JO&JOE Budapest

I’ll start with the negative and more important one. In the room I stayed in, there was a bed bug or unsolved insect problem. I stayed for one night and couldn’t sleep because of the itching. When I woke up, the exposed parts of my body like my forehead, arm and leg ankles were covered in bites. The next day, they caused an allergic reaction and turned badly bruised. It was not a comfortable night’s sleep at all. Positive ones, the ladies at the reception were very kind and helpful. The hostel’s design is beautiful. The rooms looked stylish, functional and clean(apart from the insect issue). I think the management still has some things to learn.

I had normal experience, at the time I visited there were not bed bugs in my room. Cleaning people take out the room trash that’s good. I visited the kitchen and it wasn’t working one day but the next one it was. Unfortunately the staff is unkind and unhelpful. There is not willingness to help but the building is good. The food is okay, i recommend to have photos or explanations in the menu of the dishes because the staff don’t want to explain and I consider the customers are in the right to know what we want to order. I visited not in a peak season so I think it was clean and because it wasn’t crowded we had a good time. I liked the rooftop view and atmosphere, also that the social areas were clean.

I stayed at the Jo & Joe Budapest for 3 nights for my friend’s wedding. I had originally booked another hostel but after seeing reviews of bed bugs I got too anxious and realized this one had just opened. (Living in Paris I knew it was a reputable chain). Even booking last minute for a private room, it was affordable at 200 euros for 3 nights. The private room was small and simple, but perfect for my needs, a private bathroom and separate toilet, coat hanger and small desk. Everything was spotless, modern, staff was so friendly and helpful, and the vibes are great. Not a seedy party hostel, but a safe clean place (I’m 28 so I’ve done my day at party hostels!) The mattress is latex (like a gym mat) so maybe not the most comfortable but very hygenic and reassuring. Even being in the center of the city (in the Jewish quarter, amazing location close to metro, trams and bus) the room was very quiet and I slept very well. The only two very small things I would note is that the breakfast is a bit expensive (10 euros) for the quality & quantity (just bread, muesli and yogurt, coffee, a little cheese and meat and fruit) when you can get a more substantial meal elsewhere for the same price, and I wished that the lights in the room could have been dimmed as they were quite bright. Otherwise definitely perfect & I will be back during my next stay in Budapest! Thank you so much to the staff, it was amazing!

There was bed bug in the room. It was extremely bad.