The Hostelz.com Review
Zebra Hostel is definitely a party hostel, but the amenities and facilities are also great. The free breakfast is good -- buffet style with two types of cereal, two types of juice, coffee, tea, some pastries, and toast.
The Location
The hostel is in a quiet suburb, with a pizza shop and supermarket just two minutes' walk away. There is a tram stop just outside, and the metro is only a five minute walk away, which takes you into the centre to the Duomo stop in just two stops.
Rooms and Bathrooms
Despite the huge size of some dorms (up to forty beds), the way the rooms are laid out means that some parts of the dorm are more like staying in a twelve-bed, as the rest of the beds are round a corner. There are in-room lockers, with locks available for a refundable deposit. The bathrooms are not very clean (probably due to so many people using them), there is not much space to get changed in the bathrooms, and some beds potentially have bedbugs. The showers are more like a drip than a shower, and must be switched back on every ten seconds or so as they have an auto-switch off (although they are at least hot showers).
Common Spaces
The common areas are excellent. There is a huge party area in the basement with a bar and DJ nights in the evening. On the main level there is new, modern communal kitchen with everything you'd need, a common area with cafe style tables and chairs, sofas, a flat screen TV, another bar, and the computer area. There are only three computers, which isn't many for a hostel of this size, so do expect to wait at busy times (though there is free Wi-Fi provided). There is a locked luggage store room which is good, and the hostel itself is very secure, with CCTV in place. This is definitely a big party hostel and is very sociable, though probably not the best choice for someone wanting a guaranteed night's sleep and an early night.
Summary
With excellent (if not always clean) facilities and a good atmosphere, this is a good hostel for the price. However, the cleanliness and possibility of bedbugs do let it down. It is perhaps not suitable for those who aren't up for the party atmosphere.
The Location
The hostel is in a quiet suburb, with a pizza shop and supermarket just two minutes' walk away. There is a tram stop just outside, and the metro is only a five minute walk away, which takes you into the centre to the Duomo stop in just two stops.
Rooms and Bathrooms
Despite the huge size of some dorms (up to forty beds), the way the rooms are laid out means that some parts of the dorm are more like staying in a twelve-bed, as the rest of the beds are round a corner. There are in-room lockers, with locks available for a refundable deposit. The bathrooms are not very clean (probably due to so many people using them), there is not much space to get changed in the bathrooms, and some beds potentially have bedbugs. The showers are more like a drip than a shower, and must be switched back on every ten seconds or so as they have an auto-switch off (although they are at least hot showers).
Common Spaces
The common areas are excellent. There is a huge party area in the basement with a bar and DJ nights in the evening. On the main level there is new, modern communal kitchen with everything you'd need, a common area with cafe style tables and chairs, sofas, a flat screen TV, another bar, and the computer area. There are only three computers, which isn't many for a hostel of this size, so do expect to wait at busy times (though there is free Wi-Fi provided). There is a locked luggage store room which is good, and the hostel itself is very secure, with CCTV in place. This is definitely a big party hostel and is very sociable, though probably not the best choice for someone wanting a guaranteed night's sleep and an early night.
Summary
With excellent (if not always clean) facilities and a good atmosphere, this is a good hostel for the price. However, the cleanliness and possibility of bedbugs do let it down. It is perhaps not suitable for those who aren't up for the party atmosphere.
— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
April 2011
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Don't do it! If you don't care about super sh*tty showers, toilets with no seats and "rooms" with heaps of beds and no door then this is the place for you. The atmosphere and people are good, breakfast can hardly be called a breakfast, good to have wifi and a bar. Wouldn't recommend it but I haven't been to any other hostel. — Anonymous , Australia (2011-07-24)