Envoy Hostel

Yerevan


An excellent location and helpful staff make this long-time backpacker hub a popular choice. There are plenty of private rooms, plus nine mixed dorms with lockers (BYO padlock), hard beds and reading lights; we suggest avoiding those in the basement. Shared bathrooms are clean and well-maintained, though in short supply. The communal lounge and kitchen are major draws.

If you choose to stay here, be sure to take advantage of the free daily walking tour of the city and consider taking one of the hostel-run day tours around the country or into Georgia. Despite the address, the entrance is actually on leafy Parpetsi St, which is full of cafes, restaurants and bars.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Yerevan attractions

1. Zoravor Church

0.09 MILES

Through a dalan (archway) on Parpetsi St tucked between Soviet apartment blocks is a late-17th-century church on the site of a 9th- to 13th-century…

2. Martiros Sarian Museum

0.15 MILES

This museum preserves the studio and some of the works of 20th-century painter Martiros Sarian, known for his vibrant colour-saturated canvases. On the…

3. Hovhannes Tumanyan Museum

0.2 MILES

This museum celebrates the life and work of the extraordinary writer, translator and humanist who is often described as Armenia’s greatest poet. The…

4. Martiros Sarian Statue

0.25 MILES

This marble sculpture by D Yerevantsi honours the painter Martiros Sarian (1880–1972). Around the statue is a vernissage with many imitations of Sarian's…

5. Yervand Kochar Museum

0.37 MILES

Though small, this fascinating museum does a great job of documenting the life and work of the prolific Armenian painter and sculptor. The museum…

6. Charles Aznavour Square

0.4 MILES

Named after the beloved French-Armenian singer often referred to as Paris' Frank Sinatra, the square is focused on the Moscow Cinema, built in 1936 on the…

7. Modern Art Museum of Yerevan

0.41 MILES

When it opened in 1972, this was the first specialised museum of contemporary and modern art in the Soviet Union, and a source of enormous pride for the…

8. Katoghike

0.45 MILES

The tiny 13th-century chapel incongruously known as the Katoghike (Cathedral) nestles beside the recently constructed Surp Anna Church. It has a…