Auberge Internationale des Jeunes

i stayed here for a few nights with two of my friends, and i strongly advise to stay away from this hostel unless absolutely necessary. the 24-hour reception and the location near the city centre were great and promising, but stepping into the room was quite a shock. the cell-like room we stayed in had a pungent smell of moisture and mold, so we had to keep the window and door open all the time. upon arrival, we checked the beds for bed bugs and found blood stains on the mattresses. the bed linen was clean, however the pillows had a sour smell, and although cleaning apparently took place during the day, it didn’t seem to make a difference. two of the safes in the room didn’t work either. on a more positive note, the floors were clean and the showers were functioning. it has to be said that there are no amenities, so bring your own towels and toiletries. the breakfast was good and consisted of a cup of coffee, some fresh bread and a microwavable pastry. what we found slightly unnerving and frankly concerning was the fact that despite being advertised as a youth hostel, there were many mid-30s men hanging around the hostel. when checking out, we were shown a luggage room that the staff promised would be locked. when we came back a few hours later to retrieve our luggage, the door to the luggage room was open and our bags were moist from the moldy room they had been in. overall, staying here was a tough experience. we tried to minimize the time spent at the hostel, which made this a decent place to stay at. i still wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone.

Peor experiencia de mi vida!! He vuelto de este albergue con CHINCHES!!!! He tenido que tirar la cama de mi casa y la mitad de mi ropa por culpa de este sitio. Ha sido con diferencia la peor experiencia de mi vida!!! Tendría que haberme ido nada más ver el sitio, ni hay jabón, la habitación y la ducha apestan, musgo en las paredes, baños asquerosos! WARNING BED BUGS!!!

The room could have had a table, or at least some hooks on the walls. Especially after the bed bug scare of last summer, I really didn't want to put all my stuff on the floor.

Terrible place dirty, unclean bedding, bed bugs. Prison vibes. You also get a tray breakfast like…prison! -1 stars

bed bugs

They have bedbugs

It clean enough for the price and no mosquitos or bed bug.

I was given the "let's take advantage of American" treatment. DO NOT STAY HERE. Someone complained of bed bugs. Grifters, con-artists, and pick-pockets also frequent this place... Wouldn't be surprised if murders and thieves do as well. Stay away. Get a hotel.

Awful service and the blankets had dried up semen on them. I told the guy at the frontdesk and according to him it wasn't his problem. He also kicked my friend out in the middle of the night because he gave him the wrong key (and yet somehow he blamed my friend for it). Stay somewhere else. They probably have bedbugs too.

This is a bed bug hostel. I got bitten several times during the night.