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Via Giovanni Giolitti 213, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Hostel Eden
Ranked #236 of 316 Speciality lodging in Rome
3.0 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
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boston, ma
2 reviews
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
“Avoid the Hostel Eden”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2004
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Hostel Eden no longer had a room for me when I arrived in Rome even though I booked in January for a March stay (and I arrived on time).
Instead of telling me that there wasn't a room available I was told to walk around for 2 hours and come back while my room was cleaned. When I got back i was they told me about the "problem". They said that there was another hostel that i could stay at for the same price and gave me directions. When I got there and settled in I found out that the price was not the same. It was 20 euros more each night. At least the new hostel was not in such a shady neighborhood. It was also run more like a hotel and less like a room off of someone's kitchen. Avoid the Hostel Eden.

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
“Worst hostel I have ever stayed in.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2004
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Avoid this one like the plague - truly one of the worst hostels ever.It wasn't really a hostel at all, just an apartment in a residential building that some enterprising landlord had decided to stick 18 bunk beds in and charge 12 euro a night for the privilege of sleeping in one. Unfortunately, this set-up didn't extend to improving the bathroom facilities - there was one toilet and two showers between the 18 'guests' - and they were pretty scummy.We were given ONE key between five of us.The showers had glass panels in the front, and we (girls) had to put up with a constant parade of males back and forth past the shower doors while we were trying to shower. One of the showers was no more than a dribble of water if the other was on - so only one person could really shower at a time.Oh - and the toilet seat (which was held together by masking tape) broke completely on the second night, so the manager removed it entirely - meaning the five of us had to traipse down to the train station to pay 0.60 euro-cents for the privilege of using the (clean, spacious) train station loos! Quite possibly the worst hostel I've ever stayed in! We would have left but we'd already paid for the three nights!We were charged 2 euro per bag to leave our luggage the day we left, and then when we went to pick them up they refused to let us use the bathroom. Oh by the way - the photos of the hostel on the website are NOT of this hostel! Each room is packed with bunk beds - there are NO rooms that look as good as these photos do!Avoid this hostel...I will never set foot in it again.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2011
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  • Stayed March 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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“Très très très mauvaise adresse, à éviter, tout simplement.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2011
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  • Stayed April 2011, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Lainate, Italy
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Ottimo se non trovate di meglio”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2010
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  • Stayed September 2008, travelled with friends
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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