We stayed at the Hostel for one night while visiting Köln to visit an concert in the Live Music…read morehall. We stayed with 5 persons in one room. The staff is very friendly and all speak English (which I found was not that common in Germany). The room was really nice and picture perfect clean, literally couldn't find a single flaw. The hostel is open 24 hours so you have time to explore Cologne as long as you want. The breakfast was great as well with a nice and calm ambiance. This combined with the location, price, cheap parking in own garage and great public transport access nearby (and public transport guidance by the hostel staff) I couldn't recommend it more. A full five stars. Hostel staff, hank you for the service.

A good, clean, cheap hostel in the middle of Köln. We stayed here during the Christmas markets and…read moreit was the perfect place. Close by everything but far enough away so that it was not crazy noisy at night. The rooms were comfortable and modern and all towels/sheets were included. This hostel is a bit different than others that I have been to because there were also a lot of families here as well. The Internet was good and fast and the breakfast was great. An amazing spread for a hostel!

Yep, it's a boat that serves as a low cost hotel. I don't dare say hostel, but it's similar in…read morecost. The rooms were what was expected for the price and the breakfast served each morning satisfied our groups' needs. All the restaurants, bars, shops and parking garages are nearby. I'd go back if I find myself in Maastricht again.

From the owner: midden in het centrum op de Maas gelegen , gezellige bar, basic kamers voornamelijk met eigen…read moredouche/toilet. de goedkoopste manier van overnachten in centrum Maastricht. 's zomers gezellig terras, voldoende ruimte om fietsen en motoren te stallen groepsreserveringen tot 70 personen mogelijk wij hebben een-, twee- en meerpersoons kamers , met losse - of tweepersoons bedden

I stayed here in December on a busy weekend in Cologne, mostly due to all of the famous Christmas…read moremarkets. The hostel is within walking distance to almost anything you'd like to see in Cologne. Also only about a half mile's walk from the hauptbahnhof for travelers. The hostel is kept so clean and ran so well that it feels like you've gotten a great bargain on a hotel. It can be tricky to locate the hostel as it shares a building with many other businesses. The door is hidden between a convenience store and cafe and reached by elevator or stairs. -hairdryers and towels can be borrowed. -lockable closets are in each room. -washers and dryers are available. -full kitchen provided.

From the owner: Köln entdecken & bei uns günstig übernachten…read more Im Herzen Kölns findest du unser Downtown Hostel. Sei mittendrin im Großstadtleben und lerne Köln von seiner besten Seite kennen. Durch die zentrale Lage kannst du die wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten fußläufig erreichen. Abends lädt die nahegelegene Altstadt auf ein leckeres Kölsch ein. Clubs und Bars sind in unmittelbarer Nähe. Und auch die Museen sind schnell zu Fuß erreichbar. Genieß' nach einem langen Shopping-Tag auf einer der größten Einkaufsstraßen Deutschlands den wundervollen Ausblick auf unserer Terrasse.

We stayed in the hostel. Rooms were spacious, communal areas were spotless, and staff was very…read morehelpful and extremely friendly! I would absolutely stay here again!

My friends and I enjoyed ourselves at the hostel. Checking was easy and each receptionist was very…read morenice. The rooms were well decorated and clean. We were mostly worried about the community bathrooms and shower but they were very clean and nice. We decided to check out the bar downstairs and met lots of English speakers because they have you put on flag stickers of the language(s) you speak. Drinks were pretty well priced especially for the specials. In the morning we ordered the breakfast which was a good vegan breakfast. One of my favorite features of the hostel is that the floors lock so you need a key for the elevator. It made us feel safe especially with the bar on the bottom floor. I'd highly suggest this hostel to anyone but especially first time hostel goers. It's an nice easy transition from hotel to hostel.

3.5 Stars. Good…read morevalue for the price point. Conveniently located around the corner from Cologne Cathedral and the central train station, it's great if you plan to do some day-tripping, or if you need to catch a train or flight out the next day. The only downside for me was some of the other guests that stayed. The street noise quiets down at night, but they don't have age restrictions for guests. There was a large group of bratty elementary school kids staying in the dorms on our floor. They were LOUD and you would hear them through the walls, horsing around the entire time.

I stared at the Station Hostel in Cologne, Germany from November 1st to November 10th. I stayed…read morethere as part of a fairly large group that included high school students and teachers from various places around the world. As such, our reservation was a big one and we used many of the resources and facilities available at the hostel. As far as the hostel is concerned, I have nothing to which to compare. Before this trip, I never stayed in a hostel before. For privacy reason, I opted to pay the extra money to get a 2-person room with a bathroom. That made my stay at the hostel more comfortable than many of the people I was with. The bed was comfortable, the room was comfortable and nicely decorated (although sparse), and it was nice to have my own bathroom and shower. The shower stall, however, was really tiny and hard to maneuver in. Plus, it only had a shower curtain and no bathmat, so the floor was constantly soaked with water. I ended up having to sacrifice one, and then eventually both, of my tiny thin towels as bathmats. It seems odd to me that they wouldn't invest in bathmats considering renovating the floors and walls must be more expensive than buying some new bathmats every now and again. Each guest only got one towel and because I was in a double room, I got two. My understanding is that hostels don't normally have towels, so I guess this was an extra at this place. However, I wish I had brought my own towels as these ones were so small and fairly useless. Besides the shower and towels, another disappointment at the Station Hostel was the wifi. I stayed 9 nights. I think I got internet in my room 3 or 4 of those nights! You can see the routers when you turn on your wifi, but you can't connect to them. The staff said this was because too many people were using the wifi, which I can understand, but if you're a facility like this, why don't you have wifi that can handle more traffic? Even in the lobby and bar the wifi was terrible. If you did get on, chances are it was extremely slow and kicked you off every now and again when it got overloaded. It was not dependable, so if you're traveling​ for any reason that requires an internet connection, do not stay here. While I personally did not experience this, a colleague staying at the hostel on this trip got bit by bedbugs on multiple nights, even after changing her mattress twice! Other minor things: the hallways were always smelly; the elevator was slow and tiny (but at least they had one); the windows were great and new (and had no screens); and the staff was extremely friendly and accommodating. The hostel has a restaurant/bar on the main floor. They serve a continental breakfast there every morning, which is an extra charge of about 7 euros. It's not worth the cost, go down the street to a bakery. The options for breakfast are limited and the coffee is awful. However, the dinners are absolutely amazing! I ate there at least 3 times and loved everything I ordered. Whoever their chef is, s/he is amazing. Beer is cheap, while soda is expensive. The tables all seem to be made of wooden pallets, which is neat. Some of the chairs and benches are also made of pallets, which would be neat if they weren't so uncomfortable. The bar stools, on the other hand, are super comfy. In the warmer weather, ​they have a patio area in the back, which looks nice even though it wasn't really usable during my visit. I did discover that, unlike Canada, a LOT of people smoke in Germany, and many of them smoke right in front of doors and windows. The backyard area might have been nice to hang out in in the colder weather except for the fact that the smokers all went back there. While probably not unusual for a hostel, I wasn't prepared for the amount of partying and drunkenness that occurred! Almost every night, people were loud till the wee hours of the morning with absolutely no regard for anyone else. I'm assuming there are no noise bylaws in Cologne. All in all, I would eat at the hostel again, but I would not stay there again. Maybe I'm stuck in my ways, or maybe I'm just stuck up, but the discomforts far outweighed the comforts and cost savings. I would rather spend a little more to stay in a nice hotel. You do get what you pay for at Station Hostel, as I imagine is the case for most hostels.

No wi if was the major downer for this place but otherwise cute and comfortable. Close to the city…read morecenter as well. Check in was a bit confusing but I think that was mostly due to a language barrier.

The stay okay is the Dutch version of youth hostels international. All stay okays I visited are…read morevery clean, and so is this one. I stayed here a couple of times during the past years. What I like: - next to the river Maas (Westbank) - approx 20 minute walk from station and even closer to the centra - upon arrival received a useful map - good price quality - great breakfast

From the owner: Stayokay Maastricht is splendidly located on the bank of the River Maas, in the heart of the town…read moreand with the bustling Onze Lieve Vrouweplein within walking distance.