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Reviews of Livinn Hostels Gubeng Station Surabaya 1 stars

Jalan Gubeng Pojok, Dalam No 5, Genteng, 60272 Surabaya, Indonesia

#11 of 31 B&Bs and Inns in Surabaya

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Review score

Based on 89 B&B reviews

6.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.1

  • Comfort

    6.9

  • Location

    7.7

  • Facilities

    6.7

  • Staff

    8.0

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free WiFi

    8.8

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  • Reviewed: 24 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No lockers. Google will show you the wrong way to get here

    Nearby the train station and Grand City Mall.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 June 2025

    8.0
    Convenient location and comfy bed, but some improvements needed.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    However, the place was a bit hard to find, especially at night, as there was no clear signage. The shared bathroom could also be cleaner and better maintained.

    The location is very convenient — just a short walking distance from the train station, which was perfect for us. The bed was comfortable, and the 24-hour check-in made things easy, especially since we arrived around midnight.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 July 2024

    6.0
    The room was incredibly cold. So cold it kept me up until 3am and led me to ask receptionist to adjust the temp. I would
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • 4-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was incredibly cold. So cold it kept me up until 3am and led me to ask receptionist to adjust the temp. I would have done this myself but there were no controls in the room (including the light switch). I was also kept up by mosquitoes biting me which the receptionist promptly solved with spray which seemed to be a normal response - led me to believe all of these things happen frequently and the staff didn’t do anything to fix them. At least have a light switch in the room for guests to turn off… especially when individual beds have their own lights !! Definitely wouldn’t stay again but it did the job for a short stay.

    Did the job but sheets were super old and rooms had no facilities to turn off lights and air con

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2024

    8.0
    Good location for passing thru Surabaya.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was not very clean.

    Good location close to the train station. Quiet! No road noise and even better no temple noise!!

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    AC temperature is way too cold in the dormitory. We needed to get some extra bed sheets to not freeze to death. Toilet / shower is not very clean / broken.

    Good for the price we paid. The bed is comfortable and each berth has a reading light and a universal plug socket.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 February 2024

    7.0
    Worth every penny
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The toilet wasn't very clean, no elevator

    Pretty strategically placed near the train station, good price, comfy, worth every penny.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 September 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    camera in the room,

    near the train station friendly staffs private bed area

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 August 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • 4-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The sheets weren‘t clean, you don‘t get towels. The pictures look like they were taken a while ago. We tried to contact the hostel several times before our stay to ask them about tours and they didn‘t answer us.

    It is a good location and totally good value for money. Its ok for 1-2 nights. They cleaned the toilets regularly.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 31 July 2023

    7.0
    Mostly good hostel near railway station
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    - no soap to find in any bathroom! Quite disgusting after using (asian) toilet. - some facilities (water tap, toilet flush) not working - in direct neighborhood not much nice places

    + friendly and helpful staff + quiet rooms and clean comfortable beds + power pkug and light near bed + good working AC + not bad place for meeting people + purposive near location near major railway station

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 January 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    I like to have a locker for my big backpack too, but i knew before, that they do not offer, unless you hand it in at reception. So no complaints, more of a suggestion.

    I stayed there in December for one night. The Place is quiet. It was an experience to sleep there, because the front door of the capsule was only like a curtain. There is no locker in the capsule but a movable board as a shelf. The wifi was very good. The stuff are very friendly. I did not use the shower only the toilet and sink. So nothing to say about it. They offer free breakfasts, coffee and tea. Very close to the train station. For just one night and the price for me it is absolutly ok

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 15 January 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Other guests that smoking in room

    Ambience and location

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 January 2023

    8.0
    good value
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    too many people

    location, price. atmosphere.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 17 October 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    If you are looking for a clean place maybe this is not for you. You can see stains on the bedsheets and also hairs everywhere

    The price is pretty cheap. As we are not staying for the whole night, just few hours rest before heading to Bromo so I think it's fine

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 October 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some shower heads were not working and the bathroom overall can be cleaner.

    The capsule styled dorm was really comfortable. Great location !

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 15 October 2022

    6.0
    Shared room and value for anyone needs to transfer quickly
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No locker or storage cabinet. The bathroom and toilet facilities are not well maintained. The bedsheet is broken also. The host only informed us before the check-in time but on the website, it's sold as a room.

    The location is next to the station and a shopping mall. The room is quiet but depends on the guests also.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 6 October 2022

    6.0
    Valued
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The cleanliness can be improved, the mattress and pillow were old and smelly, hair and stain was found on the bed sheets. The hygiene in the shared bathroom got a lots of room to improved too, no toilet paper inside the bathroom..

    The location, it was just 5 mins away from the train station. The price is unbeatable.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The dorm we stayed in was huge (30 or more) and smelly. Sink and toilets were broken. Would be nice if they fix this. No lockers available. Did not get much help organising the next step of our travels.

    Close to the river and a mall. Cheap. Very nice that you have your own pod. Water, Coffee and tea available.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2025

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    not the best hostel for sure…bathrooms were really dirty and the dorms were okay but i did not like the overall vibe and felt uncomfortable there. When i arrived the receptionist was nonchalant. I spoke to someone else from the staff later on and he was nice. Breakfast shouldn’t be called like it, it s just bread slices and a jam/spread. I couldn’t swallow the coffee because it tasted horrible.

    not much

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2025

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Incredible cold in the room. I got sick from the air in the room during the night and it ruined my other days of travelling. Lot od stains on the sheets.

    Good price for what you get

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 December 2024

    1.0
    Very strange and dissapointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Lying and arrogant behavour (from a manager guy)....resulting in no wifi in the doorm room.

    Usually i dont give reviews as most informations are already in the reviews...but this i didnt see and it was so outrageous, that i give a little hint what you will await there: The hostel is ok for that it is pretty cheap, so in this regard was ok. Looks like the staff is cleaning every day and making their job. Just the "matress" is nothing more then a thin layer of foam, but i like to sleep on hard ground, so for me was fine XD (just dont look under the matress....what you will find is a cosmos of undiscovered species of dust and other particles of unknown sources....well worth of a adventurous explorer to discover and categorise!) But what was really unbelivable was the hotel is lying regards the wifi! I noticed that i didnt get a signal in my room, so i went down to the reception if there is another wifi for my room,...the staff couldnt really answer me. After a bit of exchange a manager type guy came and told me that it is forbidden to use the cellphone in the rooms, AND THAT THIS IS THEIR RULE!!! ...and i must say in a pretty arrogant and final way. In my long history of hostel stays i never encountered such thing like this...even in the cheapest and most remote places at least i had a internet connection in my bed. I was so perplexed that i left it and was thinking by myself "hmm, i guess different cultures, different rules"...but later remembered maybe to check the booking description of the hostel....and guess what, it says: "wifi is in all areas available and for free!" so i guess it was a bold lie...and delivered in a pretty arrogant way. I dont know what the problem is (in general, and with this guy in special)....but i guess its worth to get the information to fellow travelers. So in this regard, have a nice and save trip....and remember: Make Hostels Great Again! =D

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 July 2024

    4.0
    Okay for a stopover if you have a train or plane to catch
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    It‘s not the cleanest place, my bed sheets had stains on them and it‘s just not very clean in general. But I guess for the price you also don’t expect too much. Sadly, there also isn‘t really a vibe at the place and when I stayed I was the only non-Asian person. One thing to consider is that as a white woman you might not feel too comfortable in the neighbourhood (or in Surabaya in general). Once you talk to the local people, they are usually very friendly but just be prepared to get stared at a lot.

    The location near the train station Gubeng is convenient if you‘re just on a one night stop over here. Also the price is obviously very cheap.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 July 2024

    5.0
    OK
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    it ok

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 July 2024

    1.0
    A bed in the dirtiest place in the world
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is no way you can sleep in this location. It’s not about the hotel but this terminal is dirtiest place in the planet. Also the busses are so loud you can’t sleep

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 June 2024

    4.0
    Nearest to the station and mall. Just walking distance.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room is not so clean. I think they didn't change the blanket and pillow cover.

    I like that this is very close to the Gubeng Train Stasiun.

    Stayed in June 2024

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