Hotel&Hostel Montarina

Basic experience, well done! Great staff, convenient location, great showers, great vibe.

Location is awesome, right across Lugano train station, the reception team were helpful and smiley

We loved it & the location was excellent & room was very nice with a balcony. The only complaint is that there was a refrigerator in the room & it did not work. We discovered this after we had put food in at night and in the morning it was a bit smelly.

Due to illness in our group, we had to do a lot of rescheduling which involved extending our stay several times. The staff was very helpful and accommodating. The location quite near the train station is superb if you want to use the hostel as a base for exploring Ticino.

the best hostel experience of my travels. the hotel rooms are on the upper floors of a beautiful Villa right behind the Lugano train station (5 minute walk). the hostel rooms are in the cellar. one communitity bathroom with 2 showers and 2 WC and 3 separate rooms with bunk beds. small pillows, sheet and blanket are included. community kitchen and large fridge for food and drinks. the MOST AMAZING POOL! with sun lounge beds, small bar and towels. for a summer visit to Lugano, it is best value stay and very easy to find.

Hostel was very close to the train station which was ideal. However is fair trek from the waterfront. Albeit there is very accessible funicular which runs late into the night. Upon arrival, we were greeted. We were told we couldn’t used the bathroom on our floor because the majority of the floor had been booked by a group. This is unacceptable, especially given the poor lighting on the stairway. The room lack charging slots/sockets which made it hard to fully charge all devices. The room was clean and although slightly outdated, perfectly acceptable for a short stay. The hostel is combined with a hotel and provides access to an on-site swimming pool. The hostel doesn’t offer secure luggage storage as bags are only able to be left in a communal area. There is also no lift access so potentially unsuitable for some, especially on higher floors.