The Hostelz.com Review
HI - Sibiu - The Old Town Hostel is easy to find, with a great location, and a typical sterile HI hostel feel.
The Location
It's a short walk from the train/bus station to this hostel in the old town. No transport needed -- really it's a fifteen-minute walk there, just head up the main street from the stations toward the clock town/church towers.
Rooms and Bathrooms
The dorms are large and often walk through to other dorms. One dorm has a TV, the other just two chairs and the smaller one nothing but beds. There is no lockers but they do have small locking cupboards to stash passport/tickets/camera. The beds are older -- some mattresses have buttons (old school and not comfortable) others feel like wooden planks and the odd one is new. There is only two toilets and two showers that are decently clean but line-ups are the norm.
Common Spaces
The common area is a cold titled kitchen that smells like it once was a bathroom. The staff can help with laundry for a price and really are more interested in socializing with visiting friends than helping you. (They can be cold and rude.) There is one computer but it is the staff one as well and not really available at times, but there is free Wi-Fi. It's not really set up for socializing -- the hostel is frequented by large groups so not really for the backpacker looking to meet others. Smoking is allowed in the kitchen, so it is smoky.
Summary
The location can't be beat, but if you are hoping to meet other backpackers, perhaps look into another accommodation.
The Location
It's a short walk from the train/bus station to this hostel in the old town. No transport needed -- really it's a fifteen-minute walk there, just head up the main street from the stations toward the clock town/church towers.
Rooms and Bathrooms
The dorms are large and often walk through to other dorms. One dorm has a TV, the other just two chairs and the smaller one nothing but beds. There is no lockers but they do have small locking cupboards to stash passport/tickets/camera. The beds are older -- some mattresses have buttons (old school and not comfortable) others feel like wooden planks and the odd one is new. There is only two toilets and two showers that are decently clean but line-ups are the norm.
Common Spaces
The common area is a cold titled kitchen that smells like it once was a bathroom. The staff can help with laundry for a price and really are more interested in socializing with visiting friends than helping you. (They can be cold and rude.) There is one computer but it is the staff one as well and not really available at times, but there is free Wi-Fi. It's not really set up for socializing -- the hostel is frequented by large groups so not really for the backpacker looking to meet others. Smoking is allowed in the kitchen, so it is smoky.
Summary
The location can't be beat, but if you are hoping to meet other backpackers, perhaps look into another accommodation.
— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
September 2008
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The best ever!! We stayed there during the Artmania festival. This hostel has got to be the very best! The staff are extremely nice and helpful. The location is perfect. The hostel is clean as clean can be. The town is also great, especially during the festival! I definitely recommend this hostel. Oh, and the kitchen facilities are great too. It's almost too good to be called a hostel. Well done. Keep it up. — Veronika , Hungarian (2007-06-22) Great location. Good kitchen. Clean. Bathrooms are tiny. Only one working toilet for twenty-seven guest beds. Not very quiet at night. They shouldnt allow smoking in kitchen and common rooms. Staff is friendly, nice guys, but not very helpful. — Rambling Robert (2006-10-06)