YellowSquare Reviews
YellowSquare is more than a hostel; it’s an international community designed for travelers who want to connect, work, and hang out. Across our locations in Italy and Greece, we provide female-only dorms, shared dorms, and private ensuite rooms, alongside working spaces and daily activities. Definitely not a boring hostel. From working over a coffee to evening events in our venues, we create a active atmosphere where locals and travelers meet and make friends. Every YellowSquare is a gateway to the city, focused on social vibes and the right place to meet people.
The price is right for the beauty of the premises, although the hostel is far from the center. The outdoor terrace and rooftop are great, although the noise from the big road below is unpleasant (but that’s how it is).
The common areas and rooms are pleasantly clean. On the other hand, the kitchen (especially the tables) is often dirty, but it’s the travelers who aren’t very respectful, it’s not the hostel’s fault.
Room had a funky smell and was way too hot! Also, staff was bare minimum friendly. Maybe I had a hard time with such a large hostel, but I didn’t love the lack of community/social environment (outside the bar).
I had a great experience at YellowSquare hostel! So nice environment! Good location! 2 minutes from a metro station that goes directly to the airport and the city center! Every night, they had a special event: karaoke, quiz, cook classes. They also have free pasta every night for dinner! I ate pesto, which was delicious!
Please be aware that they charge you a city fee. I had to pay 16€ for the 3 nights I spent there. There are also no towels in the rooms, and if you don’t label your food very carefully, they throw it away daily.
The terrace with the swimming pool is super cool!
It’s awesome
The set-up of the hostel is Amazing. The reception is also a bar in a café-ish situation. There’s a swimmingpool at the rooftop. The beds are good. The overall vibe between people, I love the diversity in staff, they are open, helpful, sweet and they really made the hostel to be honest.
I loved de hostal! Definitely staying there again and recommending it!!!
The hostel has a great atmosphere, and the facilities are generally clean. The staff is very kind and beloved, which makes the stay pleasant. However, the bathrooms in the rooms are in poor condition and need serious improvement. The walls have exposed bricks or signs of heavy moisture, and during the two days I stayed, I never saw the bathrooms cleaned or mopped after everyone used them. Another issue is the shower setup—it’s not enclosed, so water splashes everywhere, making the bathroom even dirtier
Best hostel I’ve been at! Great socializing, young crowd, always something to do!
Friendly environment, great staff, top notch service
I loved staying in the 4 bed female dorm. I made really cool friends and always had someone to go exploring with. The room was always clean and the bathroom was amazing. Super clean and everything worked perfectly. I would highly recommend staying at this Hostel if visiting Milan. It is also super close to the metro for traveling purposes.
This was the first hostel I ever stayed in as a solo traveller so I was very nervous when it came to talking to new people. But everyone was so lovely and friendly. All the staff were happy to help at all times. The bar was amazing for coffees and drinks. So incredibly clean and you get a good amount of privacy in your rooms. The girls I had in my room were some of the nicest girls I’ve met. Same to be said about all the other people I met too! Highly highly recommend. Will definitely be coming back, miss it too much x
There were a lot of amenities on site which made things easier upon arrival. The Yellow Bar is a great amenity. It is lively and fun. The free pasta is a nice touch and the games they organized are a fun way to get to know people. I stayed at another hostel that had a group chat that had key information and the staff hosted events every day. I think YellowSquare could adopt this as well and use the group chat as a means to keep people updated on events and items of interest.
This is a great social hostel located close to the Porta Romana metro station about 25 mins from the main Milano Centrale station so great location. There are quite a few social events on each day such as the hidden gems walking tour and the Karoke/Beerpong night. Very clean facilities I was in a 4 bed female dorm and really enjoyed making new friends here. About a 30 minute walk to the duomo, galleria, and other landmarks. Overall a really great experience and can get breakfast, lunch and dinner here also.
Perfect hostel for young solo travelers. Easy to meet people. Good atmosphere
It was so clean and everybody were so nice and helping!
I loved it!
It’s perfect for young people, everyday events are great, employees are friendly. Only thing I’d change, in some way washing machine is too expensive and big (I’d like to wash things every 2-3 days, and it would be almost empty…), so it would be better to add some solution. Another point to improve is beep sound of safe, maybe it can be disabled? And dishes in the kitchen in some way dirty, but that more question to people who stay in hostel.
Anyway experience is great I’d recommend to all this place!
This is an honest review of my experience with Yellow Square Florence hostel. The hostel is very well organized and the staff is really sweet and helpful. The F&B is affordable and the venue has various amenities and community building activities. The only disadvantage is that it is located near the airport so you need to travel a good 40 mins to reach the center and explore.
Really nice hostel, both parents (52 years) and kids 18 (years) loved this place. Nice activites. Great restaurant and also the rooms where to eat your own food. Roof top pool with a great view.
We arrived with car and really appreciated the parking garage.
Good place to stay. Downstairs bar and common area is very nice and provides good atmosphere to meet people and make friends. Rooms are spacious but bathrooms are a bit cramped and could be cleaner. Roms have secure lockers to store belongings. Staff are very friendly.
I recently stayed at Yellowsquare Rome and had an incredible time! This was my first time staying at a hostel and I couldn’t have asked for anything more. It was easy to make friends. Being next to the train station made getting around to my other destinations a breeze. Staff was super welcoming and information. Omar in particular was great! He helped me book my train ticket for the next leg of my trip and made sure everyone was doing okay coming back in late at night. Overall a lovely experience!!
Facilities A1, Community A1 – can’t ask for more. Activities every night, free food, reasonably priced bar – the staff set the tone to this place.
YES
I liked it
Had a very pleasant experience, staff was very nice & helpful. Rooms were clean, just a bit of mold in the showers but apart from that I enjoyed it.
Yellow square in Florence was very welcoming. It was a great relaxed and friendly environment for solo travels and being able to talk to new people. I loved the activities they had set up every day and night, e.g run club, drinking games, getting to know people activities. The hostel itself was clean and organized. Would definitely recommend!
Immediately, staff was kind. They seem to enjoy each other and have fun, and you can feel it.
The common spaces are inviting, fun, and social. A space that feels dedicated to meeting new cool people.
Rooms are clean and well maintained daily.
Bar is stocked and drinks are yummy and very reasonably priced.
I would strongly recommend to anyone who wants to have a great time travelling.
It was my first time in an hostel and I had so many stereotypes about it.
My experience at Yellow Square hostel was absolutely perfect ! So clean, the people and the employees were so nice. The location was perfect too, close to the Roma Termini train station and the city center.
Very small and tight rooms with very little room to open suitcase or change. Laundry was very difficult to use and there was only 1 washer and dryer
I loved my overall experience. The cleaning staff would clean our dorm everyday punctually. The washrooms were equipped with all necessities and I specifically liked that they had a hand held water bidet. The rooms were also sufficiently sound proof to prevent parties from bothering you. There are two things which can be improved though . Firstly, there should be a mat on the bathroom entrance to prevent the whole room from getting wet and dirty (because the washbasin was v narrow which caused water to collect on the bathroom floor) and secondly, I wish the staff could also help with navigating the city. For example I could not figure out the regional train system and where my trenatilia pass works but the staff said they didn’t know either. I also noticed that the pamphlets didn’t have a lot of info.
I first met Yellow Square in Florence and came to Rome today and no hesitation I booked my place from Yellow House again, from staff to the rooms and the place itself everything was amazing. You’re doing an amazing job!
This was my first solo, travel experience and I had a wonderful time. There were many social events to meet people and the room was very nice and clean. The location is great because you are so close to the city center. I would definitely go back.
It’s missing the most important aspect you can offer to your travelers in shared bedrooms: the privacy, with a simple fabric you can provide privacy, cheap and easy to implement.
Thank you for all your offers and help. I enjoyed the stay
Yellowsquare offered an amazing stay! I became friends with all of the girls in my room and the hostel definetly offered many events to make sure everyone had the opportunity to get to know each other.
The staff made the place buzz every day with their events, the hostel itself was clean and safe too. The free pasta every night was good and brought everyone together. Beds were comfy and showers hot! Everyone was super respectful of privacy, one thing is to bring your own lock for your locker, it doesn’t come with a built on lock/code.
My stay at yellow was great. They offer nice rooms in a secure location. Socialization is super easy thanks to the bar area just next store that is owned by them. The price was as good as it gets, especially for what is offered.
It is very well located, the hostel is very nice, clean. The staff is good. they make you feel welcome. they have many activities you can do with them,
Thanks, it was really nice
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