Jojo
Google
+ Positive
I didn’t expect much from the hostel as I was just looking for a place to sleep and work during the day. But I realised during my stay that this place meets many of the requirements of a good hostel.
The staff, made out of Vietnamese and international volunteers, is friendly and casual. If they are not busy you can find them hanging around in the lobby or working on their side hustles. They didn’t enforce any annoying policies and were ok with refunding my last night I cancelled du to changes to my schedule.
I also liked the atmosphere: While many guests were working during the day (as I did), I felt that if I had more free time, I could have easily socialised here. Guest were diverse: I encountered British, Canadian, Turkmen, Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese, French, and German people.
The location is good too as northern Nha Trang has great sightseeing spots. There are great food options in the vicinity: cheap food cafés, work cafés, and fancy Vietnamese restaurants and bars are right around the corner.
I also liked the amenities: the bathroom was clean and dry at any time of the day. You can hand over laundry to a shop right besides the hostel. Rental motorbikes are maintained. WiFi is ok. There’s a public kitchen. Drinks are cheap.
- Negative
Little space in dorm rooms: You pay a little amount but you also get little space. No food offer at the hostel. 4G signal is weak inside the building. The snorkelling tour was underwhelming (you pay for the convenience and the entertainment, but the snorkelling is mid as reefs are dead). In the morning the reception might sporadically not be staffed and you might need to wait to check out or to ask a question. Limited drink selection. No coffee or tea. Dorms are not locked. Lockers are too small to store big suitcases or backpacks.