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Hostel Ruthensteiner is big and loud and has a kitchen, laundry and Internet access. It is very close to Westbahnhof and about a half hour walk into the city centre.
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Price Dorm bed €12-16 Double room €52 Twin room €42-44 Prices are in local currency and are inclusive of all taxes.
Review from a HostelBookers customer 29 January 2010
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(Review ID: 13377)
We are a family from Colombia traveling through all of Europe and this is by far the best hostel we have stayed in. excelent price, staff is very nice and location is perfect. 5 stars, hope some day we'll come back.
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Sean Foord
Review from a HostelBookers customer 14 January 2010
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(Review ID: 14180)
very clean, very close to the station, very helpful staff
It was a really excellent hostel. Our room and the all hostel was clean, we could used everything, what we need in that one day an night. The STUFF was friendly and helpfully. The hostel has container for our bicycles and we get well that facility. I hope, we can use your service in the future too.Thank YOU so much!
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Very clean and fresh
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Nothing in particular
fajoh002
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(Review ID: 377)
I stayed here with a friend for two nights in May 2005, and I must say that it's one of the better hostels I've stayed at in Europe. We were actually put in a newly built annexe at the other side of the street from the main building (where the reception is), so everything was extremely clean and fresh. We stayed in a dorm room with 8 beds and the security was excellent - there were 8 lockers in the room, all big enough for a large backpack. The bathroom was more hotel-ish than hostel-ish - again, very clean - and it's a very sociable place - we met more nice people here than anywhere else during our trip through Europe. The staff was also friendly enough and were quite helpful. Overall, it's great value for money. I would definitely stay here again if I went back to Vienna, and I can gladly recommend it to anyone.
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Sarah
Sydney, Australia
Comfy place to stay 13 February 2006
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(Review ID: 1361)
This hostel has recently renovated (and still is), so we were lucky enough to get one of the new rooms, which was fantastic.Make sure you get one of these, or better yet, a room on the second level, as down stairs, the rooms are right next to the bar and kitchen, and everything echos, even up the stairs.The kitchen is ok, but most people don't really bother to tidy after themselves, and breakfast is 2.50euros pp - for a plate with 2 rolls, a spread and tea/coffee. The bar is pretty cheap (a fact it likes everyone to know) and the staff at the 24hr receptionists are really friendly, even if you wake them up on coming in.
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Anonymous
UK
Great 30 August 2005
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(Review ID: 1362)
Friendly staff, a really good kitchen and common room area. Theres a lovely garden area to sit in. The bar is good, brings everyone together in the evening, and the musical intruments make it very atmospheric. The rooms are fine. The place is near the train station, and only a few underground stops from the centre of town. Fine.
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Malbis
(mniemierko@elon.edu)
from Warsaw, Poland/Boston, MA
Warsaw, Poland/Boston, MA
very nice place 17 July 2005
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(Review ID: 1363)
I stayed here for one night in July and found it to be a very fun place. The courtyard was nice and tons of people were hanging out. True, you do have to press the water button a lot to shower but I hardly think that´s a problem. The staff is great, the location wonderful for Westbanhof station and it is a good value. All the rooms have sinks, which is a huge plus. We were very pleased
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Anna Lashko
Canberra, Australia
Clean and comfy 25 April 2005
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(Review ID: 1364)
I stayed here for 3 nights in April. If you're a light sleeper I recommend asking for a bed in the new building, the "yellow house" over the road where there are only a few rooms and less corridor noise than in the main building. The rooms in the yellow house have linen provided, including delicious warm snuggly quilts. The water pressure in the shower is excellent and you get your own locker.The kitchen is a little small, but they are apparently soon to renovate the kitchen in the main building and also put kitchenettes into the dorms in the yellow building.I'd definitely stay here again.
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wilsonaco@hotmail.com
London, UK
Quite Pleasant and Very Clean 19 April 2005
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(Review ID: 1365)
I stayed at Hostel Ruthensteiner for two nights a couple of weeks ago, and found my stay to be very pleasant. The one thing I remember most about the place was how clean it was - the rooms, the bathrooms, the (very) small kitchen. I stayed in a 10-bedded dorm which had its downsides like people coming in and out at odd hours, but that's to be expected. I would definitely request next time to be put into a dorm with fewer beds. One thing that was a little strange was the set up of the shower. It wasn't in its own room, but rather a small cubicle in the hall. Combined with the fact that it was a push-button shower and the lack of space made it a bit frustrating. Other than that, Hostel Ruthensteiner is a great place to stay - good location (only a few stops from the centre of town by U-Bahn), nice atmosphere in the courtyard, and fairly cheap. Can't really go wrong there.
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Adrian
(radu26@yahoo.com)
from Romania Bucharest
Romania Bucharest
Extremly clean, accessible hostel 7 April 2005
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(Review ID: 1366)
Stayed there for 5 nights, on a 4bedded room, with 3 of my friends, last year in June. Area is central located, very easy to get to the main atraction (by metro will be the best option). Hostel is extremly clean, safe and cheap. There was a woman that every day, from morning to evening clean the halls and bathrooms, the rooms, etc. The kitchen is small. No problem with bugs, security or anything. Great hostel.
