Yellow Submarine Lotus Youth Hostel

Avoid it Like the Plague

When you book a youth hostel you know not to expect luxury... but you at least expect the basics. Granted this place is cheap, full of cool people, friendly and well located but that's where it's good points end.

To start, we had booked in advance and asked for the penthouse suite (don't get carried away, it's just the room in the roof which costs a little more and has a few extra luxuries like a kitchen and bathroom that's only share with a couple of other people). However, we were put into a 10 bed dorm despite still being charged for the penthouse... we were moved there the next night after complaining.

The other main problem with this bostel is the cleanliness! First, there's bedbugs... you can feel them crawling over you before you sleep and wake up covered in bites. Second, the pillows we were given were dark yellow (not naturally) and had no cases. We had to go and buy some pillow cases on our second day. Finally, the shared facilities in the dorm were awful (although they were good in the penthouse). The shower obviously hadn't been cleaned for weeks and the cooker didn't even work.

That said, this was in 2002 and I appreciate that the place may have improved... especially now that Budapest is more of a tourist destination now but I suggest you be wary. Unfortunately, from other people I spoke to it transpired that the youth hostels in Budapest were generally quite poor... shop around online for genuine reviews before you decide where to stay.

Dorms are 2800HUF per night, double rooms 4500HUF. The single room in the Penthouse is 7500HUF and triple/quad room is 3500HUF (you may have to share this room as there's 5 beds).

• Opinion of Price: least expensive
• Related to: Backpacking, Study Abroad, Budget Travel

Yellow Submarine Lotus Youth Hostel

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