Downtown River Hostel

San Sebastian · Spain

Downtown River Hostel

HostelPunk Score
22% SHIT
Medium confidence 141 reviews
5th best in San Sebastian

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Facilities

🍳 Kitchen 👕 Laundry 📋 Meeting Room ♿ Wheelchair Friendly ♿ Wheelchair-Accessible Bathrooms 🍳 Breakfast ☕ Cafe
Other facilities (33)
Bicycle Parking Adaptors Luggage Storage Fax Service 24 Hour Reception Postal Service Housekeeping Reception (Limited Hours) Wake-up Calls Book Exchange Board Games Cable TV Wi-Fi Recycling Bins Linen Included Reading Light Hair Dryers Towels Not Included Charging Plugs Towels For Hire Security Lockers 24 Hour Security Safe Deposit Box Fire Extinguishers First Aid Kits Common Room Free City Maps Free WiFi Free Internet Access Free Security Lockers Free Luggage Storage Hot Showers Tea & Coffee Making Facilities

Prices

Dorms $52 / night

HW prices from today

Recent reviews

Argentina MALE 31-40 Apr 15, 2026 Atm 80%

Buen hostal, el baño no me gustó porque está detrás del front desk.

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Spain MALE 25-30 Apr 7, 2026 Atm 20%

Lowkey, terrible hostel. Horrible beds, barely any common areas. Prize too high for what it truly is.

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Netherlands FEMALE Mar 24, 2026 Atm 60%

Beetje onhandige plek voor de douches en wc’s, zo pal achter de receptie🤓

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Italy FEMALE 25-30 Nov 7, 2025 Atm 60%

Muy bien ubicado, a dos cuadras aprox de la estacion de bus. Los chicos que trabajan ahi muy buena onda y con mucha predisposicion para ayudar. Las intalaciones en general estan bien. Buena relacion precio calidad. Tuvimos una secuencia con un chico borracho en la habitacion que vomito y el personal de la noche lo resolvio bien.

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Congo MALE 31-40 Oct 9, 2025 Atm 100%

The Downtown river hostel is a good place, the workers are very kind and comprehensive. It's very clean and safe. Just the geographical position is not easy for someone to find it, if it's his first time in San Sebastian city; particularly there is no direction information plaque on the roadway towards the bus station indicating the direction of the hotel.

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France FEMALE 18-24 Sep 30, 2025 Atm 60%

Hostel pratique et bien situé , rien à redire

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Australia FEMALE 18-24 Aug 30, 2025 Atm 40%

I am a young solo female traveler and booked an 8-bed mixed dorm. I’ve been away for 6 months and have NEVER had a problem. I was placed on a downstairs level with 7 men all above 30, none English-speaking, and no other females on that level. I felt extremely unsafe and ended up leaving. I asked to change as I saw other travellers on a different level. They said they were fully booked which I understand but when booking a mixed dorm you expect a mix with some females. Very scary experience.

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Sweden FEMALE 18-24 Aug 26, 2025 Atm 100%

En av de bästa hostels vi varit på! Perfekt plats i staden och bra sovsalar med sköna sängar. Den ända nackdelen vi upplevde var saknaden av AC, de använde sig av fläktar vilket blev varmt. Men annars toppen ställe! Rekommenderar starkt⭐️

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Chile FEMALE 31-40 Aug 18, 2025 Atm 20%

Falta que pongan basureros en las piezas. La ubicación muy buena, eso sí, carísimo. El precio no lo vale para nada Recomiendo que se fijen mejor en las reservas y así ordenen mejor las piezas: gente de edades parecidas, los que viajan solos, etc.

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Germany MALE 18-24 Aug 9, 2025 Atm 20%

Leider stimmt Preis Leistung garnicht. Zimmer im Keller. Kein Toilettenpapier. Für weniger Geld wäre es in Ordnung; da stellt man sich drauf ein

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Austria FEMALE 18-24 Aug 5, 2025 Atm 20%

It’s a nice location but otherwise the atmosphere isn’t nice and the bathrooms aren’t very clean either. The beds are also very simple. All in all it’s way too much money for what it’s offering.

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Italy MALE 25-30 Jul 29, 2025 Atm 100%

Todo muy bien, quizas le falta un area para poder estar tranquilo, solo tiene cocina, cuarto y baño

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Italy ALLFEMALEGROUP 25-30 Jul 27, 2025 Atm 80%

L'ostello si trova a dieci minuti a piedi dalla città vecchia e dal mare, vicinissimo alla stazione degli autobus. Luogo ospitale e accogliente, generalmente pulito. Ogni letto è dotato di ventilatore. Staff disponibile e cordiale, disponibile a custodire i bagagli. L'unico spazio comune presente è la cucina. Non sono presenti servizi per lavare i vestiti e per asciugarli, essendo una località di mare risulta un po' scomodo.

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Brazil MALE 31-40 Jul 13, 2025 Atm 80%

céntrico y muy limpio

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Netherlands FEMALE 18-24 Jul 1, 2025 Atm 80%

The hostel has everything you need but it’s basic. I met some really nice people there and the location and de staff are great but I missed a nice common room. Also the beds, showers and building don’t really have the best atmosphere (and it was still quite expensive), but still I liked it!

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Germany FEMALE 18-24 Jun 23, 2025 Atm 80%

Angenehmer Aufenthalt mit perfekter Lage. An den Betten könnte noch ein Ablagebrett angebracht werden.

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Germany FEMALE 31-40 Jun 20, 2025 Atm 20%

Location is good. The room was in the basement, so it was dark. It also smelled mouldy. It wasn’t very clean. The vibe was off. People were loud when coming home late.

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Australia FEMALE 18-24 Jun 19, 2025 Atm 60%

The hostel did not wash the sheets on any of the beds. They were stained and grimy with a horrible smell. Location and staff were awesome, but bathrooms and security were poor. Anyone can walk into ur room as there is no lock system, only keys and the bathrooms were also very dirty. It’s not a hostel for young people, the demographic is a lot older to men majority 60 years old. Didn’t refund my friend after her flight was delayed and couldn’t stay first night.

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Italy MALE Jun 12, 2025 Atm 80%

Receptionist with a very cold beaviour, not a smile, an automatic speech. I asked if I could hang out my laundry as I am a pilgrim and am doing the Camino de Santiago and was told it was not possible. There is mould in the showers. I paid 38 euros (the hostels of the camino are cheap normally, you pay between 10 and 20 euros) and I didn't even have breakfast or at least a coffee. Never again in this hostel. Very bad

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Australia FEMALE 25-30 Jun 12, 2025 Atm 80%

Staff were so lovely at this hostel!!! i only stayed one night but they treated me as if i lived there even after i’d checked out by letting me store my luggage and use all the facilities too. location is perfect. my only issue was the bed wasn’t the comfiest

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