Ivory Tower Hostel
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Check in from: | 15:00 |
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Check out before: | 12:00 |
Ivory Tower Hostel: reviews
Reviews from 
Solo traveller
Comment: 6 Mar 2024
Stayed in: Mar 2024
Professionalism and safety
Small hostel managed very well by the owner, very kind, organized and attentive to both the needs of the guests and those of the structure (safety and cleanliness).
The location is also excellent compared to the historic center, in a busy and safe side street (there are also an Italian pizzeria, a café and KFC)
The location is also excellent compared to the historic center, in a busy and safe side street (there are also an Italian pizzeria, a café and KFC)
Group traveller
Comment: 30 Dec 2025
Stayed in: Dec 2025
Very disappointing stay
Unfortunately, my experience at Ivory Tower Hostel was very poor. The cleanliness was far below acceptable standards, and the overall condition of the rooms and common areas felt neglected. The staff was difficult to reach and not particularly welcoming, which made the stay uncomfortable rather than enjoyable.
For the price, the quality simply does not match expectations. I would not recommend this hostel unless significant improvements are made.
For the price, the quality simply does not match expectations. I would not recommend this hostel unless significant improvements are made.
Solo traveller
Comment: 23 Sep 2025
Stayed in: Sep 2025
A serious country hotel that frees its guests
Not serious hotel I booked a room for 2 nights once they arrived there they refused to open the door so I could drop my suitcase (before Check-in) worse 2 employees asked me to leave! Luckily Booking immediately refunded me in full!
Family traveller
Comment: 8 Jul 2025
Stayed in: Jul 2025
Fawlty Towers meets construction yard.
We booked it because it is cheap, with a decent location and all we needed was a comfortable bed, clean surroundings and a/c as it's 37 degrees outside. We arrived and the owner was sitting smoking on an upstairs balcony. Instead of letting us in he started a conversation about where we were from and how long we had been in Bulgaria, which was weird, but eventually he came downstairs to let us in. The first thing that hit me was the smell of cigarette smoke. People, including the owner were smoking inside which made me feel sick, but I thought I could deal with it if I just kept our room door closed. The reception area wAs very dirty and cluttered, but again, I could just close my door. Tne owner seemed very friendly and helpful. We had booked a 4 bed dorm as a private room for 3 people. There were 4 beds, but 2 of them were broken. As in it was impossible to lie in them without hurting yourself or falling out. I found it bizarre that a hostel, would take bookings for broken beds. My husband went to make a coffee and came back saying the kitchen was grubby. We were deciding what to do, when the owner knocked on the door and asked us to turn tne a/c off. It was 37 Celsius, we'd booked an a/c room and he's telling us to turn it off? We pointed out the broken beds to us and he said, he was unaware it was broken and he'd fix it. But as he was saying it, I was reading some reviews from May this year that said the beds were broken. I decided that the a/c issue was intolerable, so we said that unfortunately we were not going to stay. He said ok, take your time, find somewhere else then he stood outside our room and started shouting that maybe I should try a 5 star hotel if it wasn't good enough and that we thought we were too good for his humble hostel and that he had only come from Brazil 2 months ago and we were being unfair. I was livid and shouted back at him that you couldn't expect people to sleep on broken beds, that you couldn't rent rooms with a/c and then tell people they cant use it. And that maybe I stead of sitting around smoking all day he should actually clean up. He shouted that I didn't own a hostel so knew nothing about how to run one, I retorted that neither did he as was evident from the state of this one. It was seriously like an episode of Fawlty Towers!!! A couple of other guests witnessed all this and looked shocked and amused in equal measure. His partner came and apologised to us, but we'd had enough.
Ironically, we had tried to pay for all 3 nights when we first arrived, but even the card machine was bust, so they couldn't take the payment, which meant that at least we didn't have to argue for a refund
We ended up spending just £15 more per night for a spotlessly clean, beautiful 2 bedroom flat, just of British Boulevard, which at just £5 each was well worth it.
Ironically, we had tried to pay for all 3 nights when we first arrived, but even the card machine was bust, so they couldn't take the payment, which meant that at least we didn't have to argue for a refund
We ended up spending just £15 more per night for a spotlessly clean, beautiful 2 bedroom flat, just of British Boulevard, which at just £5 each was well worth it.
Solo traveller
Comment: 4 Aug 2024
Stayed in: Aug 2024
not recommended
this hostel situated a bit far from the bus station and not what you see in pictures. owners are showing friendly for money and lots of restrictions after you pay money .and toilets are in 2 deferent floors upstairs toilet very small and difficult to use. no private lockers . unsecured your baggage if you dont have a locks. no siting aria . and not very clean. and not recommended for travellers.
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60 Tzar Samuil street, Sofia, 1000, Bulgaria|0.66 km from city centre
Good to know
Please contact the hotel for details about adding extra beds.
Please contact the hotel for details about adding a cot.
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