Reviews of Gecko Hostel

Nico was amazing. Very friendly and helpful. Had great recommendations on what to do and where to eat around town. Very understanding when we had to cancel our tour at the last minute. The rooms & common areas are kept clean and warm. Midnight was adorable, loves getting pats no matter the time. Good hostel vibe for travellers who want to meet people Great location. It's easy to get to all the bus stops and high street. Good deal for the price.

House is a bit run down, especially kitchen and bathrooms, though they are all kept clean. Shower takes a while to warm up.

Location

It was cold, the place creaked a lot so people moving around could be heard all the time, bathroom rarely had toilet roll in it.

Located on a nice quiet street, staff are super nice, nice hangout areas

Things are not properly cleaned only surface cleaning was done. The dorm room has a very musky wet smell which was not pleasant, there is no ventilation & probably mould.

Handy location. Decent facilities (fridge in the bedroom). Midnight, the dog

The power went out at 11pm, a man claiming to be the owner let himself into our private room at 11.30pm, greatly disturbing us. As we had ear plugs in due to the loud music and noise around the hostel we didnt hear him knocking. The electricity remained off and there was no apology or explanation for why the owner needed to come into our room while we were sleeping. The party continued until 2am and since all rooms face the garden, I wouldn't recommend the hostel if you want to get a good night's sleep The hostel only takes cash and would not provide a receipt when requested. It's not possible to stay in the hostel after checking out. Really inconvenient if you have a late bus There was a very thin perspex window linking the private room to a dorm room, so every little bit of noise or light went between the rooms. Not very private for a private room

Very nice hostel, cheap and cozy dorms with lockers, very nice common areas with a good kitchen and outside space with hamacs and a barbecue to relax after a hike

Great value and centrally located. The highlight of our stat was Midnight who was the best host I've ever had. He welcomed us and even showed us around the town and lake. He even showed us his favorite restaurant. It was a very chill stay with great company. The bonfire at night was also a great way to meet other travelers and share stories. Would stay here again to hang out especially to hang out with Midnight.

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Location was good, lots of common spaces

They would only take cash so I couldn’t avoid the 19% tax (as I didn’t have dollars), making the stay more expensive than I expected. Plus, the receptionist at check-in didn’t feel particularly friendly. I could feel the springs in the bed and there weren’t enough sheets/layers so I got cold in the night. The bathrooms weren’t very clean and when I tried to have a shower the water went from warm to scalding to then continually freezing. The environment didn’t feel very social and they wouldn’t let you use the hostel facilities after check-out. When I came back to collect my things, my food in the fridge had been taken out of it’s clearly labelled bag and moved around what seemed randomly to other shelves

The staff member Thomas was so lovely and welcoming, and the location was perfect 😍

Great staff. Good kitchen. Plenty of baños. Hot water. Nice backyard to hang our in. Good security.

Good location, close to everything but off the main road so you get best of both worlds. Staff were incredibly friendly and wanted to help you out, give advice on things to do. Individual plugs and curtains on beds. While I was there it was very social - no issue meeting other people to explore with

The floor in the rooms were constantly dirty, (probably the dirtiest hostel I've stayed in so far) showers would only have hot water for the first 10 seconds after being turned on which isn't ideal after long hikes and cold days. Signs up everywhere demanding you leave and don't use the kitchen etc as soon as you check out - they didn't seem to actually enforce this, however it still leaves a bad taste in your mouth considering most hostels follow the unwritten rule of being able to store luggage and use facilities for a few hours before/and/or after checkin/out

Cool vibes nice staff great dog

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The backyard and common area are nice, location is good

Rooms are just too big and impersonal, it was a bit dirty and there was constant noise (I think there were 12-14 pax in the room, I was told it was 10) quite groggy overall

Super welcoming staff, great facilities, lovely outdoor area. Let us check in early and store our bags while we hiked. Also allowed booking flexibility. Loved it!