Marco Polo Top Hostel

Marco Polo Hostel is a basic hostel located close to Keleti Station and within walking distance to many of Budapest's sights.

The Location

Exiting the Keleti Station, just follow the main road down a few blocks and turn right onto Nyar Utca and you will see the hostel. It's a short walk into central Pest and not too much further to the sights in Buda. The area is quite rundown but feels quite safe. The hostel is right on top of a loud bar, so if you want to party that's a bonus -- however, it's not that good if you want to go to bed before midnight.

Rooms, Bathrooms and Common Spaces

Although the dorms are big they feel quite private due to being split into smaller sections by dividers and curtains. Lockers are large. The bathrooms are big and shared, so not much privacy for a mixed-gender bathroom and there is nowhere to place clothes to stop them from getting wet. Cleanliness is average. The dorms are quite social due to the layout of pretty much having a common room in the dorm, however, there are no real other places to meet people and not too much is offered in terms of facilities.

Summary

The map of Budapest provided by the hostel provides tips on what strip clubs to visit, which hints that they do try and attract stag night crowds -- however, that was no issue during our visit. Facilities, service, location, security, and atmosphere can best be summed up as adequate and not much more.

— Exklusive Hostelz.com Übersicht
December 2007