Local Hostel & Suites

My stay at Local was great! It was right on the bus line that goes into old town (which take card payment on board!). The beds were comfortable, and it was quiet (which is exactly what I needed/wanted.) The staff were really friendly, and you get a towel and a bottle of water included. There is a coffee shop right beside the hostel, which was really nice way to start the morning. I would recommend Local as a place to stay for anyone visiting Corfu who wants to chill.

The best hostel i have visited.Clean and comfortable!The staff is helpful and friendly.It has a lovely garden-like outdoor area where you can relax and meet new people αnd a large sitting room with kitchen inside.I will definitely be back soon!

WORST HOSTEL I EVER BEEN! The staff is unpleasant and aggressive, allows themselves to add charges for rules not specified on the establishment page, although the rooms seem new the sheets are damp, the rooms smell bad because of the pipes, sound and light insulation is poor, it’s impossible to sleep well and it is located very far from the center in an area where one doesn't feel safe connected to the city center by a bus which runs little and only until 11 p.m. My biggest disappointment! SCAM

When we entered the room after check in we saw a large venomous ant on the curtains. We had never seen that kind of insect so we took a picture of the ant and did a reverse image search with Google. The Google results determined that it was a velvet ant which packs a venom that is so PAINFUL it has the nickname “cow killer.” When we informed the owner about the venomous ant, he looked in disbelief and acted annoyed that he had to help us. He proceeded to spray the room with insect repellant. On the bottle of the insect replant it says to open the windows and stay out of the room for a few hours after use. After he sprayed the room, he told us that we can go back to the room in a few minutes in the hall way. He didn’t care about our health or experience AT ALL! Overall, the owner was uncaring and had a huge attitude problem. The owner was so inept that he proceeded to kill the ant in a tissue and showed it to us. We asked ********** to help us cooperate with the owner but he refused a refund and did not provide any apology. After the incident, he continued being unhelpful and played loud rap music while we sat in the lobbying searching for a new hotel for that night. AVOID THIS ACCOMMODATION AT ALL COSTS! The building is a literal former prison. The location is inconvenient. Do not support this miserable business owner and save yourself the stress of having to find a new hotel at 9pm on a Friday night!!!

I wanted to give this accommodation a higher star rating however it needs some improvement. I stayed here for a few nights while in Corfu. It's location is good, on the outskirts of the city and you can get a bus to the city from close to the hostel. The hostel itself was very nice- new, fresh and modern and the staff were very nice. The bathroom facilities were excellent and there was lots of space in our dorm! However it was not clean! There was leftover rubbish and food in our dorm from previous people because there was no bin in our dorm to actually put the rubbish into! We asked for one at reception. They gave a bag which was then removed the following day but no physical bin was put in the dorm. The kitchen was also very dirty. It looked like nobody was cleaning it. I know in a hostel its common etiquette to tidy after yourself however sadly some people don't do this. The fridge was packed to the point where you couldn't put anymore food in and people had not removed old food. This is essential in a hostel. Somebody needs to check the kitchen, make sure its clean and to sort the fridge out. A second fridge is definitely required as there's plenty of space for one! Approaching the hostel at night time is very dark. It's down a dark road/lane that could really use a light. Yes when you reach the hostel an automatic light goes on however it needs more light on approaching the hostel to feel safer. Maybe the hostel could do something about this? I would stay again as it was a really nice hostel to be fair and hopefully give a higher rating if improvements had been made.