Moskova Hostellit

Plussat: Creative & modern Design

Miinukset: cupboard is small and I’ve faced trouble finding the hostel since maps does not show the real entrance.

Plussat: - despite previous reviews, it is easy to find. Opposite the river with a big sign saying Derevo but in the russian alphabet:) Having a double bunk bed was nice - bed set up works perfectly: lots of shelves, 2 plugs and a lamp - locker per bed (though not per person) - water machines- instant access to boiling or ice cold water - Cleaners were great, nicer than some of the people staying, always smiling and saying hi, the whole place was spotless - Reception staff was also good, good levell of english, polite. - bathrooms were good, never had to wait for the toilet or a shower, showers were great as well.

Miinukset: We stayed here 6 nights. (This is long but please read it all before deciding to stay here) - this hostel is made up of two buildings, separated by a car park/road. They are about 30m apart. The vast majority of "nice" pictures you see are from one building, the older finished side. Sadly for us we were in the "newer" side, which is unfinished and nowhere near as nice. - we wouldn't even have known about this second, nicer side (sofas on the terrace, tv, lounge etc), unless we had compared our building to the reviews and spotted lots was missing. The lady who gave our tour was lovely, but neglected to show us around completely. - as mentioned, our building wasn't finished. We had builders present pretty much 24/7, loud building works all day, every sat eg. 10pm on a Sunday. There was the smell of paint and chemicals while you were cooking and eating in the kitchen. You are separated from the builders by a thin plastic sheet... -due to the building works, there was a big leak in the kitchen one night. No one apologised, seemed to care and a poor cleaner walked in unaware and had to clean it up. - LOCATION: other reviews have said it but you really are away from everything except supermarkets. We made the 1hr10 walk into moscow along the river which was nice enough but not ideal. - there is no "hostel" vibe. This is somewhere that people who work remotely or in Moscow live for cheap. Some of them were lovely, lots of them were a bit odd and the issue is no one is leaving anytime soon so you do just have to put up with it. - bunk bed ladder is painful to climb: thin metal rungs - everything is key fob entry, which sounds fab until you need a wee in the middle of the night and have to find your fob in the dark - kitchen equipment: no drinking glasses, broken hobs, the kitchen is too small. Many times we just had to wait to cook as there were already 6 or 7 people in there.

Plussat: Place is beautiful and well maintained.It has all the facilities.Staff knows english and very friendly in nature

Miinukset: Place is far from nearest metro.Pavelskaya is 2km from hostel.You will have to take bus no. 13,158 which will take you to metro.On more problem is that it is inside a building very difficult to find.

Plussat: Anna and Liza were super helpful during my stay. This was certainly one of the best hostel I've stayed in two years travelling around the world. The design, the security and the attention. It all exceeded my expectations.

Plussat: A lot of interesting coffee drinks

Miinukset: It looked a lot better in the pictures. There were lots of mosquitoes everywhere: the cafeteria space, bathrooms and showers and the room itself. It was really humid and I could not open the window because it would mean sleeping with even more mosquitoes.

Miinukset: Inappropriate option if you will be late for registration or when you arrive late

Plussat: The receptionist that made our check-in was extremely kind and let us enter the room before the check-in time.

Miinukset: Most staff did not speak English and made absolutely no effort to do so.

Plussat: Sleeping in a cupboard like Harry Potter, coffe shop and little shop included, near the river

Miinukset: Staff did not speak English, still tried to be helpful

Plussat: englsih speaking staff please...

Plussat: You can buy tea and croissants forbreakfast at the patisserie part. They're quite chea to Moscow standards. Hostel is nearby city center and Paveletsky Metro Station.

Miinukset: In the hostel were many mosquitos because the backdoor was unnecessary open at night.

Plussat: Perfect location.

Miinukset: Tiny and not very clean bathroom. Poor sound proofing.

Plussat: The price and the breakfast .

Miinukset: The location looked great online but it is not in an area I would feel happy walking around and it is far from the sights. You would need to be happy to use the metro right off the bat or be prepared to pay a Yandex taxi often.

Plussat: The staff was very nice. They even let us have the room at 8am instead of 2pm.

Miinukset: The bathroom were very poorly ventilated thus smelled quite bad. The toilets were not cleaned enough. Moreover there was a leak from the ceiling in front of our room.

Plussat: everything especially the cleanliness

Plussat: the staff were friendly and helpful, place was very clean

Miinukset: location, very uncomfortable bed

Plussat: hmm.. i think, the nice girl on the reception, everything else was in need of renovation! thanx

Miinukset: the dirty rooms, the defectives bathroom, Refrigerator was discusting

Plussat: nothing..maybe location

Miinukset: durtyness, bad smell, toilets on the coridor, different people who come drunk in the night and disturb the sleep, lack of hygiene

Plussat: Although the hotel personal tries to do their best, the dealing of administration doesn't make the good impression.

Miinukset: The wrong information has been given to us on the phone. The administration of the hotel did not want to carry any responsibility for that. For all guests only two showers and two toiltes were available. The three-bed room is situated very uncomfortable. There was no TV in our room, though promised. The window frames can not be closed properly (renovation is needed), that's why one hears the noice from the street even more. No sink in the kitchen, sometimes you have to wait until the bathroom is free, if you want to make a tee or wash your dishes.

Plussat: Close proximity to the Metro.

Miinukset: Musty smell in the entrance and elevator, noise from the twelve lane highway outside the window, small room, hard bed, noisy guests late at night.

Plussat: location of the hotel

Miinukset: Very noisy, even with earplug, not only from the street, but also from people just staying and talking loud in the common area, up to at least 2 AM.Only 2 showers and 2 toilets.

Plussat: I had the best time at Sukharevka. Nice room, friendly staff, amazing bars nearby. It has a great location too, in walking distance to downtown area. Highly recommended!!!

Miinukset: Couldn't check in early as requested and bathrooms are small.

Plussat: There was no one who can speaks English and I had a hard time to communicate with one lady who does not speak English in a Hostel that supposes to host foreigners!!!

Miinukset: This hotel should hire a permanent person who can speak English

Plussat: The hotel was in a good location that was easy to find with the directions provided. They were helpful with obtaining visa information needed for my stay.

Miinukset: The hotel was run down and sparse for the price compared with other places I have stayed for the same price or less. I was frequently disturbed by other guests directly outside my room in the common area.

Plussat: Nothing. It was extremely dirty, run-down and dangerous.

Miinukset: Dirty stained sheets with remains of hair in bed. No blankets. Dangerous wiring and no proper fire escape indicated. Dirty room, particularly floors (dirt stuck to feet. Expensive. Only hotel to charge for registration (€50). Normally free or €10. Cost more that 3 star hotel which I found. I moved out after 2 nights because it was so discusting!