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Reviews of Buddha Hostel Bodoni

22 Strada Mitropolit Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni, 2012 Chişinău, Moldova

#87 of 96 hotels in Chişinău

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Review score

Based on 67 hostel reviews

6.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    6.5

  • Comfort

    6.7

  • Location

    8.8

  • Facilities

    6.8

  • Staff

    7.7

  • Value for money

    7.6

  • Free WiFi

    9.2

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  • Reviewed: 29 March 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in 4-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location was great, the hostel is located directly in the centre of the city.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 September 2024

    8.0
    Nice place to stay in downtown
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Located in the heart of downtown, it's also causing high level of noise. Earplugs are recommended.

    Perfect location for the price. Cozy girls room with good quality sleeping places and a separate bathroom. Friendly stuff and nice order in the hostel itself.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2024

    8.0
    It was ok. It was the cheapest place.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Kitchen facilities are not good. Not very places to relax.

    Location

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 June 2024

    8.0
    To summarize, although the hostel is modest, it is attractive due to its price, good location and friendly staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The disadvantage is that the curtains constantly fall on the window and they cannot be hung without a stem.

    I stayed at Buddha Hostel In June for 10 days. For such a modest price that they offer, this is a completely acceptable hostel. One of the best benefits is the location as It is in the center. There are two bus stops to get to the Central market and 3 stops to the shopping center UNIC. Nearby there are many cafes and a restaurant with delicious dishes. Another advantage is the presence of a kitchen and washing machine. The kitchen has a table, a stove where you can cook and a refrigerator. The washing machine is free to use.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The badroom needs improvement

    The location is great, very calme and close to the Central parc. Good kitchen and comfortable bed, possibility to use the wash machine included. Good staff.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit disorganised and dirty.

    Located close to the center.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    WIFI in the kitchen and dormitory drops many times. There was no stable signal.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 March 2024

    8.0
    Centrally located hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I had to change rooms in the middle of my stay, an administration request. There was only one bathroom- toilet for the hostel use. Guests from a guesthouse next door were allowed to use it too.

    It was centrally located. The heater was on when the weather turned rainy, snowy and quite cold.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 December 2023

    8.0
    Good option for travellers on a budget!
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • 8-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Could have been a bit cleaner

    Great location, comfortable beds, responsive staff

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2025

    1.0
    Scammer manager
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The Ukrainian man is the owner or manager there and he handles everything so pathetic, he only speaks Russian and he try to scam the English speakers, for me and other he said he doesn’t consider booking.com receipts. He took again money from us. Also i complained booking.com and they didn’t take action

    The Ukrainian man is the owner or manager there and he handles everything so pathetic, he only speaks Russian and he try to scam the English speakers, for me and other he said he doesn’t consider booking.com receipts. He took again money from us.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2025

    1.0
    Dirtiest Hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rudest staff, unhygienic toilets and no air flow in the rooms. No air conditioner or fan. Broken toilet doors. The receptionist tall guy(my be the owner) is one of the rudest i have seen. Specially, if you cant speak Russian or local language. Walk in and check your room and the cleanliness there, before booking online.

    Location

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2025

    1.0
    Worst experience hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    After travelling to 60 countries in 2 years, unfortunately found the worst hostel. Dont book this hostel without physical checking your accommodation facilities there. No air-conditioning, or fan in the rooms. Only one table Fan in the common lounge. Only people staying in the hostel are refugees from ukraine, long term stay. Personally saw 3 or 4 customers walking out after checking the living conditions in 2 days. Toilet door lock is broken and anyone can walk in anytime. Also, if you are a non russian or local language speaker, be ready to receive rude behaviour from the receptionist guy and other staff. No one can speak english.

    Location was convenient

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 June 2025

    9.0
    Buddha Hostel Bodoni. A Hostel for travelers to know & understand:This is exactly a Hostel.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Quelqu'un a bu ma Chisinau Blonde (bière) que je gardais dans le réfrigérateur partagé. *INDICE* : J'ai écrit ceci en français.

    The location is central. Places of interest for tourists, for business, for students, are all very accessible on foot or by boarding public transportation at stops one or two minutes from the hostel. Several grocery stores, cafe's, dining, money exchange, are only one minute walking distance from the hostel. Two outdoor seating areas offer ample space for occasionally lazy hostel guests.The kitchen areas are functional. Laundry machine & service is offered with outdoor lines for drying. Keep in mind, this is a travelers hostel and it is in a very convenient location for a hostel.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2025

    3.0
    Suffocating smell
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The hostel was very dirty and poorly maintained, with a dark atmosphere and a suffocating smell that made it difficult to breathe. The bathroom was full of hair and clearly not cleaned regularly, while the kitchen was filthy and unhygienic. The whole place felt neglected and uncomfortable — I would not recommend staying here.

    It's cheap and the bed is comfortable.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 May 2025

    3.0
    I didn’t like.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room looked like a warehouse. Toilet was so dirty and no toilet paper even. And the sheets doubtfully were not clean.

    The only thing I liked it was the location.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2025

    10
    A very convenient place to stay when staying in Chisinau.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was another guest who was very rude and evil. He said very mean and crude things in the Russian language. But it is something that cannot be controlled or predicted when staying at a hostel. Situations can be random.

    The location is literally right across from the city center. Markets and restaurants are less than a five minute walk away. There is a patio area to relax in on sunny days.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing. Everything I needed was available at the Hostel. I would recommend it to anyone!

    The Manager was very friendly and accommodating.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 March 2025

    4.0
    I would never go back again
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The bathroom are the place is not good and the there are few people who are living longer there more like a person who works and they cook there and spoil the kitchen place making it not nice to eat. The washrooms are literally dirty and I have seen cockroaches and the people who live there pee with the toilet seat down which makes it harder to clean everytime we poo. The toilet paper is very poor quality and there is no shower gel provided.

    I location is very good and almost at the city center

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 March 2025

    2.0
    There are better hostels in chisinau for the price
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Poor. And for the price? Even worse. No toilet paper, no soap. It smells bad in the female room (one lady LIVES there, there are her stuff everywhere and she also eats in the room), no daily cleaning, a lot of hair on the floors everywhere. Also the lady snores like a bear at night and speaks by the phone in the room during the day. +Uncomfortable bed:(

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2025

    1.0
    very bad
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    i showed up to the wrong buddha hostel first. they told me they have two hostels and ofc i went to the wring one. extremely dirty shower, no toilet paper, bad smelling pillow. they gave me a wrong room. i ordered one with bed blinds but mine didn't have. extremely high humidity! only old russian men LIVING here.

    relatively good address

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 February 2025

    5.0
    Ths location is great but bathroom and kitchen are dirty.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathroom and kitchen are dirty

    I love the location in the center-center.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 February 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    only one and small bathroom

    was good

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 January 2025

    1.0
    Blown by a price hostel.
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cost.

    The price was blown 5 times.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 November 2024

    3.0
    Perfect location, ok price, very bad quality.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The place was very dirty. I didn’t even want to brush my teeth in there. People, who were usually not the traveller type in a bas way, were very loud even in the middle of the night around 3am. There was no lock to the door. We weren’t given a key and the door was literally open for everybody. Lastly, there were no plugs to charge our devices.

    It is right across the main park of the city and has walking distance to many places you’d want to visit. Also the price is very good and the bed was comfortable.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 November 2024

    5.0
    Great location, value for money but find a slightly expensive one to get better experience.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    1. Staff couldn't speak English at all, communicating was an issue. 2. It's a big room with 4 bunk beds, adjoining the kitchen. Very tiny common space in the kitchen and is very quiet. Hard to talk to anyone on the phone without disturbing others. Definitely can't take work meetings/calls. In summers you can move to the outdoor area though. 3. One of the toilets was dirty most of the time while the other was good enough. 4. On one of the nights, one of the men got drunk and he was so loud until about 1am in the night that I could hardly sleep.

    1. Excellent location, hardly 5min walk to the Metropolitan Cathedral and all the points of interest from there. 2. Decent kitchen facilities good enough to make simple meals. 3. Also has the washing machine for your use. 4. Wifi works well.

    Stayed in November 2024

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