Bucharest - Friends Hostel

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Total:	78%	78%
Friendliness of Staff:	94%	94%
Efficiency of Service:	85%	85%
Comfort:	74%	74%
Cleanliness:	73%	73%
Security:	71%	71%
Location:	74%	74%

Customer Reviews

Customer Reviews Bucharest - Friends Hostel

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01 May 2012 Daniela, Canada

I had a great time, I would stay there again and I would recommend it to others. The location is very good if you want to travel by train, or to connect with the airport express bus 780 or to take the bus to go the Black Sea or transit to go downtown. Thank you!
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21 Aug 2011 Wang, Taiwan

nice friendly and helpful the service of staff very kind and helpful
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31 Jul 2011 Stanley, USA

I walked there from the train station--and that's a big plus. Breakfast was good. Staff were wonderful.
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12 Jun 2011 Auguste, Netherlands

The friendly staff and its small size really make this place. The facilities are pretty good. As Bucharest is such a widespread city, it's one of the better located hostels as it is close enough to the train station and you can walk to the city centre within 20-30 minutes.

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Hostel Overview

Welcome to Friends hostel! A centrally located hostel in Bucharest. The Friends hostel is one of the HI network of hostels in Romania and one of five hostels in Bucharest. This recently renovated hostel is close to the city's attractions. Hostel staff look forward to welcoming you and helping you make the most of your trip!

We are here (24h daily, centrally located, in a nice old house) happy to guide you (with maps and best tips) to discover the Bucharest of the local people at the best rates for you.

If you decide to visit Bucharest, you have to consider staying with us at Friends Hostel. You will feel the charm of our friendly house, recently renovated and restructured to offer you all the comfort, enjoy a chat with the other travelers in our warm lounge area or cook your favorite meals in our cozy kitchen.

Our lounge is offering you more than 70 TV channels as well as the possibility to enjoy your favorite movies on our DVD player or the possibility of playing Darts, cards or chess.

The hostel is located at 5-10minutes walk from Gara de Nord - the main Train Station in Bucharest and also at convenient walking distance from the main tourist and leisure destinations:

- National Military Museum - 3 min. - Presidential Palace - 5 min. - Botanical Garden - 5 min. - Ceausescu's Palace (Parliament Palace) - 25 min. - Students' Campus - 20 min. (with bars, pubs and clubs) - Good value Romanian Restaurant - 10 min. - Pubs and Clubs - 25 min

In case you don't want to walk, there are excellent connections by public transportation. Our staff will be glad to offer you information about the places to visit in town and also a FREE map of the city for your help.

Everything is new and clean - from the bathrooms to the rooms and kitchen.

Hostel bed capacity

Beds per room:
	Total beds
Number of rooms:
3	22

Opening times

Opening times (daily/weekly):

Reception Open: 8:00 - 23:00

Opening times (over the year):

Open all the year

Map & Directions

Street Map and Route Planning

Directions

Rail:

It is very easy to reach the hostel if you travel by train (Gara de Nord Station): - 700m from the Train Station Gara de Nord. As soon as you leave the train, head towards the end of the train tracks, and where the rail tracks end just keep going on the same directions along the central hallway. You will arrive in front of the main exit/entrance of Gara de Nord: turn right under the tall columns and go ahead, along the Witing Street. At the end, you have to turn left on Plevnei St. and then left again on Mircea Vulcanescu (former Stefan Furtuna St). The hostel is the first house on the left. The whole walk will be 5-10 minutes and it makes no sense to take a cab or any public transportation. The hostel could be reached also from some other variants, depending on your needs: - From 30m to 200m from the hostel, there are the stations of various public transportation vehicles (busses 123, 133 and trolley-busses: 62, 71, 85, 93, 96) - At 900m there is another Eroilor Metro Station (see the map for directions to the hostel).

Airport:

From the Otopeni Airport you may reach our hostel in 2 ways: 1. by taxi - I would advice you to take Fly taxi - it is better then any other offer of private taxi driver. If they use the meter, then the total cost to our hostel should be approx. 60RON. If you have the possibility to order a cab from a mobile phone, you may call the number of the Taxi 2000 Company: 0040219494. 2. by bus - there is the express bus 783 (2 trips ticket = 5RON), it is leaving every 15 minutes during week days and every 30 minutes during week-ends, from around 5.00 a.m. up to 11:00 p.m. You should leave the buss at the Piata Romana ( Romana Square ) and get a taxi to the hostel - if they use the meter should be about 5RON. From the Baneasa Airport you can reach the hostel by public transportation in a few different ways: - from the airport you take the bus 131 to Piata Victoriei and from there u can take the metro to Gara de Nord (this is the main train station). From here, there is a 5-7 minutes walk to the hostel (in case you choose this variant, print the map included here and follow the instructions. - or you can get off the 131 bus at Piata Romana (this is the end of this bus line, one station further from Piata Victoriei). From here you can walk to the hostel directly, taking Dacia Boulevard against the crossing with Calea Victoriei (this is one of the main Boulevards in Bucharest). If you walk straight ahead on Dacia against Calea Victoriei, after the crossing with Victoriei, you will reach another crossing with Calea Grivitei - this is where the Mircea Vulcanescu St. starts, going along the same direction as Dacia.

Attractions & Facilities

Attractions

	Museums/art galleries nearby		City centre location
	River/harbour/lake nearby		Main attractions nearby
	Nightlife nearby		Botanical gardens nearby
	Restaurants nearby		Shopping centre/market nearby
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Facilities

	Breakfast in price		Hostel open 24h
	TV room		Self-catering kitchen
	Groups welcome		Sheets in price
	Internet access		Currency exchange at or near hostel
	Individual traveller welcome		Luggage Store
	Lockers available		Non smoking room/area
	Basic store available at or near the hostel		Garden
	Rates include local tax		BBQ