The place left an ambiguous impression of itself. After reading the reviews (especially about bed bugs), it was very exciting to go to this "guest house".
The first disadvantage, I would say an oddity, is the "contactless" check-in. Arriving at the place and entering the apartment, we did not understand what to do and whether to wait for the administrator. Fortunately, the guest of this house kindly suggested to us that we should call the landline to the receptionist and take the key and find the room on our own. Spoiler alert, we never saw the admin during our stay. The second joke is that the front door was always open, I don't want to come in, that is, in my opinion, no one could guarantee the safety of the guests. And the funny thing is, on the last day, early in the morning, we were woken up by the snoring of men sleeping in armchairs in the common living room. Since you call yourself a guest house, it seems that there should be a "master" in the house who would keep order in it. There is zero customer orientation.
The second point was the two creepy refrigerators in the kitchen, which were scary to look into because it smelled like a fierce century-old rottenness. It can be seen that it has not been washed for a long time, and no one is monitoring its fullness either. Therefore, we had to store food on the windowsill in the room, as the weather allowed. There was no desire to cook in the kitchen.
I want to note that the room itself, although tired, is quite clean, without dust, as they wrote in the reviews earlier. The bed linen was clean, of course, but honestly, it was uncomfortable to sleep on it: the pillow was worn by time, the sheet looked like a hospital sheet, mended a hundred times. By the way, the bugs probably didn't have time to bite us.
The only advantage of the guest house is its location, 10 minutes walk to the city center. And in general, you can stay here for a day or two, spend the night cleanly, without visiting the kitchen, etc. If there are no more options for where to stay, as in our case (January holidays), then this guest house can be considered, although the price is quite expensive for this type of housing. But people who are used to a little comfort will definitely not like it here.
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Евгения Королева
Level 7 Local Expert
October 22, 2024
Wonderful single room, caring and helpful staff, all amenities at hand, near the beautiful Rakovskoe suburb, the historical center and the entire infrastructure!
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Сергей Зорин
Level 10 Local Expert
August 15, 2024
I would not call this place a hostel in the usual sense of the word — rather, it is a large guest apartment, where, it seems, some residents have been living for quite a long time. The atmosphere is more like a hostel. Unfortunately, the rooms are not very clean.
I only needed to spend one night in Minsk, and this option turned out to be convenient due to its location in the city center. However, it was not easy to find the hostel — it is located in a giant apartment building, and there is no sign or sign anywhere, which complicated the task.