This is a nice place with friendly and helpful staff - and free pasta! It's large, so if the smaller Trans Sib hostel (nearby) is full you can head here. They book train tickets, have lockers, do laundry etc, have a nice map of where to go in town and food and random 'stuff' exchange boxes which is quite cool.... More

Nice welcoming hostel, really handy for the train station- they'll come and meet you if you're not sure how to get there. Yulia and Maxim are lovely, and really helpful. My only complaint was that a few times they went out, and I couldn't get back into the hostel, so don't turn up without letting them know in advance! Oh,... More

Stayed in Nerpa hostel – close to the train station, 20’ walk to the centre or short tramride. Apartment hostel with 2 separate toilets and showers and common area with kitchenette, 600 for a not too comfortable bunkbed in 8 bed dorm, free wifi and printing. Some construction works ongoing. http://nerpahostel.com/ I guess it’s nicer to stay in the city... More

We got here very early. Easy to find. 8 Minutes walk from the trainstation! The girl opend the door straight away. Even we could only check in at 12 o'clock, she let us use all the facilities. Kitchen, shower, internet. That was great after a 3 nights traintrip. Kitchen is fine, but not much plates. Staff seems to be nice,... More

This hostel is a simple one with all the basic facilities you need. Fully equipped kitchen, nice bathrooms and enough availability in the dormitories. The owner is very friendly and is willing to help you with all your plans considering your trip and stay in Irkutsk and its surroundings. Even though the common area doesn't have the backpackers vibe, you... More

I came here about 6 months ago (July 2011) but it's still the best guesthouse I did among a looooot of others. It's not big. Everybody is always chilling out in the sofas of the main room (kitchen, entrance, etc). The staff is very friendly. The owner is some kind of backpacking girl you can see once or twice a... More

...was that a very helpful young girl was finally leading us to Nerpa Hostel. I think the hostel is at average European standard in terms of quality and cleanliness. The small imperfections, as the short bed sheets or the shower combined with the toilet, are outshined by the hospitable, friendly and perfect English-speaking staff. They had an answer to almost... More