Full Moon Design Hostel Budapest

To give an honest description of this hotel, it would be more accurate to say it's a Discoclub with a few rooms attached. On their website, in fact, among the hotel's selling points, they highlight that it's in the same building as one of Budapest's biggest clubs. But being in the same building is one thing - having rooms that look directly onto the courtyard dance floor is another. Obviously the rooms aren't soundproofed. The result was that out of three nights' stay, I spent two without sleeping a wink (I only slept on Sunday, because the club was closed), since the techno music from one of the various dance floors went on all night until 5 a.m. At a volume loud enough to make the bed shake. And of course, there's no shortage of louts wandering the corridors screaming at the top of their lungs all night long. The worst part of all this is the hotel staff, who, after I complained, even had the nerve to ask me, with a smug attitude, whether I'd read the website before booking. Since I'd booked through Booking, that information obviously wasn't available there. But even on their own website, it's presented in a misleading way. In short: STAY AWAY if you actually expect to sleep a few hours a night.

Unfortunately, this was our least favourite accommodation of our two-week Interrail trip. It was the seventh place we stayed, so we had plenty to compare it to, and this was by far the most disappointing. Our stay got off to a poor start with a slow and unfriendly check-in. Once we reached our room, we were immediately met with an incredibly unpleasant smell coming from the small corridor outside it. Every single time we walked through it, we had to cover our noses. The smell was damp and sour, and it lingered on our clothes throughout our stay. Even after returning home, my friend’s makeup brushes still smell like it. Unfortunately, the same odour seemed to have spread into the room and towels, which made us question how clean everything really was. The room and bathroom both felt very dated, and the lighting was poor, making the room feel even more uninviting. Communication with the hostel was also frustrating. The phone number provided in the confirmation email didn’t work, and after several failed attempts to call, I eventually had to contact the hostel through WhatsApp instead. I was simply trying to find out whether the club was busy before deciding to go, but the staff member just said he didn’t know rather than checking. It was only after I specifically asked him to check that he did. One of the biggest downsides was the noise. Although the hostel advertises that there’s a club in the basement, it doesn’t make it clear that the rooms overlook an enclosed courtyard, allowing the music and noise to echo throughout the building. It was far louder than we expected. I also wasn’t a fan of the surrounding area, which didn’t feel particularly pleasant. Overall, this hostel wasn’t what we were hoping for. Between the unpleasant smell, dated facilities, noisy environment, and unhelpful customer service, it was easily our least favourite place we stayed during our trip.

FOR ME, THE WORST EXPERIENCE REGARDING HOTELS, AND I HAVE STAYED IN WORSE DUMPS. They let two strangers into our room on the night of Saturday, June 27, at 3 in the morning while we were sleeping. After throwing them out of the room, we went down to talk to the night receptionist who apologized and explained that these guys requested the key to room 218 (ours, not theirs) and the receptionist opened it remotely, seeing everything through the cameras since there is only one key per room. It is a serious negligence not to check who the guests of that room were and to let anyone into any room they request. They tried to compensate us with a free breakfast after denying us a room change due to lack of availability, but we told them that we found it insufficient and that we wanted a refund, adding that the air conditioning could not be turned off and would turn on by itself at 7 in the morning. The nightclub located in the basement of the hotel had a patio that opened directly to our room, so the noise was tremendous. ON THE LAST DAY, June 29, the hot water didn't even work anymore. We were neither informed of the reasons nor compensated. Upon entering the hotel, you might encounter the police due to a fight inside the nightclub and two guys bleeding.. Despite agreeing in advance on the airport pickup with them and the return, it took us several calls on the same day for them to fulfill what was agreed. On the return day, we asked if they had noted the transfer, NO. They confirmed only one van for 10 people. We insisted that there were 2 taxis on the way there due to capacity, and they told us and assured us that there was only 1. They closed the price at €65. We left, and upon returning to go to the airport, one picked us up and on the street told us to split up and that in the end it would be 2 taxis for €112 - one incompetence after another. A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE, DO NOT GO HERE NO MATTER HOW CHEAP IT IS.