Estelada Hostel Berg am Laim

Great facilities

Not a super social hostel, would be better for group bookings

Pulizia e soprattutto la ragazza mora riccia della reception.. Molto accogliente e garbata.. ha soddisfati ogni esigenza

Niente

We had a beautiful room, very neat and clean. It was also so nice that after booking a room with 2 bunkbeds we got a room with 4 single beds which really made our day. I also liked the fact that the reception lady was so nice and put out time to show us around - it made us feel at home.

It wasn't very convenient that there was only 1 bathroom for the ladies in our hallway - as women tend to take their time and cause other's to wait. The guys also would have liked to have a bathroom closer to the room. The temperature of the bathroom and room was also very hot and humid, made it difficult to sleep as there was no fan or aircon.

On the positive side, the price was good, the place was clean, and the bed was comfortable.

The accommodation is located in the basement, and the photos are misleading. They show bright rooms with natural light, but in reality, there is no sunlight at all—you will not see daylight during your stay. The rooms do have windows, but they face the side of a building at ground level where people frequently pass by. Because of this, the curtains need to remain closed at all times, which makes the space even darker. All common areas reinforce the basement feeling: the corridors have no windows and rely entirely on artificial lighting, and there are no windows in the restaurant area either. The entire space feels enclosed and below ground. The bathroom situation is very problematic. The only bathroom with a private shower (the one shown in the photos) is reserved for women and is almost always occupied, as there are more than 10 rooms in the hostel. The shared bathroom is mixed (men and women) and has gym-style stalls, where the only separation is a light curtain that does not fully cover the sides and moves constantly. As a solo female traveler, I did not feel safe having to shower in a space that cannot be properly closed and where anyone could walk in at any time. Additionally, the shower does not have a regular tap. It works with a push button that releases water for a few seconds, requiring you to keep pressing it continuously if you want the water to keep running. The only time I had seen something like this before was at a summer camp. This was the worst bathroom experience I have had, and I have traveled extensively across Latin America.