Name: Le Penguin Hostel
Address: Rua Doutor Cândido Guerreiro, 33, 8000-320 Faro, Portugal, Rua Doutor Cândido Guerreiro, 33, Algarve, 8000-320, Portugal
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $16 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.4

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Hostel Le Penguin Hostel

Rua Doutor Cândido Guerreiro, 33, 8000-320 Faro, Portugal –

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Great people running the hostel, the lines get blurry between staff and guests when the evening comes. Great relaxed atmosphere, dinner looked great (although I didn't join), awesome breakfast included, beverages for reasonable prices available. Spacious common area and "bar". Nice rooms, plenty showers and restrooms. A great place to hang out and meet people.

Tim, Germany

Really lovely hostel. The staff were super friendly and helpful, and the hostel itself was really nice and very clean!! The beds were super comfy and breakfast was good too. Would recommend!

Matilda, United Kingdom

Welcoming staff, great atmosphere Close proximity to everything I needed.

Carlos, Canada

The best hostel in faro ! hands down! Amazing Staff. Elli , Barbs , Diego and fernanada . Everyone went above. And beyond to show the guests a good time. Can't wait to visit again. The shower pressure was the best!

Niko, New Zealand

The rooms were basic but clean. The staff is super friendly and the breakfast was just great! Highly recommended for bag-packers!

Fanni, Germany

The staff was very nice, I felt more like in a group of friends than in a hostel and very welcome. The hostel has very cool discretion outside, perfect for chilling out.

Michaela, Czech Republic

I love the fact that the staff go an extra mile to show the guests the night life and they feel us more than welcome at the property! Thanks for the amazing time.

A, Poland

Great staff made our one night the stay at Le Penguin one of the most memorable of the trip so far! Everything was fine with the accommodations otherwise.

Karl, Estonia

Staff was wonderful. The Aussie girls were super nice. The dinners you can pay for are nice. Liked that I could control my own AC in the woman’s only room. Bathrooms by the kitchen are much nicer.

Anonymous, United States of America

The hostel is next to the bus station, within distance of walk and the air conditioner is working quite well.

Anonymous, United States of America

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“Great people running the hostel, the lines get blurry between staff and guests when the evening comes. ”

Tim Germany
“Really lovely hostel. The staff were super friendly and helpful, and the hostel itself was really nice and very clean!! The beds were super comfy and breakfast was good too. Would recommend!”

Matilda United Kingdom
“Welcoming staff, great atmosphere Close proximity to everything I needed.”

Carlos Canada
“The best hostel in faro ! hands down! Amazing Staff. Elli , Barbs , Diego and fernanada . Everyone went above. And beyond to show the guests a good time. Can't wait to visit again. ”

Niko New Zealand
“The rooms were basic but clean. The staff is super friendly and the breakfast was just great! Highly recommended for bag-packers!”

Fanni Germany
“The staff was very nice, I felt more like in a group of friends than in a hostel and very welcome. The hostel has very cool discretion outside, perfect for chilling out.”

Michaela Czech Republic
“I love the fact that the staff go an extra mile to show the guests the night life and they feel us more than welcome at the property! Thanks for the amazing time.”

A Poland
“Great staff made our one night the stay at Le Penguin one of the most memorable of the trip so far! Everything was fine with the accommodations otherwise.”

Karl Estonia
“Staff was wonderful. The Aussie girls were super nice. The dinners you can pay for are nice. Liked that I could control my own AC in the woman’s only room. Bathrooms by the kitchen are much nicer.”

United States of America
“The hostel is next to the bus station, within distance of walk and the air conditioner is working quite well.”

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Stay in the Heart of Faro –

One of our best sellers in Faro! Le Penguin Hostel is located in the center of Faro. With a friendly staff, guests have access to laundry facilities and a sunny outdoor area. Free WiFi access is available.

Guests can choose between a twin bedroom and dormitories which offer a cozy stay and a private locker. Bathroom facilities are shared and linen and towels are provided.

At Le Penguin Hostel guests will find a 24-hour front desk and a shared lounge area with a TV. Guests can visit the great variety of restaurants that Faro has to offer including various international cuisine and traditional Portuguese.

The hostel is 5.6 mi from Faro Beach and 0.9 mi away guests can take the ferry boat to the Desert Island. Faro Bus Station is a 12-minute walk away and the Train Station is 0.7 mi away. The Gambelas University is 3.7 mi away and Faro International Airport is a 10-minute drive.

This is our guests' favorite part of Faro, according to independent reviews.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.1 for a two-person trip.

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Located in the real heart of Faro, this property has an excellent location score of 8.6!

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An Inside Look at Le Penguin Hostel

Le Penguin is one of the newest hostels in Faro, and we welcome you in our house to enjoy some great moments in the most Portuguese city of the Algarve! We have a maximum capacity of 30 people, which is the perfect number for keeping our homely feel while enjoying a fun and vibrant atmosphere. All our rooms have air-con! Don't underestimate the importance of the air-con in the Algarve! Our friendly staff, formed by a team of passionate and laid back travelers, will do everything they can to make sure that you have an amazing time in our hostel and in Faro. We know what travellers need because we love travelling too! That's why we offer all the facilities that a backpacker needs, including WiFi, towels, hair dryer, a great breakfast, tea and coffee, lockers, luggage storage, movies, games, flexible check-out and much more. All free of charge, because we also hate hidden costs! And we are still working to make it even better! For those who want a peaceful and relaxing time, we have a quiet living room where you can read a book from our selection and a TV room where you can watch one of our hundreds of movies or play some PlayStation.

Area Info – Guests loved walking around the neighborhood!

Crumbling whitewash churches and charming narrow alleys mark Faro's Old Town. People first settled here over 2,000 years ago.

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Lethes Theatre
0.2 miles
Downtown Faro
0.2 miles
Carmo Church & Bones Chapel
0.3 miles
Faro Hospital
0.3 miles
Old Town Faro
0.4 miles
Arch to the Old Town district of Faro
0.5 miles
Faro Marina
0.5 miles
Cathedral of Faro
0.5 miles
Santa Maria Private Hospital
0.6 miles
Faro Train Station
0.6 miles

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6.2 miles

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2.2 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“The staff were really friendly, and hung out with us in the evenings. No bar crawl because it was very quiet, but we stayed up hanging out in the courtyard and ...”

Nadia

United Kingdom

“The staff was super friendly. There was a possibility to hang out with them and the other quests, play cards, billiards, watch Netflix, they sold cheap beer. ...”

Karolin

Estonia

9.1

“It's an amazing place with friendly personal who makes you feel at home , really close to pretty much everything you need , and also almost every night the ...”

Michaela

Bulgaria

9.5

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2:00 PM - 12:00 AM

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Until 12:00 PM

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Children & Beds

This hostel does not accommodate children.

No cribs are available

No extra beds are available

Age restriction

Check-in is only possible for guests between 18 and 50 years old

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Pets are not allowed.

Le Penguin Hostel accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

The Fine Print

Please note that the 100% of the first night deposit charged on day of booking must be paid by bank transfer. Le Penguin Hostel will contact guests with further details. The remaining amount will be charged in cash at check-in.

License number: 9142/14-AL179/14

“Great people running the hostel, the lines get blurry between staff and guests when the evening comes. Great relaxed atmosphere, dinner looked great (although I didn't join), awesome breakfast included, beverages for reasonable prices available. Spacious common area and "bar". Nice rooms, plenty showers and restrooms. A great place to hang out and meet people.”

Tim

Germany

“Really lovely hostel. The staff were super friendly and helpful, and the hostel itself was really nice and very clean!! The beds were super comfy and breakfast was good too. Would recommend!”

Matilda

“The best hostel in faro ! hands down! Amazing Staff. Elli , Barbs , Diego and fernanada . Everyone went above. And beyond to show the guests a good time. Can't wait to visit again. The shower pressure was the best!”

Niko

New Zealand

“The staff was very nice, I felt more like in a group of friends than in a hostel and very welcome. The hostel has very cool discretion outside, perfect for chilling out.”

Czech Republic

“Staff was wonderful. The Aussie girls were super nice. The dinners you can pay for are nice. Liked that I could control my own AC in the woman’s only room. Bathrooms by the kitchen are much nicer.”

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United States of America

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Reviewed: June 26, 2019

Eve
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
9.6

“it was alright”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
No sign to be quiet after certain time. It was noisy till past midnight and no one was around to make sure people respected other travelers sleep.
Friendly staff.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 23, 2019

Madalena
Portugal
4.2

“Poor experience at Penguin”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Bathroom and kitchen were not clean as they should. Very poor breakfast. Not very kind staff neither showed interest in sharing stuff to visit in Faro.
The location was good, 15min walking to the city centre. A lot of events and it seems ideal for solo travelers.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 22, 2019

Jaron
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Very friendly staff. The hostel is designed to create a relaxed and "family" feel. And have communal events every evening. Great for solo travellers

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 18, 2019

Lucía Raquel
Peru

3 helpful votes
7.1

“Good for a short stay”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The hostel was quite small and sometimes the bathrooms were not enough, the shower even broke down when I was there. Also, the breakfast was quite light for my taste. Something that really annoyed me was that one of the guests used to snore so bad that it was not possible to actually sleep, and the fact that the beds were noisy at the slightest movement didn't help at all
The city is small so the hostel is at a walkable distance from everything. The staff was also very nice, they even help me find a laundry because the washing machine was occupied. They led me leave my backpack until I had to leave, so it was a nice detail.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 17, 2019

Eva
Germany
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Very cute hostel, friendly staff and perfect location. Moreover, for the breakfast you have a variety to choose from and the beds are very comfortable. Enough bathrooms available! Thank you Penguin Hostel :-)

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 13, 2019

Matthias
Germany
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
All in one a very nice Place to stay in Faro

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 11, 2019

Alexander
Germany
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
Everything was great - no complaints.
Really amazing Hostel! The Staff was very friendly and it felt more like spending time with friends than with people who work there. Everybody was welcome and we just had a great time. The Hostel was very clean, very cosy, a nice bar were you can help yourself with drinks for cheap money, a nice living room and terrance. A special thing were the daily dinners together for just 6 Euro - really good home-cooked food and a great oportunity to meet other travelers and staff. We also played nice games afterwards and went out, too. To sum up - absolutely in the top 5 of hostels I ever stayed at. I really recommend it!

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 11, 2019

Anonymous
Spain

1 helpful vote
6.7

“Party hostel”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There is nobody in reception so most of the time you have to wait long time there to be attended. They ask me for 10€ for printing 10pages of boarding pass. So 1€ page that is quite abussive. Not the best place if you are looking for silence.
It is the best place if you wants to meet people and makes friends. They do a party and barbaque on saturday night. The enviroment was friendly. The room was clean and confortable. Breakfast was included.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 5, 2019

Samir
India
10

“You will meet like minded travellers, have lots of fun playing games etc. Watch out, it's addictive.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
If you feel something is not as per what you like, talk to the crew and they will make it happen. For me, absolutely no complaints.
I knew I wanted to stay here at this particular hostel based on the brilliant energy and vibes from people who had stayed here before. To my surprise, I was very pleased to come across a team of hardworking crew to make your stay memorable and clean, working several shifts into late hours in the morning. Yes it's work, but there is a difference when work is done with pleasure and you can really tell that here. Accuracy and time oriented are a good key and they work towards it. Food has been exceptionally good every evening, I see no reason why you need to get out to eat. It is a beautiful family you are looking to stay with and they do what they can to make you a part of it.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 2, 2019

Tim
Germany

1 helpful vote
9.6

“The nicest hostel in Faro”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The volunteers and staffers that do the check in could be more knowledgeable about stuff to do in and around town. I think Faro is more than a place you hang out for a day before or after your flight.
Great people running the hostel, the lines get blurry between staff and guests when the evening comes. Great relaxed atmosphere, dinner looked great (although I didn't join), awesome breakfast included, beverages for reasonable prices available. Spacious common area and "bar". Nice rooms, plenty showers and restrooms. A great place to hang out and meet people.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: June 2, 2019

Wietze
Netherlands
10

“Very good people keep loving”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
Very good people.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: June 1, 2019

Ka
United Kingdom
9.2

“Not bad”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Toilet lights
Bedroom

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 28, 2019

Matilda
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
7.5

“Lovely”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Really lovely hostel. The staff were super friendly and helpful, and the hostel itself was really nice and very clean!! The beds were super comfy and breakfast was good too. Would recommend!

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 28, 2019

Carlos
Canada

2 helpful votes
7.5

“Very nice”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Welcoming staff, great atmosphere Close proximity to everything I needed.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 26, 2019

Kristina
Lithuania
6.3

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
It was not possible to make checkout (so left deposit) and Inhad no breakfast (even it was in a price). Check out / breakfast should be working from 7:00, I was planing to leave hostel at 07:30. It was really unpleasant...
Location was nice

Stayed in May 2019

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	Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room 1 bunk bed	Show prices
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	Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content This is a bed in a dormitory and includes a private locker. Guests have access to shared bathroom facilities. Room Facilities: • Cable channels • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Game console - PS3 • Linens • Clothes rack Free WiFi! Parking: No parking available. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content This is a bed in a female dormitory and includes a private locker and a heater. Guests have access to shared bathroom facilities. Room Facilities: • Cable channels • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Game console - PS3 • City view • Linens • Clothes rack Free WiFi! Parking: No parking available. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Twin Room with Shared Bathroom 2 twin beds	Show prices
Start of dialog content This private twin bedroom includes private lockers and a heater. Guests have access to shared bathroom facilities. Room Facilities: • Cable channels • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Game console - PS3 • Linens • Clothes rack Free WiFi! Parking: No parking available. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room 1 twin bed	Show prices
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