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Reviews of Alaïa Hostel

Rue de l'Industrie 2, 1950 Sion, Switzerland

#42 of 45 hotels in Sion

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Review Score

Based on 33 hostel reviews

7.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.9

  • Comfort

    7.9

  • Location

    8.9

  • Facilities

    7.3

  • Staff

    7.9

  • Value for money

    7.6

  • Free Wifi

    8.6

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  • Reviewed: August 21, 2025

    8.0
    It was good for one night on our way to the mountains. Overall very basic
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room key system: worked very poorly

    Close to station Kitchen was available and plenty of space to sit downstairs Two person room was nice

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 14, 2025

    7.0
    A really good (but hot!) spot for a night or two
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No A/C, meaning in the summer 4 persons in a very small room is sweltering. Kitchen is very small if you are spending some time there.

    Excellent location, nice layout, very clean, excellent security system

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: July 22, 2025

    6.0
    Would be ok with any other normalmley system
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The key system is like - if something is wrong with your phone or with their system, there is noone who can help you especially at night.

    Clean, all necessary there

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 11, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No staff, I was unsure on what room number I was and couldn’t find anyone to help

    Really convenient location, right next to the train station, but quiet still. I also liked the electronic key on my phone and no card to forget.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 8, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The electronic key system is completely dependant on the WiFi. The WiFi didn't work seamlessly, therefore there were times when I couldn't access my room for a brief moment. Using key cards would make things much simpler.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 5, 2025

    6.0
    Mediocre
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Noisy, and the access to my room did not work anymore at 7.00am in the next morning…I wanted to go back to my room after showering and it wasn’t accessible anymore! Lucky enough a staff member opened it for me. Unbelievably inconvenient.

    Close to the station

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: April 29, 2025

    8.0
    Nice stay overall
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    A bit confusing on how to enter. Ensure you have your geolocation active on your safari/google chrome

    It is super close to the train station and supermarkets. Price is the lowest in the city

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: September 2, 2025

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Not bed covers, hard to get in, lots of noises

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 24, 2025

    10
    Quick and easy stay at a conveniently located hostel in Sion
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Just needed an overnight stay here, somewhere cheap and easy, and I was very happy. There's a nice sized kitchen/dining area to prepare/eat food, the dorm beds are fine, didn't even need the duvet in the heat. It's also right next to the train station and the station bike racks so it's very convenient.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: August 15, 2025

    5.0
    6 out of 10. Not everybody wants to use a phone for everything.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There were no employees at all, it was all self service. The rolling curtain could not open well and because of that it was really warm inside the room. The lights were not comforting at all because they all very bright. The checkin was all thru the phone wich was not good if your phone is not charged or if you have no phone.

    The showers and bathroom were really good but there was no soap available.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 5, 2025

    9.0
    I was lucky to be alone in the room.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Had trouble unlocking the door. Fortunately the administrator was there and helped with that.

    Clean, good location

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: July 23, 2025

    4.0
    Night with cockroaches - Terrible experience at Alaïa Hostel. Run away
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    MOST IMPORTANT: there were live and dead cockroaches in the room! although the room seemed clean at first glance! no one gets rid of them and they don't even hesitate to remove the dead ones ATTENTION: despite the fact that Booking.com states that check-in is from 2pm and check-out is until 11am - they write in private messages that check-in is from 4pm (2 hours later) and check-out is until 10am (1 hour earlier), all messages are IGNORED. To check in you need to have internet, geolocation enabled on your smartphone - it's inconvenient and not safe. In the morning after 10:00 the option to open the room disappeared from the page, it's good that we were inside the room! Nevertheless, we saw the employee, and also used cards from other rooms - so they exist. In the our private BATHROOM there were NO SHOWER GEL, SHAMPOO, and even a SOAP! I don't know what we paid 125 francs for per night, this is absurd and nonsense.

    Good location, near the train station. Normal size room, quite comfortable beds. There is a kitchen with utensils, kettle, fridge. These are probably all the advantages of this place, but they are nothing compared to what we encountered here! This place has a good potential, but unfortunately, the cleanliness and staff attitude towards the guests cancel everything out.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: June 15, 2025

    9.0
    Great location, bad entrance system
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Complicated entrance with door code, opening second doors with app and room opening with app. You just dont want to load webside everytime you want to enter your room or go to toilet. Cannot imagine what would happen if I forgot my phone inside the room and went to shower or something. There is nobody on the reception and I just met some staff accidentaly. So you cannot talk about customer service when there is no customer interaction whatsoever. Also sleeping bags instead of duvet. On one side super modern entrance thru app, on the other camping vibe from the 90's with sleeping bags. And charging extra fot that is absolute nonsense. Its not cheap even for Swis hostel, blanket should be included.

    Biggest advantage and lucky coincidence was that I was alone for both nights in 4 bed dormitory so I have had enough space. Location is main plus here. Nice terrace. Decent kitchen at least clean even if small. Beds are comfy. Would stay again but gosh that entrance system is anoying.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: March 17, 2025

    4.0
    High price for what offered
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    1. very difficult to get in - you need a phone to get in the building and has 2 different access methods. Luckily we had 2 phones as one of them would not allow to connect to the door 2. the room was very small and grim 3. the room was very hot but could not keep the window open as the hostel is just opposite the station so you can hear the trains 4. the rooms was noice and you could hear everybody entering/leaving the building 5. tried contacting support for help to access the building but no response 6. high price for what provided

    Spacious bathroom with accesible shower

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: January 20, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Solo traveler
    • Double or Twin Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing. The place is perfect for me and my daughter

    We were assisted during the check-in with my daughter. The place seems calm, the entrance and the room can be accessed by phone. More on the technology side now. And there are so nice people who offered us dinner. And had a niceconversation with them. So great to be here!!! We will come again soon. The salon area for having a machine if you want to have coffee or other warm drinks. There is also a vensing machine for cold drinks. If you want to do your own food, there is a kitchen specified for that, boiling water, fridge, etc. And well placed near the train station.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 7, 2025

    10
    Convenient, modern, clean
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It's a bit unclear with bedding, which items in the room were left for me and which were meant for other guests (as you don't have a specific bed allocated). I think you get a bottom sheet and pillowcase, but a sleeping bag costs extra, or bring your own. Also bring a padlock if you want to lock your cupboard.

    Very convenient by the station, but on the quieter side. Rooms are ok size for 4 beds. Very clean and modern. Beds each have a reading light and plug. Self-check and opening doors with a smart phone is a bit strange but worked well.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: July 24, 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double or Twin Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Could have been cleaner. Found some bugs in the room

    Location

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: August 16, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 11, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: August 9, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 28, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 16, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 7, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: June 23, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in June 2025

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