Dopa Hostel

Also seeing from other comments and witnessing it by my own, their approach is: Customer is always wrong and can be replaced!||||I travelled around 30 countries and this hostel has been the most terrible hospitality I have ever witnessed my entire life! Plus they are far from being honest. I attach all the proofs to the comment. They tried to use my credit card without my consent!||||I am a tourist who requires a visa to travel to Italy. Guess which racist deliberately ruined my application???!!!||||I completed my reservation for the hostel and applied for the visa showing my travel documents. That reservation became an official document for me. You can see in the attachment this hostel has "free cancellation until last 48 h policy" and "no prepayment is needed" is clearly written there. Then, they started to try taking money from my credit card!!!! They are lying by saying no prepayment on the profile. They wanted to "block" my credit card "for a few days". If I wasn't using this as an official document, I would have immediately cancelled the reservation by those scammers.||||I don't want this hotel to "borrow" my credit card without my permission. I used the famous "booking" website for being safe! There are 3 months to my reservation days, and countless times I received warning notifications from my bank. I put online shopping limit on my credit card to prevent myself from those frauds.||||Anyways, I wanted to keep my money safe and I have to keep my reservation, because if my booking number changes, my visa application will be cancelled. So I let them know I don't want my credit card to be used and I don't want them to make changes on my reservations because it is an official document for my visa application and I can only stay in the hostel if I can got the visa.|||| BUT THEY APPARENTLY DONT WANT PEOPLE WHO NEED VİSA TO STAY THERE. So they said they don't want to be used in visa applications and cancelled my reservation deliberately :) THEY DELIBARETELY TOOK MY RIGHT TO TRAVEL TO ITALY BY CANCELLING MY VISA APPLICATION. THIS WILL EFFECT MY WHOLE VISA HISTORY AND I WILL HAVE LIFELONG DIFFICULTIES IN GETTING VISA, because they couldn't steal my money :) ||||They are violating every hospitality rule. Also starting by catfishing on their profile. I didn't let them violate reservation conditions and forcefully borrow my money. You shouldn't too!

I’d give this place 2 stars at best. Its not worth the money. This is one of the most expensive hostels I have ever stayed (they charge about 80 euro per night), however, the quality is below average. There are 3 shower for the whole hostel, good luck to take a shower in the morning. The breakfast is very very simple. The sleeping is impossible. Walking back and force starts at 6.30am and never ends. The earplugs don’t help. The A/C doesn’t exist. The nights I stayed was pretty cold. So we just had to keep the windows closed which causes stale air in the room. Opening the window would make it freezing cold. The bedsheets are old. I would expect it nicer for 80 euros. But the shocking part: there are no blankets. That was a crazy part to me. The place is very small (I wouldn’t call it cozy, it’s just very small). Long story short : I would not stay here again. The positives: good location, clean bathrooms (if you are lucky enough to get into it)

Super nice hostel which attracts friendly travelers and has nice common areas. The beds were comfy and everything sparkling clean. However it is a bit expensive and staff was unfriendly and rude for the most part. Also they put very intense artificial smelling perfume in the rooms, hence only four stars.

Racist, lying on their profile, trying to use my credit card without my consent!!! Also seeing from other comments and witnessing it by my own, their approach is: Customer is always wrong and can be replaced! I travelled over 30 countries and this hostel has been the most terrible hospitality I have ever witnessed my entire life! Plus they are far from being honest. I attach all the proofs to the comment. They try to use my credit card without my consent! I am a tourist who require visa to travel to italy. Guess which racist first ask moneyh from me and then delibaretly ruined my application???!!! I complete my reservation to the hostel and applied to the visa. That reservation became an official document for me. You can see in the attachment this hostel has "free cancellation until last 48 h policy" and "no prepayment is needed" is clearly written there. Then, they started to try taking money from my credit card!!!! This wasn't the deal. They are lying by saying no prepayment on the profile. They wanted to "block" my credit card. If I want using this as an official document, I would immediately cancel the reservation. I dont want this hotel to "borrow" my credit card without my permission. I used booking.com for being safe! This is lying on the profile and stealing. They show it as a very flexible hostel so you can make reservations. Most likley to get money from somewhere, then they use your money for some days and who knows! Anyways, I wanted to keep my money safe and I have to keep my reservation, because if my booking number changes, my visa application will be cancelled. So I let them know I dont want my credit card to be used and I dont want them to make changes on my reservations because it is an official document for my visa application and I can only stay in the hostel if I can got the visa. BUT THEY APPARENTLY DONT WANT PEOPLE WHO NEED VİSA TO STAY THERE. So they said they dont want to be used in visa applications and ASK FOR THE FULL PREPAYMENT 3 MONTHS BEFORE STAY (no prepayment reservation) and cancelled my reservation. They violate our deal and threaten me. THEY DELIBERATELY TOOK MY RIGHT TO TRAVEL TO ITALY BY CANCELLING MY VISA APPLICATION. Attached you can see them asking me to pay full price from my no prepayment needed booking, and threatining me with my visa application. They are violating every hospitality rule. Also starting by catfishing on their profile. I didnt let them steal my money. You shouldn't too!

Dopa hostel is conveniently located a 20 minute walk from Bologna Centrale train station and 15 minutes from many of the main attractions. It is close to the university as well so many young students around. The hostel itself has a friendly welcoming atmosphere. The staff provide helpful information and kindness. The night I was there they had a social dinner for €7. Very nice, got an appetizer, wine, and pasta and I felt it was a good deal. Breakfast is also robust with fruit, bread, cheese, cereal, milk, tea, and coffee. They also have a good hang out area for meeting other travelers. The bathrooms were clean and throughout the hostel they had labels in English. I stayed in a 4-bed mixed room. All the beds had plenty of privacy and I felt comfortable. Each was equipped with a charging socket and light. The lockers were a bit small, but there was a charger inside if you wanted to lock up your phone. My one complaint is the room got pretty stuffy. Adding a fan might help create more air flow. Overall, fabulous deal for what you get and I would stay again!

Dopa Hostel is a great place to stay. Close to Train Station and to city centre. Staff is amazing and always available to help and give you tips about what to do in the city. Amazing atmosphere where you have opportunity to met people from all around the world. Has an excellent breakfast, comfortable beds and good bathrooms. Some nights they prepare dinner with Wine included for the amazing small price of 7€.

A dirty and expensive hostel with a very arrogant receptionist. The expensive price was withdrawn because I had to stay because it was cold and I couldn't find another hostel. And the air conditioner in the room was not heating the room at all.

I loved my time at Dopa. I stayed for a couple of days in June and had a really great experience. The staff was friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere was very social. I felt like I was staying in someone’s home or apartment. The group dinner and breakfast were great ways to meet people and the hostel had great recommendations for free walking tours and parties at night. The facilities were good too. I love the privacy curtains and the bathrooms felt renovated and clean (it was a little bothersome that there were only 3 but I never waited THAT long to use one). I would definitely stay here again, but maybe in a different room — the mixed 8 person room was a bit smelly and loud but that had more to do with the other guests than anything the hostel could control. Thank you Dopa!