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Russell Scott Hostels Reviews

28, Brandreth Road, Sheffield, Sheffield, England

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60%Overall Rating

From 14 ratings
  • 53%Character
  • 59%Security
  • 53%Location
  • 69%Staff
  • 63%Atmosphere
  • 64%Cleanliness

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47%

This is an okay hostel for somebody who wants to save money. However, there are a couple of drawbacks: The location is very bad. It's in an awful part of the city and the connection to the city center is not the best. The cleanliness is very poor. This is not what you expect from a place where different people live together. Many things should be repaired there. I wouldn't go there again to be honest. The people were very nice though.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Austria
  • Male, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your review however as you know the city center is a 10 min ride for £1.50 by tram and the tram stop is 5 min from the hostel. You would have seen that we have a in house cleaner and we keep the place very clean. The bathrooms are brand new and we have been refurbishing the place. The problem is not all the guests keep the place clean even though we have posters aroung to advice customers to clean the facilities after use.

63%

There was no one there when I arrived though the front door was unlocked I waited twenty minutes then called the number I had, I man answered and said there'd be someone they shortly. A friendly young guy arrived shortly after, everyone who was staying there was very friendly. It's a short walk to the tram which costs £1.50 to get into the city centre. I felt a bit uneasy about not having a key for the dorm room and the front door always being open but it was cheap and clean enough

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Female, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for the review. sorry you had to wait our staff had to rush to the shops to get some bread and milk for breakfast. We used to give keys for the dorm but people tend to lose it and always argue when we ask them to reimburse however, as explained at the time of check in we have a secure storage room and you can leave your valuables in the reception.

20%

Booking cancelled two days before arrival due to water damage.

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi, Thank you for the review as we explained it was unforeseen circumstance that there was a leak due the continuous bad weather that week and we were not able to fix it on time as we had to work from out side the building and was windy since we did not have any spare room to accommodate you we had to call you before 2 days and cancel. We have offered you a 20% discount for the first night stay when you visit us next and this offer is valid with no time limit. We apologize for the inconvenience.

87%

The only 'negative' and not a particularly strong one is the location. Not easy to find when walking if new to Sheffield, however you're looking at a taxi fare of about £5 - £6 to get there from the train station or town centre.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Male, 31-40
  • (8 reviews)


83%

I had a nice stay at this hostel. Staff incredibly helpful and polite. Rooms and bathrooms were clean and always smelt fresh. The breakfast room was clean and well stocked. The only problem was that the 4 bed female dorm does not have a lock on it so it felt a little unsafe at night. It would be nice if they could put a lock on the door and get 4 keys and give it to the guests. The location was a steep uphill walk but close to a tram station. All in all, good value for money. I recommend it!

  • Avid Traveller
  • 10 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • India
  • Female, 31-40
  • (13 reviews)


67%

the staff is very friendly and kind.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • Female, 25-30
  • (1 review)


40%

The internet didn't work, the shower didn't work and the heating didn't work - it was freezing! Quite cheap though!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for your review it is unfair to state this as we have our boiler working 24 hrs a day and the place was really warm, secondly the wifi works through out the building and as you would have seen we were upgrading one shower and the one was perfectly fine.

57%

Terrible experience. Reservation was cancelled due to some water leak on 2nd floor. Thanks to kind-hearted people in hostel, I didn't end up out on the Sheffield streets in winter time.




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