We stayed in the double room/apartment which seems to share a building with a shop and another apartment just down the street from the hostel itself. It cost us around £35 each per night; not extortionate but pricey enough for me to expect a pretty decent room. In fact for £40 each we had a gorgeous apartment to ourselves just outside the Old Town in Dubrovnik so I know you can get value for money even in the most expensive parts of Croatia. This is far from value for money.
The "bed" is in fact a sofa bed which I find unacceptable for what they charge for the room. It's rock hard and you have a choice of a paper thin pillow or a really thick cushion/removable arm rest for comfort. The TV only has one watchable channel due to poor reception, not a major issue really but why bother putting a TV in there if you can't watch it? There are no curtains so they've stuck paper over the windows, again not a major issue but it makes the room look tacky. The lack of curtains also means sound travels into the room very easily and the local pigeons like to congregate for a good ol' chinwag right outside the room at about 4am, so bear that in mind if you are a light sleeper! The bathroom is fine and the kitchenette is alright if a little basic, so no complaints there.
We were also cheated slightly on the price, we were quoted in Euros but paid in Kuna and were given the hostels own exchange rate which left us paying an extra 50 kuna. Not a fortune I admit but it started the stay off on the wrong foot.
This review no doubt makes me sound like a right moaner and I usually read negative reviews and think the same, but I'm actually very easy to please when it comes to hostels. This is the first (and hopefully last) time I've been moved to criticise a place I've stayed in. For the cost I have no doubt you will find nicer places to stay in Split
I cannot comment on the dorms as I did not see them, the fact that this place has primarily glowing reviews leads me to believe that they are pretty good
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