Hostel FirePlace

i did like the atmosphere is really good   — Rafael Monteiro (2011-11-15) Hostelbookers

It felt like home and they made me feel welcome since the moment I arrived.   — Jan Dreyer (2011-08-29) Hostelbookers

Great room and location for a good price   — Davide Livraghi (2011-07-11) Hostelbookers

Cozy, relaxed and small place. Very tasty breakfast and very friendly staff. Not an ordinary hostel and quite nice place to meet and mingle with locals.   — Customer review (2011-06-19) Hostelbookers

Friendly staf, very helpfull, could leave our luggage the latest day for free till the evening. Clean and cosy.   — Customer review (2010-09-20) Hostelbookers

Friendly staff. Tasty Russian breakfast (even though with the selection of food is very limited)We got a discount because the room we had rented was not available (see below)   — Customer review (2010-08-15) Hostelbookers

I was a very clean place.   — Customer review (2010-08-08) Hostelbookers

Nice and clean. Good value with breakfast. Friendly staff.   — Customer review (2010-08-07) Hostelbookers

Location. Good bed.   — Customer review (2010-07-27) Hostelbookers

I liked the friendliness of the staff.   — Customer review (2010-07-27) Hostelbookers

The double rooom is very big, nice and clean.   — Galambos Márta (2010-06-29) Hostelbookers

the location. The only problem was the difficulty of finding it and then the fact that the staff didn't speak English   — Customer review (2010-06-07) Hostelbookers

Location is good. Rooms are big, the shower was excelent, the hostel is clean, and it has a kitchen where you can make your own breakfast etc. The wireless internet was slow at times but worked well overall. (NB I had to disable certification to get it to work. Hope this helps someone!) Didn't notice any air con but didn't need any either! Main concerns were the entrance hall to the building which stank of urine and was covered in graffiti, but the hostel is a separate part which is fine inside. Also, the manager speaks no English and insisted on taking our passports for the fairly pricey (450 rubles) registration even though I insisted -- correctly as it turned out -- that we didn't need it. (It only applies if you are there more than 72 working hours. Weekends don't count.)   — Michael Pavey (2010-06-02) Hostelbookers

The breakfast was great with some variation from day to day - they had for example some delicious small cakes and bliny. The staff was friendly, though they don't speak much English. In general this is a peaceful place well suited for those looking for a laid back and relaxed atmosphere. Definitely not a "party hostel" - though as you can come and go with your own keys, there is really nothing stopping you going clubbing and returning in the wee hours, if that's what you're into.The only complain I have is that the entrance to the hostel is quite hard to find, as there is absolutely no sign outside the building and no sign even inside the staircase. I found the right building at Zagorodnyj 23 straight away, but nevertheless spent 15 minutes looking for the hostel. I already started to doubt if it exists at all. Finally I just called the hostess and arranged to meet with her in front of the pharmacy near by.You should definitely be certain that you have written down the phone number you get when booking. The hostess told us there used to be a sign, but recently some hooligans have destroyed it, and they are yet to make a new one.Here are my step-by-step detailed directions to the place: Coming along Zagorodnyj from metro Dostoyevskaya, when you reach the crossroads of Sotsialisticheskaja, turn right to the dead-end mostly filled with parked cars. There is a pharmacy ("Apteka") on the corner here with a big cross sign. Go along the left side of this dead-end alley almost to the end of it. The numbers of apartments located in each staircase are visible on top of the doors. The door you are looking for is the last on the left side. You know you've find the right staircase when you see number "36" amongst the numbers on top of the door. Use the code to get in. When I visited (26.3.2010) the code was 2009B - according to the booking information it should have been 259, but the hostess told that was the old code. Anyway, call the hostess, if the code has changed again. When you get in, don't be put off by the general dirtiness of the staircase, it doesn't indicate the condition of the actual hostel premises. Climb to the fourth floor and look for the door number 36. Ring the bell or knock.   — Customer review (2010-03-29) Hostelbookers

Great location, very nice and helpful staff, very clean, good value for money   — Davide Livraghi (2010-03-29) Hostelbookers

the breakfast was great - every day!!accomodation was really clean!people were sooo nice!We (my partner and me) enjoyed our stay in a great way! :)we will definitely come back!   — Sabrina Bauernfeind (2010-01-08) Hostelbookers

they take more noney then described in this website..!!!   — Customer review (2009-12-30) Hostelbookers

Nadine was very very nice and helpful all the time, altough we did not speak the same language, we could understand eachother well. I liked the rooms and the modern shower :-) Very nice also that there was breakfast, that's not usual for a hostel.   — Anna-Serena Claasen (2009-11-24) Hostelbookers

The best breakfast you will ever have! Highly recomanded. The stuff is very friendy and help me a lot with the stomage problems!   — Customer review (2009-10-28) Hostelbookers

Our hostress at the hostel was such a sweet and helpfull lady - we truly appreciate the great care she took of us while our stay, a special thanks for taking care of my eye-infection!, and for all the good advice she gave even though I didn`t really share a common language with her. The breakfast was really nice with different kinds of porridge and local specialities.The room was much more than we could ask for, also the whole place was really clean and cosy all the time. WC and shower worked without any problems.We most definately would recommend this hostel to anyone planning a trip to St. Petersburg.One thing that needs to be mentioned is that the place is hard to find, the instructions how to get there could be a bit more spesific.Susanna and Julia   — Customer review (2009-10-13) Hostelbookers