Gaestehaus Kaiserpassage

Had booked a single room through booking.com. The booking confirmation stated that the reception is open daily from 3 - 8 pm for check-in. I arrived at just after 7pm and stood in front of closed doors. No one could be reached by phone either! Without any warning; Absolutely underground!! The only good thing was that I hadn't paid for the night in advance. Had to find a more expensive hotel nearby. NEVER THERE AGAIN!!!

The beds are full of bed bugs!!! This hotel should be closed for sanitary reasons The bathroom in Karlsruhe Beds are full of bedbugs!!! This hotel should be closed for sanitary reasons A shame Beds full of bedbugs!! This hotel should be closed for sanitary reason A shame

I stayed at Gästehaus Kaiserpassage for roughly a week while waiting to get an apartment in Karlsruhe. Now I'm the kind of person who dislikes hostel-style accommodation, but this place was cheap and central - and in the end I kind of liked staying there! The Gästehaus is a very typical hostel. You stay in shared rooms (I was in a 4-bed room; the first two nights in a mixed room, the rest of my stay there was a females only room available and I moved into it) with beds and other furniture (desk, TV, big lockers for your personal stuff). Bathrooms, showers (with good water pressure!) and kitchen are shared, as well as a big patio - it's a bit shame that the weather was cold and bad, as the patio would be a fantastic place to sit and maybe enjoy a few drinks with a friend! There's also a washer and dryer that the guests may use for a small fee (6 euros includes both washer and dryer). Even though the Gästehaus is located in downtown Karlsruhe and there are lots of restaurants, shops etc. closeby, it's still conveniently located so that there is no noise from the streets. It's easy to get to the hostel as it's only a couple of blocks from Europaplatz. Anything you might need, like ATM, grocery stores (such as Aldi, Lidl and Rewe), banks, etc. are either right around the corner or at Europaplatz. I strongly recommend the recently opened Cats Café which is literally a minute's walk away ;) The staff is very friendly, cleaning service comes by every day so the common areas are very well kept. Sadly while I was staying there, there were also some people who didn't really respect the kitchen rules (didn't clean up after themselves, didn't do their dishes etc.), but since most people only stay for a day or two, these people aren't too big of a problem. All in all, Gästehaus Kaiserpassage was a nice place to stay. If you don't have a problem with sharing a bedroom and other amenities (a.k.a. know how hostels work), I would very much recommend this place! I noticed that they were completely renovating one of the rooms when I left, so it might be even nicer soon! :)