Location/Contact
The Location
To get there take bus #8 or 9 to Ehrenbreitstein, walk left along the main road, and after a hundred meters, take the path to your right and climb up the hill. On the way, there will be a guard you will have to pass, just tell him or her you're heading to the hostel. There is also the option of taking the train straight to the Ehrenbreitstein train station and calling a taxi -- while you will have to pay, it is significantly easier than dragging baggage up the hill. During daylight hours, there is a chairlift going to the top of the mountain (sesselbahn). This hostel is located across the Rhine from the city center of Koblenz. There is a bridge across the river, but it's quite the hike form the hostel to the city center.
Rooms and Bathrooms
Checking in might prove difficult, as no one seems to know when check-in closes. For this reason, we suggest arriving in the afternoon for check-in. This hostel is actually pretty cool, being in an old fort. The rooms stretch out pretty far from reception, so it might be quite a walk down the corridor. Sheets for the beds are provided but you have to make the bed yourself. The dorm we stayed in consisted of four sets of wood bunk beds; one metal bunk bed that looked like it was about to collapse; and one single, non-bunk bed as well as some lockers and a table with some chairs. All in all, it is a pretty big room.
There is also an en-suite bathroom with a toilet, shower, and sink, which isn't exactly dirty, just old. There is also a bathroom on the hall with a few toilets, multiple showers, and sinks. There is only one key to the room, so the door is constantly unlocked to let people enter and leave as they please. The curfew is midnight.
Common Spaces
The main common area is the room where breakfast is served. Breakfast is included with the price of a bed and consists of tea, coffee, juice, breads, and some fruit served until 9:30. There are also some tables and chairs in the check-in area to sit and play games or use the computer. The hostel doesn't list it as an amenity, but you can pick up free wireless. There is also free tea or other refreshments available for purchase from the reception counter. There really isn't a very friendly atmosphere in the hostel -- most guests seem to be families and they keep pretty much to themselves.
Summary
This hostel doesn't really have very much of an atmosphere -- it's very quiet and there are a lot of families. It isn't really conveniently located either. It's at the outside of the city, across the river from where everything is going on, but it has an awesome view of the city from just outside the front door. It's also pretty cool to be staying in an old fort and to ride a chairlift up the mountain when there's no snow.
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