Hostels are an interesting thing.... vital to a trip's success or failure. If it's good, or at least decent, the trip shines and not much talk is given to the hostel. But when it's poor, or there are a ton of odd people, that's when the hostel can overshadow the trip.
For example, I have to say that the hostel that Max Kade stayed in the last time we were in Munich, was the worst one I've ever stayed in. I mean- the room doors didn't even work! The only one who could open the girls' room door was Yuri.... if she wasn't around- you'd have to try and perhaps be out of luck. And they didn't even have enough keys for the entire room-- I didn't have a key for most of the week (which was made worse by the fact that after 11 or so you had to show your key to get back in).
I know I need to separate hostels from hotels.... or do I? I did stay in a pretty shady hotel when I went to Strasbourg this summer. It was out in the boondocks- tram, bus and stroll later I would get back at night. Which was kinda sad in itself since Strasbourg is gorgeous at night and I would've loved to stay out later.... okay, I digress. The sink was broken, the tv didn't work. The bed was hard- even with two mattresses. Ugh.
The best hotel I've stayed in was Motel One in Berlin Mitte. Gorgeous, spacious (except for the shower). They had a delicious continental breakfast....
Hmm.... maybe I shouldn't forget the hotel I stayed in Frankfurt when MK got stuck in Europe because of a storm (coming home from Vienna). But that hotel was definitely out of my price range- thank goodness Lufthansa paid for it! Gorgeous dinner, gorgeous breakfast, gorgeous room!
Motel One was pretty great, especially for the price- only about 50Euros per night (which for a hotel is pretty good). Internet in room, free of cost. Helpful staff; overall, just a great hotel.
The two A&O Hostels that I stayed in this summer were decent for the price I paid. Definitely not shady like the hotel I stayed in Strasbourg, but not the best ever. But for the price, I couldn't really complain-- the highest I paid for a night was 12Euros, down to 8Euros. I would estimate that on average, it was closer to 9Euros per night. The location was great (am Zoo for most of the time) and they even had a kitchen. They drawback was you had to pay for internet (8Euros per week for wireless). It was a pretty standard hostel crowd- the good, the bad and the ugly.
So back to the hostel I need to talk about... Meiniger in Munich.
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