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Hostel was overcrowded, not very clean & had substandard service. We paid for 6 bed dorm, but they tried shoving us into 8 bed one. We eventually got into room with 7 beds, one of which was an inflatable mattress. We didn’t get a discount. Number of fire safety violations was too big to count. Security lockers specified on the site are not secure – they all have the same key. There is no DIY laundry, & the washing service offered is not cheap. However, fellow hostellers were fun & trustworthy.Hostel was overcrowded, not very clean & had substandard service. We paid for 6 bed dorm, but they tried shoving us into 8 bed one. We eventually got into room with 7 beds, one of which was an inflatable mattress. We didn’t get a discount. Number of fire safety violations was too big to count. Security lockers specified on the site are not secure – they all have the same key. There is no DIY laundry, & the washing service offered is not cheap. However, fellow hostellers were fun & trustworthy....Close

Yana, New Zealand | Couple 25-30 | 05th August 2008

The full sheet set is really old and too much dirty as it were the mattresses. And the correlation between the number of people and the number of toilets is poorThe full sheet set is really old and too much dirty as it were the mattresses. And the correlation between the number of people and the number of toilets is poor...Close

Ruben, Spain | Male 25-30 | 28th September 2008

Quite OK as a hostel, good kitchen, but big shame on you for charging 700 Roubles for visa registration - a straightforward thing that any Soviet-style in Russia does free of charge. Quite OK as a hostel, good kitchen, but big shame on you for charging 700 Roubles for visa registration - a straightforward thing that any Soviet-style in Russia does free of charge. ...Close

Manfred, Austria | Couple 18-24 | 19th September 2008

The staff was very friendly and helpful. There was always someone there. They helped give me directions when I didn't know where I was going, and one staff member even let me use his cell phone when I needed to make a call. My only complaint is that there were no lockers large enough to store suitcases so I had to leave my luggage in my shared room all day while I was gone. It would have been easy for someone to take my stuff.The staff was very friendly and helpful. There was always someone there. They helped give me directions when I didn't know where I was going, and one staff member even let me use his cell phone when I needed to make a call. My only complaint is that there were no lockers large enough to store suitcases so I had to leave my luggage in my shared room all day while I was gone. It would have been easy for someone to take my stuff....Close

Sarah, US Virgin Islands | Female 25-30 | 27th September 2008

location is good, can easily walk to train station and red square. Only drawback was they painted hall during some of stay, but over now and its clean. Probably best common room and kitchen I’ve seen during my trip. Staff really awesome and friendly.location is good, can easily walk to train station and red square. Only drawback was they painted hall during some of stay, but over now and its clean. Probably best common room and kitchen I’ve seen during my trip. Staff really awesome and friendly....Close

Alnoor, Denmark |   | 22nd September 2008

Pretty average Hostel, nothing special but it delivers what it needs. Rooms are clean and of a reasonable size, facilties are all okay too, nothing to write home about but fine for a few nights in Moscow. Location is better for the train station rather than the city centre though.Pretty average Hostel, nothing special but it delivers what it needs. Rooms are clean and of a reasonable size, facilties are all okay too, nothing to write home about but fine for a few nights in Moscow. Location is better for the train station rather than the city centre though....Close

Alistair, England | Male 18-24 | 18th August 2008

this hostel is awful, the staff were rude, the location is pretty poor and the security is awful. i stayed in a dorm with my friend and at 4 in the morning a random man came and slept in our room, in the morning i asked the staff if he was a paying guest and they had no idea who he was......this was just the beginning of the problems during our stay herethis hostel is awful, the staff were rude, the location is pretty poor and the security is awful. i stayed in a dorm with my friend and at 4 in the morning a random man came and slept in our room, in the morning i asked the staff if he was a paying guest and they had no idea who he was......this was just the beginning of the problems during our stay here...Close

Katherine, England | Female 18-24 | 18th September 2008

Hostel is quite cramped - a lot of people in a small space and the cleaner is rude. Otherwise, the kitchen is nice, some renovations are being made and the owner is really nice.Hostel is quite cramped - a lot of people in a small space and the cleaner is rude. Otherwise, the kitchen is nice, some renovations are being made and the owner is really nice....Close

Christopher, England | Male 25-30 | 14th August 2008

Note that the Visa Reg is 700rp/ person. Other than that, a good cheap place to stay.Note that the Visa Reg is 700rp/ person. Other than that, a good cheap place to stay....Close

Fiona, Australia | Group 18-24 | 27th August 2008

Management wouldn\t refund my last night even though they were given 2 days notice. not really near centre of moscow but metro is very good.Management wouldn\t refund my last night even though they were given 2 days notice. not really near centre of moscow but metro is very good....Close

jimmy20114084, Australia | Male 18-24 | 10th August 2008

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