When we arrived the unsmiling guy at the reception took over 10 minutes to check us in, this wasn't because he had a lot of work to do, it was because he couldn't pause his online Texas Holdem game even for a few seconds. He'd write down a couple of numbers from our passport, think long and hard over whether he should check, raise or fold, write down another couple of numbers etc. The rooms could be cleaner and have a serious mosquito problem which they don't seem to do anything about. We counted 7 alone on the high ceiling in daylight hours so goodness knows how many were hiding around. Bring repellant and lots of it, if you plan to stay!
It's difficult sleeping with those pests buzzing round you all night but sleep isn't really much of an option here anyway. It's beside a busy main road with lots of traffic noise. Worse, the hostel does nothing to control the noise levels, people were still playing music in the common area up until 2am.
Security is also an issue here. Rooms can't be locked, so anyone can wander in and out of your room and as there are no lockers available there's nowhere secure to leave your stuff. Facilities are also quite basic. Two internet terminals, slow and always busy. One room (I wouldn't really call it a kitchen as there's no space to sit down there) with some kind of camping cooker and a fridge. Being cheap is about all this place has going for it, but even there it's not any cheaper than other hostels in Belgrade.
