The welcome was warm - the room and hostel are excellent. Clean and very comfortable with lovely little features around every corner. They paid great attention to detail, elevating the place to well beyond a "hostel" - it could feature in a design mag.

The bed was one of the best I've ever been in, and the shower was the best I've had.

The staff could not be more helpful / smiley, organising a surf board for me and organising for me to change it when I didn't like the one I got! Lukus, a super nice guy and Hostel Volunteer made a point of being sociable as well as being very helpful.

The breakfast was really healthy and beautifully presented - it provided an opportunity for me to meet other guests which is very useful as a solo traveller. This communal space made it beyond 5 star for me.

The evening before leaving (I left at 7am) I said good luck to Francisco and his team. When they heard of my departure time, the said they'd leave a breakfast out for me and my new pal Dao who was going to drive me to the airport. They did just that.

I cant recommend Olive 3 highly enough.