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Miriam M

Cheap stay for no sleep

1.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed Feb 20, 2020
I really do not recommend staying here.
We couldn't get any sleep at all throughout the night due to the insanely loud music playing downstairs in what I suppose was a bowling alley/club. The bed was actually SHAKING from the bass.
The kitchen was big but overcrowded and actually gave me anxiety.

The rooms had no space to store away your luggage and valuables.
Felt really unsafe. The whole atmosphere was a bit sketchy.

The toilets were okay and the staff was nice enough but I would've happily paid a few pounds more for a bit of sleep.
Date of stay: February 2020
Trip type: Traveled with friends
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    Reviewed January 27, 2020

    Stayed here in Jan 2020 for a weekend for a stag do. Worked really well for us as a group, but perhaps a large part of that was that we didn’t return to the hostel until the early hours so weren’t kept awake by the noise from the club below as others have described, and secondly, we had private dorms which made any possible issues of security and comfort redundant.

    Positives

    1) Location - couldn’t be more central
    2) Cost - great value
    3) Beds - very comfortable mattress, very warm duvet, all clean
    4) Twin sockets per bed
    5) Safe - hostel dorms and communal rooms accessible only with key cards
    6) Showers - clean, hot, pretty powerful

    Negatives

    1) Breakfast - was fine, but very limited (toast or cereal)
    2) Dorm curtains - not usable/can’t be drawn so no ability to keep out external lights or daylight in morning
    3) Noise - weekend music from club beneath goes on until 3am and the bed-frames suffer heavy vibration from the base speakers
    4) Bathroom Sinks (and to a lesser degree toilets) - usable but far from clean
    5) Towels - not provided (not a problem necessarily) but bring your own or rent one from the hostel.

    In summary - great for a night or two under certain conditions and for certain people. Would not recommend if you plan on having early nights or prefer more luxurious accommodation.

    Date of stay: January 2020
    Trip type: Traveled with friends
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    Reviewed November 27, 2019 via mobile

    Nice to come back and stay again, it's had a makeover much more modern and practical, ping pong, TVs and football table in the common room. Beds are comfy, the buildings clean. They have both single sex bathrooms and private bathrooms upstairs, towels are a £1 at reception. Bristols great this time of year.

    Date of stay: November 2019
    Trip type: Traveled solo
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    Reviewed November 27, 2019 via mobile

    The hostel is nice and big, plenty of room for eating and relaxing. Downstairs in The Lanes has a bowling alley, pizza and Live music concerts, we got a Free invite because we were guests upstairs.

    Bathrooms clean, comfortable bed and great central location.

    Date of stay: November 2019
    Trip type: Traveled with friends
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    Reviewed November 23, 2019

    This Hostel is a complete Joke! I paid about 85!!!!£ for 2 Nights
    Everything is dirty, from the kitchen to the bathroom and the rooms.
    The rooms are so small and tight that you only just have enough space to squeeze through. I almost choked to death in my 6 bedroom room. The whole Hostel smells like at least 5 people must‘ve DIED in there.
    It‘s not possible to lock away your belongings and the people in this Hostel are either drug addicts or psychos.
    The so-called „Breakfast“ literally was Toast, Butter and Jam

    I left after one sleepless night and booked a very expensive Hotel room but it didn‘t even bother me anymore because I was just happy to get away from this absolutely disgusting place. It completely ruined my trip to Bristol.

    The people that run / own this Hostel should be ashamed of themselves
    Stay away from this place at all costs!!

    Date of stay: November 2019
    Trip type: Traveled solo
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    Reviewed October 20, 2019 via mobile

    We were 3 friends and just could not sleep at all!

    The place is incredibly loud (above a club and bowling with techno music until 3am! + people shouting in the street all night long)
    There are no curtains, no towels. The windows could not be closed.
    The bathrooms are dirty and the common spaces are creepy...

    I cannot imagine we paid 40£ each for a night.

    DON'T GO THERE IF YOU WANT TO SLEEP!

    Date of stay: October 2019
    Trip type: Traveled with friends
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