Kandy Backpacker's Hostel

Terrible experience. We arrived at the place and it smelled awful. The room they gave us was full of mold, the shared bathrooms were dirty and there was no toilet paper. I asked for a refund for the next two days (I was going to stay for three days) and they charged me for the entire stay. The place is awful!!! DON'T GO THERE!!

Arrived and were in the room for 5 minutes before leaving again. Rooms were super dirty and no one staying there. Would not recommend

L’auberge de jeunesse n’est pas entretenue, les draps sont humides et ça ne sent pas bon. Il y a des tonnes de fourmis et de cafards dans les chambres et les toilettes. Je ne recommande absolument pas cet établissement. Par contre le personnel et l’homme qui fait les cours de cuisine est très sympa ! Heureusement, sur place j’ai rencontré des personnes chouettes et je n’y suis restée qu’une seule nuit !

Dirty - bathrooms covered in ants and showers/toilets not separate so always queues for one or the other. Sheets had been changed but visibly stained and pillows manky. The walls in the dorm rooms were covered in holes. Bunks very creaky and loud and the rooms were not big enough for how many bunks fitted in - no room for bags inside the dorms and small lockers only in the hall. Cooking class was good with tasty dinner and the man doing that was nice. When leaving, tried to overcharge us & rude.

For your own safety and peace of mind, DO NOT STAY HERE. Thousands of bugs cover the disgusting bathrooms and there were many holes and stains in the hard, uncomfortable bed. If you choose to stay here you better sleep with a mosquito net or many clothes on, otherwise you will wake up covered in bites. Also beware of staff members just walking into your room at any time of day. Walking distance to the nearest places to eat are also very far by walking. Hard to find the hostel at night.

so I stayed in this hostel a few months ago. there was a little party of the owner. one friend of the owner was very touchy towards me, I was uncomfortable. the next day I told the person sitting at the counter. when I came back she said to me I watched the security cameras and I saw there was nothing going on. A moment later the owner came to me to 'apology', but he also said no we didnt saw you uncomfortable. he wanted to show me the tape, i said no. in the commun room he showed it to everyone

Room I booked was not available Not big enough blankets Uncomfortable pillows No free water (they charge 200 per bottle ) Don’t accept card Breakfast was just plain toast and 1 egg No hot water shower Prison like building No electricity for hours Not many showers/toilets No soap/shampoo Dogs roaming around Free dinner is very late (9.30pm or later ) Aircon remote sometimes would not work No power points near bed

This hostel needs to be renovated as you are just breathing in mold. The dorm was so smelly and everything was old/unhygienic. Yes the food and staff is amazing(!) and you meet other travellers, but there are other hostels out there that are better for your health and safety.

Das Hostel ist nicht sauber und in dem 4er Zimmer hat es super stark nach Schimmel gerochen. Es gab kein Fenstern was man zum lüften aufmachen konnte. Das Zimmer war super klein vielleicht gerade mal 6 Quadratmeter. Das Bad war eine Katastrophe, komplett verschimmelt und es hat super gestunken. Das einzig positive ist das alle zusammen oben auf der Dachterasse essen und somit sehr gut zum socialising ansonsten aber leider eine Katastrophe.

I am a bit sceptic about this hostel. The location is nice, close to the lake. The swimming pool is nice. But the rooms are not clean. I had a private room voor 18 dollars per night and it wasn't worth it. The worst matrass I slept on in Sri lanka (although I am not demanding). They really need to throw it away. The staff is nice but also very money driven.

The owner was very nice and helpful. Nice pool but not very close to town

Goed hostel met lekker zwembad en een hele vriendelijke host die je graag helpt! Leuke gratis cooking class en daarna ook eten!

The best Hostel I was in so far. The best Staff ever.

Terrible experience. We arrived at the place and it smelled awful. The room they gave us was full of mold, the shared bathrooms were dirty and there was no toilet paper. I asked for a refund for the next two days (I was going to stay for three days) and they charged me for the entire stay. The place is awful!!! DON'T GO THERE!!

amazing hostel with really friendly staff, great pool, amazing value with the free breakfast (basic eggs and toast) and dinner (great curries and rice). Very sociable communal space that is encouraged by the group dinners. One of the best value for money hostels I've stayed!

It’s a nice hostel to stay. Everything was OK.

Arrived and were in the room for 5 minutes before leaving again. Rooms were super dirty and no one staying there. Would not recommend

Das Hostel ist in einer guten Lage, aber die Zimmer sind wirklich sehr alt, dreckig riechen leider auch dementsprechend modrig genau wie das Bad. Außerdem gibt es keine Zimmer Schlüssel somit ist alles den ganzen Tag offen, in der Nacht wird dann nur der Haupteingang verschlossen. Die Klima Anlage ist auch wirklich so laut das man sie lieber nur untertags aufdrehen sollte. Abendessen und Frühstück sind inkludiert und beides war sehr gut.

Amazing owner with a cooking class and a Swimming Pool

Il est un peu éloigné du centre ville donc c’est moins bruyant c’était peu achalandé quand nous y étions. La piscine semblait propre mais on ne l’a pas utilisé. L’eau chaude et l’air climatisé fonctionnaient bien. Le highlight du séjour fut le staff très attentionné et déjeuner inclus. Souper inclus sous forme de cours de cuisine de groupe.

Consigliato

Nice people, but I was only one staying at the hostel. Seemed forever quiet. The power went out several times thru the evening and the morning. The power only went out for their property. Need to fix the electric wiring! Also slow WiFi.

Bonne auberge de jeunesse pour quelques nuits, emplacement loin de la ville mais personnel et petit déjeuner au top

Gemütliche und ruhige Unterkunft mit Dachterrasse und Pool. Und jeden Tag tolles Essen. kann ich nur empfehlen.

Great hostel really nice people. The hostel was really peaceful and it had a wonderful free cooking class

Das Person ist sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Die cooking classes sind auch sehr interessant, aber die Zimmer und Bäder richten sehr modrig und sind stark veraltet

Lovely owner and wonderful cooking class. Did have an incident with a cleaner walking into my private room while i was undressed lol. The pool was pretty dirty and every night we were there the power went out at some point. The wifi on the lowest floor didn’t work either. Overall the stay was good

Ostello consigliato, posizione comoda per girare la città. Gentilissimi, colazione e cena inclusa. Terrazza. Camere un po' umide (forse perché pioveva), per il resto ok

Immerso nella natura a poca distanza dal lago e dalle principali attrazioni di Kandy. Ostello piccolo ma dotato di ogni comfort, camera privata con bagno spaziosi, bella terrazza aul tetto per i pasti, colazione gradevole. Personale estremamente disponibile e gentile.

Great hostel and friendly people. The cooking class and dinner every evening was great and free!