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 Abbes Hostel Central Station
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Reviewed By:
Jacqueline (June 20, 2005)
Type of Room Stayed In: Dormitory
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Do NOT stay in this hostel! I stayed in the Abbes Hostel, Central
Station in June 2005. Not only is there no reception, there is no lockers, no
keys for the dormitory... nothing. I felt I was in a tomb. The whole place is
underground. The way you get into the dormitory is with a door code, which
doesn't seem to be changed very often... it seemed as though the whole of
Stockholm knew the code (this is an exaggeration, but well deserved for the
following reason). I only stayed there two nights, but within this time
period, my friend got her wallet stolen and a girl had her whole bag stolen. I
did not get a good vibe here, so I'd recommend staying somewhere else!!
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Reviewed By:
Johnathan (September 25, 2004)
Type of Room Stayed In: Dormitory
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I recommend Stockholm for a visit but under no circumstances stay at
Abbes Central Station Hostel. It does not seem to be a member of any
association because I would think the bathroom ratio alone would disqualify as
a true hostel. 1 shower with a toilet and another toilet for more than 30
people was ridiculous.
Unfortunatley it was my first stay in a "hostel" and we just stayed out and
finally ended up in the train station since the layout of the dorm was so bad--
only one central light switch and no ambient lighting-- each person who came in
the room turned on the lights. Everyone was unhappy and irritable. Was not
conductive to meeting new people, sleeping, relaxing or even going to the
bathroom. Do yourself a favor and stay in a real hotel-- it is worth it OR stay
out all night then sleep in a park during the day.
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Reviewed By:
Philipp (April 5, 2004)
Type of Room Stayed In: Private
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Hi to all Stockholm travelers out there. First of all I like to say
that Stockholm is a very great city in the heart of Scandinavia. When I was
there everyone seemed to be very friendly and extremely helpful. But now let's
get into detail. Last week I stayed with a friend for a few days in Stockholm.
We had to book our hostel very fast because we had decided on this short-trip
very late. So we were looking for a cheap stay for three nights in Stockholm.
The only vacant location was the Abbes Hostel Central Station (www.abbes.se for
more info) five minutes from the "Central Bus Station". I booked the Hostel via
internet for 300 SEK (32€)night/person. The information on the internet said
that there is no reception right now but for further information you could
call the Abbes Hostel Old Town every time. We arrived around 7 pm at the hostel
and checked in via door code that we had received before from the manager. The
room key should be stored in a safe at the reception-desk within an envelope(!). Inside the safe were a lot of keys but no
envelope! So I had to call Abbes Old Town. The manager told me they forgot
about it, but our room was the one with no. 7. The "hole" had the size of a
jail-cell in my eyes (3x1,5 meters) for two persons! The bed was an IKEA-loft
bed (very simple construction) with mattresses made of cheap home store-foam.
There were no lamps or anything like that on the ceiling, only a lamp at the
end of the room. And no windows at all!!! We also had no chance to regulate the
heater in the room because the knob was in the room next to us. But Mr.
Manager told us about a central heating unit. The walls must be made of
some kind of chip boards otherwise it is not imaginable for me to hear every
single word from our neighbors. The hallway was stuffed with old stuff like
sinks, boards, walls and unpacked IKEA-beds etc. Overall it was clean but
looked like a complete mess to me. The shower (one for appr. 20 or more people) was a combination toilet/shower without any luxury (!) like curtain or
shower-like things. But it worked! To shorten the whole story the price for
this location was/is absolutely cheeky/fresh even if you keep in mind that the
normal price per person/night would have been SEK 600!!! These info is
according to the "trying to be" manager (original quote) of Abbes Hostels and as
a matter of fact more than true! Finally we had the impression that we did not
rented but bought the hostel for the price we paid. All that stays is a bad
impression of Abbes Hostel Group and I would absolutely not recommend this
hostel to any other Stockholm traveler. Thanks very much for you time. Yours
Philipp, Germany
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