AyJ
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I did not have a positive experience at Summer house King’s Cross.
The hostel itself is well situated and they run activities. it is generally quite clean. It is a very small three story townhouse. The hostel gets cleaned 3 times a day from what I could tell, however it seems to always be a little dirty. This is obviously due to the size of the hostel (tiny) with not that many bathrooms and space being shared by a large amount of people. Plus it is backpackers who stay here which is mainly the younger, less tidiness-concerned backpacker crowd. Many times have I watched one of the cleaners clean a bathroom or the kitchen and twenty minutes later, two people have used it and it’s not that clean again. This is no fault of the cleaners though part of what made me uncomfortable staying here was conversations I heard of the staff being told off for not cleaning the areas properly. How does the manager/s not factor in the tiny size of the hostel and the crowd they cater to? This seemed unfair. I personally thought the cleaners were really lovely, the ones I spoke to, and can imagine didn’t appreciate the lack of understanding from higher up staff. Speaking of reception, I did not get the warmest feeling from the reception staff and there were a few times that reception just barged into the room without knocking and started taking photos of the room. This really contributed to me not liking the hostel and really dampened the mood. Again, there were some good points about the hostel like the activities, but in general I did not like the hostel and definitely think there are more warm and inviting ones in Sydney.
