La ubicacion es inmejorable.las vistas al rio ganga.

El baño cuando te duchas , se inunda.

Everything was amazing, location was very nice, our room had a ganga view and especially food is amazing.

Amazing view amazing food amazing staffand service

Cleanliness of the room and the cafe closes at 10 so no late night room service

In the worst way possible: WOW. To call this hostel shambolic is an offense to shambolic hostels. Avoid at all costs. Where do we begin? Shall it be at the lost laundry, or the cockroaches? The flooding, or the black mould? The insolent manager, or the infideliously flirtatious staff member? We stayed in what they called a private "Deluxe" bedroom. If my mother had wheels, she would have been a bike. (That's for you, fellow brits xx) I hardly believe a four-storey hostel with many rooms doesn't have a dryer to use during the wet season or use an external company. Personal highlight was having to organise their filthy and damp laundry room for us to simply sift through other people's knickers. The smelly threadbare towels did come in handy when our room flooded and we had to mop it up ourselves. My asthmatic jumped for sheer joy as she discovered the black mould infestation. Her hacking cough has never echoed quite so deep. Objectively speaking, there is an upside to this unique hostel: they accept pets in the rooms! Pets we weren't even aware would be joining us! And by pets, I mean cockroaches :D Yes. Little, ickle, fickle cockroaches. To prevent the costs of PTSD therapy, book that other hostel you're looking at.

I love everything about this place. The location, the people and the vibe.

nothing

dirty smelly property, no hospitality and bad service

Great location with spectacular Ganges views. We got upgraded to a better room for no extra charge, which was a lovely gesture. The room we stayed in (I think the superior double in the end) was spacious, had nice decorative touches such us a fur rug/art above the bed and comfy chairs. The towels provided were also very large and plush! The room had a door out to a shared balcony with a view over the Ganga, which was lovely to have open during the day to listen to the sound of the river and people having fun rafting down it. The shower was hot and had strong pressure, the bathroom was spacious and we were provided with shampoo/shower gel/handwash/moisturiser which is super useful for long-term travellers like us. We had no rooms to the sides of us so it was relatively quiet at night too. Staff at reception were very helpful and there's a nice little cafe overlooking the river in the hostel, with books and games.

Unfortunately it rained heavily one day we were staying, and lots of water came under the balcony door into the room! Some clothes hangers for the open wardrobe would have been useful. Nothing to do with the hostel themselves, but when we stayed the Lakshman Jhula (bridge) itself was closed for construction works, meaning to get to the East bank of the river we had to get a small passenger boat - only an issue if you are short on time, because the boat waits until there are enough people in it to make the crossing (sometimes 30-40 mins at quiet times). Not an issue if you can go with the flow and adopt a slower pace!

1. Location 2. View from hostel

1. Overall vibe isn't very good 2. Cleanliness could've been better

Nice place n Nice people

The sound of the fan

-very comfortable mattress -got the upgraded room for the price of the cheaper one

-wifi stutters all the time -doors can't be fully closed without locking them -i got so many bites from different bugs that it was hard to count them

The location and food

Unprofessional action by the management team, they cancel my booking.com booking after I stay and complete the booking. I am unable to download my invoices.

Area around the backpackers...near cafes and lakshman jhula

Veey confusing and minimal signage to entrance... State of bathrooms...even in deluxe rooms, leakages and lack of maintenance is obvious...repeated calls to reception for help

I like everything about the Place however i faced issues with Wifi at my floor where i stayed.( ground Floor). Crunch if network was there lil disappointed rest all were great!

Mentioned Above

I was in a dorm and the 2 were having s*x in the next bed 🤣

They didn't gave me the chance to join....

The staff were amazing. Special shout out to Pawan, Lakhan and Yash for making me feel right at home. outstanding hostel with an outstanding view.

Great place, I really had a great time at Shalom Backparckers Hostel, the location and great. Close to markets and shops. Pawan, Lakhan and Yash are very friendly and cool. They gave me the best tips on Rishkesh. I highly recommend the hostel.

The best thing about this property is when you step out of your room, you get to see the river view.