Main Avenue Studio

What a nice little hostel in the center of Chișinău!
The staff were friendly and very accommodating. The hostel had good amenities, like a fully equipped kitchen, and was quite clean. The location was also a highlight, with great local restaurants, bars, grocery stores, and most landmarks and activities close by.
The hostel also offers tours to Transnistria, which turned out to be one of the highlights of my trip.
Overall, I highly recommend this gem of a hostel!

I stayed at the hostel for just one night. The next day, after checking out, I went to Tiraspol for the day, and they kindly let me leave my luggage at the hostel until I returned. On top of that, I had to catch a bus that same night at 1 a. M. And they allowed me to wait there and use the facilities if I wanted until it was time to leave. Rubens, the owner, is an amazing guy, and all the girls at the reception are very helpful. The hostel is really nice, super clean, and very well located. Totally recommended!

One of the best hostels I’ve ever stayed in! Ruben, the owner, truly goes above and beyond to make the place feel welcoming and comfortable. It has a really homely vibe and you can tell a lot of care goes into making guests feel at ease. I really enjoyed my stay and would absolutely recommend it to anyone visiting Moldova.
Also, don’t miss Ruben’s tour to Transnistria — it was hands down one of the most fascinating and memorable tours I’ve done, and great value too. If you’re heading to Moldova, make sure you stay here!

An excellent hotel, with a good location, with good hosts and a cozy atmosphere, there is a good nr1 market nearby and a convenience store nearby, there is a sports all this is not far from the city center, about one kilometer. Inexpensive and good!

One of the absolutely BEST hostels I’ve ever been to! Super comfy and great decor with souvenirs from around the world! Secure with lockers (key provided), and fob entry to the front door. Kept very clean helpfully by a leave shoes at the door policy! Beds comfortable with curtains, hooks in the bathrooms, outlets at each bed with a shelf — Ruben the boss man truly has every base covered! The team provide you with a great map that helps you discover attractions, museums and DELICIOUS restaurants in Chisinau. The tour to transnistria was also EPIC!

Ruben is a great and passionate host!
Hostel is a fun vibe reminding me of the early 2000’s.
Spacious, many areas to hang out and meet people. Not too many people come to Moldova but of those that are backpackers it is easy to make friends.
I would recommend this hostel.

Fantastic stay! Daniela, Victoria, Rubens are all fantastic and made the stay so lovely. Very helpful and booked a wine tour for us. Comfortable beds with all the accessories you need including a fold out laptop/book stand. Good location. Would highly recommend!

This is the second time I've stayed at this hostel. It's a standard hostel procedure here except you need to remember to wear the house slippers they give you. Overall, it's a clean hostel with an attentive staff and the owner is a cool guy with good tours.
On the note of tours, Ruben sent me a message with the two tours that he does and said that these were the cheapest tours that I'd find. I was a little skeptical about the price but after going on the tour it was well worth it and you feel like you get more than your money's worth. Seriously, the guy knows the in's and out's of a lot of places. For example, a monk at the monastery waited a couple extra minutes for us to go up the bell tower so we could see him ring the bell. That's a small example out of many.

The owner really cares about the guests and their experience. He is absolutely what you want in a host! I'd absolutely stay again!

Just like the name, everything about this hostel was amazing. There was good communication from the initial booking and they even organised and Uber for me when I arrived at the airport at the dead of night. The staff are very welcoming and the dorm beds are great with privacy curtains and charging points for your phones. Great social area outside on the patio to mingle if you want to. A big thank you for letting me have a shower and freshen up before my flight in the evening.

Ended up booking more and more nights, staying two weeks in the end! I will be back! This hostel is the friendliest, cleanest, nicest hostel I have ever stayed in. Love you! It is indeed AMAZING! Very central aswell, Everything within walking distance.

Thx Rubens and his wife for everything! You are amazing!

I have been to a lot of hostels, but I have almost never experienced such a hard-working owner as this. The hostel itself is furnished with great attention to detail and Ruben makes exactly the same effort towards his guests. Here the atmosphere is right and you feel very welcome. Would always prefer this hostel to a 4 5 star herbe!