Five Elements Hostel

La limpieza de la habitación no era la mejor, en los espacios comunes todo Perfecto, los chicos de la recepción muy atentos, pero el hecho que cada uno tenía que poner sus sábanas al hacer el check in y luego retirarlas al check out nose si dentro del día las habitaciones se limpiaban. Particularmente la habitación que me tocó a mi no estaba limpia por lo que cada día que estuve por la tarde llegué a abrir ventanas y limpiar lo que no estaba bien.

The rooms were solid, but with a bad smell.

The location was bad. though we were warned it still is shocking. The walls do NOT muffle the sounds of the street so sleeping is a challenge. plus the bunk beds are metal; if your bunk mate moves, you move. the shower in the room I was in leaked all over the bathroom floor and I had to squeegee it up with one provided… but it never really dries. makes your whole room wet.

im Zimmer hing bei mir so eine Art ,Drogenkunst' von sehr kränklich aussehend gemalten Personen, die sich entweder nackt anbieten, eine wehende Pusteblume halten oder denen das Wasser bis zum Hals steht. Alle haben diesen kränklichen ,drug bleachness' look. Etwas makaber. Aber ich mag Makaberes und Kunst im Allgemeinen. Daher hat mir das nicht nicht gefallen, es sei nur drauf hingewiesen, dass man das mögen muss.

TODO ME GUSTÓ :) :)

The location is close to the railway station but it is very noisy, dirty and dangerous area. The staff provides earplugs with towels in the room, to sleep without them is not possible.

Massive bed bug infestation. I have bites all over my body.

El sector es contradictorio La gente de la calle Pero están en su cuenta no se meten con nadie

Honestly, they need to be more upfront about the location of this hostel to give people realistic expectations of their time with them in Frankfurt. This would probably improve their ratings, as it was a bit of a shock compared to the many other hostels I have stayed in. I think the location / their ratings would be fine if they embraced that aspect and it was very clear at the time of booking that they are in a rougher area, which can be fun for the thrill seekers, but they do X, Y, Z to compensate for it for casual travellers who want to be comfortable as well. After our visit, I did wider research online and saw that most locals advise people to stay away from this area and that it is largely considered to be “sketchy” / an “unsafer” part of Frankfurt. It did feel that way. While the room itself was clean, the common areas on each of our two floors smelt terrible. No air, smelt of mould. The main common area downstairs / games room is dingy and stale. They have dog cages (?) to lock belongings in, and they are all stacked in this common area. It is a huge contrast to the light, open common area upstairs. This hostel could be great, and it may have been time of year (World Cup Final, Winter etc.) that affected our stay and experience of staff. As a seasoned hostel-goer / traveller, I would not stay in this area again and would be wary to book again with any Five Elements Hostel for fear of what they are leaving out of their advertising.

I cannot recommend this property because I consider the manager and some of the staff to be outright thieves. I made a brooking for this property and the booking.com told me that they could not confirm my 3 day booking. I was arriving in Frankfurt after traveling from Alaska and I did not want to arrive in Frankfurt with out a place to stay. I rebooked for five days. When I arrived I found that the property had received payment to both the three day and five day bookings. The manager told me thai I was a "no show" for my three day booking and the property was therefore entitled the money I had paid. How could I possibly be a "no show" as I was standing in front of him? There had been a mistake and I definitely was not a "no show." I guess I am lucky that this manager did not decide that my five day booking was the "no show" and took that money instead of the money for the three day booking. I owned a motel for over twenty years outside of Homer, Alaska and if any manager of mine had done something like this I would have cheerfully refunded the client's money and sent such of a thief of manager done the road. The property is located in a very unpleasant area with many disturbed people. I would caution that women and Asians could experience and unpleasant encounter.

Elevator should repair

The location comes with noisy neighborhood and shouting drunk guys in the red district... so that could affect the quality of the light-head sleepers

rough area, beds need to be updated to pod bunks, needs more showers

The location is not the best. Literally in the heart of the red light district. Be careful if you plan on being outside at night or early morning.

Huoneet ovat vähän karuja, kertossängyt ehkä jo iäkkäitä.

Frankfurter Bahnhofsviertel. Wer damit Schwierigkeiten hat kann dort nicht buchen