Хостел в Минске "In Tower Hostel" — Hotel in Minsk

PRICE

The price is way too expensive for a bunk bed. I paid 30 euros (33 US dollars) for it. Compared to other dormitories, it is at least doubled.

Worse, when I asked the people there, they paid much less than me.

SERVICE

The hostel did not communicate with me prior to arrival on how to get there. It was a huge complex inside a courtyard with many buildings. I had to ask a local to help me.

The entrance to the dormitory has a small note in the Belarusian language. The locals there helped me to understand that I needed to go to the office, which was different location to get the code.

Without internet on my phone, I managed to get to the office. After payment, the woman at the reception REFUSED to point me to the location of the dormitory. She said several times: "We do NOT take you there".

I had to get a bit angry, saying I am a foreigner here. She replied: "All other foreigners could find it". I said: "Can you move away from the desk just a few meters, go to the door of your office and just point me in the right direction?". She reluctantly did so.

When I told her maybe it was a good idea to have the door note in English, she said: "It was not me".

Luckily, I had a really kind local man who walked me to the dormitory.

I have traveled to more than 150 countries, stayed in war-zones, being in the most shitty hostels in the world, but this attitude is my first to encounter.

CLEANLINESS

The dormitory is mixed gender. It is extremely basic, no storage, no personal light, and very crowded.

The photos on the websites are misleading.

The mattresses are so old, having lost all the elastic, there is a "valley" in the middle, so my body could almost feel the bed frame below.

You need to take the linen from the closet and make the bed yourself. the linen is rough. The blanket is smelly. On the mattress there were wooden debries (???) I couldn't sleep because my whole body was itchy.

Conclusion: Don't go here. EVER. There is a dormitory just opposite the street which is half the price, extremely clean, safe, with a...

The location is next to the main train and bus station. But it is NOT the city center. PRICE

The price is way too expensive for a bunk bed. I paid 30 euros (33 US dollars) for it. Compared to other dormitories, it is at least doubled.

Worse, when I asked the people there, they paid much less than me.

SERVICE

The hostel did not communicate with me prior to arrival on how to get there. When I am at the address, it is a huge complex inside a courtyard with many buildings. I had to ask a local to help me.

The entrance to the dormitory has a small note in the Belarusian language. The locals there helped me to understand that I needed to go to a different location to get the code.

Without internet on my phone, I managed to get to the office. The woman at the reception REFUSED to point me to the location of the dormitory. She said several times: "We don't take you there". I had to get a bit angry, saying I am a foreigner here. She replied: "All other foreigners could find it". I said: " Can you move away from the desk just a few meters, go to the door of your office and just point me in the right direction?". She reluctantly did so. Luckily, I had a really kind local man who walked me to the dormitory.

I have traveled to more than 150 countries, stayed in war-zones, being in the most shitty hostels, but this attitude is my first to encounter.

CLEANLINESS

The dormitory is mixed. It is extremely basic, no storage, and very crowded. The mattresses are so old, having lost all the elastic, so there is a valley in the middle, so I almost laid the wooden frame.

You need to take the linen and make the bed yourself. The blanket is smelly. I couldn't sleep because my whole body is itchy.

Conclusion: Don't go here. There is a dormitory opposite the street which is half the price, extremely clean, safe, with a...

Чтобы сразу было все понятно, объясню: у Hostel in Tower (на букинге - In Tower Hostel) и у апартаментов на ул. Маяковского (на букинге - Apartment Mayakovskogo 8) - один хозяин. Хочу сразу отметить, что по этому адресу - Кирова, 1 - находится не только сам хостел, но и один из 2 ресепшенов, на который Вам нужно приехать, взять ключи и Вам расскажут, как дальше доехать либо до хостела, либо до апартаментов, которые Вы забронировали. Этот ресепшен работает с утра до 20.00, а второй ресепшен - на Ленинградской - всю ночь. Расскажу не про хостел, а про апартаменты на Маяковского. Квартира очень хорошая. Большая гостиная и большая кухня. Всего 3 комнаты - т.е. могут жить люди по 2 человека в каждой комнате. 2 санузла, что очень удобно, причем в одном санузле - душевая кабина, а во втором - большая ванна-джакузи. На кухне есть все-все, что нужно, и даже больше. Постельное белье чистое, полотенца дают, есть разовые шампуни и гели для душа. Хозяева молодцы, подходят к вопросу о комфорте очень серьезно. Были зимой, и хочется отметить, что в квартире очень тепло, и это радует!||Понравилось, что до приезда нам позвонили, уточнили, точно ли мы приедем, и сказали, что ждут нас. Когда мы приехали, нам разрешили рассчитаться в российских рублях, что очень удобно, так как в аэропорту мы не стали менять такую большую сумму для оплаты жилья (хотя можно было смело менять – курс что в городе, что в аэропорту – одинаковый практически везде). Когда приехали уже, непосредственно, оформляться, понравилось, что заключается договор на оказание услуг + дали визитку, на которой написан телефон (в случае чего можно звонить), сеть и пароль от вай-фая, что очень удобно Ключи после отъезда никуда не нужно отвозить – просто кидаете их в почтовый ящик (эти ящики там, кстати, очень продуманно сделаны: кидать нужно в отверстие сверху, а доставать снизу через дверку, т.е. даже если очень захочешь – никак не вытащишь чужое).||А вообще Минск – чудесный город, туда действительно стоит съездить! А если еще повезет с жильем (как в нашем случае, например), то вообще все сложится максимально замечательно;) Хороших Вам...