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.
When I checked in online i entered my passport details and I paid the city tax thing that’s required. I did that a few hours before I arrived at the hostel. When I arrived, the guy didn’t seem to care that I had checked in online, and I still needed to pull my passport out of my bag. That wasn’t as big of a deal. I can deal with that, but then he made me pay the city tax AGAIN. I told him I already paid it, and he said yeah yeah, this is different. Maybe he thought I was referring to already paying for the stay itself (which I also did). But he didn’t understand that I had paid city tax thing already. Reluctantly, I paid the 7 euros or whatever AGAIN but my interaction with this guy put things off to a rough start. I later looked at my credit card history and it indeed showed the two separate transactions for $7.62 USD.
I will give credit where credit is due, after a few days, the second charge was refunded without my asking, so thank you for that. But nonetheless it was still a frustrating process when I’m forced into a confrontational situation when first arriving at a place. I don’t like getting angry with people but it was hard for me not to be upset when someone is telling me I’m wrong when I KNOW that I’m right. I don’t know what exactly went wrong from a technical sense, but it seemed like the transaction from a few hours prior didn’t pop up on the guy’s screen when I checked in.
I don’t want to blame the employee, although he definitely could have handled it better, he remained calm and didn’t even come close to losing his temper. The information he had was simply wrong. And he acted as though he hadn’t considered that could be a possibility. He spoke to me like I was the one who was confused which irritated me.
I know the main focus of my review was my one negative experience, but everything else about my stay was positive
Long story short, I was intimated and assaulted by another guest. I came to find out upon my arrival back home that I was also drugged with various drugs. I do not remember a lot of what happened, i was told by my girlfriend who had been on video call with me l. I was threatened and had the information regarding my address, girlfriend, child questioned by said person. They made me bring them up to my room. My life was threatened, and I explained these very things to the workers at the hostel when a ran for help. ( keep in mind I was DRUGGED) so I can’t totally blame them for thinking I was just super drunk or something but I told them everything that happened and I was called a liar, told that everyone would be happier when I was gone, yelled at and all around treated poorly. Ultimately the police came and I was escorted back to my room to grab my belongings and took an uber to the airport where I ended up paying over 1200usd to change my flight 3 days early.
Great location, great staff, great options to help everybody
Clean, friendly, beautiful hostel!
Staff were friendly, the bathroom and rooms were very clean and modern, comfortable beds, well set out room, it was nice that they gave you body wash and shampoo in the bathroom and a safe above your bed for valuables, fun social activities
The property is a bit of a maze but it’s very nice, everything was clean and worked well. The only negative was that it’s a bit of a trek from the centre, but it’s not too bad. Thanks!
One of my favourite hostels! I was working and it was great! The roof top and garden are so nice when it’s sunny. It was so clean and the room was great. I was in a female 4 bed. The beds were so comfy and the bathroom was clean and modern
I had a female room 4p. The bed was not that well. The people working there are very friendly. Renting a towel voor €1,- is perfect. I got a bag with it, very nice.
Price / quality good get better
The hostel itself is really nice. The staff is friendly, they have a lot of fun activities, and I like that they have a cafe. Although I wasn’t able to sleep at all while I was there. I could hear the bass from the night club through the walls, so I only ended up getting 2-3 hours of sleep each night. The rooms were also very cold and I’d wake up with a sore throat every morning. There were also some weird stains on my comforter, so I didn’t use it. It also would’ve been nice if there were curtains on the bed, and there were no soap dishes in the shower which was very inconvenient.
Very clean, many activities for every day, the have the laundry, the workspace, th kitchen, the bar and even a hairsalon! Staff very friendly and ready to help, also the reception desk is 24!
Definately reccommend.
The basin got stuck easily, overall is clean, but the mattress with sweat smell and too soft
We had so much fun at this hostel. Staff was very welcoming and friendly. Pretty clean and really good food. Movie night and free pasta were really nice.
Very comfortable room
Nice enviroment in the baretto
Friendly staff,good price,well located,nice ,fun and good prices bar , laundry,
They gave you free drinks it was very social and i had a great workspace but the lockers didn’t work as well as the safe. I think it was great how many amenities were included with the bar, and the lounge. It was easy to sleep at night, even in a loud street.
Enjoyed my stay especially the yoga class, I would return. I wish there was bed curtains for privacy and thicker bedsheets. At night it was colder although the AC was not on.
The experience at the Yellow was great. Great staff, great people and I really appreciated the common room and the coworking space.
Thank you for your perfect combination of hospitality, care taking, front desk service and very friendly staff, room offer and special conditions, beer and pasta, the good energy in your house and that you treated me like I’m 20 even if I’m 60! If you ever open a place for people 50+ I would like to stay longer, to find a date in my age
Really nice place and great service. The food was really good too
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Comfortable, clean and welcoming
Everything is clean, nice staff that are here for you, nothing to say on the price either, you can go there with your eyes closed and have a great time!
Excelent staff, excelent food, excelent location, i love it
Really tidy facilities, great location, awesome staff, lovely people, lots of fun activities and the breakfast was gorgeous and delicious. Best breakfast i’ve had in a while for a really great price. Many thanks!
very friendly everyone there. I was traveling alone but i didn’t feel alone at any moment.
Got a free beer coupon upon checkin which was nice and unexpected. The room was very clean and comfortable, aside from the humidity in the room. The temperature was surprising considered we stayed in November, which wasn’t a hot time. Running the AC made that go away, we just didn’t want to have to continuously run it. That was probably my only complaint about the room though. I’d happily stay here again.
Breakfast was poor. Bacon undercooked and eggs overcooked. Other dishes were bland.
Hostel room was nice but curtains on the beds would be good.
Love the option of the privacy curtain. Staff was very nice, the bathroom as clean and so was the room. Appreciate the lockers as well and the option to lock them.
Yellowsquare Roma was everything I could have wanted and more in a first hostel experience. The staff were so friendly and actually interested in conversing with you. The scene is young, social and lively. I made friends within the first night and always had someone to talk to or do something with. I would return in a heartbeat!
Short but nice stay! Very friendly staff. Super clean room. We’ll come back!
ok to stay in rooms are good check in us 3pm which in my mind is way to late
Nice place for a solo traveller. They have many activities .
Everyone who worked reception was extremely friendly. The bar was super cool and the lower prices with the wristbands really made it worth it to go every night! While there a part of our shower broke and maintenance was super quick to come fix it. The place was super clean and well-kept. Overall, my experience was amazing and I will definitely be staying with YellowSquare again if I’m ever in town.
It was very clean and modern. Staff was very friendly. And overall experience was really nice
I enjoyed my days in the hostel. The only thing I did not know was that the lockers do not have locks so I had to buy one on the city. The location is perfect, well comunicated to the city centre, train station and the airport.
YellowSquare was great! It is near the train station and the walk to the city centre is not bad. The shared spaces are nice and well kept. The dorms and bathrooms are good. Access to the bar across the street is a nice touch as well.
The yellowsquare rome is perfectly located, we could go everywhere easily by bus or metro. The hostel has different activities every night, it’s great for meeting other people. We would like to compliment Sabrina (from the reception), she was very welcoming and made us feel like home!
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