Transylvania Hostel

We loved our time at Transylvania Hostel. It was full of travelers from all over, vibrant and interesting. My favorite part was the interior courtyard. It is private, has nice gardens and sitting areas. This hostel is well run. They provide breakfast, which I didn't even know was included, so that was a nice bonus surprise. They are serious about enforcing quiet times, which is good for those who are staying there and good for neighborly relations on their block. We had booked two private rooms with a shared bath. The suite was on the ground floor and quite lovely. We had an exterior locked door to the suite. The interior had additional locking doors to each of the bedrooms. This suite was big enough to sleep 6 people. One room had a full size bed and the second room had two queen beds. The hostel is close to the city center, and there is a parking garage a few blocks away from the hostel. Parking at the garage was a better rate than paying for nearby on-street parking. Clean and comfortable - we had a great stay!

Firstly communication was staff was fantastic right from the confirmation email. They were friendly and attentive, especially Andrea! The hostel was also clean with good facilities. |I was disappointed in the communal area and the standard of the WiFi. I also didn’t like that you had to walk through the kitchen to get to the bathroom. You are provided with lockers but I felt the outside security wasn’t great.

Enjoyed my stay at this clean and organized HOSTEL. Walking tours were informative and enjoyable. The one thing that made my stay memorable was our communal dinners. A staff member would chose a restaurant and we would join him or her as a group, paying our own selection. I would recommend this place always.

I loved staying here and have had a blast! The hostel is literally located at the City Centre of the town. Amazing sightseeing doable by foot, because of the location and the staff in the hostel is super helpful. The hostel is clean and seems cosy. There is only one con, which was the breakfast which is just a bag of bread laying on the table with a pot filled with jam. That was a little bummer! For the rest it is lovely to stay!

Such great staff. My friend and I come from Chicago. We had a problem in our room and they came to help ASAP. The room was clean and comfortable. It is super close to the downtown area of Cluj so great for walking and grabbing a bite or to shop. From the airport you take the 5 or 8 bus, super easy.

Okay enough. Expensive for room as hostels go. Bed is good,clean as can be over old and worn out. More water comes out of shower hose then shower. If ya figure out how to use that to your advantage. Good shower. Always hot water. They advertise breakfast but on table is plaque saying they don't have to include breakfast. It's corn flakes.musil milk. Cookies jam bread. Or no bread just cookies. Old building. A locked door into every room doors are kept shut and it's stuffy and hot inside. Even on beautiful sunny days...quit stuffy. Staff friendly. If you need to leave before office open they are very helpful as there is a key deposit.

This hostel has a chill, family-style tight knit vibe between the owners, volunteers, and guests. It is really centrally located and convenient to find (not far from Piata Unirii). It isn't a party hostel, it has a shared kitchen and couches in the reception area where people often chill and talk, also a nice green garden and balcony (people smoke outside.) The garden has plenty of tables and some swinging garden chairs for relaxing. Guests are encouraged to be quiet after 11. There are group dinners on some weeknights and free breakfast til 8 am, somehow this creates a tight knit, social vibe. On my first night, a group of 5 people were chilling on the couches and chatting. They invited me to come drinking with them, I didn't go, but they ended up hitting a few bars and were quiet when they came in. Guests are at a fairly wide age range. The kitchen is furnished in a cosy and quirky way with a red polka dotted table cloth and a white and red theme. It is fully outfitted with everything you need for cooking and chilling on the couch is nice as well. The room I stayed in is a spacious and clean 8 bed dorm, with cheerful green bedding. The volunteers sleep in the same dorm rooms as the guests and I ended up getting quite close to some of them even though I didn't stay long. Each guest gets a locker (one time mine was wonky, the other time it worked.) Breakfast includes muesli, cornflakes, bread, jam, and butter. There is a game room behind the reception with billiards, a ping pong table, and a guitar. There is one bathroom and two showers next to the kitchen and it felt a bit like there wasn't much privacy and you could hear everything in the bathroom and shower from the kitchen. Was a bit awkward, but typical of hostel life. All of the common rooms are surveilled with a camera.

Very nice and central hostel with a large 8 bed dorm. The staff was really amazing - before, during and even after my stay. They were helping me figuring out how to get around before arriving, they helped me with some good recommendations during the stay and afterwards they made sure I reached my next location safely. Nothing to complain -showers, WiFi and breakfast were good.