HI Lagos – Pousada de Juventude — Hotel in Lagos

Compared to the other hostels (for about the same price) that we stayed at in Porto, sintra, ericeira, lisabon and faro this one was the worst but it was still good. The breakfast is very nice with yogurt, cereals, bread, ham and cheese, different kinds of teas, hot chocolate and coffe. The dorms are great as there are only 4 people in each. They have a nice outdoor common area that closes at midnight. I like that they have a 24 hour man at the door and that you have to name your room number and/or name when you come back at night. It feels safer that way. The bathrooms are fine, but the paper towels are always empty at night at morning and the toilets smell a bit. I suppose it's due to that you can't throw the toiletpaper in the toilet and that they don't seem to empty the toiletpaper baskets more than once a day. At night you will need a pair of earplugs to keep the party noise out. It's located close to the bar and restaursnt street so it is inevitable that it's noisy. It takes about 10 minutes to walk to the beach, 20 to the bus station and about 20 to the train station. We didn't use the kitchen but it looked alright. The interior of the hostel is fine but booring. No style and it feels a bit worn out. The wardrobes are a bit smelly but it is nice that you get a key for it so you can lock your things inside it if you'd like. ||The staff were always helpful and smiling. Nice that we got to leave our luggage at the hotel before checkin and after checkout. ||It definitely has a good value for money, good breakfast and good location. It's not fancy or stylish as some of the other hostels we stayed at but it's functional...

There were a lot of cockroaches, I think I counted 5 during my 4 days stay. The staff were really lovely, that’s about the only good thing I have to say. The showers are mouldy, the beds so rickety it was like an earthquake as the person above me climbed into their bed. I had a room on the bottom level right on the street and it was horrendously loud. Even with the windows shut (which made the room extremely hot) you would still get woken up by young people walking past to bars. And a lot of motorbikes zooming past. The cupboard I was assigned didn’t lock, luckily I could link my padlock with the cupboard next to mine. Not that it matters because every cupboard lock is the same key as the bedroom door lock. At one point there was dirty smelly water coming out of the floor next to the kitchen, not very appealing to be eating next to. The only common area inside always had a man sleeping in there which I thought was strange. It also seemed one off the street could walk in if they wanted to. The outdoor common area was fine.

The free breakfast was nice but I would rather them spend money on updating the hostel.

Again the staff were lovely and let us store our bags at reception...

The staff are so lovely that they made it a joy to deal with them. Piedro, Carla and Angela couldn’t do enough to help me. They gave me a better room upstairs away from the one assigned by the street without me even asking. Offered to store my bags. Told if I needed anything at all to come to them. Breakfast included which is a rare thing these days. Great coffee ☕️ Lovely internal open terrace with the rooms wrapping it with a wraparound balcony overlooking it. The balcony was a real suntrap in the afternoon with benches and tables and chairs there to enjoy it. There’s a dining room for breakfast, a separate kitchen for guests to use, and area to hang your washing to dry outdoors on balcony. You can’t fault that. Also very close to the nearest beach to the old town, the square with St Mary’s Church and also St Anthony’s Church. Great location. Highly recommend to those travelling on a budget! Enjoy! This review of stay...