Republic Hostel Cat Ba

Kind staff, helped and thought along with me. Possibilty to print, book a bus, etc.

Room and especially the bathroom were quite disgusting due to other users unfortunately. Other users quite loud and noisy.

Excellent stay for a hostel! The room was comfy, and the hostel had beautiful common areas and a bar / restaurant on site. The location was a bit away from the central area, but scooters were available for rental.

Bathroom could have been cleaner on arrival, especially for a private room.

A place full of wonderful people , 💕 Everyone working, volunteering etc there have a wonderful loving vibe they pass on to all the guests so that we felt more than welcome. It was so hard to leave.

The pool gave my kids a very bad rash. Make sure to just get a quick cool off and a good rinse afterwards.

Good vibes from the beginning, with some very good music on ;) The place is about 4 km before downtown in a nice and quiet area. The staff is super helpful and there at all time. Anything you may need you will probably find there: bikes, tours, transportation arrangements, coffee shop-bar-restaurant all in one, laundry, and even a cash service. The menu has veggie options with a delicous home-made bread burger. Breakfast: you can have all you can eat, fresh season fruits, refill coffee. It is so nice (and was included P:) In some dorms you can open the window door to access the roof terrace with view to the mountains. So thank you to the front desk wonderwomen for going above and beyond in making everything smooth when needed. Thanks to all the friendly staff at the restaurant. I had a wonderful time! Also Sam and Yeti are happy rescued dogs super friendly.

I think the light bulbs on the ceiling can make it complicated to sleep if you are on the top beds in the dorms. This said the curtains give you privacy and the beds are very comfy.

This hostel was amazing! Ben and Ori were excellent volunteers and made the stay phenomena. The pool is very clean for a hostel and the burgers were surprisingly good. The free breakfast is all you can eat off the breakfast menu and really makes the cost of the stay a great value.

the only downside of this hostel is that it’s a bit outside of town (10 minute drive) which is fine if you can ride a scooter. Also the bathrooms could be a bit cleaner, you can tell that they haven’t cleaned any of the hardware in the bathrooms in a pretty long time (like the shower handle and stuff). There is so much build up and it’s unpleasant.

Nice environment and friendly staff

The bar downstairs had the BEST drinks and food! Lots of vegan options as well. I appreciated that all the staff were very helpful and friendly and made it easy to book motorcycles, call taxis and book tours. Would 100% recommend if you're looking for a place to unwind and relax! P.S: They have the CUTEST kittens and dogs at the hostel :)

The unlimited breakfast

The location (costs 120k to get in town) Not easy to meet people