22 Strada Mitropolit Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni, 2012 Chişinău, Moldova
#87 of 96 hotels in Chişinău
Guests' ChoiceBased on 67 hostel reviews
6.7Cleanliness
6.5
Comfort
6.7
Location
8.8
Facilities
6.8
Staff
7.7
Value for money
7.6
Free WiFi
9.2
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Reviewed: 29 March 2025
Tanja
GermanyLocation was great, the hostel is located directly in the centre of the city.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 24 September 2024
Elena
UkraineLocated in the heart of downtown, it's also causing high level of noise. Earplugs are recommended.
Perfect location for the price. Cozy girls room with good quality sleeping places and a separate bathroom. Friendly stuff and nice order in the hostel itself.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 15 August 2024
Dilek
TurkeyKitchen facilities are not good. Not very places to relax.
Location
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 28 June 2024
Viktoriia
United KingdomThe disadvantage is that the curtains constantly fall on the window and they cannot be hung without a stem.
I stayed at Buddha Hostel In June for 10 days. For such a modest price that they offer, this is a completely acceptable hostel. One of the best benefits is the location as It is in the center. There are two bus stops to get to the Central market and 3 stops to the shopping center UNIC. Nearby there are many cafes and a restaurant with delicious dishes. Another advantage is the presence of a kitchen and washing machine. The kitchen has a table, a stove where you can cook and a refrigerator. The washing machine is free to use.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 1 May 2024
Kocher
SwitzerlandThe badroom needs improvement
The location is great, very calme and close to the Central parc. Good kitchen and comfortable bed, possibility to use the wash machine included. Good staff.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 29 April 2024
Sebastian
RomaniaA bit disorganised and dirty.
Located close to the center.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 19 April 2024
Oetams
MoldovaWIFI in the kitchen and dormitory drops many times. There was no stable signal.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 28 March 2024
Wing
Hong KongI had to change rooms in the middle of my stay, an administration request. There was only one bathroom- toilet for the hostel use. Guests from a guesthouse next door were allowed to use it too.
It was centrally located. The heater was on when the weather turned rainy, snowy and quite cold.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 7 December 2023
Victoria
GermanyCould have been a bit cleaner
Great location, comfortable beds, responsive staff
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 18 August 2025
Ahamed
RomaniaThe Ukrainian man is the owner or manager there and he handles everything so pathetic, he only speaks Russian and he try to scam the English speakers, for me and other he said he doesn’t consider booking.com receipts. He took again money from us. Also i complained booking.com and they didn’t take action
The Ukrainian man is the owner or manager there and he handles everything so pathetic, he only speaks Russian and he try to scam the English speakers, for me and other he said he doesn’t consider booking.com receipts. He took again money from us.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 27 July 2025
Shalender
New ZealandRudest staff, unhygienic toilets and no air flow in the rooms. No air conditioner or fan. Broken toilet doors. The receptionist tall guy(my be the owner) is one of the rudest i have seen. Specially, if you cant speak Russian or local language. Walk in and check your room and the cleanliness there, before booking online.
Location
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 27 July 2025
Shalender
New ZealandAfter travelling to 60 countries in 2 years, unfortunately found the worst hostel. Dont book this hostel without physical checking your accommodation facilities there. No air-conditioning, or fan in the rooms. Only one table Fan in the common lounge. Only people staying in the hostel are refugees from ukraine, long term stay. Personally saw 3 or 4 customers walking out after checking the living conditions in 2 days. Toilet door lock is broken and anyone can walk in anytime. Also, if you are a non russian or local language speaker, be ready to receive rude behaviour from the receptionist guy and other staff. No one can speak english.
Location was convenient
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 9 June 2025
Jeffrey
RomaniaQuelqu'un a bu ma Chisinau Blonde (bière) que je gardais dans le réfrigérateur partagé. *INDICE* : J'ai écrit ceci en français.
The location is central. Places of interest for tourists, for business, for students, are all very accessible on foot or by boarding public transportation at stops one or two minutes from the hostel. Several grocery stores, cafe's, dining, money exchange, are only one minute walking distance from the hostel. Two outdoor seating areas offer ample space for occasionally lazy hostel guests.The kitchen areas are functional. Laundry machine & service is offered with outdoor lines for drying. Keep in mind, this is a travelers hostel and it is in a very convenient location for a hostel.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 1 June 2025
Antonio
ItalyThe hostel was very dirty and poorly maintained, with a dark atmosphere and a suffocating smell that made it difficult to breathe. The bathroom was full of hair and clearly not cleaned regularly, while the kitchen was filthy and unhygienic. The whole place felt neglected and uncomfortable — I would not recommend staying here.
It's cheap and the bed is comfortable.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 31 May 2025
Taron
LatviaRoom looked like a warehouse. Toilet was so dirty and no toilet paper even. And the sheets doubtfully were not clean.
The only thing I liked it was the location.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 26 May 2025
Bob
MoldovaThere was another guest who was very rude and evil. He said very mean and crude things in the Russian language. But it is something that cannot be controlled or predicted when staying at a hostel. Situations can be random.
The location is literally right across from the city center. Markets and restaurants are less than a five minute walk away. There is a patio area to relax in on sunny days.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 13 April 2025
Jesse
CanadaNothing. Everything I needed was available at the Hostel. I would recommend it to anyone!
The Manager was very friendly and accommodating.
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 13 March 2025
Sai
FranceThe bathroom are the place is not good and the there are few people who are living longer there more like a person who works and they cook there and spoil the kitchen place making it not nice to eat. The washrooms are literally dirty and I have seen cockroaches and the people who live there pee with the toilet seat down which makes it harder to clean everytime we poo. The toilet paper is very poor quality and there is no shower gel provided.
I location is very good and almost at the city center
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 5 March 2025
Julita
PolandPoor. And for the price? Even worse. No toilet paper, no soap. It smells bad in the female room (one lady LIVES there, there are her stuff everywhere and she also eats in the room), no daily cleaning, a lot of hair on the floors everywhere. Also the lady snores like a bear at night and speaks by the phone in the room during the day. +Uncomfortable bed:(
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 28 February 2025
Tratnig-frankl
Austriai showed up to the wrong buddha hostel first. they told me they have two hostels and ofc i went to the wring one. extremely dirty shower, no toilet paper, bad smelling pillow. they gave me a wrong room. i ordered one with bed blinds but mine didn't have. extremely high humidity! only old russian men LIVING here.
relatively good address
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 9 February 2025
Thanyaporn
ThailandThe bathroom and kitchen are dirty
I love the location in the center-center.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 6 February 2025
Řezníček
Czech Republiconly one and small bathroom
was good
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 25 January 2025
Josef
United StatesCost.
The price was blown 5 times.
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 22 November 2024
Bora
TurkeyThe place was very dirty. I didn’t even want to brush my teeth in there. People, who were usually not the traveller type in a bas way, were very loud even in the middle of the night around 3am. There was no lock to the door. We weren’t given a key and the door was literally open for everybody. Lastly, there were no plugs to charge our devices.
It is right across the main park of the city and has walking distance to many places you’d want to visit. Also the price is very good and the bed was comfortable.
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 14 November 2024
Akil
India1. Staff couldn't speak English at all, communicating was an issue. 2. It's a big room with 4 bunk beds, adjoining the kitchen. Very tiny common space in the kitchen and is very quiet. Hard to talk to anyone on the phone without disturbing others. Definitely can't take work meetings/calls. In summers you can move to the outdoor area though. 3. One of the toilets was dirty most of the time while the other was good enough. 4. On one of the nights, one of the men got drunk and he was so loud until about 1am in the night that I could hardly sleep.
1. Excellent location, hardly 5min walk to the Metropolitan Cathedral and all the points of interest from there. 2. Decent kitchen facilities good enough to make simple meals. 3. Also has the washing machine for your use. 4. Wifi works well.
Stayed in November 2024
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