First of all I booked a double room, I booked it one day in advance. They gave me a four bed dorm. That is not a double room at all. They didnt tell me anything about this when I booked it. The woman working there could hardly speak Norwegian. The rooms were so so but the bed was HORRIBLE. I... More

The Hostel has a superior location: it is right at the bottom of the hill with the steps from where you can get a fantastic view of Alesund. We got a big room for 6 people with bunker beds. Being a hostel it offered neither towels nor soap but we were prepared for that so we had everything we neeeded... More

Room was really old, musty and dirty; stains on mattress and linens... Definitely overpriced. We had a kitchen in our room that violated all sorts of health and safety codes, I am sure. No curtains over the window to block out the early Norwegian sunrise in the summer months. The only positive thing about this hostel was that the front... More

II World War kitchen, reception is almost always closed, rooms are not that good...

this hostel was clean and adequate, but that was about all. It was very plain and spartan for the price (quite high for a hostel, but fairly typical for Norway I think), AND they strictly enforced (as in knocking on our door and threatening to charge us for another night at 10:15) that we be checked out by 10 am.... More

Interesting Jugend-style building. Rooms spartan but adequate. Sparkling white sheets provided. Friendly and helpful staff and free internet access. Ideal, quiet location.

We spent one night here during our recent trip to Norway, and were bitterly disappointed...it was far and away the worst place we stayed during our travels. The Rough Guide described the hostel as being in a "pleasant 1920s building", so even though it looked a bit like a prisonl from the outside, we figured perhaps it would be better... More

For a price barely below that of a reasonable hotel we were offered an 'apartment'. Sounded great, but we really should have turned right around and checked out as soon as we arrived. The 'apartment', described so wonderfully on the phone the day before, had four old bunk beds, a noisy fridge and an old sink. Some chairs that looked... More