Travel & Joy Backpackers

Prague · Czech Republic

Travel & Joy Backpackers

Punk Score
21% SHIT
Medium confidence 212 reviews
Could still be good with enough luck and social skills, but not inherently social
Bed bug reports Showing 8 reports · 1 in the last 12 months
  1. Confirmed Booking.com

    I got bedbug bites from the bed, and the manager is extremely rude.

  2. Confirmed Booking.com

    I felt that the place could have been in better condition in terms of infrastructure and cleanliness. Personally, I had a bad experience because after my first night there, I woke up with my whole body bitten by bed bugs. I informed the reception, and their only response was to tell me to change beds. I didn’t see them clean or disinfect the mattress where I was bitten by all those bugs. I hope that whoever slept there after me didn’t go through the same thing.

  3. Confirmed Hostelworld

    Good location near the city center. Facilities were adequately clean but did not have hot water for our first day. The hostel offered us to use the neighbouring rooms shower, which was nice but not ideal. The hot water would fluctuate on and off for the remainder of the trip. Two tram lines right outside the window, so earplugs recommended. Worst of all is that one of us got bed bug bites from the bottom bunk on the last night. Would not return to this hostel due to these issues.

  4. Confirmed Hostelworld

    just 1 shower and 1 toilet for 14 people, bed bugs in the bed, shower was smelly and no elevator. The bed had curtains and that’s good, but that’s it. Just a place to sleep.

  5. Confirmed Google Maps

    Building and rooms are old, only one toilet for the floor in which I was, and quite small and dirty. I had some bedbug bites during my stay.

  6. Confirmed Google Maps

    The location was great. It is a prime position for all of the attractions. However, I got bit by bed bugs. The sheets were a dark purple which now I’m looking back does not inspire trust for their cleanliness. I didn’t realize until i was in the next city in my travels. By then, I had 15+ bites. The bathroom was shared between the different rooms, about 15 beds. The shower head was broken. Overall, the hostel seemed to be your average experience with the downfall of bed bugs.

  7. Confirmed Booking.com

    Siamo andati via dopo la prima notte e chiesto rimborso perché morsi da Bed Bugs. Abbiamo trovato uova, feci ed esoscheletri di cimici dei letti nella struttura dei letti. Camera sporchissima, polvere e spazzatura dietro ai letti, materasso, coperte e cuscini sporchi e fatiscenti. Su richiesta abbiamo ricevuto due asciugamani dalla reception, ovviamente macchiati

  8. Confirmed Google Maps

    Hostel has two sides, the ok rooms they show in their photos, and the really bad ones the do not show. Better hope you're lucky enough to not end up in one of the bad ones (no way to select a specific room, just select the class of room by the number of beds per room). My room was on floor 1, facing the street: Constant and REALLY loud noice of trams going by on the street below all day round; small, dirty and unventilated bathrooms; beds and bed linen with bedbugs; gloomy atmosphere, and unclear reception closing hours that make you loose your 10€ key deposit (heard and read four different closing hours, from the website, posters on the wall, the info given by the receptionist, etc. All different). Also, there's a bar on the ground floor that's open till 5am. One night people outside the bar were lunching fireworks right below on the street. Yeah not good. Choose other hostel, plenty of options so don't go for this one.

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Facilities

🍳 COOKER 👕 Laundry 🍺 Bar 🍳 Breakfast
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Adaptors Airport Transfers Luggage Storage Tours/Travel Desk ATM Reception (Limited Hours) Internet Access Nightclub Board Games Foosball Wi-Fi Restaurant Linen Included Reading Light Hair Dryers Towels For Hire Late Check-out Security Lockers Free City Maps Free WiFi Free Internet Access Free City Tour Hot Showers

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Dorms $16 / night
Privates $53 / night

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