Nicely Hostel — Hotel in Lisbon

I don't know how people can leave a good review of this hostel. The most unpleasant thing - and almost worth a report, I'd say - is that the two daughters of the owner live in the (extremely small) hostel. And I'm saying it was uncomfortable not because I couldn't sleep - I felt uncomfortable FOR THEM: because they didn't have their own room or space (they shared a common room with the hosts), because they couldn't possibly sleep well at night since hosts were coming and going at every hour (they had dark circles around the eyes), because their mother runs that place alone and there's lots of stuff to do and so she was (understandably) quite stressed out, and she manage to stay calm and kind with the hosts, but absolutely not with her children - she was constantly yelling at them, screaming, I felt very very sad and angry with her. ||||Other cons:||- only one bathroom for the whole place: ridiculous. The line was a constant issue.||- poor organization of the beds: I came back to the hostel on my second (long-planned) night, and there was a new guy sleeping in my bed - because the owner "got confused" (and I heard it was not the first time it happened).||- not comfortable mattresses. ||- the breakfast was quite dull. Also, the two daughters eat it with the hosts too.||- you can't use the kitchen.||- the common areas are completely closed from 22:00 to 08:00 (more or less, can't remember exactly). (the owner was sleeping on the sofa of the common area, when she could find time to rest). Also, they are very very small. It's not a hostel where you can enjoy the common spaces and get to know the other hosts.||||- but again, above all: the family living there. I'm so sorry but I don't think it's a good situation for the children. An international and young environment can of course be very positive and stimulating, but not that way. I'm sure this business helps a lot that family - clearly not a rich one - so I feel bad discrediting it, but I wholeheartedly think something...

I don't know how people can leave a good review of this hostel. The most unpleasant thing - and almost worth a report, I'd say - is that the two daughters of the owner live in the (extremely small) hostel. And I'm saying it was uncomfortable not because I couldn't sleep - I felt uncomfortable FOR THEM: because they didn't have their own room or space (they shared a common room with the hosts), because they couldn't possibly sleep well at night since hosts were coming and going at every hour (they had dark circles around the eyes), because their mother runs that place alone and there's lots of stuff to do and so she was (understandably) quite stressed out, and she manage to stay calm and kind with the hosts, but absolutely not with her children - she was constantly yelling at them, screaming, I felt very very sad and angry with her.

Other cons: only one bathroom for the whole place: ridiculous. The line was a constant issue. poor organization of the beds: I came back to the hostel on my second (long-planned) night, and there was a new guy sleeping in my bed - because the owner "got confused" (and I heard it was not the first time it happened). not comfortable mattresses. the breakfast was quite dull. Also, the two daughters eat it with the hosts too. the common areas are completely closed from 22:00 to 08:00 (more or less, can't remember exactly). (the owner was sleeping on the sofa of the common area, when she could find time to rest). Also, they are very very small. It's not a hostel where you can enjoy the common spaces and get to know the other hosts.

but again, above all: the family living there. I'm so sorry but I don't think it's a good situation for the children. An international and young environment can of course be very positive and stimulating, but not that way. I'm sure this business helps a lot that family - clearly not a rich one - so I feel bad discrediting it, but I wholeheartedly think something...

+The hostel is pretty clean and there is not a lot of noise from the streets. We where looking for a hostel where we could park our van. That did work very well. Since we stayed over the weekend it was for free. The breakfast was small, but with toast and jelly solid.

-Nevertheless, we can not recommed to stay in this hostel, at all. First of all there is no one at the reception over night. So in both nights that we stayed there was a new guest arriving around 2 am. In order of getting into the hostel the people rang the bell, which you could hear very loudly and you woke up, even with ear pluggs!!!!!. Since there was no staff I opened the door once around 2 am and the arriving guest had to chose his own bed in just any room. There was no phonenumber or anything like that at the front door for those cases. The beds were a misery. Not just that they were worn out sooooo much, but also every movement caused a very loud noise and it was shaking a lot. I have stayed in many hostels before and this was an imposition. If you slept on the top bunk and someone turned on the light in the hallway you got woken up as well because there is a big window in every door. Another very interesting fact ist he location oft he bathrooms. Both have a small window which you have to open otherwise the steam wont fade. The windows are facing the „breakfastroom“ which is a small winter garden. Everytime weh ad breakfast we had to eat with a terrible smell of poop and listen to someone sitting on the toilet. The general atmosphere in the hostel is not very welcoming. The staff did ot care much for their customers and the atmosphere was ot very inviting to get to know other people. The showers were either super hot or super cold.

The location oft he hostel was good for parking the car, but other than that it is a solid 30 minute walk away...