High Street, Dundee, DD1 1SD, United Kingdom
#12 of 23 hotels in Dundee
Guests' ChoiceBased on 839 hostel reviews
8.0Cleanliness
8.3
Comfort
8.2
Location
9.4
Facilities
8.1
Staff
9.0
Value for money
8.5
Free WiFi
8.8
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 26 May 2024
Mark
AustraliaCentral location, view from our attic room over the town square. Quaint spiral staircases and sloping floor in the 440 years old building.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 24 May 2024
Nida
United KingdomNo lifts.
Excellent Location, friendly receptionist.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 19 May 2024
Mmmmarcin
United KingdomIn the city centre. Close to all museums. To Mcdonald 3 minutes. Almost opposite Caird Hall. Kitchen open all the time. A lot of rooms there you can relax. Nice stuff.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 21 April 2024
Rory
United KingdomThe hostel is huge with lots of spacious facilities including a reading room, dining room, games room and kitchen. Very centrally located. Small dorms means quieter and more comfortable sharing.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 2 April 2024
Shelagh
United KingdomI loved everything
Couldn't fault anything, staff so friendly and helpful
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 25 March 2024
Cath
United KingdomStairs a challenge
Character room, quiet
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 18 March 2024
Lali
AustraliaCold showers
Nice comfortable warm room, with bedding in good condition
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 15 March 2024
Azharul
BangladeshNo heater in the washroom.
Supporting and helpful staff
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 5 March 2024
Nicole
United KingdomThe pillows were very flat
They have a kitchen for guests
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 21 February 2024
Elizabeth
AustraliaCould not sit up on lower bunk as top one too low. I like to sit in bed and read. Bathroom door handle difficult to turn.
All very good, location excellent, bathroom facilities very clean, water nice and hot. Shower was full on. Great kitchen, sitting room/TV room comfy with lots of movies. Bed was comfy.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 4 February 2024
Nana
United KingdomCheck out time is too early. If you are put on any of the top floors. Going up with your luggage is a big struggle
Their location
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 31 January 2024
Racheal
United KingdomI like the facilities in the hostel. The staff were very friendly. The bed was comfortable but its a but hard to sit on the bottom bank bed if you're tall.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 5 January 2024
Sean
United KingdomBrilliant as always private rooms are very reasonable
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 2 January 2024
Kwakernaat
United KingdomThe communal lounge and the reading room The staff are very friendly and helpful
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 2 January 2024
Andy
MalaysiaIt was good to explore new areas of the property. Socialising with the fellow guests was good. The shared kitchen is a good environment to spend time with guests.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 29 December 2023
Pascaline
United KingdomThe room had a leaking roof
The room was clean and comfortable. The bathroom and kitchen were clean as well. You could make yourself food while you stayed there.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 27 December 2023
Stuart
GuatemalaStaff were very suspicious, might be because the staff seemed to be English and I'm Scottish? I don't really know, but that's what it felt like.
The building was very cool and I had a large room to myself, the kitchen was clean and I had a happy accident, the shower head came off so I ended up with a power shower, the best since I visited New York in 1986!
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 14 December 2023
Kate
United KingdomDamp tea towels won't dry dishes, there should be a system to separate clean ones from used ones.
The location is very good and central so it's convenient for the bus and train stations. You are close to shops as well. Hostels are always as good as the people who stay there.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 12 December 2023
Helen
UKIt was in the middle of town and manger to get to every destination that I had to go to on time the staff at the hostel where friendly and welcome
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 6 December 2023
Shaun
United KingdomIt's now my third time staying at Dundee Backpackers Hostel. Staff are accommodating & very friendly & the rooms are clean & warm aswell.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 1 December 2023
Pamba
United KingdomSnoring roommates that the hostel have no control over.
Great hostel, really sociable and very clean. An ancient historical building transformed into a city centre hostel.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 1 December 2023
David
United KingdomQuiet spacious room comfy bed
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 26 November 2023
Ng
United KingdomCould be a bit cleaner and neater for the toilet/ shower room
Warm place. Good size. Good amount of facilities available. Appreciated the available amenities such as the free towels, kitchenware etc
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 17 November 2023
Scott
United Kingdom10am checkout/hand in keys quite early. Just be aware of that. T&Cs state can be charged up to an extra night for being late returning keys too.
Friendly and helpful staff, very central location, clean, secure rooms with electric key card, good price, plenty of facilities that are well maintained, possible to check in later in the day. Overall, great backpackers choice!
Stayed in November 2023
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