Overall the place is fine - it’s in a quiet part of the neighbordhood, is easy to find, it’s very clean, and has all the amenities you need. It’s a hostel, but our room had a private bathroom and balcony. I rate it three stars for a few reasons that would be relatively easy to fix:
1. WiFi is spotty and barely reached our room. We were consistently at 1 bar, and on the balcony there was zero. It also cut out regularly. I realize this is not *super important* but in 2019 WiFi is universal and easy to fix.
2. The hot water is mediocre. It was never hot, just warm. Even if I showered first the water wasn’t hot enough to want to stay in for more than a few minutes. Other times there was enough to wash my hair and that was it.
3. There was a strange whistling noise that seemingly came at random, but was consistent, which reminded me of a steam radiator. It was loud enough to keep me awake if I woke in the early morning, but not loud enough that is was overwhelming. But it was consistent.
4. The final complaint was a security issue - the front door doesn’t close all the way without you pulling it shut. The host explained this and told us what to do, but multiple times we came back and the door wasn’t shut all the way (because other guests neglected to pull it shut). It would be easy enough to make sure the door closes all the way on its own.