Five Elements Hostel

No toaster. What establishment goes without a toaster in 2019??? Also, only one bowl? Had to eat my cereal in a pot one morning. The kitchen is also really small, combined with the washing/dryer machine. The toilets/shower are on the floor, not in the room. I found the clientele to be extremely immature; leaving their dirty dishes in the sink, leaving left over food in the sink, putting dirty dishes back on the shelves (got a dirty plate, ewww).

Great to meet people! Facilities are good too. Only bad thing is that neighborhood can be a bit sketchy at night

Only stayed one night here but would definitely stay at this hostel again. Super close to the main station and walking distance from the city centre . Yes the location isn’t the best but I didn’t have any problems while I walked there at night

The hostel itself was great - met some great people there. And luckily I did, because the area this hostel is in is not safe for solo female travelers, regardless of what it says. It’s okay, but just be careful. Great location in terms of distance - walked everywhere comfortably.

Friendly staff, prime location, breakfast was yum and great value for money

Really cool vibes, the girl in reception named Urša was not just a pretty face but was very good at recommending sights to see and places to drink and party. Was a pleasure tasting beers and meeting the staff at this hostel would highly recommend this hostel.

Staff were super friendly and very helpful. Dorm room was big. Great social areas to chill and meet other travellers.

The hostel itself is fine. There was a weird sewer smell on my floor and my room was very musty. The musty smell may have just came from the other guy in the room. Con: Checking in was actually a pain. There was a "line" to check in but not a formal one as everyone waiting was sitting in the lounge area so it made it a guessing game as to who gets checked in and in what order. Plus they do it on the corner of the bar and there isn't much room to move past anyone standing there so they should move the check in location to literally anywhere else at the bar besides the corner. Bigger con: It is in the Red Light District and it's not the "appealing" one like in Amsterdam. It's a weird sketchy area that draws the questionable crowds. Biggest con: Hard drugs everywhere. I have literally never watched so many people do hard drugs out in public. Legitimately smoking crack or shooting up heroin all over. As I approached the hostel there was a couple sketchy looking men literally blocking the entrance to the hostel and were smoking some sort of hard drug right off of some tin foil. Pros: It is conveniently located by the central train station. Just so happens to be sketch central.

Great hostel! Staff was not only nice but really professional and super smart. There was a barbecue going on at the backyard, which made my life much easier than going out after having just arrived to Frankfurt. The hostel is also very well located, being close to the city center as well as the main train station. I recommend it!

One of the most complete hostels I ever been starting with the food, breakfast and free meals were the best.

When I went to check in, guy at the desk made me wait several minutes while he finished drinking his beer and smoking his cigarette. Otherwise place was as previously described. In red light district but felt perfectly safe walking around street at night and conveniently located near train station. Place secure, real issue was just the staff member at check in.

Easy check in and check out, comfortable firm mattress, perfect location for catching a very early morning train to the airport. It is in the redlight district, so rather noisy. Recommend earplugs.

The place was great and friendly staff. the location to town and everything was awesome.

Im ersten Zimmer hast es sehr unangenehm gestunken und als wir uns beschwerten wurde uns ein neues Zimmer gegeben wo das Bett kaputt war