Romain B.
3/5
The hostel/capsule is a nice location and could be amazing, but after spending a week there I can say I understand most of both positive and negative reviews.
The positives :
As mentioned, location is amazing. Lots of transportation around, and lots of cafes and food places and supermarkets
The common area is well designed, there is a simple breakfast included with boiled eggs which is very good protein for the morning 🙂
The beds are well designed. Please note the upper ones are a bit wider with space for a bag, the bottom ones have not much space except the mattress. You have individual lamp and electric socket in every pod.
You have a fridge for guests but it’s super small while there are two big fridges for staff. Should be improved .
The negatives :
There is lots of noise coming from the bars around during the weekend , almost not noticeable during week days but during weekend, you can hear everything through the small window in your pod which doesn’t isolate enough
The door of the male room still has no lock (problem mentioned on a review many months ago, still not fixed)
The door to the bathroom (inside dorm) and the main door to the dorm are metallic door which are super noisy when operated by careless people which is a common species in hostel. As no warning is given about this when checking in, many guys just slam the doors as they haven’t received a proper education in their life, which is not the hostel’s responsibility, but they should give a warning
The atmosphere and staff could be way more friendly, I understand the comments. There is one Korean guy who is the manager, he’s here mostly afternoon/evening. I can’t say he’s very friendly nor unfriendly. He seems to be way more communicative and friendly with young pretty western women than other types of travelers…
The other two girls (volunteering ?) are not very communicative, they’re here for cleaning mostly and just stay around, don’t make it obvious they’re employees. The whole atmosphere resulting of this is a kind of automated place with no presence.
As a result, the place is far from being social, but at least it’s not a noisy place with party and such.
Last, the cleaning could be much better. During the week I have been, the floor around the urinal has never been cleaned, the body wash soap has not been refilled and was empty. The exhausting vents are full of dust, generally speaking the basic daily cleaning is partly done but this hostel would need more deep cleaning sometimes. I’m not very picky about this topic but I can totally understand all the comments I have seen from fellow travelers.
