This is a cool place and I really wanted to love it, but my experience was a mixed bag.
Positives:
--The lobby/common space in the hotel is wonderful and is a great place to hang out with a book, a cup of coffee, or your laptop
--Beds in the hostel are very comfortable
--Bathrooms are modern and sparkling clean
Negatives:
--Not having access to a kitchen was a definite downside (this isn't a traditional hostel per se, but that said, I think it's the only 'hostel' type facility I've ever stayed in that doesn't have at least basic kitchen facilities
--One morning during my stay, there was a couple camped out in the common space (area with sofas, tables & chairs), sleeping on the couches with luggage spread out around them. The lights were turned off, making it so that other guests couldn't use the common space that morning (I tried but couldn't find the light switches to turn them on). I thought it was strange -- if they were registered guests, why weren't they sleeping in a bed, and if they weren't paying guests, why were they there?? I informed the front desk staff, who were completely unconcerned about it and did nothing. Even if it wasn't a security issue, it made the common space feel unwelcoming and unpleasant to have a couple of vagabonds camped out there. My takeaway was that the staff of this hotel/hostel aren't really big on enforcement of the rules, to the extent that the guest experience is diminished.
