Pura Vida Sky Hostel

Amazing hidden away rooftop bar. Was perfect to enjoy the clear sunny skies to lookouts on the great architecture of the city. After the stair climb, because there is no lift, you really feel like you deserve that beer! In combination with the music it's a great way to spend and afternoon.

The location and sky bar are quite nice, but the sky bar only opens in the afternoon and you don’t need to stay here to take advantage. The staff is friendly and helpful, but the room was hot and muggy, with some bugs (at least on the first night.) I would recommend staying at their sister Hostel (little Bucharest) across the street. They have a nice common area and street level couches to chill. You can always check out the sky bar at night.

While the place has great views and very cool crowd, I had to wait very long in line only to see the bartender chatting up with others (I understand it is a nice thing to do, but not when there's a waiting line in front). When I got to order I saw him only pouring water over a dirty glass to clean it and then served me my cocktail in it. Big no-no.

I was here in a lounge for a meeting. The location was quite hard to find, but the inside was cozy and the people in the other lobby were playing the guitar and it actually made a nice environment for our meeting, it was a great joke opportunity (we were starting to discuss some love stuff and the guitar was just perfectly syncronized). Interesting location overall, central and with a nice view but hard to point out and the way up is exhausting for unfit people.

We only went to the sky bar, so I won't speak about the hostel. Even though it's a charming bar with a nice view, the personnel was very rude. I wanted to order drinks and the waiters/bartenders kept ignoring me. They finally spoke to me as though I was bothering them by just being there. The cocktails I got were average and made with a haste. We drank them and left because the personnel spoiled a lovely evening for us. Such a pity

The bartender who served me was really friendly. As someone who works behind the bar I enjoy chatty bartenders. We had a fun chat about cocktails and he served me a delicious Cosmopolitan. If anyone's ever around the area - definitely stop by! The view from this sky bar is amazing!

Best old town view. Worth climbing each step (the sky bar has only a staircase, no elevator). Plus friendly staff, excellent music and good chat with travelers that are visiting Bucharest. My summer escape

Paper thin walls doesn't allow for any sleep if your neighbours are up. No blinds on the windows? Washrooms are terrible - the showers here are a joke. The only good thing is the location and the staff was nice enough but I'm sure there are competitors worth staying at. Would not return.