Reviews of Livinn Hostels Gubeng Station Surabaya 1 stars

Nearby the train station and Grand City Mall.

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

not much

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.

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.

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.

Good price for what you get

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.

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

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

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.

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.

it ok

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

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

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.

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

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

The bed was nice and clean, room was mostly quiet and the temperature was good. The location is pretty good, there are some malls and a lot of restaurants around. Good showers!

They don’t have any lockers so you either have to leave your bags outside your bed (20 people in the room) or leave them on your bed, but then you don’t have enough space. And of course the hotel is not responsible for lost items. We had breakfast included which is just a toast and butter/some spread/chocolate and no toaster, just sandwich grill. And there is tea and coffee, but no milk and no spoons. In bathroom there were 2 taps of 4 that didn’t work and there was no soap to wash your hands. In the toilet most of the time there was no paper and toilets were completely wet or dirty. No card payment in this hostel and when we wanted to pay in cash, they didn’t have change.

Location is decent.

That place smelled like cigarette smoke and pee all over the place.

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

Everything was not very clean.

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

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.

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

The toilet wasn't very clean, no elevator