Lunar Beach Hostel

Gute Lage, nähe Moschee und Busstop nach Yas Island oder andere Sehenswürdigkeiten. An den Betten gibts Vorhänge aber leider keine Lampe. Zimmer mit eigenem Bad. Grosse Küche jedoch nicht viele Pfannen. Sauber. Gratis Schwarztee und Kaffee. An der Rezeption sagten sie die unteren Betten seien teurer, als ich meinen Aufenthalt verlängerte. Im Zimmer 101 Bett Nr 2 hatte es Bettwanzen. Das Zimmer war gleich neben dem Empfang, darum bis Mitternacht etwas laut. Sehr harte Betten. Draussen an der Wäscheleine hingen die selben Badetücher/Kleidung über eine Woche, welche bestimmt vergessen gingen, so gab es wenig Platz für nasse Wäsche aufzuhängen.

The staff were great, very friendly and hospitable. In fact, staff were the best part of the stay. It is also good that they allow the cat to roam around freely. The cat does not enter the rooms. There is free Wi-Fi. No bedbugs, matresses were clean. The price was attractive. But I think the cons outweigh the price - I would rather pay more and get a better place. What does one need from a one night in a hostel? Good shower and good sleep. There was NO hot water, I ended up not showering early morning before my departure. No hooks or places to hang/place your belongings in the bathroom when you (attempt to) shower. I woke up with a cockroach on the bedside right above my head that killed any desire to continue sleeping. Gosh I thought fine cockroaches could be in the kitchen, but bed?? Also I did not feel comfortable with the fact that they took a photo with their phone of my passport. I know it is a normal practice for hotels to scan your passport, and I would have been okay with that, but I surely did not like the whole phone photography situation. Where will these photos from the phone end up? Does not look legal or legit. I had an upper bulk and it was freezing because of the AC. I tried changing the temperature at night but in the morning it was back to the low setting! One can catch a cold easily. Finally, it was hard to fall asleep because people right in front of the female room (in the hallway) were talking loudly for a while and nobody was doing anything about it. Should there not be some rest hours after which one should not talk loudly in common areas?