Is VBL Hostel – Adults only pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at VBL Hostel – Adults only?

This hostel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at VBL Hostel – Adults only?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

Does VBL Hostel – Adults only provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is VBL Hostel – Adults only located?

Located in the heart of Valletta, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of Strait Street and Malta Experience. Grand Harbour and Malta5D are just steps away.

VBL Hostel – Adults only Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

6/10 Okay

Matteo

Sep 15, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

The room itself is nice, clean, ok bed, maybe too little pillow but nothing a fold over wont fix. But the noise from other guest due to very little isolation from door was a bit annoying when I wanted to sleep.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Oct 23, 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Like sleeping in a cupboard!

We got moved to another room, above a restaurant on Merchant St. Room it was tiny, no natural ventilation. It was noisy too as above kitchen. I couldn't wait to get out of there. Shower was cold on arrival to at 4pm. Room needed a clean. Dust balls & hair bands under bed, mould needed bleaching in shower, & toilet rim very black.... paid nearly 100e for this ...

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Michael

Aug 7, 2024

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

You get what you pay for

Definitely the most basic hostel I've stayed in. There are no staff and no doors on the dorms so minimal privacy. There are three floors and you need to pass through every other dorm to get to the top floor. Therefore, if you're staying on the first or second floor, people will be passing through your room to get to the floors above. Cockroaches were crawling about the shower/toilet area and showers unclean with broken doors on the cubicles. I stayed on the top floor which had no A/C and was too warm to sleep (this was at the end of May so the weather was warm but not the peak of summer). Good location in the centre of valetta but that's about the only plus point.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Anni

Jun 25, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The worst hostel ever. The whole place smells like mold. I could not breath even when the window was open. Dormitory room on the 1st floor did not have a door, people were walking through the room to other floors.

Stayed 28 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

francesco

Mar 1, 2024

Disliked: Amenities

Un po di tutto

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Nadia

Oct 6, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

WI-FI SUCKS BUT GREAT LOCATION

Place is clean but not vey comfortable. Wifi with a Very poor signal. Personnel was prompt to send someone to try to fix it but to no avail. Router is hidden and only first floor. Lounge area is very small. Only 3 bathrooms for the entire place.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Eduardo

Sep 18, 2023

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

I stayed at the Valletta Dormitory for 6 nights. Four of those night w/out hot water. I called twice, left a note for the caretaker, and emailed the property over the course of several days and was repeatedly told they were sending someone to fix it. I finally got a hold of Expedia who called the property directly before the issue was fixed. The dormitory has no reception. And the address listed on the booking app is not the address of the actual dormitory. This you only learn by reading the find print in your emails- AFTER - you book. Basic needs such as toilet paper, or a towel for the bathroom floors were unavailable. The toilet paper took 2 days to be refilled. On my floor, there were 9 outlets- of which only 4 worked. The rest were broken or had no power running to them. Each room had 1 floor fan, with the exception of the top floor that also had a ceiling fan (minimal air movement). As you can imagine this made it miserable with the heat and humidity. The kitchen and small welcome area were clean. However without floor mats, the bathrooms quickly became dirty due to everyone stepping out of the shower wet. The doors also had peep holes which were stuffed with toilet paper. CREEPY The lockers are not maintained and only a few were actually lockable. They are located on the first floor, and are not large enough to accommodate big suitcases. However for other smaller cases, bags, or shopping- they work. As expected- bring your own lock.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Cristian

Jun 10, 2023

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eglantine

May 29, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Endroit très agréable malgré ma surprise lors de mon arrivé ou j’étais là seule femme du logement. On y fait des rencontre d’un peu partout en Europe (Allemagne, Pologne…)

Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verónica

May 7, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Its the worst place I have ever been, its so dirty, i arrived at 10 pm and my bed was not ready, It was used by other person. They told me to pick any bed available, so I did, and during all the night something was bitting me, i think bedbugs. Its also full of drunk people with no respect, screaming, farting, etc. So disgusting. Dont ever go there.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kazunori

Jan 2, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect except for another stayer who were very noisy even midnight.

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

Guillermina

Nov 28, 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

There is no in-person 24/7 concierge service and the phone number that was provided was not responsive during the middle of the night when we got locked out of our hotel room and we had to sleep on the floor until morning.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Angelo

Nov 15, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely House

Stayed one night all ok Beware that the address is 114 St Nicholas St Valletta & not the office address. The electric had gone out on the keypad which prevented our entry. We called the office & they came with a key. We waited for an hour for the issue to be sorted. The keypad was not lit up. Other than this incident of no ones fault it is good accommodation. Very easy to get to The Gut & Strait Street

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ana

Feb 3, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

unexpensive And nice, heart of Valletta

The apartment is quite nice and beautifully located in Velleta. My trip was last minute, so there was some confusion, as the address that shows in the reservation is an office, and not easy to find. I arranged my transportation to that location and then had to walk all over to find , first the office and then the place. The staff was not too helpful. Also, there is no one at the place. I had a problem with the internet connection and had to walk back to the office to talk to someone about it. Otherwise, very nice. A little noisy.

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Dec 9, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good location, amazing service, spotless clean

The little lovely house hostal fulfilled all my needs, really affordable , single room, spotless clean , nice house , great location just two minute to at George square . Service was fantastic , I emailed customers services twice and they responded really quickly and assisted me with all my questions . They also allowed me to check in Earlier which was hugely appreciate it since my flight arrived very early. The instruction to arrive the hostal are perfectly given after booking , very clear , very efficient . Definitely recomended for those with low budget but looking for good quality

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Martha

Sep 13, 2019

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

De Boutique, sólo el nombre. Nada más

Tuve la suerte de haberme comunicado antes de partir por mail, y ahí supe que los dormitorios estaban en otro lugar. Y como mi vuelo se retrasó, el taxista que me llevó lo conocía y no tuve problema. Es cómodo, limpio, pero muy básico. De no haber llevado un adaptador universal, no tenía luz por la noche. Hay luz general, pero se apagaba al poco tiempo. Un garrón. Tampoco tenía aire acondicionado, de modo que hubo que soportar el calor con ventiladores. Conozco la política de los hostels y no pretendo que me cambien las sábanas todos los días, pero tampoco es justo que no haya luz para maquillarse. Es para pasar una noche. No para una semana.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

M.H.

Jul 31, 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

No fan

The first time I stayed in the VBL hostel, is was OK. Not the cleanest, but they do their best, and what can you expect for this money? Check-in was a bit bothersome (and seems to invite cheating); the fact that you may not meet any staff during your stay is a bit weird. I imagine that there are people who would treat the place better if they felt more welcome, more aknowledged. Be that as it may: the bed was clean, the locker key was where is should be, and thouigh the room had no AC, the window was open and there was a moving fan wich covered most of the room. Kept me comfortable enough. I slept well, bt then again, I ususally do, no matter the circumstances. However, the second time I stayed with them I was in another room, or maybe I should add some scare quotes around the word "room", because it was'nt really a room: It had no window, and there were only some heavy curtains between the beds and the staircase, to create some semblance of privacy. Read that again: no window, heavy curtains. Also, of course, no AC, and NOT EVEN A FAN THIS TIME. It can get pretty hot and stuffy at night, in Valetta... I did not slep well.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Alessandro

Jun 3, 2019

Disliked: Room comfort

Simpatico dormitorio popolare molto caro per quello che offre

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

May 15, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Réceptionnistes avec un Très bon accueil et compréhensible. Il faut savoir que l escalier pour accéder dans les chambres passe traverse les autres chambres. Cela peut être embêtant pour certain mais pas pour moi car j été ai dernier étage (3eme) Heureusement que le nettoyage est fait tous les jours car "certains résidents" ne savent pas trop vivre en communauté. L auberge de jeunesse est très bien situé. Merci pour ce séjour.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

May 1, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Staff & service

No hay recepción, ni rastro de contacto humano. Te envían un mail con un código para abrir la puerta y si por lo que sea te quedas fuera o pierdes el móvil, búscate la vida. Las camas están separadas de la escalera común sólo por uma cortina con lo que es muy fácil que te despierten, el check in es muy tarde y el check out muy temprano, la cama muy blanda, se me clavaban los muelles y se oían mucho los coches. Con lo que cobran podrían ofrecer algo mejor. El edificio tiene encanto pero es todo muy frío.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Apr 29, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

The hostel is a bit complicated to find. If you put in the hostel name on Google Maps, it will direct you to the office and not to the hostel dorms... I didn't know this and I wish the hostel were aware of this and would either inform about this in their emails, or if possible, have it changed on Google Maps. The good thing is that I got help from the emergency phone when I couldn't find the place, but I think it would've been nicer for the person on the other end of the phone if I wouldn't have had to call in the first place, i.e. if I had known about this. The bathrooms were clean and modern, but there were only three of them on the ground floor (as far as I'm concerned) for the whole hostel, so in the busy season it could possibly get crowded, plus if your bed is on the second floor, you have to go up and down between the floors to access them. There were no doors to the dorms, only a big partitioning curtain separating the beds from the hallway. This could potentially be unsafe, along with the fact that the hostel is never staffed. I only stayed for a night so I didn't have problems, but I do think that since there isn't even a door that you can lock for the 'room', lockers should not be charged for, as it should be a basic feature of a hostel to feel a sense of safety of being able to at least lock the room at night with your belongings. All in all, the hostel was clean and tidy, but these are points that could and should be improved.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Feb 8, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

何か欲しいものを言えばすぐ持ってきてくれたり親切で良かったです！

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Peter

Oct 15, 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Handy downtown Valletta if you don't mind paperwor

Room was ok. Somewhat awkward pre-registration and city-tax payment process, compounded by them initially including a cleaning fee which did not apply. Apart from that, communications were thorough and good, allowing for access and departure outside office hours (the apartment itself is not staffed). International power socket did not work for laptop charging, meaning a UK plug adaptor was essential. Location was very good for Valletta attractions and activities.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Bismarck, Barcelona, España

Sep 18, 2018

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Céntrico.. pero muy descuidado!

El hotel es muy céntrico, pero no repetiría. Vale que es un hotel albergue.. pero tienes que pasar por todas las habitaciones para llegar a la tuya si es que no te toca la primera planta. Nada más llegar mi cama había sido ocupada, porque eso de que no puedes cambiarla !Qué va! Ahí todos hacen lo que quieren. Solo hay un baño para chicos y otra para chicas...que casi nunca lo encuentras limpio. Así que solo vais por unos días y buscáis algo solo para dormir estén hotel está bien.. de lo contrario buscad algo mejor.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Aug 6, 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Room comfort

A VERY HOT PLACE IN THE SUMMER

The best thing about this place is its location. Otherwise, it has a lot of walk-through levels that get really-really hot during the summer, and there is NO air conditioner. If you don't buy a locker in advance, then you don't get it, and there could be some confusion about it. The best thing about this place is the service that people provide! They answer right away, and they even delivered a locker key to me about 11pm, after I wrote an email to them about 20 minutes earlier. Just amazing!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

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