Five Elements Hostel

The location is interesting—close to the central train station yet right in the middle of an area that feels like a Red Light District. It feels quite safe, despite people smoking pipes on the street. The rooms are truly dismal; they are essentially wooden coffins with a plug-in USB fan and no climate control whatsoever. I stayed for one night in the summer, and that was all I could handle. The bathrooms are pretty bad, too—just two showers per floor that soak the entire bathroom area and aren't exactly cle

Bahnhofsviertel the hostel is located in is full of addicts/junkies. There could be safer areas near but on the day I was there, outside this hotel was definitely the place for them. The staff was nice and I believe inside is somewhat secure. But if you want to go out late or want a clear safe environment, this place may not be for you. I picked the capsule and that’s a personal choice only you can make. Inside the capsule was ok but my room had a funky smell despite the constantly open window.

if you are a solo female traveller i would not at all recommend staying here, i felt very unsafe with the surplus of junkies and men would stare at me through the window in an almost predatory way, felt very uncomfortable and i did not feel safe leaving the hostel, especially alone

Do yourself a favour, do not stay here.

A nice and social place. Though the neighbourhood has a lot of homeless people and is noisy on the weekends, you should be alright, if you have earplugs.

ottimo per i prezzi, la posizione può spaventare un po' ma è meno peggio di quanto possa sembrare. personale molto gentile e attento

Personnel sympathique mais dommage que l’auberge soit située au milieu des boîtes de nuit, dans une rue qui craint vraiment…

Hookers, thugs, junkies right outside of the hostel

The area is really bad full of crazy people Doing drugs. The bed is also terrible very low quality mattress. Staff people are very basic they wont solve any problems you have. Not recommended

The staff on this hostel was really nice and helpful, dorms kinda old. Th big problem was with the neighborhood, we didn’t search it before and it’s the redlight neighborhood. There were a lot of people doing drugs/troubles in front of the hostel so we didn’t felt safe.

Very little access to a washing machine and dryer. An brawl happened the night I arrived, one guy was stabbed with a broken bottle and cops were called. The atmosphere around the hostel is appalling- drug zombies everywhere. At least the staff is incredibly understanding congrat to them and their efforts and the rooms are clean but the bathroom fan is broken and the smell in there is a mix of piss and mold. Overall I’m glad of the people I met there. The rest discourages to go to frankfurt again

Условие для путешестующих сносные, персонал вежливый- приятный. Район конечно шумный, особенный но интригуюче-колоритный. Спокойно можно останевливать в следующий раз, тем более цены божеские. Enjoy. ))

It’s in a high drug area surrounded by sex workers but they don’t bother you. Nor did I ever feel unsafe. The hostel is less than a mile away from the train station and secure with a buzzer to let you in after a certain time and the police are always patrolling. With your stay, a towel is not included and there is no A/C. But as my first hostel. It wasn’t bad. WiFi worked well, top bunk was not sturdy to get up and down. Stayed in a 4 bedroom all female hostel for 2 nights, 3 days

I don't know if people were the problem, but I found that beds with mattresses that were pretty dirty, some bathrooms/carnations stinked. And I think you should have mentioned in your ad that there are drug addicts around the hotel which makes us not really dare to go out in the evening . You warned in the ad, but I think you've been too vague about it.

Terribly located, no ventilation in the room and it smelled like feet. Beds shake tremendously when someone is on top. The location is deep in the sketchy part of town, druggies and hookers everywhere. I was raring to get out of there. Also the age demographic seemed to be really really old folks, not recommended for youth.

I have stayed at 5 Elements a number of times but not for a few years. Unfortunately, it has gone down in my estimation. There are signs of poor maintenance or attention to detail in quite a few areas. One example was a fitted bed sheet that was very old and had two small holes. I was also concerned to see that the drug & red-light people on the street near the hostel had got much worse since my previous visits - it now feels like a place that you should not go (I never felt that previously!).

The room is generally nice, not that kind of excellent but not too bad. Regarding sanity, I wouldn’t say it’s the cleanest but I didn’t encounter any problem. Maybe there are too many people on one floor for just one shower+ 2 toilets. The staff are really nice and helpful. They offer help as soon as I needed it. Overall, a satisfying stay inside the hostel. However, the location is worth considering if you are a female travelling alone or with few people. IT CAN GET REALLY DANGEROUS. Some junkies started bothering me when I was just heading out to buy some breakfast. And the smell in the streets are the worst kind I’ve encountered throughout my life. However, it’s near the HBF so maybe it’s a trade-off. I wouldn’t risk my life again in this red light area tho.

Nice hostel very close to the main train station, the staff were friendly and helpful.

Weitgehend in jeder Hinsicht gutes Haus mit schöner Lounge mit kostenlosem Kaffee und Wasser 24/7 als Highlight. Noch schöner wäre es, wenn die Beleuchtung am Bett funktionieren würde (Zimmer 207) und der Verkaufsautomat eine Kühlung hätte, so dass bei sommerlichen Temperaturen Tafelschokolade nicht in nicht essbarem flüssigen Zustand herauskommen würde.

The location is in a downtown area where there are a lot of people experiencing homelessness. There are a lot of sex/erotica bars open 24 hours, as well. And for some reason the city does not clean the streets well there. The hostel is great in that they offer free water and coffee and tea all day. However, sometimes the water for the tea was not hot. I'm not sure if the container doesn't continually warm the water; I think it doesn't. The breakfast is ok if you like a continental breakfast, but I didn't see any protein. There is a lot of information on places to eat, places to dance, and things to do. They also offer walking tours. I noticed my key card did not work and there were other people who experienced the same team. Eventually they just gave me a traditional key to open the room. Because you share a bathroom and the showers do not have a barrier between the shower and the toilet and sink part, it's good to have shower shoes or shower slippers; otherwise you will walk on people's water. I stayed in the top penthouse floor which is 5 double rooms that share a living/dining room and kitchen and 3 bathrooms. The living/dining/kitchen room was extremely hot and suffocating. Three of the bedrooms were extremely hot. Two of the bedrooms including mine had an air conditioning, but it didn't work in one of the bedrooms. My air conditioning worked well one night and didn't the other days so it was excruciatingly hot. So we often had to go down to the lobby because the rooms did not have air conditioning or did not have functioning air conditioning. My one friend had a cockroach in her double bedroom. I had these very small ants that move very fast. They were along the walls and corners and would crawl on to my desk and into my computer. I found one in the comforter on one of the double beds (the twin bed on the right), so I never slept in it and slept in the twin bed on the left (the other part of the double bed). They said they cleaned the bathrooms twice a day but I don't think I saw that. Sometimes they didn't clean it or they cleaned it once a day. It's very close to the subway/train station. There was a lot of construction which made it hard to walk to sometimes, depending on which exit you used from the train station. You can walk to the water from the place. The people (guests) there were really nice. The staff was ok (it depends on which staff you talked to).

This property is in an awful location right next to several brothels. The area is dangerous. There is no airflow or air conditioning which is brutal during the summer. It felt quite unsafe to get in. Once inside the staff were nice and accommodating and I felt safe inside the building, but it was dangerous surrounding the hostel. I wouldn’t stay here again.

AVOID!! Located in the heart of the red lights district, incredibly dangerous and unsafe area. There are junkies, open drug use and homeless people like zombies at the doorstep and around the vicinity of the hostel. The area is also filthy and stinks. You’ll see needles and people shooting up and smoking crack everywhere. You also have to pay €3 for the bedsheets which is a joke and there is no A/C.

Sketchy area. Wouldn’t recommend.

Das Hostel braucht dringend eine Überholung.

Dangerous location, no aircon so you cannot sleep during summer, horrible all around even for the price, do not stay here!

Worst experience and worst place to stay. The staff is so adamant and does not have a sense on how to speak to customers. And, the area and the hostel itself is not safe.

Sehr nett staff und woundbar Atmosphäre

Good people qbd good vibe

Great value for the money. Location horrible full of meth heads

just be aware, the property is in a VERY dangerous area. Drug addicts, prostitution and criminals all around. Very unsafe area. The other issue is the room I stayed in had no air conditioning , and it was a warm day so sleeping was very uncomfortable in a hot room. once you are in the property it is safe, and if you leave early in the AM all the crackheads outside will be asleep so I highly recommend leaving in the AM. The staff was nice.

Not my first time staying here, and for value for money it doesn't get better than this! Right next to HBF, so it's a bit of a dangerous area, but I've never had any problems personally.

Literally in the worse part of Frankfurt, however the staff are very nice and make up for the location

Location of the hostel is sketchy, not in the nicest area of town. There are many adult bars around the building itself and it’s an area with heavy drug users. The hostel provides the basics for a good stay: clean beddings and bathrooms. I didn’t like that there is only 1 shower per floor and two toilets. They were however quite clean.

nice place other than the location. nice to have a full kitchen unlike most hostels

The bathrooms weren't very clean. The rooms had very little privacy, and windows open onto a street that is incredibly loud at night. As others have mentioned, the surrounding area is not very nice. Security isn't great; anyone can be buzzed into the hostel. Overall, I wouldn't come here again, not only because this hostel wasn't amazing, but also because spending time in Frankfurt as a city wasn't worth the hassle of this stay (we didn't find to much to see there).

Hostel in a central location. Frankfurt is a grotty city (at least what we saw) but no fault of the hostel.

Sketchy place wish I did more research

I had a great time, thanks for having me 🎉

This was the worst stay ever the hygiene is an absolut mess from bes bugs to fungus on the walls this hostel should be closed

Nice. Budget hostel. Good for backpackers, students etc. Staff is super nice. Have got all the basic facilities. However, it was quite noisy outside especially during night time, so don’t forget to take ear plugs. Moreover , the streets were filthy and the atmosphere around this hostel stinks. Beware of the thugs around especially during night time. Over the stay was good.

The room is generally nice, not that kind of excellent but not too bad. Regarding sanity, I wouldn’t say it’s the cleanest but I didn’t encounter any problem. Maybe there are too many people on one floor for just one shower+ 2 toilets. The staff are really nice and helpful. They offer help as soon as I needed it. Overall, a satisfying stay inside the hostel. However, the location is worth considering if you are a female travelling alone or with few people. IT CAN GET REALLY DANGEROUS. Some junkies started bothering me when I was just heading out to buy some breakfast. And the smell in the streets are the worst kind I’ve encountered throughout my life. However, it’s near the HBF so maybe it’s a trade-off. I wouldn’t risk my life again in this red light area tho.

One of the best hostels I’ve ever been in one of the worst places I’ve ever been

The location is not safe at all, especially if travelling alone however the hostel itself is very secure. The pods were comfortable but rooms would get rather hot and opening the windows was hard as it was very loud outside. Staff were pleasant but lacked enthusiasm, but any issues were sorted straight away. Not many young people at the hostel tho?

One of the worst area to stay in Frankfurt. Absolute tertible

Value for Money, near the train station is a lotta drugs and homeless but hostle is honestly not bad

Hostel is placed in crackhead Central basically like The Walking Dead.. I personally would avoid Frankfurt altogether if you can but.. The Hostel was a very nice the staff are very kind , and the rooms are immaculate , very comfortable and clean and great showers in the dorms and the privates shame it’s let down by the location, no place for Hostel.

Well the staff try hard the place is nice inside, Absolutely diabolical outside , my bag was stolen from the luggage room

I stayed 4 nights there and experience was great. Stay is clean , common areas clean as well . Friendly staff engaging activities like crepe night , pasta night which was really amazing . Daily room cleaning . Storage option for baggage , mini kitchen , refrigerator, washing machine , dryer everything included . I made few friends there too . Location is in the main central railway station , very good connectivity but except the fact that many drug people also red light street everything else was okay about the place

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The location of this hostel is TERRIBLE!! Super dangerous and in the “worst street in Germany”, complete mess. However, the staff were lovely (Aussie guy, super nice) and made me feel a-lot better about my stay. Not too bad of a hostel, no curtains and rustic building in a terrible loud location.