Nils Rasche

Review of Generator Hostels Hamburg GmbH

First off, I stayed at this hostel during a school...

First off, I stayed at this hostel during a school trip, which means, that I shared a room with 7 of my classmates. The room was clean and generally in a good condition, but this is basically where the positives end. The room appeared to have been designed for dwarfs. Between the bunk beds, there was just enough room to stand there alone, with your shoulders parallel to the beds. On top of that, besides the small metal boxes, there was virtually no room to put your personal belongings other than on the floor (which, with 8 people gets dirty really fast) or on your bed. Needless to say, you lose track of your things real quick, because there is usually no sensible place to put them.
Additionally, the poor excuse of a shower (of which there was only one for 8 people!)... Made completely out of plastic (and smelling like that too), the whole thing is extremely cheap and seems like it would belong in an RV.
Lastly, the toilet (remember to bring your own soap, because there simply isn't any money for soap in the 146 /night price tag), which is also made of plastic and each time you use it, you are scared, that you will tear it out the plastic wall. Of course, the toilet has no window and cannot be ventilated, which is a major issue, when sharing it with 7 other people.

All in all, during my stay, we avoided being in the hostel as much as we could. We made full use, of the curfew, which the teachers had put in place, and even getting back to the hotel, we often stayed in the lobby playing cards until well into the night, just to avoid being in our room.