Great location, and reasonably cheap so two splendid reasons to stay here. i stayed in an 8 bed…read moreroom which was clean and warm (-2 outside). so why 3*, well it feels a bit loveless, minimal effort made for any 'experience', like the knackered pillow that really needs replacing, and the one microwave for the entire hostel in the kitchen. It may have helped to have had a slightly friendlier welcome at check-in, but then maybe the person was fed-up of annoyingly repetitive questions about wifi codes... But is it the responsibility of the hostel to make the atmosphere, or the guests? I think given the layout of the small kitchen, it's tough to create a relaxed hanging out area, where people might naturally chat. But hey, it's near everything, and affordable so if you don't care about the experience, it's cool.

I stayed here in January 2016, and it was pretty average; I'd say giving it 3.5 stars is fair. The…read morebeds aren't the most comfortable, and the beds get assigned. I stayed in a 4-bed dorm room, and there were 2 other people there but they left really early the next day so I basically had the room to myself for half my stay. The sheets are pretty warm, and the hostel has a comfortable temperature. There's even a toilet and sink inside the room! The shower is pretty weird though; the water drains really slowly so that by the end of my shower (and I take like 5-min showers), the entire floor was flooded. The wifi is really slow in the rooms, but the kitchen and dining/hangout area has good, fast, reliable wifi. The location is pretty convenient, as it's right next to the metro station, and it's not far from the central metro/train station. It's far from Old Town (Gamla Stan) though! The staff is not particularly friendly nor helpful, but they get the job done. Pretty average place on the cheaper end as far as Stockholm goes I think.

Waking up to the screeching sounds of rats running in the walls past your bed is never a fun…read moreexperience, but its not just in the walls. The roof has an office style ceiling that isn't think and runs across the entire hotel. The rats seem to sound rather large as they rattle the lights and ceiling squares as they run across. It is only a matter of time before one of them buggers fall through onto your bed or bites through the cheap drywalls. We complained to the owners, but they say they know about it, but don't care. We asked for our money back, but they smile and said there is nothing they can do about it. No discount, NOTHING! The hotel has great pictures and a couple of good reviews, but for the slight price benefit and health risks it is simply just not worth it. Owners are stingy and have made their online presence appealing enough for people to pay upfront for rooms due to limited accommodation in Stockholm. In all my travels around the world and in Africa, this was by far the worst and especially for the high price-tag.

Guascone Apartments owns the whole building with a total of 6 different apartments. I rented the…read moretop floor apartment with a charming terrace. Nearly everything was in fine order and enjoyable. We are in Kalas west of Via Roma which means we are in the everyday surroundings where people are not the very lucky ones in the society. If you are ready to cope with this it should be said that the area is safe though we must never forget we are visitors in Palermo.