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    Lucerne Backpackers Hostel

    247 reviews
    #1 of 20 Specialty Lodging in Lucerne
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    Alpenquai 42, Lucerne 6005, Switzerland
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    1 room, 2 adults, 0 children12
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    US$93
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    4.0
    247 reviews
    • Excellent34%
    • Very good48%
    • Average14%
    • Poor2%
    • Terrible2%
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    “nice common area”(2 reviews)
    “train station”(36 reviews)
    Alpenquai 42, Lucerne 6005, Switzerland See on map
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    Non-Smoking Rooms
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    Reviewed 3 weeks ago
    Racist Behavior

    Terrible experience with super rude and racist hostel staff on the reception. After waiting 40 minutes for check in, Andrea started calling me and my friends by our nationality multiple times in front of other people and kept telling us how terrible people are from...More

    1  Thank Niyati P
    Reviewed April 11, 2018
    Good place to stay

    I stayed at this hostel for two nights and it was good - the bedroom, bathroom facilities and kitchen were clean. The hostel owns a couple of car parks which you can rent. I didn't enjoy cooking as there were not many pots and herbs....More

    2  Thank kiwianna1
    Reviewed March 29, 2018
    NEVER visit this property

    There was a confusion on check-in about payments, and I said that I would sort it out, as I had not booked direct and was unsure of the process. The person on check-in was fine with that. However, the owner came into my room when...More

    Thank DP P
    Response from Backpackers-LucerneI, Inhaber at Lucerne Backpackers HostelResponded March 30, 2018

    Oh, Debra Pring, after you left the hostel without paying your bill of 4 nights and took profit of a very nice upgrad I am a bit surprised about your rating! The only thing I asked you was to give me the reference-person of the...More

    Reviewed March 25, 2018
    Simple hostel

    This hostel is located in a quiet part of town about 10min walk from the center. The place is a little run down with some unusual bedding and not the tidiest of bathrooms and kitchens, but it offered a cheap place to stay for one...More

    1  Thank Elizabeth W
    Reviewed February 27, 2018 via mobile
    Great value

    The hostel is about 15 minutes walk from town center, but along the lake with a nice view, so I enjoyed the walk. Or you can take the bus with the visitor pass. The kitchen is complete and convenient, bathrooms are clean. The bed could...More

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    US$68 - US$104 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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    Kitchenette, Non-Smoking Rooms
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    "My room had a balcony with a view of the lake and the lovely trees, not sure if all rooms have balconies and..."
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    "room with a view of the lucern lake"
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    "Get supplies/food at Coop store at train station. Not much immediately within area."
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