We booked a double room, which turned out to be based in a separate building from the main hostel. This meant that we had to walk up and down a steep hill for about 5 minutes any time we wanted to speak to a staff member, or get breakfast. The atmosphere seemed quite nice in the main building but we missed out on that.
The overall state of our building was poor: the front door was damaged (looked like someone had tried to kick it in), none of the safes in the rooms were working whilst the window and balcony door wouldn't shut properly - not a great combination. The shared bathroom had lots of mould and overall, there was a smell of damp on our clothes. There was a shared kitchen, but it wasn't equipped enough - no glasses or cork screw to have a glass of wine for example, and we found just about two forks to have a salad. There was hardly any storage space for our clothes - something that could be resolved pretty easily with a cheap IKEA shelf. No bedside lamp, so we had a choice of the glary light of a massive, low hanging and very dirty chandelier or to rely on the torch function of our phones in the evening. Again, getting a small side lamp or two wouldn't be very expensive and make a big difference.
It's a bit of a shame, because it could be so much better. The location is fantastic, and the shared spaces look nice. The staff are really friendly and they know the area well. A bit of care, attention to detail and a good cleaner could make a huge difference.
