Dopa Hostel

A small hostel in the university district

Dopa Hostel is at Via Irnerio, 41, in a yellow building in the university district, north of the centre. From the central station it is about ten minutes on foot, and Piazza Maggiore and the two towers are a short walk away. It is a small hostel of seven rooms, which prides itself on being 99% handmade: wooden pods for the bunk beds, walls with tree-trunk slices and furniture made for the place.

Rooms

There are three private rooms and four dormitories:

• Woodland, a private suite for one or two people, the only one with its own bathroom.
• Edge, a private triple, and Harbor, a private for four with two bunk beds.
• Mixed dormitories of 4, 6 and 8 beds, and a 6-bed dormitory for women only.

Apart from the suite, the rooms share a large bathroom. Each bed has a curtain, reading light, socket, its own locker and a hanger. Bed linen is included.

What the price includes

Breakfast is included, from 8:00 to 10:00: coffee, tea, milk, yogurt, juice, bread, toast, jams, Nutella, honey, fruit and something savoury that changes each day. You have an equipped kitchen, wifi, two computers, a printer and free luggage storage. Laundry is paid separately and they rent bikes by the hour or by the day.

The website gives indicative prices: €22 to €30 per bed in a dormitory and €45 to €70 for a private room, with breakfast, though they rise a lot in high season. When you book you pay a 2% deposit; the rest on arrival.

Getting there

From the airport, the Marconi Express to the central station and then on foot along Via Indipendenza and Via Irnerio; from the station, buses 36 or 37 also go, three stops. There is no parking: on Via Irnerio itself you park on the street, paid Monday to Saturday from 8:00 to 20:00.

Check-in is from 12:00 to 23:00 and check-out before 10:00. Reception is open from 8:00 to 23:00. There is no curfew if you leave a deposit for the key.