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Backpacker Galle Hostel

Galle · Sri Lanka

Backpacker Galle Hostel

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67% MEH
Medium confidence 154 reviews
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Evidence reviews

    • HE GRAB ME, HARASSED ME FORCEFULLY. HE COULD BE A POTENTIAL RAPIST.
    • HE GRAB ME, HARASSED ME FORCEFULLY. HE COULD BE A POTENTIAL RAPIST.
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    ⚠️‼️‼️HORRIBLE, HIGH POTENTIAL FOR RAPE, HARASSMENT‼️⚠️ I checked in to this hostel, upon arrival it was just fine. THE GUY, IDK IF HE IS THE OWNER OR JUST A CARE TAKE CARE BUT HE DID ME SO BAD. IT WAS A WHOLE NIGHTMARE DURING MY ENTIRE LIFE. I WAS SITTING OUTSIDE THE BALCONY ENJOYING MY MEAL AND HE SAT BESIDE ME. FIRST HE SWITCHED THE LIGHT TO DEEM, I SHARED MY SNACK BUT HE WAS UP TO SOMETHING. HE GRAB ME, HARASSED ME FORCEFULLY. HE COULD BE A POTENTIAL RAPIST. THIS WAS SO BAD THAT I HAD TO CHECK OUT AT 10PM AND FIND A PLACE TO STAY UNTIL PASS 11PM. DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE. THIS IS HORRIBLE. THE 2 COUPLES ALSO PACKED THEIR THINGS AND LEFT THE PLACE BECAUSE OF HOW AWFUL MY SITUATION WAS AND COULD BE THEIRS TOO IF THEY WILL STAY.
    • Host entered dorm late at night without explanation—unsettling, especially for solo female travelers.
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    Good: Friendly host with helpful tips. Convenient location, reliable Wi-Fi, cozy house with terrace overlooking a small jungle. Bad: Host entered dorm late at night without explanation—unsettling, especially for solo female travelers. Worst: bed bugs. I left covered in bites, so the issue isn’t fixed. Lovely potential, but can’t recommend until problems are addressed.
    • Hostel owner was super weird and touchy with some of the girls - trying to kiss/get them into his room.
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    Would NOT stay here. Hostel owner was super weird and touchy with some of the girls - trying to kiss/get them into his room. Rooms were also pretty grim and mouldy
    • She took it as an accusation and responded by shouting at me and claiming I was calling her family thieves.
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    DO NOT RECOMMEND IF YOU LIKE BEING TREATED WITH RESPECT! My stay here was terrible. The main female member of staff had zero respect for me when I had left my charger out in a public space and asked her if she could ask any of the staff if they had seen or moved it. She took it as an accusation and responded by shouting at me and claiming I was calling her family thieves. She took a sarcastic passive aggressive tone and told me to search her house and all her personal belongings.Dirty & dingy.

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Facilities

🍳 COOKER 👕 Laundry 💻 Coworking Space 🅿️ Parking 🅿️ Free Parking 🌅 Outdoor Terrace 🍳 Breakfast
Other facilities (29)
Bicycle Parking Adaptors Airport Transfers Luggage Storage Shuttle Bus Housekeeping Reception (Limited Hours) Internet Access Book Exchange Cable TV Wi-Fi Restaurant Meals Available Recycling Bins Towels For Hire Late Check-out Paid Luggage Storage Security Lockers 24 Hour Security CCTV in Common Areas First Aid Kits Free WiFi Free Internet Access Free Security Lockers Air Conditioning Towels Included Ceiling Fan Charging Plugs Social Balcony