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Pura Vida Sky Bar & Hostel

2.0 star property
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Lobby
Terrace/patio
Bar (on property)
Iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Shower, towels

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Smardan No 7, Sector 3, Bucharest, 030071
  • University Square
    4 min walk
  • University of Bucharest
    4 min walk
  • National History Museum of Romania
    6 min walk
  • Bucharest (BBU-Aurel Vlaicu)
    25 min drive

Room options

View all photos for 8 Beds Dorm, Mixed

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

8 Beds Dorm, Mixed

  • Sleeps 8
  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds

View all photos for Family Room, Shared Bathroom

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

View all photos for 4 Beds Dorm, Mixed

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

4 Beds Dorm, Mixed

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

View all photos for 6 Beds Dorm, Mixed

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

6 Beds Dorm, Mixed

  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

View all photos for Basic Double Room, Shared Bathroom

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Basic Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for 4 Beds Dorm, Female

4 Beds Dorm, Female

4 Beds Dorm, Female

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

View all photos for 10 Beds Dorm, Mixed

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

10 Beds Dorm, Mixed

  • Sleeps 10
  • 10 Twin Beds

About the area

Bucharest

With a stay at Pura Vida Sky Bar & Hostel in Bucharest (Bucharest City-Centre), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Palace of the Parliament and University of Bucharest. .This hostel is 13.5 mi (21.6 km) from Therme Bucharest and 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from University Square.
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What's nearby

  • University Square - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • National History Museum of Romania - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Piata Unirii - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Romanian Athenaeum - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Palace of the Parliament - 19 min walk - 1.7 km

Getting around

  • University Station - 6 min walk
  • Polizu - 10 min drive
  • Bucharest (BBU-Aurel Vlaicu) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Beef Room - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Gyros Thessalonikis - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Coffee Shop - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Van Gogh Grand Café - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Old Habits - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Pura Vida Sky Bar & Hostel

Bucharest hostel in Bucharest City-Centre with a 24-hour front desk and a bar
Pura Vida Sky Bar & Hostel offers 10 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and shared/communal kitchens. Full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves are provided.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms featuring microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area.
Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage.

Languages

English, French, Italian, Romanian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • 1 bar

Family friendly

  • Full-sized fridge
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • No housekeeping
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Terrace

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)

Bathroom

  • Shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Fridge
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Stovetop

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Cash deposit: EUR 5.00 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

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Pura Vida Sky Bar & Hostel Bucharest
Pura Vida Sky Bar & Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Pura Vida Sky Bar & Hostel Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 26 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 26 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 26 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 26 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 26 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Raoul

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Budget hostel in poor condition
This place does not exist anymore, it is part of the little bucharest hostel, which caused a lot of confusion at the time of check in. The bathrooms were not in working condition (2 of 3 of the showers were broken) also on the second night one of the supporting planks of the bed gave way. However the location is very convenient and the staff is friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Upon check in we had to wait over and hour after the time we were told. The showers were terrible. The shower head did not fit to the wall so it was pointless. The beds were very uncomfortable and on two occasions the slats of the bunks moved so the mattress fell through. The floor was disgusting and the beds were not clean. We rented towels which we had to just leave because they were dirty and we weren’t offered a refund or to swap them. Walking back to the property at night was not nice as there is a strip club located next door and very seedy club promoters hassle you to go in. The rooms are not soundproofed so any peace and quiet before 7am isn’t possible. I would much rather pay more to stay somewhere that actually gives you a decent nights sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Elena was nice and professional. She was also helpful in showing the places around town.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

T, Tokyo

Location is perfect. Basic comfortable no frills hostel. No elevators and check in is on the 3F.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

seniha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

lauren, utah

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
disappointed, much room for improvement
The place seemed okay as far as safety, but there was much that could’ve made this experience better. At around 7am the hotel staff at the front desk was talking very loud, it woke me and my roommates up. The bathroom was scary, unclean, and dark. The pillow and blankets were scary and seemed unclean. It would do the hostel good to have more than one mirror in the whole place, if there was a mirror in the room it would be very very helpful. I would compare this experience like going to camp when I was younger.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

rich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
chillin'... at the pura vida!
staff is incredibly flexible. everything works. made very good use of the kitchen. wifi available on every floor. and that glass of wine really helped when it was below-freezing outside! :D an a+ place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place with unbeatable location
Amazing location, friendly staff. Dirty bathrooms and tiny showers.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

georgios

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice deal
Nice location. Exactly in valencia center. Good value price.

6/10 Okay

Jason

Disliked: Staff & service
Great for Location
It was great for the Location and it was in the heart of Bucharest like the hostel had great wifi too very fast but I did like that their was kids in the room next door when I go to hostel its over 18 but i had 4 years old and 8 years old in the room next too me and had to listen to them on my last night...

4/10 Poor

Yan Hang Venus

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Noisy and messy
Nobody cleans.. doesn't really know who checked out yet. Besides the hostel (or even this hostel itself) is pub so can be noisy at night. Have to shut the window so it become quiet. People can always come in to the room without any locks or password. Luckily there are lockers. Don't expect anything except a bed near city centre. Restaurants and pubs nearby.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cuscini con cattivo odore non lavati lo stesso per l'imbottitura delle coperte,camera con quattro letti pulizia presumo settimanale pavimento camera e corridoio sporco, armadietto per riporre le proprie cose piccolo cm. 70x60x45, bagno solo due lavandini molto piccoli, due water e due docce con spazi piccoli per quattro camere e14 clienti. L'unica nota positiva camera calda e posizione centrale.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

miki

Disliked: Staff & service
cold room
The room was too cold for me.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

4/10 Poor

alexandre

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Barato bem localizado mas sujo
Não tinha ninguém para receber no local.Quarto com tamanho bom mas com paredes sujas. Localização perfeita.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
hyggelig personell, men bråkete naboer, skittne bad og rom, og trangt om plassen.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Omar, Andorra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
albergue genial .
muy buena, mejor de lo esperado.

6/10 Okay

alonso

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Centrico.
Tubi.os problemas con el agua caliente. Pero fue un mal del momento no mas.

4/10 Poor

Alvaro

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Limpieza pésima. Really bad cleaning.