I stayed in a private room with my sister.
Pros: I felt safe. It was exactly like the pictures, staff was always around & very pleasant
The shower always had warm water even when there was a line. Having a sink in your room was great!
The sheets, shower & room were all clean. I saw people cleaning the bathroom daily
Area was pretty good; laundry mat, grocery store & 3 transit stops all within 4 minutes & plenty of restaurant and liquor stores too
Cons: pretty much all major tourist stuff was about 20 minutes on transit & there wasn't a ticket machine nearby
Hallways were pretty beat up: cracks in the plaster, watermarks, parts of the ceiling missing
Check in was at 2pm, we got there at 2:15 and our room wasn't ready till 3:15
Luggage storage was just a stack of bags between the vending machine & desk. Not even behind the desk
Wifi worked great down stairs, but less and less well going up
Be aware: bath towel rental is €5
The shower is basically a closet where you step into what would be a shower stall, except there is no curtain or second door. There's no stand for the shower head, floor was always wet, & you'd have to hang anything you want dry on a hook & turn off the shower to wash your hair. I've had worse showers on this trip, but yeah. Pretty basic.
Definitely not a "youth" hostel, because there were lots of old men
No fridge in the kitchen