Heart Of Gold Hostel

Caught me off guard, as the reviews seem to be decent, but there is nothing good about this hostel apart from a few funky space murals on the walls . I stayed three nights and moved rooms for my last night to an equally terrible room. It is just one big money grab that will do the minimum possible for the most amount of money. My first room the bed had a leg missing, it was probably a 3 inch gap, and everything the guy under my would roll, the whole bed would and wake me up. Reception didn't give a shit as I'd already paid and said to wedge something underneath. They're also squeaky as hell, and wake you up after every minor movement by anybody in your room. Also the windows have shitty curtains attached and they keep all the outside lights on so it's bright as hell in the rooms all the time. When I asked reception, they said we can't turn the lights off because we don't know how. Jesus christ why is everybody that works here a fucking i***t. UNPLUG THE LIGHT. I ended up doing it and it got a little darker. The lockers are too small to even fit a hikers bag so it's really just the trust system for everything but your most valuable stuff, and they make you pay a 10 DOLLAR DEPOSIT for the KEYCARDS you get, if you're any later than 11 am to check out or lose the card you don't get it. (for reference most places in europe might charge you a 1 to 2 euro deposit because it's a keycard and costs 12 cents to make. The wifi works probably an equivalent of 1/3 of the time. and the outside seating area sucks. Everybody I'd talked to that I'd met here hates this place, it must have been okay 5 years ago to get all those good reviews, but it sucks now. I've stayed at hostels around europe, I've tree planted for 3 years, I ain't no stranger to roughing it. This f****g place is the absolute worst. Oh the bread from breakfast was moldy and upon asking for new bread they said they'd send someone to the f****g store tomorrow, so no bread today for a 10 euro breakfast. I hate this place so much I cannot string the words together. Do not come here.

Fine place to stay if you’re not fussed to be spending a lot of time in the hostel. Good location, cheaper price for Berlin, kitchen, but bathroom in room weren’t very clean

Todo estuvo regularmente bien.

Generally a great hostel

I thought that there would be a lock on the capsule doors and a fan inside of it. Other then that the hostel is nice and central in its location.

Great for solo travellers, loved it

Clean, big spaces and cool. Recommended

Nice hostel, has outside courtyard and large bar/seating area. Very small kitchen for the size of the hostel and staff were a bit unhelpful sometimes.

The location was great, I walked everywhere to explore the city. The bed mattress was a bit too soft for me, but of course this is a personal preference and by the second night I got used to it. I felt safe there during my stay, the reception was kind, the bathroom was clean and spacious. I also really appreciated the size of the lockers, all my stuff fit in there. Overall great experience, I would recommend it! :)

Great spot, friendly staff, fun atmosphere over the weekends. If you plan on staying in summer, avoid the capsules if you’re a hot sleeper, they don’t stay cool at all.

I thought it was nice but my locker didn’t work because it have been broken up before..

Central location in Berlin, pretty $$ for what you get… but it is also Europe! Staff were okay, the rooms are very basic and needed airing out that’s for sure. Also had to take your own linen down in the morning. The location is also kinda offsite in an adjacent building.. not very social / no activities

Lut inconfortable + pas de prise électrique, salle de bain qui pue les égouts + très très sale, pas d'aération,la cuisine ferme à 22h (mention special pour le café gratuit), les chambres sentent mauvais, les cartes électroniques sont tout le temps démagnetisé, je suis un jeune donc je ne suis pas difficile sur les auberges mais celle là est terrible, à eviter à tout prix

Had no soap, toilet roll or hand towels in the bathrooms. Kitchen and bathroom weren’t very clean.

Hostel no geral muito bom. Apenas alguns problemas com relação ao guarda malas. Restante do Hostel muito bom, localização excelente.

Overall value for money exceptional and the staff were super kind and friendly!!

The hostel overall did not smell great. The bathrooms, although weren’t neglected, were still in bad shape. There wasn’t much socialization promoted, and everyone mostly kept to themselves. The bar in the lobby didn’t have great options for liquor. There was a tram stop around the block was convenient though.

Decent overall - only stayed for a short time. Good facilities - kitchen was good but no oven due to a fault. Would recommend if you are more focused on going to museums on museum island but sometimes difficult to get to main city area

There was a few too many stairs for my liking to get to the second floor but they let us book on an extra night last minute which was very splendid indeed :) Lovely staff The and bathrooms were great but the oven was broken so we had to eat a microwaved garlic bread which was too pale. ???? Amazing location near Freidrichstaussee something.

Amazing hostel, perfect location and super cool staff!

Loved it! Everything was good!

Excelente ubicación, precio y lugar

Bullshit deposit and rude staff

recommande fortement

I loved staying here so much (and loved Berlin so much) I extended my stay and would stay longer! Staff is great, the facilities and common areas are cool and inviting. Free coffee and water all day which is a life saver! Beds comfy, showers good, lots of outlets for charging phones, environment friendly. I would definitely stay here again and wish I could stay longer.

The hostel posting was pretty misleading as we booked a "twin private room" and it was a capsule with one king bed not a room. The office couldn't really do anything about it or care to get us into any private room. However, the stay itself was nice. It was very clean and the showers were nice. I wish their was more events this isn't really a social hostel where you can meet people. Location however is amazing! Overall, satisfied with the hostel.

really nice vibe, staff was very friendly and nice, cute place and great atmosphere!

Amazing location, helpful multilingual staff and overall felt very safe. Simple but perfect for what we needed. Very clean and free towels provided at reception.

Nice place with very good location ????

Greta place! I will stay here when I come back to Berlin.

Good hostel for short passage!

I would say overall a great stay for the price. The bathroom was not too clean but couldn’t really complain that much.

everything about it hostel is great. i made some great friends very quickly and the staff were very nice. it was clean, had good facilities and only criticism could be small lockers and that the hostel is far from lots of club/bar areas. this being said it is very near to lots of the nice areas in berlin like the brandenburg gate and the river. overall experience was very very pleasant.

Not too bad , worth the price , great location , pods were sufficiently great for solo travellers

habían ratones en la entrada, colchones muy finos que se sentían las tablas al acostarte, el locker se podía abrir por más que le pudieses candado. Y los puntos positivos son ubicación y cerveza barata

Location was very good but bathrooms and kitchen were gross

Great staff and location. The capsules are isolated, dark and quiet but a bit creaky.

Pros: Cheap, great location, some staff were friendly and helpful cons: At around 22:30 a guy came into the room saying that I was in his bed, turned out the guy in the bunk beneath me wasn't supposed to be in the room - im not sure whose fault it was but it didnt give a good impression on security or organisation The pillows were basically disintegrated and the linen felt cheap but I guess you get what you pay for? Some staff weren't very enthusiastic when I needed help and didn't explain much

very good

we both really enjoyed our stay here. Although short, we felt immediately welcomed by the hostels team. We played card games in kitchen with Hannah and Sam who were lovely! neither of us have ever been to a hostel with such an amazing atmosphere which is created by a team. it is so nice to be with people our age!! will definitely be visiting again. Thank you again - from Georgia & Kitty

Decent location & nice staff. I thought the bathroom/shower facilities were rather basic.

Ok personal.ok.ok

Bei uns hat es im Zimmer mies gestunken trotzdem, dass wir konstant gelüftet haben. Ansonsten war es aber gut. Für soziale Aktivitäten gibt es bessere Hostels

First hostel experience and overall it was very good. Pleasant and helpful staff. One even let me use his phone to contact my banks in America as my bank cards were not working, nor was my phone (God bless him extra). Capsule was a decent size, had C and USB charging ports, a light with a dimmer switch and a mirror in it. Guests were pretty respectful with regards to noise in the sleeping area. Great cleaning staff. Great location!!! Close to many spots I wanted to check out.

The capsule beds made a lot of noises. The blanket and pillow were so bad it seemed that they were picked up from a dumpster and put to use in this hostel (I have a picture and video). The hostel dorm where these capsules were placed, were not clean. The bathrooms and toilets were not clean.

Agréable Rien d'extraordinaire

good cheap one night stay. staff were lovely, room was clean. weird thing with the payment and the deposit to hostelworld not counted?

I went there with my wife and stayed 4 nights. the staff super nice with a great attitude. however the hostal is in very bad conditions. in our room there was a broken bed in use, we received torn sheets and the pillows were in very bad conditions, bathrooms are not very cleaned and had a bad smell, the kitchen was dirty all the time and pots and pans have been in use for thousands of years. I think you can have something better for a couple of euros, we didn't enjoy Berlín because of the hostel

Good value and in a great location

the staff was lovely, and has a grate location, definitely coming here again