Youth Hostel on Smolna street was founded in 1961.Because of the location belongs to the most visited places by tourists from all the world.It is situated in the city centre and is the best start point for sightseeing in Warsaw. Everything you need is just a few minutes away by walk: Royal Route, The Old Town, Royal Łazienki Park, Wilanów, theatres, museums, cinemas, gastronomies, shopping malls.The hostel is open all year round.Youth Hostel on Smolna is listed in a directory of youth hostels in a global network established by Hostelling International.
You can't have a better location in all of Warsaw. You are smack next to the tram, a block away from the subway, and further down is the major train station to all major cities. This is great for sightseeing, especially if you are a group of friends. Warning: check the hours- if you want to go out at night you won't be let back in until 6 am. yes you can find places to spend the wee hours, like at the kebab stores, but it's not easy.
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Date of stay: July 2016
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this hostel is a prison. From 10 am to 4pm you need to be out, becouse hostel is "not open" and from midnight till 6am you can't leave or enter the hostel, becouse there is no one from service there and at midnight they lock the door and turn on the alarms. No bed sheets, no power sockets in room, no rubbish bins in rooms, bars on the windows.
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Date of stay: September 2013
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Response from EDSMwarsaw, Front Office Manager at Hostel Smolna
Responded Sep 17, 2013
Dear SandiMiernota Thank you for your review. We apologize for any inconvenience experienced. Our hostel is a youth hostel. This results in more restrictive rules than in other regular hostels. Curfew and closing hostel during the day are examples of this rules. Every guest (or organised group leader) on check-in sign the form declaring he or she knows and agree to our regulations. We are very sorry you weren`t informed precisely about these rules. We can assure you that our staff is 24h on site and available for our guests. Also we do not have any above-mentioned alarms. Bedclothes are given to our guests during the check-in - we hope you got them after claiming them at our reception desk. At the end I would like to apologize once again. We are a youth hostel, safety of our young guests is really important to us, but we also understand that some regulations or safety measures can be inconvenient for older guests. I can assure you your suggestions will be taken into consideration. We hope to see you again so we can improve your impression. Best regards
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I like this place, the price was cheap, room were cleaned up every day, friendly receptionist.The wifi was free and it has kitchen. Shared toilete and shower should be more clean but we have to understand it s just hostel not hotel so it s normal that it gets dirty very fast. I can recomment this place for your stay.
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Date of stay: April 2013
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Response from EDSMwarsaw, Manager at Hostel Smolna
Responded Apr 11, 2013
Hello Antonio78956! Thank you for your review! Of course we will take your suggestions about our bathrooms cleanliness into consideration. We hope to host you again soon! Best regards!
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For the price you pay private refurbished rooms are perfect. You get a flat TV and nice room. The hostel is in the city centre, near major touristic and commercial attractions. Free WiFi accessible form most of the building. You can use kitchen and lounge. Shared toilets are really clean. It is perfect value for money. The disadvantage is the fact there is a curfew. However, this is a youth hostel. If you don't mind this, you should consider spending a night in this place.
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Date of stay: September 2012
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Room Tip:Private double rooms are decent
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Response from EDSMwarsaw, Front Office Manager at Hostel Smolna
Responded Jan 27, 2013
Hello SirGader! Thank you for your review. We put a lot of effort into refurbishing our private rooms so your comment means a lot to us.We hope to host you again soon! best regards
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