Lemon of a hostel

With a name like Lemon Hostel you'd expect a sparkling gem of a hostel at in Krakow, Poland. 'Lemon Hostel' conjures a calming and cleansing establishment with a hint of citrus zing. After a back-breaking trek from station to hostel, arrival had a bitter aftertaste. The entrance was dingy - winding staircases housed ancient mattresses and flies carried on a zippy corridor party. Trudging our way to the reception we got an ass view of adjourning buildings - kitchen scrappage, a collection of animal pelts and more crusty delights.

My muscles were crying and my morale was low so I told mum to renege on our three day booking - and push for one night only. I waited downstairs whislt she negotiated. Success was ensured. Climbing our way upto our rooms we found they were spacious - boasting wooden floorboards and citrus sweet prints. We came to this lemon of a hostel because competing hostels with creative names such as Dizzy Daisy and Bling Bling were all booked out.

Deciding the 18zl price and the lack of other choices were compelling enough reasons to stay on, we rebooked an extra two days. Breakfast is fairly fab - alternating between sweet pastries and cheeses and breads. Internet is also free. Downside is the raucous going-ons which continue all night. Next door are boisterous teenettes who fraternise awkwardly with the boys in the hostel. Screaming goes on in the streets well into the morning. They also don't clean the rooms - two girls moved on two nights ago and they didn't come clean their mess or make beds.

Will share another random rendezvous (RR). Met a girl from New York who has been in Berlin learning German to prepare for a job in Austria. Practicing her phrasebook Polish, the girl said 'Do you speak English?' to a hostel worker. She asked the lady if she could understand what she was saying. "I can, the worker replied, but you aren't pronouncing the first bit and instead you say a very bad word. It is very funny for me" she chuckled. Sorry about the rant on the not so fresh hostel guys, will make a separate post for the bright side.