I have been there for four nights and had a nice stay overall. Hostel manager Richard took me to a club on my first night, which was nice. He has been friendly & smiley all the time. Receptionist Kate was helpful and caring, we had good conversations during my stay. Cleanliness and rooms are average but you should never forget that this is only a hostel not a hotel! If you are alone, looking for nice location and would like to meet new people I am sure you will be satisfied with this hostel! Please do not hesitate to give them a try!

I stayed at the Napoleon Hostel for two nights. I was in a 6-bed female dorm. The facilities were good and the beds comfortable (A change having just come from Asia). The staff are very friendly and helpful with good English. The common area is a gret place to mingle with others or just relax. It was a bit tricky finding the hostel as there is a tiny sign stuck to the wall and that is it. My taxi driver had to call to find out exactly where it was.
The location is great. 5-10 mins walking to Red Square and only a few to the metro. I had a few meals at the little cafe 30 seconds walk on the corner. Food was good but not sure about the smoking. Reminded me of Australia like 15-20 years ago!
The only down side was the stairs up to the hostel. It was on the fourth floor and very hard to get luggage up and down the stairs especially when there is a bit of weight involved.
Would recommend it though.

The hostel is in a great location, very near to the main sights, the staff were very friendly. As a lone traveller on a Round The World trip I enjoy socialising with other travellers and talking about our travels. Unfortunately there seemed to be few if any backpackers there. I shared a room with people who mainly seemed to be long term residents and Russian businessmen. It is a shame because the hostel has nice rooms, free laundry and great Wi-Fi, just not a very comfortable atmosphere when I stayed.

It was a very nice hotel. The staff speaks very good English and is very helpfull. The location is perfect! The rooms are okay, a bit small with all the luggage but that's not a problem because there is the very nice big living room. The only negative things are the terrible beds, you're back is broken after a few hours sleep and there are only two showers in a hostel with place for more than 40 people.