New Shahana - Hostel

This is not a place for outsiders. All of the other guests in the (tiny) bunks were poor Indian men on their way to be, say, a guest laborer somewhere (one man showed me his visa to Ghana). Anyway, it was awkward AF, so I powered through a couple nights and then moved next-door to the Afra hostel — still pretty much a local place, but MUCH better, and I even made some new good friends there. Actual showers, a few western toilets, a men's wing, a woman's wing, and a mixed dorm, no hangout space, but at least the bunks have really good curtains, and an electrical outlet and a light. Next-door at Shahana you're just in the dark if the room is in the dark, and you might be made to feel out-of-place.

For the pric, I couldn’t have asked for more. Great stay

Budget friendly

100% unfit for family. Misleading photos on Orbitz. Filthy, disgusting

Pathetic. I came out in an hour's time

Very dirty beds are not clean no lights no comfortable not in good every thing is very bad

Very cheap stay, but the staff lacks basic social skills (rude and unpleasant)

Having travelled in India for 4 weeks of stayed in a lot of places. However, none came even close to how disgusting this place was. I decided to stay in the dorm as it was close to the airport. People were up until 12 watching TV loudly in the room, and at 1am one of the staff decided to switch the lights on and start cleaning the room and wondering about. But that wasn't the worst of it, there were bugs in this place that were on another level. Mosquitos, other bugs in the beds, and thousands of bugs all over the walls in the bathroom. I'd avoid this place at all costs. At 2am it was so bad I got up and left. Be warned!

Superb. Only one black mark is bad smell from the room.

We stay in hostels, camp and all kinds of things, and this was on our top 3 worst places in 26 years of travel. The stench alone was horrendous. Booked room not ready for 5 hours after arrival, not cleaned when given to us. All aspects of the facility were FILTHY. Incredibly noisy. The front room they tried to give us first did not even have real walls, just kind of a temporary divider.