Hello. I imagine you're considering staying here because it's cheap and 'it's only for a couple of nights.' Well, if you have the patience to read my review, I can save you from a very bad experience.
Upon arrival, no one opened the door for us. We spent twenty minutes ringing the intercom. There was no one there, even though the schedule said there should be. I never saw anyone working there, by the way. We managed to get in because a resident opened the door for us from the inside.
Towels must be obtained from a vending machine. If there aren't any, tough luck (there usually aren't many). Since there’s no one to assist you, if the machine malfunctions (the image shows it demanding €200 due to some error), you're screwed.
The common areas are very, very small for the number of people there. The changing rooms and bathrooms are small and very poorly designed. If someone opens the door, everyone inside is visible, probably naked because it's a changing room. There are only two sinks, three toilets, and three showers, which is far too few considering the number of people.
The cleanliness is horrible, totally insufficient. Dirt is a constant presence. Razor blades on the floor, fingernails, and all sorts of filth. Very poor ventilation; it always smells terrible. You can't regulate the water temperature; sometimes it's completely cold, sometimes boiling hot. If more than one person showers at the same time, the water pressure drops, and it's practically impossible to continue showering.
Finally, the pods. They do not have an air conditioning system. I repeat. There is no air conditioning system in the pods. The only thing you can do is activate some fans that just make noise. I went in summer during peak temperatures and humidity, so I had to open the pod completely, losing all the privacy associated with the pod concept. It turned into a shoddy hostel. The worst I've ever stayed in, by the way. Everyone had their pods open. Since no one is ever present, people don't bother to respect the rules of cohabitation, and sleeping is absolutely impossible. And that's without mentioning how much all the beds creak, including the one above you, which sounds three times louder due to the reverberation. You can't imagine the noise made by thirty mattresses constantly creaking with every tiny movement in a tiny room. The mattress, by the way, is practically non-existent in thickness (image). The pillows are even worse.
Everything that opens with a card closes automatically, so you'd better not get distracted and leave your card inside because both the pod and the locker close on their own. If that happens, you pay €20 for another card. The process, by the way, besides costing twenty euros, is tedious and long, so be careful not to get caught in the middle of the night or after a full day of walking.
You can't hang your towel anywhere, by the way. They claim you can hang it in the pod, but it's impossible to hang anything there (image, although it's not fully visible, trust me). So even if you bring your own towel, I don't know where you'll hang it. People leave them in the changing rooms because there's no other option. But as I said, since no one is ever present, people don't respect basic rules of cohabitation, so I don't recommend leaving it within reach of other residents because they're likely to use it (it happened to me).
In summary: don't go. I thought the same thing you're thinking: it's cheap, and we're only going for a couple of nights, we'll put up with it and that's it. We stayed for two nights, and after the first, we started looking for another hotel because it was making our lives miserable. Please don't make the same mistake. If you have no other choice, and I understand that when it comes to spending money, things can sometimes be complicated, go in with a strong mindset. Everything I've told you is true, so be prepared. Have a good trip and good luck.
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