White Nest Hostel

David Bourgault★★★★★★★★★★4.07 years ago

Very well located hostel, with a friendly staff and clean rooms. I could see the Alhambra from the third floor! All majors attraction were within 30min walk, and staff was happy to give tips and directions. However, the outlets in my bedroom were badly placed to charge my phone overnight, and I could clearly hear my loud neighbors at 0100 through the paper thin wall.

Ms. Melissa Balan★★★★★★★★★★5.08 years ago

An excellent hostel! I stayed here a couple of weeks ago with my husband, our 5 year old son, and my father. We had a quadruple room with a private bathroom. This hostel is in the best place to explore the Albayçin. The Alhambra is a 20 minute walk (uphill). The staff were just great! It's in a very old Arab-style villa. They offer free WiFi. The kitchen is a bit small but that is the nature of staying in a classic building. Breakfast was simple and perfect for our needs. You feel like you're back in time. I highly recommend a stay here.

Jonathan C★★★★★★★★★★5.08 years ago

We had an amazing room with a direct view of the Alhambra. Everything was great, the only slight drawback being that there was no proper place to socialise (particularly at night) apart from the kitchen. The common room was good to relax in, but as no drinks were allowed there it wasn't ideal for night time drinks.

Sebastian H.★★★★★★★★★★2.011 years ago

Had a rather unpleasant time staying at the White Nest Hostel for 3 nights with my girlfriend last week. At first glance the place looks inviting, there's a bright patio and marble floors, which do a great job cooling down the place in summer I can imagine. Unluckily for us, we were there in February and since the underfloor heating didn't work properly the room temperature was at about 5° C (40° F) when we arrived. We were told that the heating would take some time to come on, so we went out for a little stroll. When we came back and it still didn't work, I asked for another room on the third floor for the meantime. Unfortunately, in this room the mattresses were extremely saggy, you could almost feel the springs drilling into your back, however, I was too tired to ask for a different room again. Next day, after 3 or 4 hours of sleep, I realized that I must have forgotten my watch (not an expensive one) in the room we were given in the beginning, so I went back to look for it. There was a cleaning lady mopping the floor (shouldn’t she have done this in the first place?!?) and when I asked her if she had seen my watch she denied. Later that day, the heating finally kicked in and we could move into the first room. (The private rooms with double bed are spacious as is the bathroom, definitely okay for this price category.) On the morning we left the place, we went down to the kitchen for a bowl of cereals and when we came back I found my watch peeking out from under a sheet of paper on the bedside table (as if I didn’t check every corner of that room…apparently the cleaning lady had realized that she wouldn’t get jack for that watch, she didn’t even bother to set the right time again, it was almost amusing). Long story short, if you’re travelling with your partner, invest 10 € more and look for a hotel, the clientele here is mostly young backpackers looking for fun (on our arrival the staff told us laughingly that they had just had a horde of French backpackers there, almost tearing the place apart).

Juanvi P★★★★★★★★★★5.012 years ago

Stayed here in a six person mixed dorm. Each dorm room has it's own bathroom with shower and it's own set of lockers. Internet only works downstairs in the common areas not in the rooms. The common areas are very funky decorated with different colours and hanging curtains. It's in a great location for the Alhambra, if you walk down the road from the hostel you can get a really nice view of the Alhambra.