Reviews of Ostello La Nuova Arca

02 November 2011

Liked: Had a bed to sleep in

Disliked: Out of the way and difficult to locate.

27 October 2011 John would recommend this property

Liked: It is very quiet and right off the main busline. The staff was helpful in writing the location down for me when I got there so I could find my way back to the hostel.

Disliked: It's not the fault of the hostel but when riding the bus, there could be a better landmark to let you know your stop is coming up...you have to approach the bus driver and ask him to remember to drop you off near the entrance to the sports fields where the hostel is located.

30 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: small rooms and bathroom

Disliked: location

30 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: except the poor location, it is really a very nice hostel, very very clean, nice breakfast, nice staff.

Disliked: poor location.

28 August 2011

Liked: Rooms were clean and air conditioned

Disliked: It's in the middle of nowhere, the staff were not particularly friendly or helpful (some don't even speak English), there's wifi but no one remembers the password, and we waited 3.5 hours in 38'C heat because no one was at reception or answered the numbers provided

23 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The Ostello is well served by bus day & night (Line 4 ) Proximity of a little supermarket on a pleasant main road Bedrooms and Bathrooms clean and spacious. Despite the proximity of a motorway, one can sleep well Very nice breakfast and kindness of the guard Flowers and tennis court/football/basket and handball playgrounds

Disliked: Lack of permanent staff (one have to call a personn who is out of the Ostello and some of the phone numbers do not respond). Is like a desert!!!! Lack or few informations about the City & activities. At the bus stop , it's like a "no man's land" but don't be afraid. Just go straight to the entrance of the " Liceo scientifico & sportivo" also entrance of sport playgrounds and tennis courts, go round till you reach the entrance of the Ostello. The night, it's not always well illuminated . The main point to be improved is a clear indication of the presence of the Ostello (A BIG and COLORED sign post on the main road)

09 August 2011

Liked: Leaving

Disliked: Ridiculous location; impossible to find. Staff are unfriendly and very unhelpful. There are no left-luggage facilities and you must arrive at the hostel before 8pm (this is NOT stated in the information).

23 April 2011

Liked: It was clean.

Disliked: The front desk was only open in the evening.

22 October 2010 Jan would recommend this property

Liked: It is *not* hard to find the hostel, look at google maps, satellite photo and street view - it is pretty clean where it is and how to get there (it is past soccer fields). The only problem is to find the right bus stop, which is easy if you know it is the bus stop in front of bridge for cars. I.e. if the bus is going under a bridge, you are too late (don't worry, the next stop is just few meters ahead). Bus connection is quite good, it does not follow the schedule though - the journey to city centre can take between 5 to 40 minutes, depending on traffic. The hostel itself is former student dorm with thin walls and it is next to busy road (=noisy). It was full of young soccer players when I was there, some sort of training camp or so. 4-bed dorm was nice, no bunk beds, with 'private' bathroom (the washbasin could be cleaner, still one of the better bathroom experiences in hostels).There is a supermarket nearby, walk the street where the bus stops direction to the city centre and at turn left at Esso gas station. If I recall it correctly, it closes at 20:30. Breakfast was sufficient, buffet with cornflakes, dried toast bread + butter/honey/jam, sweet cake, croissants, milk, coffee machine. I've got also fresh bread few times.

Disliked: It is quite far from the city centre with nothing around. Some staff does not speak English. If nobody is there call the reception number on the door - the lady there was English-speaking,

08 October 2010

Liked: Nothing

Disliked: filled with noisy teenage boys. Nothing was done to keep them quiet. Place is totally remote with no signs whatsoever.

16 September 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Pleasant rooms

Disliked: A bit tricky to get to from the centre

11 July 2010 jan would recommend this property

Liked: Price

Disliked: Location

09 July 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Clean, not crowded. Not that many mosquitoes. Silent at night.

Disliked: If you don't have a car, re-consider staying in this place. It is far away from the city centre but still it is possible to reach to the city centre by bus (10 mins) It is also hard to find if you are NOT using gps or a taxi. Breakfast is not promising. And some days it is even impossible because there are not many guest. Instead, they let you eat free in a nearby kiosk.

14 June 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Hard to find

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

27 October 2009 taryn would recommend this property

Liked: there was a bar with wifi where u could chill out....but it closes to early

Disliked: taryn left no negative feedback.

26 October 2009 John would recommend this property

Liked: I arrived on a Sunday so nothing going on. It's location is poor, way out of town, and there don't seem to be many facilities anywhere near. Nonetheless I had a good rest and a good breakfast, but not a fun place on this occasion

Disliked: John left no negative feedback.

08 September 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: price, security, rooms, bathrooms all good.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

18 August 2009 Elena would recommend this property

Liked: cleanliness, friendliness of the staff, large rooms, good breakfast

Disliked: Elena left no negative feedback.

17 August 2009

Liked: direction are terrible definatly need to catch a taxi as impossible to find at night and highly unlikely we would hav found the hostel if we had got off the bus at the right stop. the staff did not speak english the hostel is in the middle of nowhere n didnt give advice on the town at all! facility was clean n the room was a good size breakfast was typical italian breakfast but would not recommend stayin here for backpackers

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

09 August 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The breakfast and the man behind the reception

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

08 August 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: in the sunday night havent bus after 9,30breakfast is good

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

17 July 2009 Isa would recommend this property

Liked: The only bad point is that nbr 320 of the indicated street is some other property. No other visible signs - THIS PLACE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND, we took 1:30 hrs 'till we 'r able to find it and get in!

Disliked: Isa left no negative feedback.

27 October 2008

Liked: pastries for breakfast & room lovely

Disliked: leigh left no negative feedback.

24 September 2008 Annette would recommend this property

Liked: Spacious rooms, great showers and very clean.

Disliked: Annette left no negative feedback.

19 August 2008 christie would recommend this property

Liked: The hostel is the cheapest you can find in town, and even with that the rooms are actually really nice. it is far from town though, you have to take the bus to get to it which isn't too bad but then you walk down an abandoned road past empty playing fields with no one around. i am travelling alone and was really creeped out the first night i came back. also the staff are in and out so you should really call before arriving at the door.

Disliked: christie left no negative feedback.