Generator Venice

Located away from the hub of Venice, Generator Venice is located on the island of Giudecca. A 25 – 30 minute water bus ride from Piazzale Roma (bus stop coming from Venice Marco Polo Airport) and two stops (maaaybe five minutes) to get to Venice. This place is perfect to get a retreat from the chaos of the main island. There’s a delicious local pizza shop that is a two-​second walk from the hostel!
Generator has a very cool industrial look – it didn’t even feel like a hostel. The front desk staff were very friendly and welcoming. I stayed in a 12-​person all girls’ room. Each bed had it’s own light, outlet, and a sizeable drawer under the bed for you to lock your belongings up (bring your own lock). There is a shower/​toilet in the room, but there are also other toilets and showers out in the halls if it is occupied.
Breakfast is not included, but you have the option of purchasing breakfast at a reasonable price. 3.50 euro for coffee, juice, and a croissant or 4.50 euro for the breakfast buffet which includes cereal, coffee, bread, ham and cheese, and «fruit salad.» I say that in quotes because it was actually just the sad, canned fruit salad. Despite that, I really enjoyed my stay at Generator and would definitely recommend!

Walking in to what looks like the best hostel ever. Turned into sleeping on washed but blood stained sheets. Would not recommend.

I really was not expecting that much out of a hostel (come on, it’s a hostel) but was VERY pleasantly surprised when I arrived! The interior definitely gives off a hip, young-​backpacker vibe with the dim lights and pops of color here and there. The bar is actually a real bar, not like ones at other hostels I’ve been to where it’s just a couple bottles behind a tiny counter, and they host events I believe every night. During my one night at Generator, they put on Latin Night where they cleared some space in the dining area for a dance floor and people were actually salsa-​ing away! Staff is also friendly and very helpful.
Taking off one star because the location isn’t great. You have to take a water taxi from central Venice, which is expensive and takes a while. But other that, Generator is a great place to stay, and I’ll be sure to check out their other locations when traveling!

Cool stylish artistic place for young people. The rooms are cozy and clean. Bathrooms are not the hit. You don’t have a deep rate shower for you personally. No shells to put your stuff on. Apart from that the hostel is located south of Venice with 1 minute walk from the closest boat station.
Good and drinks at the hostel are cheap and good. Pizza is great. Happy Hour at the bar daily from 6 – 8:30pm.
Stuff speaks English and understands it. Towels are available for rent € 3. Late check out per person is € 5! So you better check out normal time. Breakfast is served with great choices for cheap prices.
Overall a place to look out for. Generator hostels throughout Europe are great.

This was a great hostel right on the water in Venice! Super accessible from the Vaperetto (public water taxi service).
Didn’t eat here but the bar and food all looked amazing. Full coffee lounge and free wifi throughout the hostel! Definitely recommend staying at one of these hostels. Super clean!

Un gran hostel, con un lobby con mucha onda
Algunos dias suele haber dj set.
Para no perderse el spritz con campari y el sandwich de parmesano

Really cool hostel :). The rooms were clean and the beds were rather comfortable. The people working at the hostel were super nice, helpful and the service was great. You can get a ton of stuff at the reception. For example free printing at the reception! Plus one can check out padlocks, hair dryer and stuff like that. And they have washing machines. Everything is kinda «high-​tech», toilets and lights work with motion sensors — except in the bedroom of course ;).
What i really enjoyed is the common room, really fun vintage hipsterish interior décor, and a truly comfortable setting. Kinda of like a bar and café in one. at the Bar one can get an array of drinks, food and snacks for reasonable prices.
With the boat bus one (Vaparetto) is in the center of Venice in 10 — 15 minutes. The Hostel is open for 24 hours.
OVERALL really cool chill hostel with great service and sweet staff :).

Fine for a short stay. Away from the main island but the ferry stops right outside. On Tuesday night they blasted loud music in the main area until 1am that we could hear loudly in our bedroom which was pretty annoying Other than that it’s clean and safe, there’s free wifi, and the workers were helpful enough so there is really nothing else you can ask for in a hostel!

My bed was clean and private (had a curtain in the dorm style room). Free wifi, and I got to check out a blow dryer for free. Only downside was that this hostel did not have free breakfast. Bummer, but still nice. Met some fun people, and had a great time overall. Awesome view!
Only weird thing was that an elderly German guest was naked and bathing herself in the bathroom sink with a washcloth one morning… That’s not the hostels fault though.

In my experience there are two kinds of hostels: the shoddy, outdated kind, and (like Generator Venice) the modern, clean, and yet surprisingly affordable kind. Despite Venice’s constant flow of tourists you won’t find anything else quite like it in the City of Canals, so give this place some serious consideration unless you’re okay with paying upwards of 100 € for shoddy and outdated.
The facilities, beds, and even the location probably merit 4.5 stars, but I did run into some problems booking online (the website showed availability for my entire stay but would only let me book for part of it), and more than once the staff forgot about me after asking for something at the front desk/​bar.
Generator also comes off as a place that tries way too hard to be «cool» (relentlessly loud music, a DJ on weekends, and MTV playing on the many TVs in the common room) which is totally fine until you want to get some sleep and you can hear EDM from downstairs through the walls of your dorm room.
As far as the location goes, I thought it was great even though the island it’s on (Giudecca) is a bit removed from the rest of the city. It’s a quick two stops on the vaporetto from St. Mark’s Square, and pretty easy to get back to since you don’t have to navigate a maze of alleyways to an obscure address, as is the case in most of the city. With a limited budget – and a limited selection of hostels – this is probably one of your best bets in Venice.

Great service when checking in, with recommendations on places to see and eat. The rooms have an industrial feel to them, and everything is clean!
However, they charge for everything such as towels and laundry and don’t allow outside food or drinks.