Belgrade · Serbia
Balkan Soul Hostel
Reportes de chinches
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Confirmado Hostelworld
Definitely there are bed bugs, you should be aware because now just all my skin is going crazy after stayed there for 2 nights.
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Confirmado Google Maps
I saw someone commenting about a weird “bed bug” situation, and I have to say—the exact same thing happened to me. They’re not exactly bed bugs because the bites aren’t clustered or as numerous, and they look like mosquito bites, but they’re much itchier. By the second day, the bites had swollen up and looked infected. By the fifth day, they were much better. I also noticed a small dot of blood on the sheets, exactly like the photo I saw in another review from a few months ago, which makes me think they don’t replace dirty sheets. For context, I was staying with a group of friends, and this only happened to me. I’m honestly amazed at how similar my experience was to the review I read before visiting this hostel. Other than that, the hostel is nice and pretty clean. However, it is quite noisy since there’s no soundproofing between doors.
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Confirmado Hostelworld
Not a bad stay for the price, pictures made it look a lot better than it was tho. Very few showering facilities for the amount of people staying. Multiple people (including myself) suffered from bed bugs taking a liking to us - on this, I would not advise staying here. I have 30 plus bites and a very unhappy girlfriend who nuked my clothes (and bag) in the wash when I got home!
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Confirmado Google Maps
Well, even though they claimed that they did not find bedbugs in the bed I was sleeping, they’ve mosquitoes that bite in patterns and leave blood stains after. And no matter what bug or mosquito they have, it made me suffer for couple of days. Apart from this issue, the blond receptionist is really friendly and helpful, and the hostel is quite central & equipped. With a nice common area and events happening once in several days, it was easy to meet with other solo travellers.
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Confirmado Hostelworld
The hostel is good in terms of atmosphere, it’s very social, the staff is nice and they organize a lot of events to get to know your fellow travellers. However the hostel itself definitely looks better in the photos than in reality, the facilities aren’t super clean and they have bed bugs
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Análisis del ambiente
Balkan Soul Hostel tiene un núcleo social armado alrededor de eventos nocturnos, cenas compartidas, noches de cócteles, karaoke, pub crawls y una sala común en el sótano con cocina y mesa de comedor. Puede funcionar bien para quienes llegan solos y quieren una entrada fácil al circuito de hangouts de Belgrado sin el formato gigante de party hostel. Megatron, el gato, es una marca de personalidad real aquí. El gato residente suma una capa hogareña y raramente calmante al lugar, junto con staff y voluntarios amables que a menudo activan conversaciones. La ubicación es céntrica y caminable, cerca de Kalemegdan, bares, restaurantes, tiendas, cajeros y la parada del bus 72 al aeropuerto. Las instalaciones son prácticas más que pulidas: cocina abastecida, café y té gratis, lockers, lavandería por una tarifa y dormitorios generalmente limpios son fortalezas claras, aunque el edificio es pequeño y puede sentirse apretado.
Señales a revisar
- Las habitaciones pueden ser pequeñas, llenas, calurosas o mal ventiladas, y el aire acondicionado puede ser limitado o poco confiable.
- Los baños son limitados para el tamaño del hostel, con problemas recurrentes de olor, limpieza, presión de ducha y pisos mojados.
- El lado social puede variar según la noche, y el pub crawl puede no funcionar para todo el mundo.
- El pago puede ser solo en efectivo, y el manejo de precios o recibos ha causado frustración.
- Las puertas de las habitaciones y la puerta principal pueden no estar siempre cerradas con llave, así que la seguridad puede sentirse floja.
- Las picaduras o chinches se han mencionado como preocupación en distintos períodos.
- El ruido puede viajar por el edificio, y las horas de silencio pueden no resolverlo siempre.