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Reviews of HoBar Hostel

1092 Budapest, Erkel utca 16., Hungary

#305 of 329 hotels in Budapest

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Review score

Based on 359 hostel reviews

6.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    6.8

  • Comfort

    6.6

  • Location

    9.0

  • Facilities

    6.4

  • Staff

    7.8

  • Value for money

    7.7

  • Free WiFi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: 24 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bed wasn't comfortable and the bathroom wasn't great. Furniture was just really cheap and for the price I would have expected a little better. It was ok but I don't think I'd stay there again unless nothing else was available.

    The member of staff I met was friendly, I only saw that one person. The location is great.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Sobe su male i skromne. Zvučna izolacija je jako loša, kako između soba, tako i sa ulice

    Odlična lokacija, sve je blizu ili je dobro povezano gradskim saobraćajem.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 May 2024

    7.0
    I enjoyed my stay there and very convenient as a single traveller.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    It is a bit noisy in the room. You can hear everything that happened in the next rooms and the road in front.

    It is very closed to many of the major attractions in the city.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2024

    6.0
    Good quality-price
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    An austere room perfect if you're in the city for a couple of days and are going to spend most of the time outside, and only go to the room to sleep and/or rest.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 April 2024

    6.0
    Well located rooms, good for a short city break.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    If your expectations are not high, its just okay.

    The location is amazing, situated in charming area close to the city center. Room was okay and worked well for a single night layover in Budapest.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 April 2024

    7.0
    Decent stay with low rates and excellent location in city center
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathroom was very small in the room initially given to me. Also a portion of the floor carpet was wet and had a very musty smell in the room. Thankfully the hosts changed my room to a bigger and newer one free of cost the next day.

    Excellent price, good value for money, central location

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2024

    7.0
    Nice place in a nice location, but you get what you pay for. Earplugs advised
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    The downside was that due to poor sound insulation there were noises coming in for many hours: during the day there were the washing machines, from early morning till late at night some trashy music was coming from a nearby fitness club [quite weak but audible]. One night there was some party nearby with a lot of noisy people coming out in the inner courtyard - I woke up at 2AM wiht the feeleing I was in the market square at rush hour. People coming and going even at night can be heard at times. All this can be solved with a good set of earplugs.

    I like staying there for the location and the price. But it's kind of "you get what you pay for", so it is very sparsely furnished. This time I found out they had extended with some new rooms [I got one], facing the inner courtyard. This meant less street noise, but the sound is like the rest, very poor, so other noises come in. The matteress was also better and provided better sleep support. The staff is very nice [despite very limited English] and allowed me to get in much earlier. During my stay there was a steep drop in outer temperature [one day 27 Celcius, the next only 7, during the day, going to 3-4 at night] and they started offfering some heating, although only for a few hours. For the rest of the good and not so good things you can find more in my previous reviews.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Modest but clean, price adequate to the standard. Nice and helpful staff, although they don't speak English. I recommend it for budget travel

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very thin mattress, noise from street outside and no fan as advertised

    Very friendly owner

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2024

    6.0
    Money for value!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Could be better if they have more things for kitchen and bathroom. There was no slipper for example. The quality of towels very poor. They definitely need to do something about cleanliness of the hotel overall.

    Very good location! Near all major places. Easy to access. Just need to improve cleanliness and kitches facilities. The staff was very good. There was many people so it was not noisy. You can easily go to Dabune shore and night-life. So it was realyl nice!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2024

    7.0
    The owner in the reception was kind, location was nice but the room was not clean actually, it was ok to spent only one
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not clean enough, so small rooms without air conditioner. Soundproof less

    Location is nice 👍 price was low.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 March 2024

    6.0
    I would return
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It’s a no frills hostel, sometimes borderline unclean.

    The hostel was good value for money especially for the location. The main city attractions were at a walking distance.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 March 2024

    7.0
    Can be ok for a low budget
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 10 nights

    Downsides: the place was made by parting a larger space into smaller rooms with walls made of panes that provide no sound insulation, one can hear just about anything happening around. The windows are vintage and provide little protection from noise and cold; it can be very noisy due to street traffic around. The rooms are very scarcely furnished, with only the bare necessities and those are of the basest Ikea quality. Being at ground floor and having a tall building opposite, there is little natural light. The mattresses are already used up and not very comfortable. The heating is scarce, only a few hours a day, so the temerature inside is quite low in the cold season. There is no air conditioning, so it can be hot in the summer. The cleaning is made only between stays. The duvets are small and thin, there are no spares. Very small towels. A double room fits best as a single; 2 people may have difficulties in staying there.

    Best asset - location, easy reachable from the airport with bus 100E (directly), close to many lines of public transport, having nearby many places to eat, several services and shopping facilities. Located at the ground floor. There is parking space in front, but finding a place may be difficult. There is a common space with cooking facilities and a fridge. The price is fair - there are many other places with similar conditions at higher prices.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The toilet in the room had leaks. The bed was not that comfortable.

    For the price you pay,

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 February 2024

    7.0
    Nice place, well located. Light sleepers should avoid it
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The only inconvenience is that there is no sound insulation. We were upstairs, you could hear the comings and goings of everyone in the hostel. Same for the people downstairs in the shared room or the next-door bedroom. Most people were respectful about the noise after 11 pm. So if you are a sound sleeper like me, you can cope with it but if not I recommend somewhere else.

    Hobar is located in a quiet street. Less than 10min by foot from the Central Market Hall and 5min from metro M3 and M4/tram/bus. Perfect location. The place was really clean. The room was small but cozy. There is a functional kitchen with a few tables available for everyone. As a chilly person, I was quite happy with the heating. The host was really friendly and nice.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 January 2024

    8.0
    Affordable accommodation in an excellent location
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bed wasn’t that comfy, towels were the size of a stamp so bring your own.

    Excellent location, easy to get into the room. Wasn’t fancy but excellent value for money and clean.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 January 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel manager nice and tried to resolve the problem I had in my room. The price is worth for the private room, especially in the center of Budapest.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 December 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cleanliness

    Good location.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 December 2023

    7.0
    Amazing location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It is very simple but fits the price you pay

    Amazing location, we could reach the city center by walking 15min and the bus and metro stations were also really close.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 December 2023

    7.0
    Basic rooms with great location
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Location is perfect. Low price for city centre

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 December 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our room was very simple, but good enough for one overnight stay.

    Favourable position for travelers to the airport. Near the metro and the airport shuttle bus 100E at Kálvin tér.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 November 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Admin is a kind old man who understands English a bit; system of check in is outdated. It was super boiling in room, not clean, shower is strange: you press the button, there's water for 30 seconds, then you need to press again. Bed linen seemed not cleaned. All sounds are loud, if you want to have a rest, don't choose this place

    Location is good, there's kitchen where you can cook

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 November 2023

    8.0
    Overall, a great stay!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room I stayed in could probably do with a fresh bit of paint and the bathroom was a bit small. You also have to push a button every 20 seconds to keep using the shower.

    A clean, spacious room in the centre of Budapest. Bed was comfy and I liked the fact that they had little discount cards for various places at the reception.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 November 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was very cold and the heater was not working properly

    Location was pretty good

    Stayed in November 2023

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