The hostel is very basic, a bit worn and in need of reparations and improvements, but you get what you pay for. Considering the price, the value is ok and I would go back if I needed a budget option.
+The 18-person dorm was divided into smaller 2-4-bed nooks with walls, which improved privacy.
+In winter, during the week, it was pretty quiet. No loud parties and no queues to the bathrooms.
+Keycard access everywhere, including the lockers.
- The kitchen is ridiculously tiny for such a large number of guests. It's basically a short, narrow hallway no bigger than my own kitchen at home, and a handful of people is enough to make it so crowded that nobody else can fit in to use it anymore. Even with the hostel barely at 50% capacity, it was always crowded at dinnertime. I gave up on trying to use it during my stay.
- If your room is on the second floor, prepare for loud thumping sounds and vibrations against the ceiling from the third floor weight lifting gym. The noise started around 6 am and continued until late evening during my stay.
- The showers, taps and drains could use some TLC. Many taps leak, some drains are nearly clogged. The cheap shower curtains with stains, holes and mould make the 2nd floor bathroom look like a crime scene, even though otherwise it was clean enough.
- The beds creak, but this didn't bother me too much.