Wombats

I arrived at Wombats Hostel in Munich, Germany, in March of 2006. I was with my school group and we were doing a Europe tour. We were greeted by a really nice guy who told us the rules and gave us a little bit of advice. He was very laid back and made us all feel really comfortable. The foyer is really nice, they have computers with internet access and a help desk (even though there was rarely anyone behind it as far as I could tell) and right in the middle of the building is a beautiful courtyard with plants and the like. We were put into a dorm with three bunk beds. 6 people to a group. Our room was very clean and we had our own private washroom with a shower. It was very sanitary. They have a bar/cafeteria which serves as an entertainment centre during the evenings. We didn't get to hang out there much but it was a pretty sweet environment. Breakfast was nice and they had a lot of variety in foods. The location was nice too even though there was a strip joint around the corner (the boys were pretty excited about that). It was a quick walk to the centre of the city and there was a pizza place about five seconds away. The one complaint I had about the place is that the elevators were ridiculously small. Three of us in one made us feel oddly claustrophobic. Our rooms were on one of the top floors so we resorted to dumping a bunch of our luggage in at a time and sending it down by itself three floors to be received by someone waiting at the first floor. It was interesting, to say the least. Also, we were in the first room on the third floor and the door has a nasty habit of jamming so I would check for that before accepting it. That door caused us a lot of trouble but that's another story. Hopefully, they've fixed it by now. Other than that, this hostel was amazing and is a big part of the reason why I loved Munich best out of everywhere we visited that trip. I would really recommend it, I'm going to Europe again this year and I won't hesitate to book it if I end up going back to Munich.