East Side Hostel

Mihai Delrey (miky) Edited 3 years ago

I booked a room through for me and 3 family children for 1 night, and only after the booking they sent me an email stating that based on the Hungarian Visa regulations I have to provide them a lot of information about each traveller, like name at birth, mother's name, mother's name at birth etc. I called to inquire about this, as we are all EU nationals, and after only half a phrase the receptionist interrupted me and asked me yelling: "if we sent you all the info you must provide, why do you call me??" I mean, I can accept a rule when it is explained to me (in a respectful manner), but I find it hard to believe that you are yelled at by a hotel representative for asking a question.

Kenneth Doran 7 years ago

Its a Nice place. I had a little trouble getting in though on the first night. There is a code for the front gate, when you check in you are given the code. If like me you had a later flight and you arrive after reception closes however there is no one to buzz you in, and myself and my girlfriend were left waiting in the snow unsure of what to do. Thankfully other guests were arriving back and they let us in. The rooms were nice. Clean and modest. Shared kitchen, bathroom and showers. The following morning when the reception opened the staff were friendly and helpful. The Walls are quite thin, there was a family with a baby in the room next to ours. So hearing a newborn crying all night was not ideal. Thats an unusual occurrence though and will not likely happen to most people but even general conversations in adjacent rooms were well heard. Its a nice and affordable place to come back to after a long day out and go to sleep, but if you plan on spending a lot of time in your room or the hostel its self, you may not find it the most peacful or relaxing.

Krzysztof Kondratowicz 8 years ago

Good prices for the location, friendly people. There was a spider web in one of the rooms in the corner and a was a bit cold (for 2 people we were given a 6-person room) however the other 4-person one with separate bathroom was all right. Comfortable beds. There's no dedicated parking lot for guests, but just right the corner there's a guarded parking lot cheaper (250Ft vs 350Ft/h) than the public one. A good place to stay for a night during the longer journey while visiting Budapest.