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| - I understand that this is a hostel, and therefore is not going to have the same amenities as a hotel. That being said, I am unsure as to why the hostel received such positive reviews.
First, our room...
The room that my boyfriend and I stayed in was not clean. The top bunk of the bunk bed was covered in crumbs and pieces of stuff that I don't even want to know what they were. The cover on the top bunk was also plastic, and we were not provided with another sheet to put on top of it. Also, one of the windows in our room did not have a screen. I don't know why, but this bothered me a lot. There was also NO AIR CONDITIONING at this hostel. I noticed that this was not mentioned on yelp, but I think that this is an important consideration if you will be visiting in the summer. It was HOT. I know other rooms had fans, but ours did not.
The bathroom...
I was okay with my stay at the hostel, until I went to take a shower. Since the hostel is attempting to be environmentally friendly, they have a "water saver" in the shower head. What this actually does it spray all of the water to the left and right, and only a small amount where you want it to be. There was also mold on the ceiling directly above the shower. The hostel also uses towels to dry your hands instead of paper towels, which I think is an awesome idea. But they ran out of towels by the first night of my stay and they were not replenished by the time I checked out.
Overall, I would stay here only because it is a VERY inexpensive way to stay in downtown Madison. My boyfriend and I agreed that staying at the hostel was kind of like sleeping over at a friend's house when your little and that friend's house kind of sucks.
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