Guest User
June 2, 2024
Arts factory? More like sharts factory! The place was violently unclean and everything smelt of shart. I don’t care how cheap a stay is, at the bare minimum it should be clean. The other ‘guests’ here have clearly made this place home, and some have even settled in a camp out the back like squatters, literally offering to sell their tents in ‘the best spot’ on the lobby notice board. I wouldn’t advise walking towards the campground or lake area unless you want to experience a scene out of the latest zombie apocalypse film. The laundry on-site is very helpful, but again left in a state by the long term residents who call this place home. Likewise, the kitchen could be great given its size but when you walk in you’ll be swarmed by flies and welcomed by a smell of rotting food from last years cohort of settlers. People here seem to think that it’s everyone else’s job to clean up after them, so every single sink will be stacked high with used pans and plates, the tables have food left on them from people who clearly weren’t raised with any manners or respect for others. One guest stormed around the kitchen area and proceeded to go on a stampede around the hostel shouting ‘b**ch’ repeatedly at the top of his voice because someone had mistakenly moved his mug, which was in fact a hostel mug for anyone to use. We were in our room for all of a day before we had a family of ants joining us, most likely trying to avoid the filthy residents just like we were, but still not ideal at all. The bathrooms were grim too - in our 3 days here I said good morning to the same patch of dirt & grime every single day (most likely scraped off one of the residents in their annual shower), despite the staff apparently cleaning the showers daily. All in all, a filthy pit of a place full of people who clearly need constant care & looking after because they weren’t raised to clean up after themselves or how to behave normally. I’ve been backpacking for a long time now and I’ve never felt the need to leave a horrible review, but there’s a first for everything I guess - definitely wouldn’t recommend, as you can tell. Cheers.