Does Hostelworld Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hostelworld Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hostelworld Group. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hostelworld Group?

71% of Hostelworld Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hostelworld Group 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hostelworld Group?

Software Engineer (14) , Senior Software Engineer (7) , Market Executive (6) , Sales Executive (6) , Account Executive (5) , Software Developer (5) , Market Support (4) , Marketing Executive (3) , Product Manager (3) , Sales (3) , Analyst (2) , Customer Service Agent (2) , Customer Service Executive (2) , Marketing (2) , Marketing Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at Hostelworld Group according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with." ((in 40 reviews)); "Great culture & people" ((in 11 reviews)); "good work/life balance" ((in 8 reviews)); "nice office" ((in 7 reviews)); "great atmosphere" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hostelworld Group according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries and not competitive with the market" ((in 15 reviews)); "mid management unskilled" ((in 13 reviews)); "Bad managers and bad leaders" ((in 6 reviews)); "Lacks career opportunities." ((in 6 reviews)); "Corporate benefits not even across offices." ((in 4 reviews))

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3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(173 total reviews)

Gary Morrison

82% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

Hostelworld Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 173 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hostelworld Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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173 reviews

4.0

May 14, 2026

Great travel and collaborative team but unclear direction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of travel opportunities and the team were collaborative and fun and hard working

Cons

Struggled with direction and strategy within my role from the senior leadership

5.0

Nov 19, 2025

Great company to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everything is ok. All the teams are good and the leadership team too.

Cons

Nothing to point here at the moment.

4.0

Oct 10, 2025

Friendly company

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most days come without much pressure

Cons

A few behind the scenes decisions from management.

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