Tomato Urban Retreat

The locations is great. 10 minutes on foot from Porta Nuova. The accommodation is also very good. You will have everything you need. Even kitchen is available.

Under 10 mins walk for the train station, lots of supermarkets and mini mary’s near by as well as plenty of bars and restaurants. The staff where very friendly and helpful and the facilities where very good, clean and well maintained. I could of done with an extra sheet for my bed as it was a bit too cold with the air con on but apart from that not a lot of complain about.

Stayed here for two nights on a pass over to the west coast. If only I had booked it for longer… wow !! Tom and his team at Tomato Backpackers go up and beyond to ensure your stay is everything you can imagine and more ! First entering the hostel, there is an instant wow factor, very bright and extremely clean. Tom, I believe who checked me in, showed me everything I needed to know. How to enter the front door, dorm room etc. He also gave me a map of Turin and happily suggested to me areas to check out. The dorm room was more than I had hoped for, incredible clean and smart use of space for room with an en suite. The beds were very well structured not like some that creak when you move about in, so no fear getting up in midst of the night or early morning to leave. I had a window view of the street, with shutters to allow brightness in or complete darkness. Not to mention the AC that was very very handy even for May… well that is a must when you come from Ireland ! The bed was really comfortable and I slept great both nights.. not to mention my mid day unexpected nap ! * Despite the street view room it was very well insulated to ensure it was as quite as possible at night. The underground/ bunker floor holds a perfect sized kitchen with all the amenities you need + more. They also have a washer / dryer which only costs 5€ for both. An iron / iron board. Computer and guitar ! Yeah just wait, there more.. a table tennis table, library and foosball table. Not to mention all the incredible vintage cameras/ camcorders computers and other interesting equipment. The place is full of colour and bright images, if you like art or have an appreciation for graphics there is lots of different blue prints / 3d modelling posters of Tomato Backpackers around the walls !! Get to the main floor, there is a bag luggage facility ( free of charge ), a cafe where you can buy breakfast + coffee etc and a great wide area of sitting both inside and out… preferably outside for me as it was really cool art work on the wall and just a very chilled out place. There is also a water filter for cool cool water as well as sparkling if you like that ! The location is perfect, in the heart of the city. About 20-25mins from the main tourist attractions while 5mins from the park and river front. The team were all so nice and recommended me good places to get 35mm film which.. I did not get in the end due to mid day naps :( but the team knows all the best spots in town. Alessia, recommended this super good pizza / pasta spot just 5mins from the hostel. Having been in Italy 2 weeks now, best pizza in town without doubt ! It’s called ‘ Cammafà Ristorante Torino ‘ very reasonable prices and menu. Thank you again ! I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for some luxury at a budget price, but be warned it booked out very quickly !! Look forward to my return, till then. Thank you for everything :) Mark