Long Story Short Hostel & Café

Truly one of the nicest hostels I have ever stayed in. Very beautiful design and spacious, clean rooms with comfy beds. The atmosphere was delightful. Highly recommend.

My stay at Long Story was amazing! I feel like they are not hostel, it’s like a hotel! Very nice and clean everywhere. Only 10 mins away from downtown.

Great location near the city center I stayed in the king's room which was beyond expectations 🤩 Service and breakfast was awesome. Relatively expensive compared to other places at Olomouc, but totally worth it.

This hostel has a gorgeous restaurant!|Original and innovative dishes, great service and lovely atmosphere. A must stop while in Olomouc. We loved the variety of food available as we were a little tired of meat and potatoes. The menu is innovative and fresh - the service was perfect. We had such a nice, romantic night here. Try the cheese plate!

didn’t stay at the hostel but the front desk was nice enough to show me around and give a tour before the guests arrived. i totally would come and stay if you are visiting the area. it’s a bliss to not have to stay on a bunk for a change. the simple and modern design adds a sleek flair. the courtyard even had a sauna very impressive.

A modern, shabby chic accommodation. The room I stayed in was quiet, just right for a night's sleep. Check-in can be done online beforehand, but the automated email you receive is all in Czech and you have to use a translator. When I arrived, I was told that all the beds but one were occupied in my room, but it looked like two out of six beds simply hadn't been serviced - I only had 3 x roommates on the day I stayed. It would have been nicer if I was able to sleep in one corner by the door, which was vacant but not yet ready for a new guest. The card key is needed to turn/keep the lights on. This system helps the hostel save electricity, but is not for the guests' sake. Because, when you're leaving the room and your card key is in use for the lights, obviously you have to take the card with you so one of the remaining guests in the room has to get up and insert theirs. The establishment is missing two hostel basics: communal kitchen (or I just wasn't told there is one?), fridges easily accessible for guests. It didn't appear that there was a facility to make hot drinks, really basic in cheapest hostels I've stayed before. Although the decoration is stylish and the concept is great, the business could consider the utility aspects as above if they are interested in improving customer experience.

I was actually pretty excited for this stay and not even one full day into it and I'm over it. There is exactly ZERO air flow in the rooms so it is stifling in there. We have the windows open but the window shade on one is broken so it won't roll back up and it's going to be super bright in there very early tomorrow (can already tell). There is a girl in my room vaping even though there is a no smoking sign posted (and I'm not comfortable saying something to the desk because I don't want to be that person and I don't trust people to not retaliate in some way). The sliding door in the shower stalls has a 3/4 inch gap - it doesn't slide all the way shut so if someone were to walk by, they can see in. The towels they provide are hand towel size - I'm not sure if you have to ask and/or pay for something more but it's confusing as to why they would give you just that and there's no other information about it. Also, there's not really any privacy like you would get with a curtain at other hostels (which to be fair, you can see this on their pictures) - it's like a mesh screen between the beds upstairs and you can see each other. Not looking forward to vaping girl up there later tonight.... The staff was super friendly and the location is great (as are the outdoor spaces with the cafe and bakery) but I'm not sure I'm even going to spend my second night here, like I'm already looking for an alternative place to stay because the heat and lack of airflow actually makes it challenging to breath normal in there. I would rather sleep on one of the little couches in the hallway since at least it's a tiny bit cooler out there.

Professionally run, modern hostel-complex with a bakery attached below. For light-sleepers, beware of even the nicer 6-bed dorms, they do not protect you from snorers...