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Reviews of Lion Backpackers

Grimaldo del Solar, 139, Miraflores, Lima 18 Lima, Peru

#86 of 214 B&Bs and Inns in Lima

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 75 hotel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.4

  • Comfort

    8.3

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    8.0

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    8.4

  • Free WiFi

    8.3

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  • Reviewed: 7 March 2024

    9.0
    A basic hostel, a really friendly stay
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Arturo and his staff were so kind and welcoming. The location is great and you have all your basic needs in the hostel.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 December 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not perfect, but still ok for me are: - breakfast: bread, butter, jam and 1 egg - hot water: its warm and with electric heating all time available, but far lower volume than back home - room: noisy, but no big street; bathroom very small - they have cats and dogs in the house - outside sitting: only at the street

    Very good location, several busses including Airport bus stop at parque Kennedy and the fast metropolitan bus is around the corner. The big metro supermarket, many cafes and restaurants (a bit more expensive ~50 soles) are close by. Hotel stuff is friendly and its clean and safe.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 November 2023

    7.0
    Cheap hotel for few nights in Miraflores
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    • we stayed on first floor and it was quite noisy, we could hear people from same floor & downstairs • common areas are quite limited, felt a bit crowded when it comes to breakfast time

    • well located in Miraflores, few minutes walk from Kennedy park • we booked the triple room and there’re 2 bathrooms • breakfast was basic but you still get hand cooked eggs • we could store our luggages after check out

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 October 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff is fabulous and helpful in many different languages, thank you! Although the accommodation isn't the newest and the shower is adventures, everything is very clean.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 September 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    room could do with a freshen up

    Good location, lovely size breakfast, ensuite. Laundry service available. Very helpful owner and staff.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 September 2023

    7.0
    Nice stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Very nice stay. The room is small, but comfortable. The double bed is no particularly big; in case you are traveling two friends together, it's better to consider two single beds. Overall, very nice place and friendly staff.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2023

    8.0
    Great with a few improvements
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast was basically just eggs. Wifi was intermittent. The shower was iffy on whether it would heat up or not.

    The staff were amazing and the property was in a great Miraflores location close to a bunch of veg food. They had laundry service available which was very helpful.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Family Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very basic kitchen and facilities. On the pricey end for a hostel.

    Very friendly staff and nice breakfast. Liked having our own room with a big private terrace.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2023

    9.0
    Nice stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cozy place with very helpfull staff/owner. Quiet street of miraflores.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 June 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great location

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 December 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Great location as everything was in walking distance. Close to a variety of restaurants. The room was good with hot water. Breakfast was simple but what was needed. For security reasons, you have to wait for someone to buzz you in from the front gate, so you may have to wait a few minutes sometimes.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 November 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    - lovely and helpful staff - centrally located in Miraflores - breakfast was good (although basic)

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 November 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very small bathroom without ventilation

    very helpful staff which speaks good English

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 November 2022

    8.0
    Lion was a great base to explore Miraflores without being smack in the noisy centre of it all. good security and friendl
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    our room was quite small, not much space for luggage (but ok and I think other rooms were larger)

    great people, really helpful for taxis and information good breakfast included and use of kitchen if you wanted reasonably quiet at night, which is amazing for Lima

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 4 November 2022

    9.0
    Had a pleasant stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice place with wonderful and helpful staff in a good location in Miraflores. Very clean, with a good breakfast, a hot shower and a lot of blankets for the colder nights.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 October 2022

    7.0
    Good choice in Miraflores!
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The building can get quite cold although I think this is the case for a lot of places in Lima.

    Comfortable beds - slept so well here, friendly staff, decent free breakfast with fresh bread rolls scrambled egg coffee/tea and piece of fruit everyday. Miraflores location is good too, we ended up extending a couple more nights

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 September 2022

    9.0
    lovely stay nice location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    couldn’t seem to get the shower to warm up despite flipping the switch and waiting ages :(

    lovely staff and great location!

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2022

    8.0
    Nice Hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Suite with Terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cute staff. Good location in Miraflores. Hot shower

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 22 July 2022

    8.0
    It was oversll nice experience but I dont think that is a great value for the money
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Junior Suite with Terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Did not feel very clean, also the shower is barely warm and its freezing in the room in the winter.

    Nice location, friendly staff

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 13 July 2022

    8.0
    Lovely employees and nice location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Suite with Terrace
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bit out dated here en there.

    Perfect location in Miraflores. Lovely bed. And most important, really nice people. Christian and the other English speaking man (sorry to forget your name) were most helpfully with a lot of things, like making travel plans and arranging buses for us. Also just nice to chat with. We had a wonderful stay!

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 July 2022

    8.0
    Nice hostel near Kennedy Park
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    the mattresses in our room were VERY loud

    About four blocks from Kennedy Park, they have luggage storage, good breakfast

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2022

    8.0
    great location and warm staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Suite with Terrace
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    a lot of stairs, noisy at night from the city

    the location, the breakfast, the staff

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 31 May 2022

    7.0
    Hostel is in a good location with helpful staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Location was good, felt safe. Has 24hr. reception desk. Simple breakfast, it filled us. First room was very small with a low ceiling but they moved us to a larger, quieter room. Staff was helpful, even gave us some fruit and juice boxes when we had an early morning tour.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    wifi not working properly, window right out to staircase where other guests were walking

    Great location

    Stayed in April 2022

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