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3 Beany Hynes - 2 years ago

The WiFi is absolutely terrible. In this day an age, it cannot be that the WiFi can be so bad unless it is on purpose.

There were 6 of us sharing a room which was fine as we were all together. Bathroom wasn't the cleanest, the floors could be cleaned better as it was obvious they are not done every day.

The location of the hostel was fine. Just a short walk from the train station which goes directly into the city. There is a shopping center across the street which came in handy.

Didn't have many dealings with the staff so cannot comment there.

If you want a place where you can hang out and meet other travelers, this is not it. No real hostel vibe and also lacking a kitchen.

2 Chris Engelbrecht - 3 years ago

Booked a room for six. The place looked great from the outside and the rooms were clean. However, the rooms were terribly hot and there was no air conditioning of fans to help. Windows had to be left open at night, which made it hard to sleep because of the noise of the streets. Quite hours were not kept and people from the hostel were most of the noisemakers. If you stay in the summer, I would recommend bringing fans, and staying in rooms away from the streets.

1 Jacob Kannel - 3 years ago

Honestly for the price you’re paying here you can probably find a much better hostel or even a budget hotel room. The first thing I noticed was the total sewage smell as I walked in the room. I thought the room was pretty clean but after looking more closely it was pretty dusty and the bed was gross with dirty sheets and a pillow case. The only storage was the locker provided next to each bed and there were no chairs or tables to pack or unpack with. Furthermore, it was very warm, even for being a cold winter night and with the window open for ventilation it was incredibly loud and everything from the street could be heard. Also, if you’re looking for a hostel where you’ll meet some people in the common areas or in your room, this isn’t the one. The one common area was empty with two vending machines (many for the same price have a full bar in the city) and no one was really down there. I know what you’re paying for at a hostel but with the incoming roommate at 4am I was only able to get 3 hours of sleep. On top of this the WiFi is horrible. Good luck connecting to it. Save yourself, I’ve had much better experiences in a hostel in one of the worst NYC neighborhoods, for half the price.

2 Yerkezhan Myrzakhmetova - 3 years ago

Stayed there in a room of 5 people. Hostel itself is beautiful and large, but I was super dissapointed with our room. Heater didn't work at all, room was super cold and there was bad smell coming from the bathroom. I asked gentleman at the reception to help at least with the heating or to change the room, but I did not receive any help. Don't know what I paid for, got cold there. Anyway it was in March, hope everything is better now.

3 Avinash Nuthalapati - 4 years ago

To start off, it is a good hostel and very clean. Also, unlike majority of hostels, this is spacious is most of the rooms and well ventilated which completely removed the sweaty smell. The staff is super friendly.

The biggest downside ... Their WiFi sucks. It doesn't work in majority of the rooms ..been here more than 2 weeks changing rooms .. WiFi works only close to the reception ... That's it ... Just forget if your room is else where.

2 Heidi Wruck - 2 years ago

We have a very mixed review of this hostel. We stayed for 3 weeks visiting family. First of all the staff and cleaning staff were super friendly and so understanding. We all picked up a tummy bug from a family member and the cleaning staff were super understanding and happy to help us.
The location was amazing - the main cross country trains, and the intercity trains (s-bahn u0026 u-bahn) leave on the other side of the mall, and as the mall is open until 9pm, I felt fairly safe catching public transport alone at night with my two young boys in tow. The tram is 900m away and also easy to access. The mall has lots of great food and shopping.
The room we got was different to what we imagined and we ended up with 3x bunk beds which actually worked out though it was weird not sleeping next to my husband. We had no other guests booked into our room and we had a shower and bathroom for our family. The rooms were clean-ish though I could tell that the cleaners must have a timeframe to do their work in because they weren't able to spend much time on each room. The room really could have done with a good floor-ceiling clean as there were marks all over the walls. And while the sheets and covers were sent out for commercial cleaning, I suspect the blanket inners and pillows aren't because they were dirty and we were horrifically bitten by bedbugs. The bedding also often had rips and holes in it, which the little fingers of my children seemed to find their way into. I also woke up with a sore back every morning due to the poor mattress quality.
When the hostel was quiet, buffet breakfast was at the hotel next door and was delicious and had very good options. It cost us €11.90 each however my two young children ate for free. The only downside was we couldn't charge it to our room and we had to pay every day. But it was worth it.
The biggest downside was there were no kitchen facilities so there was no way to make a tea or coffee or heat something for my kids to eat. Not having access to a kitchen was super disappointing and very inconvenient especially when you have jetlag and your kids are up at 4am before breakfast is ready and they are hungry. Unfortunately this meant we had to break the "no food in the room" rule, however you can't have it both ways; either it's no food in the room and you provide communal services e.g. fridge and tea/coffee facilities, or those a provided in the room and no communal area. So this really needs to be rethought.

Would I stay here again? Not unless I was desperate due to the bedding situation and no kitchen facilities. With two young children I don't have time for poor mattresses and poor nights sleep and I need to be able to feed my kids. I also had to wash all our clothing when we got home to NZ to make sure the bedbugs didnt travel with us.

4 Manorama Kapala - 3 years ago

A budget friendly hostel which is 3-4 km from the city centre, but near the U and S Bahn train lines. It isn't a youth hostel, so if you are looking for a hostel with a bar and young people, this may not be the place. Staff was very nice and helpful. They recommend places to visit and help show locations. The hostel was very clean.