Hostel IZBA

Easy to find from the ferry terminal feom Kores or train station for the Trans Siberian express (same location) this hostel is really very good. As soon as you walk through the door you can tell it is class. Special thanks to Julia who checked me in, her English is excellent and she really has enthusiasm for her home city. Dorms are very clean with comfy beds and privacy curtains. Never have to queue for a hot shower and body wash provided. You can use the kitchen to prepare your own meals if you wish and loads of fridge space. Nice setter to watch TV and common area is very sociable. If you are just passing through the city you should consider it. They do have double rooms too for couples or those wanting more privacy

We booked 2 beds in 10 mixed dorm for 2 nights. The room is a bit crowded for 10 beds, but the room is clean and bed is comfortable. The bathroom is also clean. Staff are friendly and they can speak English well. The location is very convenient - a large supermarket and bus station nearby. Highly recommend.

The first time I stayed at the Youth Hostel, it gave me a great feeling. The service here is very warm. There are very complete equipment, clean and hygienic, and polite people. Hey, I am looking forward to returning here again!

At first it seemed like an inconvenience to be moved to Guesthouse Izba from our pre-booked hostel due to renovations, however we were met with a wonderful surprise. Guesthouse Izba has been in operation since January of this year, so it is in impeccable condition.||||The guesthouse is located in a very central area of Vladivostok -very close to a modest mall called Clover House where you can stock up on some groceries in the underground supermarket. It is about 4 minutes walk to the main Svetlanskaya Street where you can find many nice restaurants and attractions. It is also right next door to one of Vladivostok's biggest bus stations, should you need to grab a bus somewhere.||||During our 3 night stay, we paid for a private double, which came with an exceptionally comfortable bed, new flat screen TV, tea/ coffee making facilities and other essentials. The sleep quality was very relaxing considering the doors were quite thin. We had a shared communal bathroom, which was super clean with excellent hot/ cold showers and wash facilities. This hostel also provides laundry facilities in each bathroom.||||The staff, for the most part, were really welcoming and helpful going so far as to book us taxis for long trips outside the city or offer us some insightful information on apps to use for free sightseeing. One member was less than pleasant and seemed genuinely inconvenienced helping us out / applying his English speaking skills (you know who you are M*x). Otherwise, all other staff members did a superb job hosting us and developing a good name for their new establishment.||||Some other notable things to mention include; the use of a fully functional kitchen for preparing meals, a strong internet connection, a comfortable common area for guests, luggage storage, free souvenirs and very tasteful traditional decor for guests to enjoy. This is an excellent base of operation to branch out in the Vladivostok/ Primorsky Krai region of Russia and a great place to recharge before/ after a long train trip!

We booked 2 beds in the hostel 10 days in advance. We also stated that we were coming by train. We had just come off a 3 day train ride (without internet), when we arrived at Izba to be told that they had overbooked and that there was no room.||They had sent an email the day before informing us, however as we were on the train without internet we didn't receive it. Despite the hostel receiving an automated response from my email account, stating that I was offline, they proceeded to cancel our booking and check us in elsewhere.||||We were quite disappointed as we researched the hostel and it had excellent reviews and on seeing it, it looked very nice inside. We were told we were booked into a sister hostel, Optimum, nearby. We were assured that it was of the same standard, and also that we were getting a special discount. This turned out not to be true.||||The hostel we were moved to was clearly of a lesser standard. Much smaller and older, not clean and uncomfortable. Also the 'discount' was simply the standard lower price of the lesser hostel.||||Although the Izba hostel looked quiet nice, the way the staff treated us was very poor and not good business.

This place could be nice, because it's well located and staff is very helpful BUT 1. dorm room doesn't have enough space for backpack, toilets are small and during our stay there were many Korean girls who chose to wash hair, socks and underwear in the bathroom sink. So toilets were very dirty and uncomfortable,

The staff is quite nice and welcoming and the common spaces are great! But the room are incredible tiny, I mean, we had literally no space for our things in our 10-bed room and there were some even worse than ours. You’ve been warned!

the hostel Izba looks like an Izba ;-) Tea is always available in the kitchen thanks to a traditional Samovar. Rooms are clean and there are enough showers. (4 showers and 3 toilet for women, I guess the same for men) the staff is really helpful and nice.|the hostel is close to a 24/7 supermarket and a pharmacy.