Traverse Luxe Hostel Palolem

The room was really good. The owner/manager was very helpful and even helped us cook meal for our puppy. Loved it.

Just that they should start with food options again so that customers can order and eat there itself.

Good location close to beach

Nothing luxe about it. Bathroom smelled strongly of raw sewage coming up from the drains. No soap in the dispenser and we were ignored when we asked to refill. Staff were burning plastic waste out in the communal courtyard every afternoon. No staff at all in the hostel in the mornings so no possibility of breakfast or any assistance before around 10am. We decided to move on after half way through our planned stay and the owner refused to refund our additional unused nights and became very defensive and quite rude. I would avoid this hostel

Value for money, location, ambiance

Big communal space where I met cool people. They had a circus up in the backyard where people came to practice for a show they had. Don't know if it's usually there or a traveling circus.

The sheets I got were not fresh. I could still smell some male perfume etc on them which was a give away. The cleaning could've been better, there were still trash by my bed from previous guests.