For The Birds Theatre Company

Review of Urban Garden Hostel Group

If you want to party late every night this is your...

If you want to party late every night this is your place. But only stay here if you are happy to have clubbing tunes blaring til midnight. That is house policy. They have huge speakers in reception that ensure that the throbbing baseline reaches the bedrooms.
When i asked the receptionist, who had seemed lovely previously, to turn the tunes down, he was pretty rude and told me i should have stayed in a hotel. I wasn't aware that hostel was synonymous with night club, but apparently it is at urban garden.

That seemed to be the staff culture here, another girl accused me of stealing someone's pillow in the dorm. Maybe the intent was lost in translation but it came across pretty confrontational and totally unnecessary.

The bathrooms are lovely and the common room but the 'deluxe dorms' are very ordinary and very poorly lit. A few bedlamps would hardly break the bank.
'Family dinner' was very poor the night i was there. Save your cash and enjoy the amazing food lisbon has to offer.
Shame because it would be a lovely hostel if the staff were a bit nicer and more reasonable.