June 3, 2009
overpriced downtown hostel
Meyerbeer is rated pretty high on hostel sites and I find it's mostly without a reason. The location was good but far from perfect - you're still close to the beach and the beachfront restaurants but pretty far from the centre - the port, the nice restaurants, the tramline - it's all a decent 15 minute walk away.
In terms of service, the staff was most helpful. Questions were answered briefly and we were allowed into the room before the check-in time, which helped a lot. Note however, that carrying heavy bags will quickly become noticeable as there's a couple of flights of stairs just to the lobby and a few more to where the rooms are. And the elevator does not stop at the floors occupied by the hotel.
Now for the bed - no common area to speak of, the WiFi is so-so, the streets must get cleaned daily at night and the windows don't drown out the sounds properly, resulting in a not-so-nice early wake up call. There are no amenities, no breakfast, no extras of any sort. Therefore I'd suggest staying somewhere else unless you've specific reason to stay here.
In terms of service, the staff was most helpful. Questions were answered briefly and we were allowed into the room before the check-in time, which helped a lot. Note however, that carrying heavy bags will quickly become noticeable as there's a couple of flights of stairs just to the lobby and a few more to where the rooms are. And the elevator does not stop at the floors occupied by the hotel.
Now for the bed - no common area to speak of, the WiFi is so-so, the streets must get cleaned daily at night and the windows don't drown out the sounds properly, resulting in a not-so-nice early wake up call. There are no amenities, no breakfast, no extras of any sort. Therefore I'd suggest staying somewhere else unless you've specific reason to stay here.
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