Generator Hostel, Venice

Perfect location 🤍

The location is excellent. Service was nice. Everything was mostly clean.

There are not enough showers for the number of people. Showers could be cleaned more often as well. It is not so great for a hostel not to have the option for washing water bottles in a decent kitchen sink and not to have even a microwave. The eating options were alright, but people who stay at places like Generator (there are more in Europe), are people who have to hold their money together. So a microwave or two, a kitchen sink, etc. would go a very long way.

Great staff. Great common area. Games, console, pool. Great value breakfast. Osterias just up shoreline. Close to 1/2/4.1/4.2/N Boat. The Alilaguna airport drops at the Hilton 1km but you could instead travel to san marco and change to another boat to zitelle. Views across to St Marks Sq. At sunset the shore opposite glows. Great room view

Curtain was hanging off rails so didn’t cover window so Had to fix. Only 1 pillow which were on thin side. Asked for another which they gave but was dependent on empty beds

Great hostel with everything you could need, easy to navigate to and from the island with water buses.

I was in a female dorm and it was a bit cramped. Hard to get ready without getting in everyone’s way but other than that it was perfect

The hostel has no kitchen. They have their own restaurant, but sometimes it is closed because they have group events.

its clean, location is nice, secured, pretty friendky staff.

its second time here, i really dont like sleeping near conditioner, its pretty cold and made me sick. Next time i will ask bed particulary not near the conditioner, because it not possible to rest. asking to regulate it in the reception really depends who is working and how kind person is.

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The building itself and the shared area in the ground floor are beautiful. I had a problem with my bed and the staff solved it easily and without a problem. The view from the female dorm is just amazing.

The female dorm could use q couple more lights. Even with lights on, some beds receive really bad light and it was hard to find my stuff. There’s no shared kitchen like other hostels and while there’s a bar offering meals, coffee and snacks, it’s not allowed to bring outside food.

Great Location. Good value for the money. Staff help me out we the change of dates. Comfortable beds.

Bathroom could be bigger

Good food options available. Very helpful staff. Great pizzeria and other restaurants just outside the front door. Close to two water bus stops with easy bus and boat access to and from the airport.

No view from our room. But aircon made the place cool for sleeping. So mustn’t grumble.

THE BARTENDER !!! SHE IS SUPER COOL GIRL (THE ONE WITH THE RED HAIR) GREETING FROM THE GUY FROM MACEDONIA (Aperol Spritz and Chips porfavore 😊

It near the ferry station

There's a nice common area where you can meet fellow travelers. There's plenty of stuff to do, ranging from free boardgames to guitars and even a PS5. The hostel is located in a quiet part of town with a beautiful sunset and somewhat cheaper restaurants nearby which is very nice! The staff is very helpful

The rooms are pretty noisy, especially the chest in which to keep your valuables is annoyingly loud. I was on the third floor, where the rooms got really warm at night and in the early morning. There's little privacy as the beds do not have curtains or any other method of obscuring your bed. You'll have to invest in an (pretty expensive) water bus ticket to get to Venice, so keep that in mind if you budget travel. Lastly, the showers and bathrooms are together, but there's little privacy here as well. The doors are glass (not fully see through but still, it's glass) and anyone entering the bathrooms can see you showering. Lastly, the food and drinks at the bar are pretty expensive

Usually hostels have a general refrigarator but here doesn't have. 14 beds in room makes so crowded and noisy.

Great view. Plenty of room. Big bathroom. Great location. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Shower didn't drain well. Could have done with a couple more pillows and a flat sheet as well as a duvet. Lack of breakfast choice unless you were with a group

I liked that the hostel provided only women's rooms, and I enjoyed using the waterbus to reach the Island of Guidecca. The scenery and canale are perfect. Esceping the cramped and noisy Venice and reach the tranquil island were nice. The Hostel is new and suggests many feautures.

The rooms are a little bit cramped, and the lockers were hard to use. couldn't use the restaurant as it was already booked by the group of students beforehand. The room had a specific smell. The receptionist did not warn me to take my room card with me everytime I go outside.

good location, mind that you need to take the boat to cross, close to the boat / transport. super comfortable bed, very clean, location right on the canal, lovely view.

Very quiet residential island. Good vaporetto connection to main attractions. Groceries nearby. Cafe on premises. 24/7 desk open. The bed was comfortable. Hot water had good pressure.

Very loud AC unit right near my bed. It was on 2 nights out of 3. Only one vanity in the toilet, where also the shower is. hence always occupied by make-up users and hence not clean most of the time. ,Showers are super small and very inconvenient.

Great location, a few restaurantes right outside, easy to go anywhere with the vaporetto, shower wasnt so clean, and the shower door didn’t work so good, what i don’t like it at all it was they charged 5 euros for renting a towel it’s a joke!! No where else is that much, usually 1 or max 2 euros is a reasonsble price!

It was cheap

They tested the alarm at 11p.m.

If I come again, I would stay here. It was very clean and had a nice view.

The Wi-Fi signal in the room was weak and didn’t work properly, but apart from that we had no issues.

Location Staff Views Common area

I’m in a 10 Bed dorm There are only 3 toilets for ladies here and 2 showers And there are 5 dorms in total on this floor . So Not enough facilities for all of us

Very close to the boat stop Zettelle. Many restaurants around and this island is not packed with tourists like the city center. The bed was comfy only the lights at the bed are very poor. The big light was not working my entire stay and when I got home in the night when everyone was sleeping I couldn’t see shit. Toilet and showers clean and never busy. But I missed some hooks and shelfs in the room. The staff is very friendly and helpful.

very clean and comfortable, everyone was very considerate of noise levels and the staff were all very helpful and lovely!

no shower curtains in some of the bathrooms :(

The area was quiet but also with cafes and local markets. It had a very beautiful view. The lobby was very atmospheric, nice area to rest, chat with people, play games and enjoy some food or drinks at the bar. Staff members were very nice!

The beds were to close to each other even though they were constructed in a way that you are not seen that much.

Venice on a budget. Fair price for the location. Good installations. Vending machines with items we all need like shampoo, towels, etc. 24/7 desk reception.

Very big rooms, nice reception area and helpful staff

Very hot rooms, no privacy in bathroom to get changed or shower, located in the outer island of Venice so quite far from everything

Location, staff, bed

The shower sitiatuon

Staff were great. Venue was awesome although difficult to get to.

Lack of bathrooms. There's 2 male showers per floor with about 6 dorms using them.

It would be good if they added curtains to the beds.

They are very clean and staff are helpful friendly

I had to take the top bed that wasn't comfortable and also the price is not reasonable

Toilete outside room

Everything and the staff were super nice ill recommend it to my friends and ill come back for sure

Good location, even if it was on a separate island it was easy to just take a vaporetto. Recommend buying a vaporetto pass for many days as it´s cheaper. Comfortable beds. Got a lower bed as I wished for, that was very nice. Man at the reception when checking in was very kind and gave good informaiton.

Didn´t like the sheets on the bed, wierd material. All beds are very close to each other and no curtains, some people didn´t respect others and turned lights on at night after it was turned off already. Difficult to use the storage under the bed, the boxes are big and difficult to open since beds are so close to eachother. Bathrooms could have been cleaner.

nice location, friendly stuff, nice common space

bathroom is too small!

The hostel was great, 24HR reception, friendly, informative staff, comfortable, good facilities and great views!

Location was a bit inconvenient as you have to catch the boat ferry from the main part of Venice, so bear that in mind as it is extra costs back and forth to the mainland. This was my first trip to Venice, so I had no idea where to stay.

The common areas are amazing, the bar is quite good

There were mosquitoes inside of the room where I was sleeping, and the toilets were not the cleanest, otherwise everything perfect!

Good location, comfortable beds. As for the hostel, almost perfect.

The shower and the toilets were not that clean.

Very clean and nice staff, super common area and position.

The room was a bit tiny for 6 persons, you need to bring your locker or buy one at the reception.

Only one bathroom for the whole floor.

Location and staff were very helpful.

All good

The hang out area and whole building was really cool and set out great, with lots of things to do including games. The location was great as well, right outside one of the water taxi stops which took 5 mins to get to St Marks Square

The rooms were advertised as being a lot bigger than they were, I struggled for space between the my bed and the person next to me. Also the room got very hot and the AC couldn’t be controlled from the bedroom

The staff were very polite and there was a very sociable vibe about the hostel. The room had air conditioning and the beds were quite cosy. There seemed like a lot to do and there was lots of opportunity for socialising.

The fact that you have to pay for towels was astonishing, and was one of my two main gripes. The other was that it was on a separate island, so you have to pay for boats to main Venice. Still good value when you include the boats, but it's still something to consider.

Generator Venice is a very cool hostel - lively atmosphere conducive to meeting people. The common room is HUGE and has a variety of activities. The bed was comfortable and facilities were clean.

I felt it's a bit pricey to stay here. The location isn't far away (just across the water from Piazza San Marcos), but DOES require a 9.50 ticket, (good for 75 minutes), each time you cross over to the main island of Venice.

Clean , friendly stuff , comfortable to go in groups , amazing view.

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Isolated and calm place

Many beds in room

Location was quiet and peaceful non-touristy, great communal area, comfy enough beds

No kitchen, no fridge, location while quiet is not on main island (ferry not cheap), thin walls and could hear school group yelling at 1am, common area isn’t open 24hrs shuts early even on weekend

The hostel in general was really good. In the rooms, air conditioning was working really good that made the rooms so fresh. The staff also behaved well. Location was not far from the centre, only with 1 boat you can go to the main centre.

The only thing that could be better is, bed lights can be brighter so that I can see my stuff and organize it while others sleeping, and public bathrooms on floors can be cleaner.

so nice to sit outside in the mornings. Personal is good

there was a strange smell in the room, even though the air conditioner was constantly running and it didnt go away for two days. I think because it was stuffy.

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