Babila Hostel & Bistrot

I had such a great stay here! The place is really close to the city center and super easy to get around. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. I also loved that you can store your luggage after check-out for free. The beds are comfy, the rooms are clean, and they clean them every day. There’s a kitchen where you can cook or heat up food, and the common area is really nice especially the balcony, perfect for chilling and enjoying the sun. My favorite part was the room with the TV where you can watch whatever you want. And honestly, the best thing ever for me was the flexible hose in the toilet 🔥 That alone made me love this hostel. I’d definitely stay here again!

I stayed two nights at this cozy, nice hostel as a solo business traveler, in the dorms. The hostel itself had a nice outdoor and indoor upper deck terrace, allowing for chilling and perhaps talking with others. It also includes a fridge and kitchen devices for use. The Wifi is good. The room itself is simple, quite small, and dark, with a single plug next to the bed. No curtains for privacy, yet there are small locker rooms in the room, with a key the hostel provides - a big plus. There is a bathroom in the room, and another bathroom and a shower room in the corridor, making it very comfortable. Overall, it is a great option for solo travellers or small groups who stay overnight, perhaps two, due to the fair and affordable price. For more great hostel finds, follow @triathlontrips on Instagram and Facebook, and check the website.

Great hostel, the bedsheets are included, towels cost only 2€. The personal cabinets are inside the rooms and they will give the key for free! Each bed has also a small personal shelf above each bed, which is very useful. There is also soap in the shower and, overall, good hygene level. The workers are very friendly and the place overall is also nice to just go and grab a drink. Buffet breakfast at 6.5€ is also nice. The building is an ancient palace and it is beautiful!!

Arrived early on 24th Sept, they let me store my luggage and I had nice lunch & coffee while waiting. The bistrot was busy during lunch but they had excellent service. The lift works perfectly, yes we need to make sure all the doors on each floor is closed - the cleaner helps me to make sure I get into the lift with my luggage. The room is little bit small, but comfortable. Beside the inside shower, they have two showers and toilet outside on the hall. I had early departure so I pack the night before and took shower outside so I wont wake the other guest. The graveyard shift reception call for taxi at 4am, it was efficient. Overall, great experience - I will definitely stay here again

The rooms are huge and clean. The restaurant within hostel is fun and has decent option for food. The breakfast is also decent. The hostel is located in walking distance of restaurants and Duomo etc.

I stayed for one night at this hostel. Very convenient location, just a few minutes walk away from the train station and main sights like the Duomo and Galleria. The rooms were clean and well maintained with spacious bathrooms. Ideal for my brief stay.

I stayed in this place for a week. My evaluation of it has many advantages, such as the proximity of the place to the city center and also the cleanliness of the rooms and the cleanliness of the place. The annoying thing is the narrowness of the bathrooms and the narrowness of the safe. It was not practical and small. There were no events or activities. None of the employees invited us to a party or any kind of event in the city. The reception place was always quiet. A good experience and a good place. It is suitable for staying for two days at most, and I will definitely repeat the matter.

Please do not stay here, I had a really disappointing experience at this hostel and felt let down by the way management handled the situation. During my one-night stay, my food and key card went missing from the dorm after I left them briefly while showering (bathroom was in room). I brought this up at checkout, but instead of showing any understanding, the manager, Margarita, was only concerned about charging me a €10 replacement fee for the card. When I explained that it was late at night, the lights were out, and I didn’t want to disturb other guests by searching through the room, she told me I should have immediately reported it so staff could wake everyone up to find the missing items. Because I didn’t take that step, she insisted the fee was entirely my responsibility. I understand hostels have policies, but the lack of compassion and the dismissive handling of the situation left me feeling taken advantage of as a guest. It is also not written anywhere within their booking.com policies that a 10€ fee applies to a lost card. This is especially disappointing given that many people who stay in hostels are traveling on a budget and trust the staff to be fair and understanding. Unfortunately, based on my experience, I wouldn’t recommend this hostel. The fact that they were willing to wake everyone in the dorm at midnight to look for a key card shows that I care more about the quality of guests’ stay than they do. Given my late check-in and early check-out, it was also clear that I couldn’t have simply lost the card outside the hostel. Overall, the whole situation was really disappointing.