Liked: Ils horrible

Disliked: Staff were unprofessional

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Liked: We stayed at the hostel for 14 days at the beginning of July. It was me and my family - 2 adults and 2 young teens; we had our own room with an ensuite bathroom on the top floor facing the front of the hostel.Upon first glance, the place looks a bit strange. We arrived after a long overnight journey and were met with a crowd of people outside that were all drinking and smoking and just hanging out. I read the reviews and thought I was prepared but the reality of the place was still surprising.As we were exhausted and needed some rest, we checked in and went to our room. The staff were really good - offering us towels to shower up before checking out the kitchen for snacks. A big shout out to Craig for this.The room was 2 bunks - as advertised. The showers are comically tiny (but this is coming from someone living in Canada where space is abundant). I learned to fit :) Towels were exchanged when asked - no issues.The hostel itself is a work in progress it has some cool artwork on the walls and a bunch of new IKEA stuff was installed while we were there. Its not super spacious so the walls/baseboards get a beating from luggage being banged around but aside from painting every week, the wear and tear should be expected. The room was HOT but we were also there during the 30C heatwave (and I know AC isnt as common in the UK as Im used to). Because of the heat, we kept the window open at nighttime and had to manage the noise.Its noisy from 3 things: Large city stuff, the bar next door and the people using the chairs just outside.The large city stuff is unavoidable. The hostel is located on a major road and sirens and idiots with loud cars will always use these to get around.The bar is funny. Its a (very) heavy metal live music venue. Over my time staying here, I overheard several conversations from its patrons - they were discussing the stock markets, trade imbalances, politics and others deep topics.

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Liked: We stayed at the hostel for 14 days at the beginning of July. It was me and my family - 2 adults and 2 young teens; we had our own room with an ensuite bathroom on the top floor facing the front of the hostel.Upon first glance, the place looks a bit strange. We arrived after a long overnight journey and were met with a crowd of people outside that we’re all drinking and smoking and just hanging out. I read the reviews and thought I was prepared but the reality of the place was still surprising.As we were exhausted and needed some rest, we checked in and went to our room. The staff were really good - offering us towels to shower up before checking out the kitchen for snacks. A big shout out to Craig for this.The room was 2 bunks - as advertised. The showers are comically tiny (but this is coming from someone living in Canada where space is abundant). I learned to fit :) Towels were exchanged when asked - no issues.The hostel itself is a work in progress… it has some cool artwork on the walls and a bunch of new IKEA stuff was installed while we were there. It’s not super spacious so the walls/baseboards get a beating from luggage being banged around but aside from painting every week, the wear and tear should be expected. The room was HOT but we were also there during the 30C heatwave (and I know AC isn’t as common in the UK as I’m used to). Because of the heat, we kept the window open at nighttime and had to manage the noise.It’s noisy from 3 things: Large city stuff, the bar next door and the people using the chairs just outside.The large city stuff is unavoidable. The hostel is located on a major road and sirens and idiots with loud cars will always use these to get around.The bar is funny. It’s a (very) heavy metal live music venue. Over my time staying here, I overheard several conversations from its patrons - they were discussing the stock markets, trade imbalances, politics and others deep topics.

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They took 14 working days to return my key deposit of 40, after being chased. Not acceptable.

Liked: Great location
Disliked: The company took 14 working days to return my key deposit of 40. I expect it would have been even longer if I hadn't chased them constantly. Not good enough.