The desk staff was friendly and happy to show me around. The main common area downstairs is clean (including clean bathrooms), has nice furniture, and access to wi-fi. There is a communal kitchen, outdoor seating area, and laundry room ($4 each wash and dry). I got a private room on the 2nd floor. The room was small, and outfitted with only a single bed and nightstand--no chair, no desk, not even a lamp. There was a balcony with a chair. There were two powerful fans, but NO HEAT. The bathroom was incredibly small. The whole room smelled of a noxious, cheap cleaning solution used on the bathroom, though grime was still in every corner. The hallway also had an unpleasant smell. At all hours of the night, I was woken by voices--perhaps typical for a hostel--but also the slamming of doors. I might have expected this for a shared room, but I hoped for more in a more expensive private room.