phenomenal price! i paid 85 lei (about $25 USD) for a single with a shared bathroom. as has been mentioned before the hotel is about 20 meters from gara de nord so it can't be beat for accessibility for travellers just passing through bucharest (as i was, on my way to brasov). rooms are small but well appointed and very clean and it's got wireless internet and A/C!

i don't know if i'd recommend it for an extended stay or for family travel, but it was absolutely perfect for me... a single male spending a night or two on the cheap without having to worry about dingy rooms, unwashed linen, or bugs.

Coco's Hotel is perfectly located about 50 metres across from the main Gara du Nord train station. Perfect for travellers coming in/going out via rail - as I was.

Paid €35 for a single room and I was impressed for the cost. Room was decent in size for one person. Clean and warm. Flat screen TV included in the room. I've seen hostel single rooms cost much more than this.

Shared bathroom facilities were good, albeit very small. If you are anywhere near 6ft, then you will struggle entering and exiting the toilet (2nd floor bathrooms anyway). Shower had hot water. I was unsure of the general cleanliness of the bathroom facilities as I managed to get in there immediately after they were cleaned (9am). I did take a look at the cleaning roster and on some occasions they were cleaned once a day, on other occasions, twice a day, so not sure what they are like come 11pm.

Breakfast is included in the cost in the adjourning restaurant next to the hotel. Don't expect anything spectacular, but for €35 it's better than nothing. I had a meal in this restaurant of an evening and at very reasonable prices too. Romanian pizza, salad and large beer all for around £5.

Staff seemed friendly enough, especially the man on reception, although his name eludes me. If you want to get into the 'city centre' - as I was told, just walk outside the hotel, cross the street on the left and you'll see a bus stop in front. Take the 123 bus and get off about 20 minutes later (traffic depending) and you'll be in the centre (I think).

I will come here again. Remember that this is a 35 Euro room across the street from the main train station in a relatively expensive city and don't expect frills. My room was clean although somebody had smoked tobacco in it long before. The fixtures, a bit flimsy. The shared bathroom shower leaked on the floor and the cold water went away at one point leaving only hot. The elevator is small, but how many 35 Euro hotels even have elevators? My single room is big enough, maybe 10 square meters. The shared toilets work and are clean; the sink in the room works; the air conditioning works (it is hot in Bucharest right now); the bed is comfortable; the carpet is clean. Breakfast is included, rolls and salami and cheese and jam. Best of all the people are as friendly and helpful as any place I've been. They connected my old Powerbook G4 to the Internet immediately even though their WiFi system is only 2 months old and this was the first Macintosh they had seen. Andrei even carried my suitcase to the room. Does that happen at Formule1?

By the way Garmin GPS places this address very wrongly on their map. Coco's Hotel is at

N 44.44503 E 26.07442