a private room and it was very small but it didn't bother me too much :-) There was also a kitchen area where one could sit. They also had a food machine so one could buy food and bevarages at night.
  • 91%
  • 18 February 2013 Tommie Sweden
  • Not worth the money. There was a problem with the hot water but because there's not 24 hour reception we had to wait till 8am the next day to report the problem. I had to leave before it was fixed so I wasn't able to take a shower. Second, there's some odd pecking order in terms of the breakfast. Some people get served more food than others. It was very odd to be sitting next to people who are given more food. Walls are also very thin. I could hear every sound from the room next door.
  • 49%
  • 11 June 2012 Anonymous
  • Il Castello was much more than I expected. It's been a modelling office before and then transformed into a hotel/hostel. The room are all sold as privates even though they could be dorms aswell. It is very modern and beautiful place. I could live there for a longer time. The only minus side is that the breakfast is quite poor and I got hungry very soon after eating my toast and coffee. Plus, it's really difficult to use the room keys. They were very noisy aswell.
  • 89%
  • 8 June 2012 Anonymous
  • Very nice and clean hostel in the heart of Bologna. The staff are very kind, thank you!
  • 74%
  • 4 June 2012 Tomasz
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