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Genoa Map: Ostello per la GioventùOstello per la Gioventù Frommer's Recommended

Address Via Costanzi 120
Location Around Town
Transportation Bus: 40
Phone 010-242-2457
Fax 010-242-2457
Web site www.geocities.com/hostelge
Room Information 213 beds
Prices 13€ ($16) per person in 8-bed dorm rooms; 14€ ($18) per person in family rooms with private bathroom for 3-5; 16€ ($20) per person in family double with private bathroom. IYH card required, or tack on extra 2.60€ ($3.25) per person. Rates include breakfast
Credit Cards Not accepted
In Room Amenities No phone
Season Closed late Dec-Jan
Other Check-in 3:30pm-midnight. Curfew 12:30am

Frommer's Review

Even if you feel you've outgrown hostelling, the quality of the accommodations and the pleasant surroundings here may convince you to take another stab at the experience. This one is fairly new and attractive, and affords some marvelous views over the city from its hillside perch about a kilometer (2/3 mile) from the terminal of the Righi funicular (which you can take downtown to the tiny piazza of Largo Zecca, the place to which you take the funicular, every 15-20 min. 6:40am to midnight for a regular 1€/$1.25 bus ticket). Families make out especially well here, in rooms with private bathrooms; other guests sleep four to eight in a room. There's a large terrace, a bar, a cheap cafeteria, TV room, and a laundromat. Plus, though the hostel is in a safe area well above the hustle and bustle of the city, it's only about 20 minutes to Stazione Brignole on the no. 40 bus, which makes the run about every 10 minutes. (From Stazione Principe, take bus 35 to Via Napoli, where you can change for the 40.)

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; game room; laundry service

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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