dthetraveler1
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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.
