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Reviews of Birmingham Central Backpackers - Hostel

2 out of 5
Birmingham Central Backpackers - Hostel
58 Coventry Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, England

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 129 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 62 out of 129 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 129 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 129 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 129 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s facilities were clean but basic but suitable for a nights rest
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great price, good facilities.
For the price it was everything you would expect. It was clean and plenty of showers / toilets that were all clean. Staff were friendly. Obviously it is a shared dorm and hostel, so people may come and go at all hours of the day and night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Vinny

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Phillip

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice hostel
Nice little hostel if on a stop over, I've noticed people stay here long term too. Hard to tell who staff are as they all wear plain clothes and they are not the most attentive, they can leave you at the reception desk for ages, aware you are there but not serving you : (
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Ms A

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Great value for money
This is a cheap hostel which is well used and a little shabby .However the staff work hard to provide a good service . Fee WiFi , free breakfast and luggage storage included . Also help yourself beverages is better than many more expensive hotels . Use of kitchen . Close to the Digbeth Coach station and Birmingham City Centre.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Good location and friendly staff
Short stay, supposed to shared with other 3 people but luckily no one was there so like a single room. Very close to coach station, light breakfast and kitchen use provided. Ideal for short-term stay on a budget.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Mark, Worthing

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is perfect very close to tge city centre. Didnt really not like antthing
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Ms Alison

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Close to Digbeth Coach Station and
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

Pedro, São Paulo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Toilets with no sink
Bathrooms without sink, super tiny bedroom with a bad bed.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

E

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

andrew

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Id
You need id or your not coming in
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the property was a great and cheerful place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Porobasi, Cardiff

Business traveller, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s a good place to live, nice and clean. Would love to go back there. Good price.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Friendly staff. Reasonable price. Unique decoration in the backpackers.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The worse hotel i have ever use in my life finally I slept in my car I couldn’t sleep too much smell in rooom
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Kim, Colorado, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff was very friendly and helpful. The hostel was clean and easy to get to. Very good accommodation for the money. Would like to see lockers in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Isabel, Spain

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The street where the hostel is, it is awfull, very dirty and at weekends terribly noise. The hostel is old, and it looks dirty. Cleaning people is nice and they try to do their best, but the hostel needs urgently a deep renovation . Our room of four has the floor broke, and the walls were half printed... People at reception were ok.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Fawwad

Liked: Staff & service
Not good
Its getting hot day by day now in birmingham, so rooms must have Fan atleast. It was very hot in the room as there was no fan or a.c.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Yeah, all right.
It was what it was. For the price and convenience to O2 Institute, it was well worth it. If I had to stay again...?
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ivone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Totally recommend it !
Very well received by staff and they are very keen to give a sense of belonging. I felt safe throughout and my room partners were so kind. It was a very good first experience as a solo traveller. Most important , it was very cheap and as a student I loved that. Totally recommend it to solo travellers or even friends/couple stays.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Steven, Lowestoft

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap. Location Birmingham
Always a happy welcome Quick check in Breakfast toast Eaay to find and near new steet. National express
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Close to bus station but my dorm room was really too small to have 6 beds (3 bunks). Should have had only 2 bunks.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good budget option - clean and lovely common area
Good common area and very clean. Staff were very professional and helpful. Good location. Breakfast was toast, juice, coffee...could be a bit better.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hostel in a shady street
I had a great time at the Backpackers. The check-in was quick and my single room was lovely. The bed sheets were fresh and I got towels for my own bath and toilet. Everything was super clean. The breakfast was simple and for a sweet tooth. The common area has a projector and many places to sit and talk. The bar seemed well equipped. The kitchen is pretty small but seemed to have everything to cook. The street looked a bit shady when I arrived but was quiet at night (I stayed during the week not the weekend). The Bus station is close by and also the train station only a 15-20 min walk away. Great staff. I really recommend this place if you are on a tight budget.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay in town.
Very clean facilities with a helpful staff. Location is close to the big shopping center so there's plenty of restaurants and shopping nearby.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Friendly Staff & Uncomfortable Beds
The staff is very friendly and the common room has plenty of space with multiple kitchens. Overall, it has very uncomfortable beds and sleeping on the floor was more comfortable. The sheets/linens were stained and very worn with the most uncomfortable pillows. I purchased cheap pillows from Primark that were 10 times more comfortable. The size of the single room is great and the restrooms were in great condition and they provided a towel. There were no issues of the location being close to the city centre, but it did not feel safe.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient place; great staff
Very helpful staff. They helped me manage some logistics during a big snowstorm.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

K, Brighton-ish

cheap!!!
When I was looking at staying at hotels in Birmingham, they were either booked up or were ten times more expensive than this hostel, on average. I've been here before, so I thought I'd give it another try. It is actually surprisingly good for the amount that you pay! No need to take a sleeping bag,
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

steven, lowestoft

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to national express station and new street
If you pay by card extra £1 on top off booking Rooms are now getting less plug sockets Warm. Friendly. Cheap. Breakfast toast fruit.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Steven , lowestoft

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hostal in Birmingham
Near NationAl Express station coach Near Birmingham New Street/ Moor Street Station Train Easy to find and good location for city Cheap for a bed and toast
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

good, good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good
goid
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed the hostel and Bham....
I had a great stay and enjoyed Bham and side trips.... Minority of other guests were unclear on the hostel concept and didn't clean up after themselves enough.... Room 20 had too many beds for the space and gets quite manky overnight.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

taymee, sheffield

Disliked: Room comfort
Good
Good location not far from the town centre and communication was OK. Value for money. My experience was OK. I didn't stay much longer will recommend if you are looking for a cheap hotel to stay in
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Evans , Gwynedd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bargain priced, central location
Expecting not very much for £25 (including breakfast!), but got. A single room, clean bathroom and kitchen, friendly staff in bar/communal area. Great stay!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was a pleasant stay. Staff were really nice and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

mandie, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good value single room right near the markets
staff were friendly and was a comfortable stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Convenient place with good service.
The staff (Mishi especially) were very helpful. The location is great and the private room I was in was very nice. Would be better with a place to hang some clothes and some sheets for summer (instead of a duvet). Coffee and tea always available. A bit of a wait for the shower sometimes, but it's a good shower.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Satisfactory for a single night
If you're needing a bed for a couple of hour, here isn't too bad of a choice. Anything more than that, go anywhere else. The lobby/common area/breakfast room (all the same room) is appealing at first sight with plenty of colour etc, and the lone staff member I saw during the whole visit was friendly enough even if a little unclear. Our room was in the building next door. This place is your bog-standard, not at all flashy or impressive, it's just as you see it. The location of the site is in a run-down area just on the outskirts of the city centre, across the road is a wall covered in illiterate graffiti though there's a good 'Inspector Gadget' mural on it. The whole street is lined with bad quality and wrecked cars with garages along the way - it isn't a pretty place at all. The room was a 6-person shared suite and had just 1 double plug socket for all 6 strangers to fight over, luckily I had a portable battery with me. Again it was bog-standard, what you see is what you get, it was clean but didn't sparkle, and the bed (top bunk, at least) felt a little hard but nothing too noticeable, and pillow soft. The communal toilet was also clean and didn't stink as you'd expect from any sort of public restroom, so that was nice. The free breakfast was just a toaster put on the counter, with bread, some spreads, and a bit of fruit, nothing impressive. I suppose as it's just a backpacker's hostel, it does its job well, so for 1 night and cheap price, here is alright. Good wifi.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Logan, Manchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A surprisingly good and affordable resting place
Good location in the heart of the city,clean and friendly and at a terrific price. great value for money.I shall come back and definately would recommend it to others.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

4/10 Poor

Ruden, Bulgaria

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap place only for a sleep
Wifi does not work in room, weed smokers around, very basic place.

2/10 Terrible

peter, scotland

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
like a polish mens club
prevented from checking in when i came late tho room charged and paid. Left waiting on street with bags. & men around reception watching and listening and watched every person as they entered; intimidating and surly owner was working when i was there An atmosphere of violence and suspicion Horrible. A big change from a few months ago.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities