Bon Paul & Sharky's Hostel

Very Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler

Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Location

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : The staff was great, the bed was comfortable.
  : Needed better breakfast options.

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The cottage was quaint and more comfortable than typical for a hostel. Appreciated the coffee pods in the room and hair dryer. Comfortable bedding. Like that there is a fire pit with firewood.
  : Information needs to be updated in emails for instance, wrong pass code for door, wrong wifi info, staff was a handful of disinterested kids, no breakfast or coffee as listed in amenities and no parking. Property might also want to update to make it handicap accessible.

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Charming and quirky place located in interesting neighbourhood. Clean room and comfy bed. Good parking behind the building. Several nice shops, restaurants, cafes and bars close by.
  : The place doesn't carry its years well. Common areas not particularly clean - especially not the kitchen. Not enough seating for all guests in the common areas. The staff seems to consist of young people who stay long term in the hostel. Some appeared rather introvert, more busy with their own stuff than paying attention to the guests. The house rules state that people should be quite after 10 pm. We experienced loud talk and music in until around midnight.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Comfortable and good facilities in the room and kitchen
  : Not many spaces in the car park

Very Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler

Very Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : My stay started out as a very bad experience, but Saras, the hostess, turned that around. She was exceptional at making me feel welcomed, helped with getting my car parked, carried my bags up to my room, and even gave me something to eat. She is truly a gifted hostess. I wonder if she knows just how special she is.
  : I was not notified of the check-in process with the entry codes until way too late. I was already on the road and never got this info. So when I arrived I could not get in, and no one responded to my knocks on the door, and there was no phone number to call. I had visions of sleeping in my car in the parking lot. I had to drive around to find a wifi location to get the check-in info. Unless it's absolutely necessary, email the information the day BEFORE, don't wait until the day of, and provide a phone number. Also provide the wifi info and password ahead of time. Parking was terrible. I thought I had parking in the back, but it was full, and hard to get into and out of. Street parking was bad. As I said Saras helped with this, thankfully.