Reviews of Racing Mackerel Hostel

Friendly staff, centrally located, kitchen with freezer, practical and simple check out. It's also near some good coffee bars in a more "hipster-ish" area of Lagos

Beds were a bit hard so didn't sleep that well (also due to the fan), the bathroom could have been organized a bit better so that more people can use it at the same time (that was not really an issue when I was there). For some people the surroundings might be a bit noisy due to the other hostel below and a popular burger restaurant next door.

Really nice value for money, even for Algarve. Very friendly staff. Possibility to leave luggage after checkout. Possibility to use common space (kitchen etc) even after checkout. Nice balcony with possibility to dry the clothes. Decent kitchen. Considering it was a hostel, really nice stay!

Ladies bathroom what really claustrophobic and uncomfortable. To use the bathrooms comfortably, it was the best to lock the whole bahroom, not letting anyone else in.

Good location - close to restaurants and not a far walk to beaches. Staff were helpful and friendly. Rooms were comfortable enough, decent size and lockers were fine size. Had a washing machine which was a bonus.

Kitchen wasn’t always clean and tidy - obviously this can be due to the people staying but I didn’t think it was upkept well. Woman’s bathroom was TINY! No privacy in the toilet or showers.

The rooms were ok, there are free food shelves in the kitchen.

The beds shake a lot/make a lot of noice and you can’t use the lockers/drawers when someone is in the bottom bunk. There is one fan for four beds. Lot of noice from the street but they stop quite early. The bathrooms are a joke unfortunately, there is no privacy, they are tiny tiny and no reel door, feels very uncomfortable if someone is in the room at the same time. You can’t even pass another person when someone is in there, but there are still two showers and two toilets in the same space.

I like the location amd how calm it is inside. My bed/room was very comfortable. The kitchen has a good space and the staff is very friendly

I like the location amd how calm it is inside. My bed/room was very comfortable. The kitchen has a good space and the hosts are very friendly

Female toilets are a bit small, this space could be better for males as we (females) usually have more shower/daily care products and the current male toilets is a bit bigger

Emplacement is good !

⚠️ Warning – Likely Bed Bug Issue ⚠️ I stayed at this hostel and woke up with over 20 bites—lined and clustered across my stomach. I had spent 7 nights in other accommodations with no problems, but after just 2 nights here, I left covered in bites. I raised the issue with the owner, who inspected the room and claimed there were no signs of bed bugs. Regardless of what was found, the evidence is on my skin. Because of this, I could no longer enjoy the beach and had to spend additional time and money washing and drying all my belongings at high heat as a precaution. No refund or compensation was offered. It’s unfortunate, because the hostel is beautiful and the staff are kind and polite—but travelers should be aware of this serious concern.

Clean.

The location is great and the guys who did our check in and check out were nice. The room for 2 is decent with comfortable beds. Kitchen is also decent. Password system to access the hostel is efficient, as it is the card system to lock the room’s doors.

The bathroom was really dirty all the days we stayed there, there was for example one dirty hand towel (with a very suspicious brown stain) that was there since the day we arrive until the day we left, the floor was also quite disgusting. The bathroom also has a very strange setting, with 2 toilets side by side with no door facing the mirror. Also although there is 2 toilets and 2 showers people kept closing the bathroom by key when they were using it, which was a problem when we were in a rush to use it. Clearly that is an apartment that was adapted into a hostel. Also the window curtain in the double room doesn’t go down so people who have trouble sleeping with light may find it a problem.

Great location

Male bathroom set up is interesting! Rooms very warm and the fans provided didn’t work

Comfy rooms, Nice atmosphere. Very good located

The bathroom was a bite small, but ok

The girls at the reception are the best!! Very kind, friendly, they went out with us later when they closed the reception and showed us around. The room was also good and clean.

The shower is so so tiny, you cannot turn around yourself in the shower. And also there is no shelf to leave anything in the bathroom. The worst thing is that you cannot really close the door at the toilet bowl. There is a whole between two toilets, maybe that can me fixed. Everything else was ok.

Simple small hostel but space has been used quite cleverly. Good value, great location.

The ladies bathroom is not exactly roomy but does the job

The spoons.

The women's bathroom is far away from the ladies' dormitory. The bathroom is quite small. The bathroom has two showers and two toilets. The men's bathroom is located near the ladies' rooms. Generally, the hostel is quite quiet and there is no way around seeing you when you exit the bathroom, kitchen, and ladies' hostel rooms.

The Kitchen and eating area.

Loved the location, popular bars and beaches within walking distance. Small hostel but very clean and comfortable. Staff also are very helpful

There was nothing I didn't like

Close to the city centre and the beach.

I liked the location and space in the room. The kitchen was also good. The staff was very friendly and helpful all the time. The location is excellent!

The toilets were disappointed. The space is very reduced and is it hard to have privacy.