Decorate facilities and have loads of fun in Central Europe!

Italia

5

The best hostel I've ever stayed. Friendly environment and great place to meet much people, have fun and party every day. A lot of things to do, it's impossible to get bored, from morning to late night. The work can sometimes be hard, but well scheduled and always fun. I felt part of the family since the first minute, hope to come back again!

quasi 2 anni fa

Spagna

5

This is definitely the best hostel I've ever stayed at! Urban the hostel is a great place to meet amazing beautiful people, do tons of different activities and party everyday. Both the guests and the volunteers are incredible and there's always something to do. The work can sometimes be hard, but the fun you have is worth it. If you're a social person and you like to get to know others and party all night long, this is the place for you! I couldn't recommend volunteering here enough. After a month at urban i'm already planning my return💘

quasi 2 anni fa

Messico

4

Overall the experience was alright … I volunteered at urban and the hostel is cozy , they provide food everyday, accommodation is ok, working hours are longer than 5 hours a day and you need to be present in the daily meetings even though is your day off so I found that a little bit annoying but I had a great time. They run pub crawls every day and also river parties (my favs)… you will be able to meet tons of people and have fun for sure ! Just as feedback.. management in Urban could improve as is lack of empathy or good vibes.. lots of volunteers left in less than 2 day when I stayed there

circa 1 anno fa

Germania

4

What can I say…. I miss this place so so much. Honestly you have to be able to work fast and good but I would do it all over again because of the people. If you search for meeting the best people, apply now!

circa 1 anno fa

Australia

3

I had a mixed experience volunteering with this hostel. The positives—it is a fun environment with a great social vibe. It is easy to make friends and fun if you like to party. I recommend this experience if you are outgoing and love a drink! Some feedback: the volunteering experience isn't as advertised. It says 25 hours per week, but no volunteer does that few hours. They ask volunteers to do all activities like pub crawls and day activities in addition to those hours (and it's expected you do these extra hours). Also, it's more like 1-2 meals a day (basic meals) as food budget is small

più di 1 anno fa

Brasile

3

If i had seen the pictures of the accommodations beforehand i would not have gone there. The hours were definitely more than expected. I stayed at the urban and for me the amount of food that was offered was good, everyday we would make volunteer shopping so it always had enough. I had the best time talking to the guests and going out at night everyday. I was supposed to stay for 15 days but stayed only 10 because i got really sick and i only had the cleaning job and using cleaning products wasn't helping By the end, i got used to the hardwork and i kind of miss the sense of community

più di 1 anno fa

Ucraina

4

My 5 weeks in Wild elephant were great! The party is amazing there, I met so many cool guests from different parts of the world and other volunteers were great but be ready that the work hours are pretty intense.

più di 1 anno fa

Turchia

1

This is the worst hostel I have ever volunteered at. Let me explain why. First of all, the 16-person dormitory we stayed in was stuffy, crowded and had only one window, which did not open to the outside but to a corridor. The 4th floor of the hostel was reserved only for the managers. Although it was stated on social media or in the hostel's bible that “this hostel belongs to guests and volunteers”, the volunteers, or rather free laborers, are accommodated in inhumane conditions. In fact, this is why most volunteers who come to Urbana leave early (like me) and o have not enough space for cont.

più di 1 anno fa

The Elephants Hostels ha risposto

Dear Ismail,

I believe there are some things that you didn't fully understand during your stay with us. First of all, multiple of our house rules were broken by you. The work we expect from our volunteers is not different than any other hostel that works with volunteers.

About the 4th floor of the building of The Urban Elephants, we share this building with a different company, the 4th floor are offices that have nothing to do with our hostel. You never asked about this, you made assumptions and had it completely wrong.

Hope you have safe travels wherever you go.

Cheers!

Spagna

2

The atmosphere is very good and I have met wonderful people there. But the place where we slept had no natural light and only had one window. There was also a meeting every day at half past six so we couldn't spend time outside the hostel or take the opportunity to spend our free day outside because we had to be there at that time. They also don't provide breakfast and lunch, they only give 15 euros to buy food for 10 people. Finally, the work schedules are not as indicated in worldpackers, because we had the cleaning shift and then the pubcrawl and other additional tasks that are still work.

più di 1 anno fa

Francia

3

I recommend asking about the condition of your room first. Keep in mind that they don't offer breakfast and lunch as such, what they offer is 15€ for all volunteers (at the time I was there we were about 15-20 of us). If you're looking to party every day, this is the place for you. If you're looking to have time to visit/travel at the same time, this is not the place. I met amazing people there and I will definitely never forget this experience.

più di 1 anno fa

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