Bella
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We were robbed in this hostel and staff let them go – please be cautious
Around 3am, my friend woke up to someone taking her bag from beside her bed. She got up and found a man (around 50 years old) in our dorm holding her wallet, with her cards and cash. She confronted him and got it back as he tried to leave the room.
Another guest ran to reception for help and we followed to tell staff what happened. Despite reception being informed immediately - and being shown a video of him with the stolen items - reception ignored us. The man asked to check out, and within seconds they gave his deposit back and let him leave without any questions, concerns, or attempt to verify the situation.
After this, another girl in our room realized her valuables were missing. When she asked reception to contact the police, they refused.
What’s worrying is that this hostel requires passports as deposits, yet staff told us he didn’t give his over. This man checked in with no luggage and was placed in a room with all young mostly female / 20-year-old travelers. There should have been more concern from staff when checking him in.
Throughout the entire situation, the night staff were dismissive and showed no concern for guest safety. There was no apology and no report made, mostly just frustration as if we were inconveniencing them. At no point did anyone check if we were okay after being robbed in our sleep.
A manager finally arrived around 10am - seven hours after the incident. They did apologise and took the girl whose items were stolen to the police, which we appreciated. However, this does not excuse how the night staff handled the situation, how they ignored us, let the man walk out immediately, and offered absolutely no support at the time when it mattered.
Aside from the incident itself, the rooms were also very noisy from about 12–2am which on the website it says noise stops at 12. The bathrooms were very dirty, and although the beds have curtains, several of ours were missing on one side, so let in a lot of light.
For a well-known hostel, this was extremely disappointing and made us feel unsafe. Based on this experience, I cannot recommend staying here and strongly urge others to be cautious.