My wife and I stayed during the Just for Laughs festival. It was a great location for the festival. We decided to stay an extra few days so had a couple of nights in the main building, which is nice with a lot of character but our room did not have air conditioning. We then moved to newer rooms at the back which were also of a good standard although small There are some restrictive rules about when you can cook and do washing but if you are there to see the city you wont be spending much time inside. Staff were very friendly and eager to help us plan further stages of our trip.

My wife and I both stayed at this hostel and were somewhat disappointed with the overall experience, and was very expensive by hostel standards for very little and basic amenities.

Upon receiving our first room we quickly learned the window lock was broken thus rendering room insecure and easily accessible due to fire escape stairs outside. We advised the owner who told us not to worry as nothing like that ever happens. However I doubt he would pay for a new computer or replacement of our belongings if they were stolen.

We moved to another room and had to pay more, however it was secure and had a wash basin. The kitchen facilities were very basic and reasonably clean and common area was rather small which had the dining area off to the side. Not much room overall.

The hostels location is fairly central, approx 10-15 min walk to the old city, 10 min to any reasonable type of supermarket and 5 minutes from restaurants. The metro is only a couple of blocks away and there is a bus stop outside the hostel.

Cleanliness of the hostel room was good. We had clean sheets, wash basin was clean and the overall room was tidy. The shared facilities are somewhat a little worse for ware, the showers on level 2 don’t have exhaust fans and extremely tiny and the toilets do not flush very well….needing 2 or 3 flushes to get waste out.

Breakfast was included when we stayed, however is very basic, consisting of only breads and spreads, bagels, cut oranges, coffee and tea and no fresh milk. Plates were locked away requiring you to use a plastic serving tray lined with paper napkins to eat your food from.