70%
Hostel is in the good place, just next to the Embassy of USA and very close to the old city, bad is that walls is very thin - so you can hear everything what happen in other room and everyone can hear you
inga, from Latvia ~ Nov 19 2007
54%
Luckily we had read another guest's review about there not being a reception, cause the hostel doesn't inform you of that. Since the review said we would get a lot of hassle and get told off if we were late, we were quite relieved that our flight wasn't delayed and we actually arrived at the hostel 45 minutes before we had specified when booking. A bit boring to wait that long for someone to come and let us in, but we had company by a couple who was dropping in to see if they could move their booking a few days forward and stay that night instead. There is no bell to ring for the hostel, so we figured we'd just have to wait outside. There is, however, a phone number on the wall. We assumed that that was for people like the couple we met, people just dropping in. But when we had waited PAST our scheduled arrival time, we had to call after all. Highly annoying because it's expensive to use a mobile phone abroad. No pay phone there either. When we called, guess what? WE GOT TOLD OFF for not calling them sooner!! After some 15 minutes, a boy came to let us in. He was nicer to talk to than the lady on the phone, but he couldn't help the other couple who was waiting. He had no idea if there were any rooms available for that night and he didn't have a phone so he couldn't call the office to check (they couple didn't have cell phones). No phone inside the hostel either. They had to walk to the office 10 minutes away where the same boy checked them in. Complicated way of operating, not very professional and they give very little information prior to - and upon - arrival.
The bathrooms are a bit mouldy. Also, the rooms are depressingly boring and you can hear everything that goes on next door, but I guess that's not a big deal when you stay at a hostel. Still, it has no exciting atmosphere so even though it's clean, not too far away from the Old Town and the city centre, next time I'll choose one of the hostels in the Old Town instead. We saw many on our way.
Ann-Kathrin, from Norway ~ Aug 27 2007
80%
Beautifully (and recently) furnished apartments, great kitchen and bathroom facilities, TV room, very clean. Good location. BUT they are VERY strict about arrival times. There is no reception or person there to welcome you. If you do not arrive within the hour you specify when booking, there will be no-one there to greet you, and you can't get in! You have to walk 10 mins to the main tourist office in the Old Town (very easy to find) and they will direct you to Booking Estonia where you will be told off (!), then someone will walk you to the hostel.
So a lovely place, great value, but don't be late!
David, from England ~ Aug 16 2007
