Giljanes Hostel

Perfect place for one-week stay as a solo traveler in October / autumn in a only-women dormitory ! The dormitories are tiny, but the livingroom-kitchen is huge, cosy and fully equiped (and they have like 4 restrooms / 6 individual showers? I didn't count, but it was plenty enough for this time of the year). It's definitely made for backpackers and people who want to spend all day out (fishing, hicking, exploring the islands...) and come back at the hostel late evening to have a nice talk & dinner with everyone else. The highlights of the place are 100% the people, as well as the travelers than the staffs and the cat (Felix? Garfield? Everyone one had a new name for him every day haha), you will never feel alone, people will ask if you wanna join them for the day or what's your seesight plan, which for me as a solo traveler was the best way to bound and find people to go hiking with... and the sunrise & sunset views are just breathtaking! Thank you so much for everything Giljanes, and see you again in a few years!

Can feel easily crowded upper season (summer); if you are a light sleeper / don't like to wear ear plug, might not be the best place for you... Though, it's the only hostel on Faroe as far as I'm aware, so during summer, you're only other option would be a hotel and I truly think missing the chance to experience hostel on Faroe is a real miss of a lifetime. If you're still unsure if it's the right place for you, I recommand you to book for 2 nights, just to experience it at least once, and ask to extend your stay if you like it. And for the rest of the year, particularly mid-October, it is just the perfect place to stay! Be aware the hostel is in Vagar island (south west, close to the airport), so depending on which islands you want to visit (far north east for exemple), sometimes buses are hard to get by, even if you take the first one in the morning - last one in the evening, it can be long and troublesome for people who don't like to sit for hours a day in a public transport, so better hitchhiking (like I did) or rent a car if you can, or go for an one-way helicopter ride (the price easily justify the experience!), or stay overnight at a hotel in the main city (Torshavn). For me, that wasn't a problem at all to go back and forth to the hostel every day (sometimes by cheer luck of hitchhiking), I don't mind being on the road, but keep it in consideration if you dislike uncertainty or having to plan each day depending on buses/ferries hours. I heard in the near future (a few years), some islands will be much easier to get by too, they are in the talking stage of making new tunnels and such, so people can go back and forth without depending on ferries hours, so happy news!

Excellent hostel at a very good and quiet location. Very easy to make contact with other travellers.

The communal kitchen is very well stocked. With 3 cooking areas & sinks, there’s always room for all of us to prep our meals.

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Christian is a top man! With such wonderful hospitality, friendliness and generosity, it is hard to find fault with a someone who’s devoted to his guests’ comfort and needs. I arrived with low expectations and left with the joy of making new friends, knowing I could return at anytime to a place that is comfortable, clean and welcoming.

Because it is a small hostel, the bathrooms and showers are at a premium. Lineups are to be expected.

Excellent location & environment. Friendly staff members

WiFi network

Nice facilities and rooms. Kristjan is super nice and accommodating.

Kristjan is a legend - so friendly, so helpful, and so welcoming. He knew everyone's names and went out of his way to make us all feel at home. Even shouted me a beer for my birthday. It was so great to have a budget accommodation option available to explore the Faroe Islands. If it hadn't been for this hostel, I probably couldn't have gone. Thanks a million Kristjan!