Le Mat Hostel — Hotel in Larnaca

I traveled about 35+ countries. My last hostel experience was a top one from Vienna, and this one in Cyprus is by far my favorite of all times! It's cozy, very historical on a dream location, one inch from a castle and the beach. The staff was amazing! They accommodated me for an early check-in and also helped me to get around with public transportation: DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY WITH CABS! it's a 13-minute public bus from the airport. About 3€ The hostel has an amazing vibe, super quiet and clean, the most clean I ever seen, compared to Athens hostels (they are disgusting dirty). People leave behind many things to share. You really feel welcome! I paid forward and left my female higiene products and suplies. I loved the ambiance of the hotel and the rooms be divided in Tarot cards. The hostel has a fully equipped kitchen, good conditions and fridge looks brand new. Coffee, tea and cold filtered water free, 24hrs. The beds were confortable and I am a tall girl, making some reviews untrue. They provided me a duvet right away without request advising me from the AC turned on during the night in case I feel cold. It was in a sealed bag and all the sheets were sparkly white, as I mentioned before the cleaning of this place is higher then resorts, because everything was cleaned daily in the morning. Rubbish was removed daily as well. The hostel was full and I saw no mess in the shared washroom area. They had some huge monstera plant that I fell in live with, not even in Brazil I seen a leaf bigger then a meter in a city surrounding, only inside forests. Please bring mosquito repellent as at night I was eaten alive, but Cyprus is tropical and humid, so it's completely normal to have mosquitos after sunset. But I was NOT biten during day light.

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I cannot recommend Le Mat Hostel in central Larnaca highly enough! I recently stayed here and was blown away by the great experience.

The community of other travelers was simply amazing. Everyone was so cool and friendly, making it easy to meet new people and share stories of our travels. The vintage interiors were a real treat too, with old school décor that was both unique and comfortable.

The owner was helpful and kind. The location of the hostel was also fantastic - right next to the beach and medieval fort, making it the perfect home base for exploring the city.

The self-service hostel check-in was a real bonus too, as each guest gets a digital code to enter the hostel. This made it incredibly easy to come and go as I pleased, without having to worry about keys or coordinating schedules.

Finally, as a traveler from central Europe, I was thrilled to find that the hostel had central European power plugs available for guests to use. It's the little things like this that really set Le Mat Hostel apart.

The sleeping setup was a shared room with double bunk beds, but I found it comfortable and cozy. The kitchen and bathrooms were also shared, but they were always clean and well-maintained. And the pricing was absolutely fine, given the overall quality of the hostel.

Overall, I had an incredible stay at Le Mat Hostel in Larnaca and I will definitely be back one day. I highly recommend this hostel to anyone looking for a fantastic travel...

Beware of the false advertisement by the owner. I booked this hostel because they claimed it had air-conditioning, however only after check-in you find out that the A/C hours are limited to 2-4pm and 9pm-6am. I stayed there in the last week of July, when the temperature outside was 37C/99F, so the hours without A/C were unbearable.

The hostel offers 6 rooms of 10 beds each, but only have 2 showers, and when I stayed there one was out of service. The restrooms (only 2 as well) are tiny, you can barely fit inside.

The beds are very uncomfortable with privacy curtains for the bottom bunks only. They also don't offer proper blankets, just thin linen. Furthermore, they assign you the bed beforehand, which is very unusual for a hostel. I wanted to switch to a bottom bunk, and the owner was willing to do so only if I promised not to post a bad review about the hostel.

The front desk is only manned between 9am-2pm, and the owner is very unfriendly.

The only thing going for the hostel is its great location, however even that is with an asterisk, because there is a mosque next to the hostel which causes noise pollution during prayer hours.

I was supposed to stay there for a week, checked-out after 3 days because it was so bad. I recommend that you...