This was the first hostel my friend and I stayed in during our trip to Europe during the summer, it was also the first hostel experience I have had.

Unfortunately we got quite unlucky and were put in one of the unrenovated rooms. I didn't really have a problem with the room itself. It definitely was nowhere close to being the nicest room that we stayed in while in Europe but it was okay. The facilities, however were what got to me. The bathroom next to our room wouldn't lock and sometimes the door wouldn't even stay closed! It was also extremely dirty, frequently without toilet paper and we had a hard time even getting the toilet to flush! The shower was also really dirty.

Some of the stairwells and hallways had burnt out lightbulbs.

On the plus side, the restaurant was very cute and had really yummy croissants!

Allowed us to check in early to our room. Had a private twin room with a sink. I only had an issue with the shower which was basically a small bathroom with a hole in the ground without a drain cover. The floors in the showers aren't tile they're just some sort of industrial flooring. I highly recommend bringing flip-flops.

The location is good and the price is excellent. The cafe downstairs provides a good breakfast for a decent price. The internet stations are expensive. I used the car park which is gated but doesn't have much space so if you choose to stay here get there early to get a spot. In addition the call box to the gate doesn't work so you'll need to run in and tell them you want to pull your car in/out.

All in all a good cheap bed for the night in a good location. Stay here if you plan on being outside enjoying Belfast for the majority of your visit.

My boyfriend and I stayed here...booked a double room - they don't have double beds...only single ones. Not very romantic.

Room - The beds look like they could turn into bunks. Were very high off the ground and fixed to the wall (ie you cannot push them together). It was clean.

Bathroom - Terrible. Shower had no shower curtain...just an unadjustable shower head sticking out of the wall. Reminiscent of a prison shower. Unsurprisingly everything got soaking wet after showering. Towels not included (although some dirty towels were left behind in our bathroom - clearly it hadn't been cleaned too thoroughly). Not for the faint hearted.

Location - located just to the south of central Belfast. Everything within walking distance (but some things eg murals were a long walk). Close to University.

Parking - some free, secure parking out the back. Curiously about 50% of spaces were reserved for disabled parkers (and were all empty).

Reception - very helpful. Changed our money back to English pounds (a real relief) and even looked up movie times for us.

Cafe - located within building. Reasonable prices, good food.

The staff was very nice and tried to help out a lot. They weren't too knowledgeable, but tried to help any way they could. The place is very "institutionalized" looking. Looks like a hospital, very clean and sterile. The bathroom in our room was a sink, toilet, and shower, no curtain for the shower. So when you shower you are splashing water on the toilet and around it.