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Reviews of La Vida Hostel

2 out of 5
La Vida Hostel
Barangay Catagman, Samal District, Samal, Davao del Sur

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 13 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Robert, Fort Lauderdale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Affordable, fun and full of original artwork. We had issues with aircon and hot water. Bring your own electric fan. Nice breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Znarf

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in this Hostel for 5 nights ! The staff and the owner is very very nice . There's a kitchen in the hostel so you can cook whatever you want. You can even buy drinks snacks from outside and bring inside the Hostel !. There's lots of beautiful paintings painted by the Owner ! The lot is very spacious, quit and lots of plants perfect for relaxtion! Everytime we go out for a tour, we're always surprised everytime we get back to the hostel because the staff already cleaned our room while we're away having a tour ! I really like the owner sir Ninio, on our last day i ask the staff if i can extend till 6pm because our flight back home is 10:55pm, check out is 12nn and you can only extend till 3pm, so the staff ask the owner if i can extend till 6pm, guess what ? Sir Ninio the owner said it's fine and he will not charge me from 3pm to 6pm! . If you're looking for a place to stay in Samal ! This is the perfect place for you, budget friendly not expensive and you can cook whatever you want and the beach is just 2mins walk from the hostel . I will be coming back to this place again for sure !! . Thank you Sir Ninio and the Staff Lanny and others . 🙏
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Teresita

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Homey, friendly staff, nice garden. Owners are conversant.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Christie

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Maria Victoria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
it nice place!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Ninio on 2 Jun 2023
Thank you for the review! We are glad you enjoyed your stay. :)

10/10 Excellent

Dolores

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Ninio, La Vida Hostel Team on 2 Jun 2023
Hello Dolores! Thank you for taking the time to rate our property. Hope to see you again.

8/10 Good

Troy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay beach close friendly staff and great breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Ninio on 18 Apr 2022
Hello Mr Troy, Thank you for the review. We hope to see you again soon. Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Ganesh Prabhu

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is tidy, quiet, surrounded by greenery. Although its adjacent to the beach, the area is not for public. Rooms are functional with all basic amenities, includes a balcony/sitout also. No restaurants nearby but thats the case with most areas of Samal. The island itself is a relatively unexploited, less touristy, very green, lovely roads to ride/drive. Overall a good stay. They have shared kitchen in case you want to cook yourself. The host is very helpful for all needs.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
Response from La Vida Hostel Team on 2 Jun 2023
We appreciate for taking the time to give us review. Thank you for the stay,Mr.Ganesh! Regards

10/10 Excellent

Nezza

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from La Vida Hostel Team on 23 Dec 2021
Hello Nezza, Thank you for the positive rating! We hope to see you again. Happy travels!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like it here because the staff were friendly and accomodating, the guests were free to cook their meals.. I dont like because there is no cabite where the guests can hang their clothings and there was no slippers to be used by the guests inside the room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Ninio on 26 Sept 2019
Hello, Thank you for the feedback. Regarding room amenities, please note we are a hostel and have provided room photos and description. Slippers are also available for sale at the reception area. Anyway, thank you for the stay!

10/10 Excellent

Niclas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Schöne Lage, ruhig zum entspannen
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Flemming

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place for alone time
Nice place with very kind and helpfull staff, good simple breakfast, and got upgraded, Thank you for now La Vida.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from La Vida Hostel Team on 3 Apr 2022
Hello Mr Flemming, thank you for the kind review and for the stay. Hope to see you again!