Bucharest Hostels

Pros: Everything is clean and things are well organized.

Cons: Unfortunately we didn’t like the atmosphere. It felt like the staff cares more about getting a good review, than about their guest having a good time.

Pros: I loved the staff and their ideas with family activities, dinners, group chats and everything like this. They create a great atmosphere, so you can share your experience to the others whenever you want to; everybody is friendly and opened to meet you. As soon as you get there, you feel the familiar atmosphere and you can enjoy a cup of cocoa during the cozy evenings in their unique garden. The staff put out luggage in a safe place even if we arrived early in the morning and they always offered us everything we needed! The location is excelent, close to the Centre and to the cultural places. So, do not miss Umbrella, because you will definitely have a special experience in a wonderful house, with a perfect garden and extremely nice people!

Cons: 0 things. Everything was perfect!

Pros: Everything was really nice, especially the old fireplaces!!

Cons: The room we got was different from the one one the photos. It was still a good room, but on the photos there was a really nice one that I liked a lot.

Pros: Every staff member was very helpful, open with us and accommodating. Great location.

Cons: I had to visit the bathroom a few times during the night and it was hard not to disturb the adjacent neighbor while coming in and out of my room. I was paranoid that they were getting annoyed. (sorry)

Pros: Super location, great staff and little nice looking hostel.

Cons: Sharing bathroom window area was dirty!

Pros: EVERYTHING else! Great staff, location, general layout, ambience and cleanliness.

Cons: The lower level toilet/bath facilities could stand some improvements.

Pros: It was a really cosy place with very helpful staff, close to restaurants, and 30 min walk to old town.

Pros: the attitude of staff was perfect and helping

Cons: i wonder if the location could be better.

Pros: Very nice place to stay in Bucharest. Close to the city center, nice restaurants aound, very friendly stuff.

Pros: My experiance was good. I sung an indin song there. Everybody appriciate it. Location is Good. Staff is humble and cooperative. Entertaing place.

Cons: Breakfast should be available. Because many backpackers want it.

Pros: Nice hostel in good location within walking distance of the City centre. Free tea a coffee at breakfast is great and the kitchen is well equipped for self catering. Also reception helped with a late checkout.

Pros: And full of privacy and well equipped

Pros: The hostel is close to the city center. My room was changed from double to family room after complaining about poor bathroom hygiene. At least the bedsheets were clean.

Cons: First, I got a double room but the bathroom hygiene had left a lot to improve. There were hairs in the shower cabin and the room had a quite strong smell of what seemed to me, insect repellent. After complaining about hygiene I got my room switched to a family room. However, I had insects in this room (mosquitoes and others) and I had to endure the evident noise from the bar just outside my window and the late night guests chatting loudly in the courtyard. Not to mention the pithy cigarette smell in my room from outside. It stung my neck and I am not that sensitive. Bathroom hygiene could have been improved here too. The walls were stained and there was quite some dust in some areas. I couldn't wait to end the night and leave. I did so very early in the morning.

Pros: Value for money, Public Kitchen, staff assistance, Wifi,

Cons: No proper chair to work on the laptop (only a small stool) Room is small and beds are basic (but that fit the description)

Pros: The friendly welcome by Vlad, with a cold beer

Cons: the facility did not have air conditioning and was very hot

Pros: Receptionist is so nice, let us feel welcome.

Pros: The staff were super helpful and friendly. The room was spacious and the door locked.

Cons: There’s some water damage on the bottom of the bathroom door which meant it didn’t close - we just shoved the bin behind it to keep it shut.

Pros: Simple but efficient. Young vibe. 20 minutes walk from the center, and 30 from Obor market and mall.

Cons: Can be noisy at night. Bring mosquito repellent. Sinking beds.

Pros: Book-A-Rest is two separate buildings. I much preferred the multi-storied hostel. The rooms are nice and clean and beds comfortable.

Cons: There wasn't check in when I arrived and I needed to find out where my key was by calling someone. The hostel is on the same property as a club and outdoor restaurant, so it's not a quiet place.

Pros: Everything was clean, girl from reception allowed us to keep our luggage for extra time after we already checked out. Thank you!

Cons: -

Pros: Good friendly staff.

Cons: Smoking too close to room.

Pros: Everything perfect. Fine staff, available at any time. Good location near the railway station. Kitchen and chill room helps to socialize. More than I expected for no money.

Cons: Mattress too soft.

Pros: Haley's juicy hair

Cons: Not seeing Haley's juicy hair

Pros: Great price, confortable bed, kitchen, fridge, shower.

Cons: Not very clean, with dust.

Pros: All the staff are so helpful and friendly. Vera was so helpful and amazing, her details to visit the city are so useful. Made good friends here. Thanks so much for the awesome stay!

Pros: Allowed earlier check-in, that was great!

Cons: Smoking should not be allowed next to the hostel.

Pros: Joe the worker there is nice but other staff members serve their own “workaway” interests over that of the guests staying there and seem to isolate themselves from the guests, which makes for a limited social experience. Staff also seem to make up 90% of the people staying there and it had more of a “squat” vibe than hostel. Whole place has an odd layout and barely any light gets in which makes for a slightly deflating atmosphere, especially given the family of six that are conjoined via housing onto the hostel

Cons: The area is particularly dodgy and I can’t imagine solo or female travellers would feel comfortable. Everyone there seems to live lives separate to that of guests and seem to not want to engage with guests, at times making me feel particularly unwelcome. The Dutch guy on reception spent one night being rude to me all night as to show off to what appeared to be the only female guest to stay there for quite a while. Weird atmosphere, contrary to its name.

Pros: room and staff

Cons: kitchen and could not had tea with milk

Pros: The shower was comfortable and the staff was so nice.

Cons: There was no light for each bed.

Pros: It’s very central, and the hostel location is just super.

Cons: Washrooms could be cleaner

Pros: Friendly cute girl at reception, after check in they left me alone which is nice. Wifi is smoking fast, I was able to download a 1 GB file in about 20 seconds. Cheap and right in the middle of centru vechi.

Cons: Showers are weird, takes some finesse to get a good pressure and temperature. A compromise that comes with being in the middle of the party, you are surrounded by clubs that blast music all night and drunk people are screaming outside along with it. Security is a little questionable, use the provided lockers!

Pros: The right place to be

Pros: Good stay , good staff

Pros: This place is what it says - Central, run of the mill hostel with a downstairs bar and common area. You're not going to be blown away, but it is good value

Cons: As some other reviews have pointed out, the bathroom on the top floor needs some improvement.

Pros: How forthcoming and friendly the staff was

Cons: The check in time

Pros: Nothing

Cons: Hostel stay zero or one rate. The hostel does not state anywhere that they do not accept credit card when you walk to the reception there is a piece of paper on the wall that say you can only pay in lei. I had to walk for about ten minutes to find a bank atm to withdraw lei from. There is an exchange machine right next to the hostel but it does not look trustworthy. When I come back to reception with the lei and I pay the receptionist got upset with a customer that call saying he needed help finding the hostel. When I thought he was going to take me to the room he tells me oh we are over book I need to put you in another hostel that we have. The other hostel was down an alley and did not have the view as the one I had booked. The guy tells me you will have the room to yourself no one else will be here tonight. I go use the bathroom come back to the room and there is a guy asleep in the be and the guy smelled very bad. The room had no ac as describe on booking. I open the windows and it did not help. Also there were nine plugs available but only one worked and it was an extension cord that was running from the outside everytime I plug something in it would throw out sparks. I have stayed at many hostel through out my time in Europe and this has been the worst one I have been to. Would give it a rate of zero.

Pros: The location is good, very noisy, but very central.

Cons: I was shocked by how terrible this hostel was. I cannot believe it was so highly rated. When I arrived, the 24 hour receptionist was asleep on the couch and I had to shake him awake. I was given a bed with a very thin foam mattress which was very uncomfortable. There are no lights for each bed, and several of the power sockets near the beds were hanging out of the wall. There were no curtains on the window in the room, so the room was very very bright. There is either no double glazing on the windows or they dont close properly, so the room is also very noisy. Take ear plugs, because it is a noisy neighbourhood. The door to my shared dorm room was not secure, although it had a keycode the door didnt actually lock (or even completely close). There were a few lockers, but despite the fact that only 5/12 beds were occupied, there were no keys for them, so there was no where to securely lock my bag. There was nowhere to change in the room and there were only two toilets and one shower for the whole floor of dorms. The toilets were tiny (too small to actually change in), my knees hit the door when I sat down, and because of the way the doors are fitted, not only is it impossible to lock them, but bumping against them, opens them. The shower on my floor didn't have a lockable door at all, just a shower curtain. Neither of the two showers on the floor below had functioning shower brackets, which meant you had to hold the shower head to use it. They did have lockable doors, but also very wide gaps between the wall and door, so people walking past could see in.

Pros: Great location, couldn’t ask for a better spot in the old town and easy access to everything!

Cons: Very noisy at night until late but to be expected due to location and nearby bars

Pros: Private room was really nice, albeit the hostel was fairly basic and tired looking. Staff were a mixture of excellent and fine.

Pros: - staff was very helpful & friendly and spoke very good English - very good location - near old town + pubs & restaurants - air conditioning in the room (life saver) - room was specious and had a great view

Cons: - room wasn't ready when we arrived - it looked like a mess - they did the cleaning in 10 minutes - and we think not everything was properly cleaned

Pros: Location is perfect.

Cons: Staff were never at the reception, so we couldn’t have infos... Error during checkout because I have to do my own checkout since the reception was empty (10 am)

Cons: There are bedbugs!!!

Pros: Easy checkout, clean room, locker

Cons: We couldn't sleep at all. Our room didn't have any door to close. There was only a glass wall through which came all the light throug. When someone from another room went to toilet during the night the light turn on again. The hotel staff should add some curtains to keep the light from other rooms outside.

Pros: Lovely place. Wheelchairs could be a problem due to the lack of an elevator but at least you will be amused by the writings on the steps. Friendly staff, good accomodations, great location.

Pros: Pretty much everything!

Cons: The mattresses and beds are making a lot of noise.

Pros: The clean of the places

Cons: The bed. It was making too much noise during the night due to the moviments of people I think it was about mattress. But anyway it was okay.

Pros: Beds are noisy and the place is dirty

Cons: Nothing was ok

Pros: the hostel is in a very good location, right in downtown but it can be very noisy during nights because it’s very close to the club area

Cons: this is one of the worst hostels i’ve ever seen. the bathroom is super dirty and smelly. in the toilet area it was very wet on the floor (i suppose it came from the toilet), the shower cabin is disgusting, the plugs in the room didn’t work and if you arrive late in the night or you want something from there reception in the morning... good luck with that! i wouldn’t stay there again

Cons: It is super noisy and poor organized.

Pros: The location

Cons: The beds are terrible, the shower was broken, plugs And A-C are not working in the bedroom. IT is Dirty And there were People in the kitchen from the room that did not belong there