Reviews of Black Sand hostel Amed

I stayed one month there for my divemaster training. I could have stayed longer. My favorite hostel from 7 months of travels. Honestly : a freaking good mattress, chill and quiet vibe but still social. The common area is built very central so that you hang out there and talk to people (if you want to). Jodah the manager is a very sweet and helpful guy, as is the rest of the staff girls. Also really appreciated the banana pancake every morning. Location can't get any better, but get a scooter to explore. I didn't mention : the place is extra clean, modern, showers with shampoo & soap, I felt immediately comfortable.

There is no available water, even for sale. Apparently some customer stole so they stopped offering the service. It would be nice to have drinkable water somehow, when it's late at night and the shops are closed. An extra spot for the backpack or clothes would be perfect. Maybe a drawer or closet.

Really nice hostel and clean ! The dorm is spacious, shared bathroom is clean. Really nice view from the breakfast terrace. I highly recommend

Really nice place, nice location, lovely terrace with stunning views and good vibes.

Breakfast was poor, nicely made but not enough at all

A nice Hostel with a cute common area, great for meeting people. It’s in a small town super close to the beach and there are some good restaurants nearby. The staff was very friendly and helpful!

The beds were a little bit worn and there was no place to store the big luggage, but the rooms had a lot of space, so it wasn’t too big of an issue.

Everything, amazing staff, average rooms but enough for a hostel

The hostel was super nice and clean, I really appreciated that. The staff was nice as well. The room was nice and spacious.

Late check-in was a pain since the wifi didn't work (for the whole night!) and there is no mobile data signal in the area. And it was the first hostel in the 4 months I've been traveling that was super strict about the check out and at 10:55AM they were there reminding me I need to leave (I understand it's in the policy but it just didn't feel great). The AC in the room was a bit loud, and the curtains around the bed only covered it from one side, and for example, my bed was directly facing the door, so anyone could still see inside. There was no filtered water available. The breakfast was nothing special.

Hostel itself is fine.

The whole booking process is unprofessional. Complain when I was my clothes in the bathroom -.-" lame.

Very clean and well maintained. Yummy banana pancakes for breakfast, chill social vibe.

Sooo many mosquitoes in the room, even with mosquito spray I got bitten. One night I wrapped myself up in my blanket and the mosquitos went crazy on my face (23 bites!) as it was the only part of me exposed. Bathrooms are clean but there are only two showers for the whole hostel so I had to wait every night. Staff are friendly but sometimes come across a bit pushy to sell transport, I hadn’t even checked in yet and I was already being asked where I’m going next and if I’ll like to book a trip to Gili T at a special price.

you can meet people well located I would recommend it, they offer trips to other island

the bathrooms and toilets can get dirty

The bunk beds have curtains and I liked that the bathrooms are outside of the room and so are the lockers. Thus, it was super quiet in the room. The dorm and the bathroom were clean and there is a spacios common area to hang out. Also, the people at the reception were super helpful. They even drove me to the laundry service on the bike.

Nice vibes. Ample spaces to be on your own in the shared area, but also big enough of a hostel to find like-minded people to chat with. Super friendly staff!

In the dorm, the mattress wasn't rigid enough for my taste - actually I could feel the springs in there, or whatever support structure it's made of. But I honestly slept comfortably nevertheless. A bit of smell in the room in the evening, either from the AC or the sink, but it didn't last more than 30' though.

Fantastic location, nice communal area and clean bathrooms. Breakfast is Banana pancakes, with free tea and coffee, would be nice to have a couple more breakfast options (I would’ve been happy to pay!), especially before diving!

Beds are narrow and curtains don’t go all the way round, so privacy is partial, not complete. Some dorms have a toilet and sink in the dorm. Some dorm doors are extremely loud, making it very difficult to sleep without earplugs or similar.

Really good hostel for a cheap price. Quality dorms with A/C and curtains. Breakfast included for this price is really appreciated with a beautiful view on the volcano and the sea that is really close. Clean and quiet. I recommend.

Nothing

Nice staff, included bf, quite dorm

If was pretty empty (not social) which I was not expecting