Let me tell you a story about a college kid's first chance of visiting the wonderful land of Germany. Or wait, he's stuck in his room because his friends cannot come over after 10pm, he can't leave his room after midnight, and he isn't allowed to his lawful right of consuming beverages in a private room. Not only this, but the staff are discriminatory to those who don't sprechen Deutsch bitte, seeking them out and stifling their dreams of European adventure. I would post a longer message but the wifi......oh there it is it.......kinda makes you wish you weren't on the supposed adventure of your lifetime because you can't tell anyone about it. Sorry mom, you'll find out if I'm alive when you see me at the airport cause I can't contact you......
There are a few things quite intriguing about this hostel. Despite the fact that there are 3 bunk beds (6 beds in total) in a room, there are only two outlets -- one next to the door and one in the bathroom. I'm positive the bunk beds were hand-me- downs from a local prison. No scratch that. This hostel was once a prison and you can definitely feel the ambience walking down these long, windowless, dreary, miserable, desolate hallways. This place honestly seems to suck the life away from any individual.
If you plan on staying here, make sure to be acquainted with the hostel's rules and conventions:
1) No private drinking in your own rooms. You must remove any alcoholic beverages/ containers or else they force and watch you throw them away yourself. For instance, friends and I were collecting souvenirs to bring back home and they forced us to throw them away.
2) guests are NOT allowed in your room past 10pm...or else the residential security will personally escort them out. This also applies to friends living in the room next door.
3) They operate a club in the basement that allows children/ minors and up.
If you are above the age of 12, I highly recommend NOT staying at this Hostel. It is in fact a hostel for youths so its rules are only meant for such individuals. Otherwise, the people who work here utterly strip away your character by treating you like a minor. read more