3,906 reviews
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$9338 Via Balbi, Genoa, 16126, Italy
3,906 reviews
1/57
Free wifi
Fitness center
Air conditioning
Bar
Sun deck
Tour desk
Terrace
24-hour front desk
Welcome to Ostello Bello Genova, a vibrant 2-star hotel located at 38 Via Balbi in Genoa, Italy, just a short 1.3mi from the city center. With a whopping 3906 reviews, this hotel is a favorite among travelers for its exceptional charm and top-notch amenities.
As a guest at Ostello Bello Genova, you'll enjoy a range of fantastic features such as free Wi-Fi, pet-friendly accommodation, air conditioning, and even beach umbrellas and loungers at no extra charge. The hotel goes above and beyond to ensure your comfort, with a 24-hour front desk, free fitness center, a bar for unwinding, and live music performances to keep you entertained. Spend your days relaxing on the sun deck or terrace, or take advantage of the business center for any work-related needs.
Immerse yourself in the beauty of Genoa and make the most of your stay at Ostello Bello Genova. Experience Italian hospitality at its finest and discover why this hotel is a standout choice for travelers seeking convenience, comfort, and a touch of luxury at an affordable starting price.
When it comes to convenience, Ostello Bello Genova has you covered with easy payment options for your stay. Cash is accepted at this charming 2-star hotel, along with other popular methods like Visa, Mastercard, ATM card, Maestro, and CartaSi. With various payment choices available, checking in and settling your bill is a breeze, allowing you to focus on enjoying all that Genoa has to offer.
Traveling with furry companions? You're in luck at Ostello Bello Genova! This pet-friendly hotel welcomes your four-legged friends at no extra charge. Enjoy the company of your pets as you explore the beauty of Genoa together, knowing that your beloved animals are welcome to share in the comfort and hospitality that this delightful hotel has to offer.
At Ostello Bello Genova, your travel experience is not only about affordable luxury but also about flexibility and inclusivity. From diverse payment methods to welcoming pets at no additional cost, this hotel goes the extra mile to ensure that every guest, whether human or furry, feels at home and valued. Choose Ostello Bello Genova for your next adventure in Genoa and embrace a stay filled with comfort, convenience, and a warm Italian welcome.
Closest airports
Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
3.6miFree wifi
Fitness center
Air conditioning
Bar
Sun deck
Tour desk
Terrace
24-hour front desk
Non-smoking rooms
Live music/Performance
Wheelchair accessible
Beach umbrellas
Beach chairs/Loungers
Elevator
Upper floors accessible by elevator
Bidet
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Quadruple Room, Private Bathroom
2 Twin Beds
1 Queen Size Bed
325 sqft
Private Bathroom
Minibar
Air conditioning
Upper floors accessible by elevator
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The quadruple room offers air conditioning, a mini-bar, as well as a private bathroom featuring a shower and a bidet. The quadruple room provides a wardrobe, a safe deposit box, parquet floors, heating, as well as a TV. The unit offers 3 beds.
Family, Private Bathroom
4 Bunk Beds
430 sqft
Private Bathroom
Minibar
Air conditioning
Upper floors accessible by elevator
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The family room offers air conditioning, a mini-bar, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower and a bidet. The unit has 4 beds.
Room - 2 Twin, Private Bathroom
2 Twin Beds
215 sqft
Private Bathroom
Minibar
Air conditioning
Upper floors accessible by elevator
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The twin room features air conditioning, a mini-bar, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower and a bidet. The twin room provides a wardrobe, a safe deposit box, parquet floors, heating, as well as a TV. The unit has 2 beds.
Triple Room, Private Bathroom
3 Twin Beds
1 Twin Bed
1 Queen Size Bed
325 sqft
Private Bathroom
Minibar
Air conditioning
Upper floors accessible by elevator
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The triple room provides air conditioning, a mini-bar, as well as a private bathroom featuring a shower and a bidet. The triple room features a wardrobe, a safe deposit box, parquet floors, heating, as well as a TV.
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Dormitory, 6 Bed, Female Only
1 Bunk Bed
540 sqft
Private Bathroom
Air conditioning
Upper floors accessible by elevator
Shower
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This bed in dormitory features air conditioning.
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Family, 4 Bed, Private Bathroom
430 sqft
Minibar
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The family room offers air conditioning, a mini-bar, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower and a bidet. The unit has 4 beds.
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Dormitory, 5 Bed
1 Bunk Bed
430 sqft
Private Bathroom
Air conditioning
Upper floors accessible by elevator
Shower
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This bed in dormitory features air conditioning.
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Room, Private Bathroom
215 sqft
Pet Friendly
Free wifi
Minibar
Flat-screen TV
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The twin/double room features air conditioning, a mini-bar, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower and a bidet. The twin/double room offers a wardrobe, a safe deposit box, parquet floors, heating, as well as a TV.
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Room - 1 Twin, Private Bathroom
215 sqft
Pet Friendly
Minibar
Refrigerator
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The single room features air conditioning, a mini-bar, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower and a bidet. The single room offers a wardrobe, a safe deposit box, heating and a TV. The unit has 1 bed.
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Dormitory, 4 Bed
1 Bunk Bed
430 sqft
Private Bathroom
Air conditioning
Upper floors accessible by elevator
Shower
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This bed in dormitory has air conditioning.
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Room - 2 Twin
2 Twin Beds
Minibar
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Dormitory, 4 Bed, Female Only
1 Bunk Bed
430 sqft
Private Bathroom
Air conditioning
Upper floors accessible by elevator
Shower
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This bed in dormitory has air conditioning.
8.7
3,906 reviewsCategories of assessments
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Comfort
Location
Facilities
Staff
Value for money
WiFi quality
Featured reviews:
Maud
10
August 2025
I think it’s the best hostel I’ve been to in 10 years travelling alone in hostels ! The staff is so friendly, the equipments are amazing, very modern, very comfortable, great breakfast (they even gave me a breakfast to go when I told them I was leaving early in the morning before the breakfast buffet opens). It is super super clean, definitely the cleanest hostel I’ve been to. Lastly, it is super central, you get to see everything almost only walking and it’s next to Genova Piazza Principe where a lot of trains go along the coast, you can visit other beautiful cities by train in 30 min to 2hours for few euros (Camogli, Sestri Levante, Portofino via Santa Magherita, La Spezia, etc). Really recommend !
Only thing is that I was in a room with a mezzanine and it was really hot in the mezzanine at some point during the heat wave (but they gave us a fan and there’s AC in the room of course)
Michał
9.1
July 2025
The location is excellent—just by the main train station and within easy reach of many attractions. The 4-bed room is spacious, and the bed is comfortable enough, though a bit creaky. The bathroom is clean and in very good condition. The kitchen is well-equipped for preparing drinks and meals, and the complimentary fruit, vegetables, and canned food are a great perk. I also enjoyed having breakfast on the terrace.
Two downsides: there’s no mop or squeegee to dry the bathroom floor after a shower, so water pools on the tiles and you can’t do much about it. Also, I tried a couple of times before arrival to confirm the bed length but never received a reply, which is surprising given how friendly and communicative the staff are in person.
Xiaoqian
10
August 2025
Highlight Staff: The hostel is the most beautiful hostel I have stayed! Vibing is young, energetic and fun. The staff organise different events on each day, good times for meeting people and learning about culture. Room: I stayed in a female room which has a balcony on the six floor! Very lucky waking up with sunshine and can sit on a private balcony to chill in the morning and night, adding so much happiness to the trip. The room is also spacious and clean. Location: It is literally 3 mins walk to the Pizza Prince station, very convenient for travellers who like to explore the seaside nearby cities. Also Flexi bus station is next to it. Many restaurants and cafe near by too.
Nothing
Andy
8.2
August 2025
Overall a great place to stay. There are plenty of common areas, including a nice deck, and it's a very social hostel. The included breakfast was pretty good with a decent selection of options, and they also had a night with free pasta. The wifi worked good and it was easy to get some work done in the common areas during the day. The room was a good size for six people and the bed was surprising comfortable. The security overall was good--the room had a lock that you could either enter a code or use your phone to get in, and the elevators required a code a night. Super easy walk to the train station.
The rooms had lockers, but each locker only had five sides--there was no bottom and they weren't secured to anything, so in theory, anyone could just lift the locker up and access your stuff. It said there was a/c, but the air flowing from the unit was minimal and did not cool down the room at all. There was only one bathroom (with toilet and shower together) for the six beds that shared my room. I was able to find two additional toilets on the ground floor (though one became out of order the second day). But overall, it was a bit difficult to plan around others to go to the bathroom or use the shower.
Edmund
10
July 2025
I loved the room, my bed was so comfy, everything very clean, with great A.C. (I stayed in June). The shower was superb and strong. Bathroom nice, stocked with TP. Lots of storage spaces in room, so my 4 room dorm was kept clean for everyone to enjoy. Great customer service. They responded quickly to my messages prior to arriving. Perfect location by main train station. Staff was incredible! Elena, and Michael in the front desk always greeted me with a warm smile. Elena helped me plan the perfect day trip to Boccadasse, and Portofino. (Bus number included) I missed seeing Piazza de Ferrari (famous landmark with water fountain) and David gave me free luggage storage so that I can go see it. Superb customer service with free welcome drink. Great facilities. Good coffee and breakfast. Amazing city, beautiful port, and great food. I loved it and I will be back for sure! 10/10
Needs a bath mat and mop in bathroom to keep bathroom floor dry.
Kristin
10
February 2025
Very nice, well-run hostel. The free food (pasta, couscous, veggies, oils & spices) was a really lovely, completely unexpected touch. I bought fresh, homemade Genovese pesto across the street and made a great meal one night (and I'm a terrible cook!) Comfortable rooms, friendly guests, nice atmosphere and they keep the hostel very cozy and warm with lots of hot water (in Feb.) I also loved the spacious terrace.
The only space to work remotely was the bar/restaurant or kitchen 'chill out' area which was not very private and could get quite noisy at times. Totally do-able but a designated space would have been great!
Anonymous
9.1
July 2025
Location & facilities of the hostel Was just fantastic, very lovely ambiance within the hostel itself & outside , very walkable to port, city centre & aquarium museum. Just outside are nice café & restaurants . Also train station is just walkable. Also a guest kitchen within the hostel itself to make your own meals was so good , they even provided ingredients for the same for free to use. There’s a bar too inside. Also the buffet breakfast was very nice & scrumptious!
Nothing to be honest everything was good at this property
Adela
8.2
July 2025
The hostel is big and offers many amenities like a very nice shared kitchen which has free ingredients (including fresh fruits and vegetables) available to all guests. A beautiful terrace, bar, and game room are all also available to guests. The rooms themselves are relatively big and are clean.
It seems there is no AC in the rooms, so the window was kept open all night in my room. Despite good ear plugs, the noise coming from the street was very loud and made it so that I personally woke up at least 4-5 times during the night...
Fabiola
10
May 2025
One of the best hostels I have ever been!! Super lovely and friendly staff. Beautiful rooms, spacious and airy, comfortable beds. Very clean and good bathrooms! Cleaning ladies were so nice too! Also the breakfast was so delicious and good value! Perfect location!
Depending on the room it can get noisy at night when there’s activities on. But all stopped by 11pm
György
10
June 2025
Helpfulness and kindness of staff, from reception to cleaning. I could let my luggage for free until leaving (my bus departured at 16:15). Wellcome drink (quality wine, congrat!). Great kitchen with some free weggies and pasta (I had my own, it Wass a surprise).
Only one thing: please consider to change the word "take" for "buy" at the laundry room instructions. It is disturbing, someone like me, might misunderstand it, thinking that it's inclused in the price (though, both were realible). That's all!
Attractions
Royal Palace Museum (Museo di Palazzo Reale)
0.1miPiazza Caricamento
0.4miPalazzi dei Rolli
0.6miGenoa Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Lorenzo)
0.7miGenoa Via Garibaldi (Via Giuseppe Garibaldi)
0.7miDoge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale)
0.8miBasilica of Santa Maria di Castello (Basilica di Santa Maria di Castello)
0.8miPiazza de Ferrari
0.8miGalata Maritime Museum (Galata Museo del Mare)
0.8miMadonna Verona Fountain (Fontana di Madonna Verona)
0.8miSan Fruttuoso
14.2miSanta Margherita Ligure
15miPortofino Marine Reserve (Area Marina Protetta di Portofino)
16.2miChurch of San Giorgio (Chiesa di San Giorgio)
16.3miCorso Italia
22miAttractions
Royal Palace Museum (Museo di Palazzo Reale)
0.1miPiazza Caricamento
0.4miPalazzi dei Rolli
0.6miGenoa Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Lorenzo)
0.7miGenoa Via Garibaldi (Via Giuseppe Garibaldi)
0.7miDoge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale)
0.8miBasilica of Santa Maria di Castello (Basilica di Santa Maria di Castello)
0.8miPiazza de Ferrari
0.8miGalata Maritime Museum (Galata Museo del Mare)
0.8miMadonna Verona Fountain (Fontana di Madonna Verona)
0.8miSan Fruttuoso
14.2miSanta Margherita Ligure
15miPortofino Marine Reserve (Area Marina Protetta di Portofino)
16.2miChurch of San Giorgio (Chiesa di San Giorgio)
16.3miCorso Italia
22miAirports
Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
3.6miFree wifi
Fitness center
Air conditioning
Bar
Sun deck
Tour desk
Terrace
24-hour front desk
Non-smoking rooms
Live music/Performance
Wheelchair accessible
Beach umbrellas
Beach chairs/Loungers
Elevator
Upper floors accessible by elevator
Bidet
Accessibility
Bathroom emergency cord
Toilet with grab rails
Upper floors accessible by elevator
Wheelchair accessible
Activities
Bicycle rental
Bike tours
Bingo
Cooking class
Game room
Happy hour
Karaoke
Live music/Performance
Live sports events (broadcast)
Ping-pong
Pool table
Tour or class about local culture
Walking tours
Bathroom
Bidet
Hairdryer
Private Bathroom
Shower
Toilet
Toilet paper
Towels
Bedroom
Linens
Wardrobe or closet
Business Facilities
Business center
Fax/Photocopying
Meeting/Banquet facilities
Cleaning Services
Daily housekeeping
Ironing service
Laundry
Entertainment & Family Services
Board games/Puzzles
Evening entertainment
Indoor play area
Food & Drink
Bar
Coffee house on site
Minibar
Wine/Champagne
Food & drink safety
Breakfast to-go containers
Delivered food covered securely
Food can be delivered to guest accommodation
Front Desk Services
24-hour front desk
Baggage storage
Invoice provided
Lockers
Tour desk
General
Air conditioning
Designated smoking area
Elevator
Facilities for disabled guests
Family rooms
Hardwood or parquet floors
Heating
Non-smoking rooms
Smoke-free property
Internet
Free wifi
Kitchen
Shared kitchen
Media & Technology
Telephone
TV
Outdoors
BBQ facilities
Outdoor furniture
Sun deck
Terrace
Physical distancing
Cashless payment available
Contactless check-in/out
Room Amenities
Clothes rack
Socket near the bed
Safety & security
24-hour security
Carbon monoxide detector
CCTV in common areas
CCTV outside property
Fire extinguishers
Key card access
Safe
Security alarm
Smoke alarms
Safety features
First aid kits available
Spa
Beach chairs/Loungers
Beach umbrellas
Fitness center
Pets are not allowed.
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
There's no age requirement for check-in
Come and go whenever you want
Parking may not be available
Child policies
Children of all ages are welcome.
Children 6 and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy info, add the number and ages of children in your group to your search.
Crib and extra bed policies
0+ years
4+ years
The price in EUR has been converted to show you the approximate price in USD.
Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
The maximum number of cribs, extra beds, and children allowed in existing beds can vary depending on the option booked.
All cribs and extra beds are subject to availability.
Cash
Mastercard,
Visa,
ATM card,
Maestro,
Cash only,
CartaSi
This property accepts cash.
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