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Reviews of Laivahostel S/S Bore

2 out of 5
Laivahostel S/S Bore
Linnankatu 72, Turku

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 273 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 542 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 143 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 30 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 1000 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Syna

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dariusz

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hostel does not equal Hotel
When it says "hostel" right on the label, it's reasonable to expect a spartan environment. The S/S Bore is exactly what it says; a private room really is a narrow cabin in a retired Baltic steamship. That said, there *is* a private bathroom and shower (extremely small but it's your own.) The biggest issue was the stagnant air in the room. My stateroom was in a lower deck and really hot. Upper decks were cooler. It was unseasonably warm in Turku during my stay, and the room never dropped below 80F / 27C. The porthole (not a window, a real porthole) could not be opened, and the solid door did not allow any air to enter the room when closed. Even though the air extractor in the ceiling and bathroom were both running, there was no place for cool air to enter. It was stifling. Other things to know: bedding is provided, but you make your own bed upon arrival. There's no traditional room cleaning. Overall the room was clean but the carpet was better without close inspection. There was only one electrical outlet in the room and one in the tiny bathroom, so hopefully you only need to plug in one device. Breakfast is included and serviceable in the scandanavian/make-a-sandwich kind of way. Would I stay there again? Well, I needed to be close to the Turku castle for a music festival so the location was ideal, and the price was right even when all the traditional hotels were ridiculously overpriced, so well, yes, maybe I would. But I'd really want a fan in the summer.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Sari/ Hostellipäällikkö on 20 Jul 2023
Hi Douglas, thank you for your nice feedback.You are welcome to visit anytime again our hostel onboard this old museumship. See you!

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Mikko

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

David

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Antti

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Sari / Hostellipäällikkö on 7 Jul 2022
Kiitos Antti arvioinnistasi ja hyvää kesää!

8/10 Good

Elisabeth

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
A novel hostel
We took an 11-hour ferry ride from Stockholm & walked from the terminal to the Bore. The signage to actually get to the boat was a bit confusing, and I was therefore eager to get checked in and secure our things. We passed up the opportunity to have a proper meal at the attractive restaurant in the parking lot near the Bore, not realizing that all the restaurants in Turku stop serving food at 10pm. We eventually found a Korean bar that served us hot dogs and fish skewers. Our room on the Bore was an interior cabin, quite tiny and airless, and it seems like there would be no way to take a shower without getting every inch of the bathroom wet. We didn’t try! Breakfast was ok.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Sari / Hostel manager on 7 Jul 2022
Thank you for your feedback, Elisabeth!

8/10 Good

Ngongang

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, suitable for a solo client, friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Olavi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Sari/ Hostellipäällikkö on 16 Oct 2021
Kiitos Olavi käynnistäsi, tervetuloa pian uudelleen!

6/10 Okay

Jouni

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Laivahostel S/S Bore on 10 Nov 2021
Kiitos!

8/10 Good

Katja

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Laivahostel S/S Bore on 10 Nov 2021
Kiitos!

8/10 Good

Andreas

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Vuorre

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Antti

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Minna

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Håkan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Sari / Hostellipäällikkö on 20 Sep 2021
Kiitos arvioinnistasi ja tervetuloa uudelleen!

8/10 Good

Dmytro

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Onpa söpö hostelli! Sopii hyvin matkailijalle, joka ei vaadi liikoja huoneelta (sänky, suihku ja wc riittävät). Palvelu oli hyväntuulista ja aamiainenkin ihan riittävä. Hinta-laatusuhde kohdillaan. Ainoa selkeä miinus oli, että suihkusta tuli kovin haaleaa vettä.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Sari / Hostellipäällikkö on 20 Sep 2021
Kiitos Pauliina palautteestasi ja tervetuloa uudelleen vieraaksemme Borelle!

8/10 Good

Raili

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Jyrki

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lauri

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Harhaanjohtavia tietoja
Varausvahvistuksessa lukee, että näköala lahdelle, mutta kun pääsimme huoneeseen/hytille niin se oli ikkunaton. Respassa sanottiin, ettei toiveita voi taata. Mutta emme "näköala lahdelle" itse toivoneet. Niin lukee varausvahvistuksessa. En tiedä kumman moka: Hotels.comin vai majoitusliikkeen. Jos huoneessa ei ole näköala lahdelle niin sitä ei mielestäni pitäisi lukea varauksessa tai sitä kohta pitäisi tarkentaa. Lisäksi Hotels.comissa lukee hintaan sisältyy aamupala. Kuitenkin paikan päällä maksattaessa aamupala oli eritelty erikseen. Mielestäni harhaanjohtavaa. Muuten oli ihan kiva kokemus yöpyä laivassa. Yksi yö ikkunattomassa hytissä oli ihan ok.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Sari / Hostellipäällikkö on 6 Sep 2021
Kiitos palautteestanne, pahoitteluni harhaanjohtavista tiedoista varausvahvistuksessa. Tiedot on nyt korjattu vastaamaan todellisuutta. Kaikkiin majoituksiimme sisältyy aamiainen ilman eri veloitusta, mutta asiakkaan kuitissa aamiaisen osuus näkyy erikseen. Tervetuloa uudelleen!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Sari / Hostellipäällikkö on 6 Sep 2021
Kiitos arvioinnista ja tervetuloa uudelleen!

8/10 Good

Ville

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Tanja

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Jani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ihan käytännöllinen yöpymispaikka yhdeksi yöksi, lähtiessä seuraavana aamuna Tukholman laivalle. Sänky oli kapea ja vähän liian kova minun selälleni, mutta olin vähän osannut siihen varautua. Henkilökunta erittäin ystävällistä, hyvä aamiainen ja nostalginen paikka.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Laivahostel Bore on 10 Aug 2021
Hei, kiitos palautteestanne, mukava kuulla että olitte tyytyväisiä palveluumme sekä aamiaiseen. Toivottavasti yövytte meillä toistekkin! Ystävällisin terveisin Laivahostel Bore

8/10 Good

reetta

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Heikki

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Sami

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Søren Kjærsgaard

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Tuomela

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Heli

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Jukka

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Eila

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Jouko

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Johanna

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Marja

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Jonna

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Timo

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

JESSE

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Katja

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Sari / Hostellipäällikkö on 30 Jul 2021
Kiitos Katja arvioinnistasi ja tervetuloa uudelleen!

6/10 Okay

Riina

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Sari / Hostellipäällikkö on 26 Jul 2021
Kiitos Riina arvioinnistasi ja tervetuloa uudelleen!

8/10 Good

Noora

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Sari / Hostellipäällikkö on 26 Jul 2021
Kiitos Noora arvioinnistasi ja tervetuloa uudelleen vieraaksemme Borelle!

8/10 Good

Antti

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Sari / Hostellipäällikkö on 26 Jul 2021
Kiitos Antti arvioinnistasi ja tervetuloa pian uudelleen!

10/10 Excellent

Mika

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Sari / Hostellipäälikkö on 23 Jul 2021
kiitos Mika arvioinnistasi ja tervetuloa Borelle uudelleen vieraaksemme!

10/10 Excellent

Outi

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Sari/ Hostellipäällikkö on 22 Jul 2021
Kiitos Outi arvioinnistasi ja tervetuloa uudelleen !

8/10 Good

Minna

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Sari / Hostelpäällikkö on 20 Jul 2021
Kiitos Minna arvioinnistasi ja tervetuloa uudelleen!