Dream Hostel & Hotel

• The location: short walk from the Tampere railway station (~10 mins); being on the eastern side of the station, it’s a lot quieter than the western (and more central) part. It’s also literally next door to the Moomin museum and also close to several supermarkets. • The friendliness: the girl there had very kindly let me check in much earlier since I arrived during the wee morning after the night train (note that the hostel opens at 8am and closes 11pm). • The overall vibe of the place: such a chilled place to be - the ground level lobby has such a nice ambience to sit down and eat, read and relax. • The kitchen: the major plus with this hostel. It’s big, it’s very clean, facilities are excellent and it’s got literally everything you need (trust me, I’ve been to many hostels but Dream Hostel has the best kitchen. I like to cook so I know :)) • The bedroom: I actually got the private double bed with its own bathroom (Dream Hostel is not only a hostel, but partly a hotel too), which was nice, clean and spacious. The hotel part even has its own private kitchen upstairs. I’m sure the hostel shared rooms on the ground floor nearer to the lobby and main kitchen/dining are brilliant too.

Nothing much really, it’s almost perfect - no wonder the hostel is still recommended by Lonely Planet and apparently voted consistently as being Finland’s best hostel. Just note that the hostel isn’t staffed 24hrs - so be careful if you’re arriving really early in the morning or late at night via a night train, etc. (which is normal, really, like any other place). Oh, you might want to also check the fridge as well, since it smelled a bit when I was there - but otherwise my food was still cool and fine :)