Hostel Folks

**Noisy hostel!** This is on me as I didn’t read through the reviews properly and just saw the “exceptional” rating on hotels.com and scrolled through the first couple but anyway. Pros and cons: + location! It’s right on the edge of the old town, and has a tram stop right outside + clean. + modern + coffee and (I think) tea available all the time and a comfy common space to use and sit in + hostel provides towels + friendly staff - it’s right next to a tram line so every time a tram comes past the building the whole building shakes - it’s above what I would presume is a club? The bass and music just continued until almost 5am. Even with ear plugs I found it very difficult to fall asleep. - Walls are PAPER thin. I could hear my neighbours conversations almost word for word. All the noise from the corridor is heard easily. - only 2 showers and 2 toilets for the whole place (as in 2 male and 2 female). But I imagine if the place is fully booked that’s really not enough, - duvets were RIDICULOUSLY thin. Think height of summer, barely stay on you as they have no weight at all. Beds very creaky but comfortable enough, pillows felt like a lumpy cloud. Needed two to even elevate my head (thankfully there were 2 available as I was alone in a double room). - felt very…. Sterile? It used to be an office building which is very clear, but the rooms are very basic, no artwork, no personal touches, nothing that gives it any soul or makes the place look nice at all, I had booked a private double room, for 1 night and it served its purpose. I’ve stayed at a lot of hostels over the years and just felt this one lacked much soul and the noise was too much. I’m a deep sleeper once I’m asleep but getting to sleep was difficult. The windows were poorly fitted and there was a very cold draught coming in, however there was a heater in the room (needed it as it was January and -4 outside!) which worked well at keeping the room warm enough to sleep. Overall a decent hostel experience but probably wouldn’t stay again based solely on the noise aspect. If noise doesn’t bother you then go for it.

Good stay at this hostel. Receptionist showed us our room, where the toilets were etc. Unfortunately he was a little late arriving (website said reception opened at 2 and he was there around quarter past) but wasn’t really a big deal and he was very lovely. Location would be perfect were it not sharing walls with a night club, and our holiday happened to fall across Friday-Sunday! Surprisingly, couldn’t hear any people but the base was quite loud. Other than that, you couldn’t be any more central, right by Michael’s Gate. Good value for what it was. Would stay here again. We had a double room not a dorm.

The Hostel is okay, but it is located directly above a strip club (Club8 Bratislava), which plays music until 5 am. If you do stay, make sure it's a night the club isn't open. There is also no night staff or security, so let hope the strip club customers aren't staying at the hostel.

Due to the location being directly above a night club that stays open until 6:00 AM and plays loud bass and music with people screaming outside all night it was impossible to sleep or even relax so I spent all night and early morning in constant uneasy state listening to techno/rap bass that was designed to keep party goers awake. I stayed. 2 nights in dorm and 1 in a private room. The facilities are clean and comfortable during the day. The 8 bed dorm is bearable but still loud at night but it's far enough down from the club downstairs that you can't really hear or feel the bass. Although if any of the windows are open in the room it can be extremely loud. Drunk people literally screaming. I found earplugs helped a bit but probably not good enough for light sleepers as I'm a heavy sleeper once I can get to sleep. It's also right next to the main road with tram route so the tram rattles the entire building throughout the day and early night. The washer and dryer they use is in the hallway so you can hear that as well and for some reason the staff dryer was running at 3 am and making loud noises. During the weekdays maybe this place would be suitable to stay at because the club may not go so late but if you are booking the weekend be cautious as no ear plugs will prevent the bass and outside sounds from keeping you awake. Also the hostel could invest in curtains for the windows because the street lights are very bright and let so much light into the room at night that it never gets very dark in any of the rooms. Plus they keep the lights in the hallway on all night and cannot be turned off bc there is no light switch so it lets a lot of light into the room because the door has glass panel for some reason. I fortunately had a sleep mask but not ideal or comfortable to sleep with it on. What the hostel could do better? Be transparent about the noise and bass from the club. Don't even book the rooms above the club on weekends or when the club is even open honestly. If someone does want the room to sell it at such a cheap price that makes them not feel taken advantage of or ripped off. However, had I known what the private room above the club was going to be like or even knowing it was directly above the club when I booked I wouldn't sleep in it for free. Maybe others will if location matters more to them and plan to be out till 6 am every night. But in that case you might as well stay at one of the official party hostels. I initially stayed at this also cuz I thought it was going to be quiet and chill. Turned out to be the opposite unfortunately. Also another thing that bothered me is they have very older men there that kind of do some weird things I can post a video to explain. We notified the receptionist but they didn't do anything about it. One of the guys was doing this at 5:00 AM in the morning and woke everybody up in the room.

The gentleman who served me at reception was very welcoming. The hostel itself is great and had a lovely common room. One improvement which would have bettered the experience is a plug outlet for the upper bunks, and also a curtain for privacy maybe. Overall a good experience.

Superb host, great location, room and communal areas were all spotless as was the shared bathroom, comfortable stay, highly recommend!

Within five minutes walk to the President House and a very delicious Slovakia restaurant. The host was very nice and helpful. The six-bed dorm was very big and with two set of windows so we enjoyed the sunshine. There was also a set of hanger to hang your laundry.

Amazing. Couldn't recommend it more. Very clean, the owner waited for me really late to arrive from the airport. He was very polite and professional, showed me where everything is, helped to point me to a 24/7 shop because I forgot a few things at home.The rooms and place was one of the cleanest I've seen. Very spacious rooms. The fact that I shared a room with other people didn't bother me at all even though I've never done it before.The place is great, I'll probably book again.