THE ORCHARD (HOSTEL WITH PRIVATE BUNKS)

It’s easy and fast to go to places we like and very affordable

Very clean and up to date which was nice

No hot water in the showers

Nothing

The worst hostel stay I’ve ever had in my life. Check in process felt very uncomfortable with an unidentified person lingering looking over our shoulder as we were passing over personal details and our code to enter the hostel during the check in process. Layout is very strange and offers minimal privacy as there is no doors seperating bedroom, lounge, bathrooms and kitchen. Bathroom setup would be horrific had the hostel been even half full (only 2 toilets each for M and F). Extremely squishy in the washrooms even though only 4 people were in the hostel. Showers take about 10 minutes to warm up to even a lukewarm temperature - on top of that there is no privacy in the showers. During our stay there was an exceptionally loud guest taking phone calls in the middle of the night and singing +++loudly. Quiet hours are not obeyed to or monitored by staff. Hardly anything provided in the kitchen and the minimal utensils provided are disgustingly dirty or absolutely hopeless. Can only use one power point in the kitchen at a time. We only found this out because we tried to use the kettle and a pot at the same time - nobody told us this even though it is apparently a known problem. The power blew while we were there and it took staff about 45 minutes to come. By the time they had it was 10pm and we were far too tired for dinner. When we opened up our sheets to make our bed, it was filled with hairs and stains. Stunk of alcohol when we walked in. Would not stay here again and would urge particularly solo female travellers to stay far far away.

It was a good location.

It was dirty beside mattress, dusty on the ladder and the handle on the ceiling. The entrance door didn't lock automatically. So the door was always opened unless I locked it. The female washroom has no lock and shower room is only separated by curtain. Sinse It is for both genders, It is concering.