The immediate surrounding area of the hostel is a little sketchy but the hostel itself is beautiful. It’s very stylish and clean. Plus laundry facilities!
I came early for check in but was able to store my bags onsite in electronically secured storage area. There were different size boxes which was really nice.
The bar downstairs served great food and made up for the lack of nearby bars. Funky and comfy couches and had a great atmosphere. Lovely to hang out in a downpour! No food on the weekends though. They also have a strict no outside food policy so that’s a bummer if you were looking to bring in your own food. No communal kitchen, but plenty of social space to hang out in.
Breakfast is not included but 5 euros for a good buffet seemed reasonable!
The location is great in relation to the subway and buses and the staff was more than happy to provide travel and sight seeing tips. Plus places that offered discounts for guests.
My only complaint was the bed frames were REALLY squeaky. Anytime the person above me moved the whole frame shook me awake and squeaked. And the Internet was terribly slow at times. I had issues uploading small photos in emails and even just making travel reservations elsewhere took much longer than it should (20 min to book train tickets because it took so long to load pages). Not sure if t was normal but I was one of two people on their laptops in the common area so it seemed odd we would be taking up most of the bandwidth.
Overall I would highly recommend it as a reliable, clean, convenient and fun hostel!