Olive Hostel, gay-friendly hotel in Lagos
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Olive Hostel

Google (204) 4.8
Tripadvisor (55) 4.8
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Visitors consistently praise Olive Hostel for its cozy, homely atmosphere, friendly and dedicated staff, and clean shared facilities, with the rooftop terrace being a highlight. Some guests found the high ratings a bit overrated and noted that rooms may have fans instead of air conditioning.

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R. da Oliveira 67, 8600-315 Lagos, Portugal
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915 296 129
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Website
banana-hotels.com

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About this place Olive Hostel

Olive Hostel is a gay-friendly mainstream hostel on Rua da Oliveira in the old town of Lagos, in the Algarve. It is small and well reviewed, with a 4.8 Google rating from about 200 reviews, and it draws the usual Lagos mix of backpackers, surfers and solo travellers. The old town's bars and restaurants are on the doorstep. Praia Dona Ana and the Ponta da Piedade cliffs are a 15–25 minute walk. Booking goes through the Banana Hotels group's website. Check if your room is a dorm or private, and if breakfast is included.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ owned Safe space Community space Walk ins welcome Card payments accepted Reservation required WiFi Year-round Gay-friendly (straight venue)

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4.8
★★★★★
204 reviews

Based on 204 Google reviews.

Charlotte Galer May 2026
★★★★★
L DW May 2026
★★★★☆

The private room was excellent. Clean rooms and shared bathroom. Nice large roof terrace. Very friendly and sociable staff! The shared bedrooms were a bit too small for me; the bunk beds are not of very good quality, causing them to move a lot when you turn over, and they have old mattresses that are too hard. Not ideal if you are not a good sleeper.

簡小龜 May 2026
★★☆☆☆

The bar is right next door. If you get a room facing the street, you're in trouble! The windows are drafty and have no soundproofing. Music, screams, chatting, singing, and engine noises... it's non-stop... (The video was filmed at 00:35)

silvano saraiva May 2026
★★★★★
Kristen Boyd May 2026
★★★☆☆

Pros- great location, staff is nice and helpful, people are great. I immediately felt at home here and enjoyed the barbecue they had on my first night. The layout of the hostel is nice with plenty of places to hang out. Cons- bathroom was dirty…the night I got there one of the tubs was crawling with bugs. In one of the other bathrooms, the shower drain was so clogged that my feet were completely submerged within just a few minutes🤢 The locker is small and outside in the hallway. It was ok for my purposes but not totally ideal. It was hard to sleep here at least one of the nights because the staff and some of the guests were out on the back porch singing till after midnight. The door was open so that also made the hallways smell of smoke. Overall I would stay here again but it was not my favorite hostel of the trip.

Daniel Miles Apr 2026
★★★★★
Tanja Schuh Apr 2026
★★★★★

A very nice hostel; we stayed in a private double room in the annex. Centrally located but on a quiet street, with a beautiful rooftop terrace – highly recommended.

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Last updated on 12 November 2026

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