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Had a blast in '99. but ick!, April 28, 2006
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This place was the first hostel I had ever stayed at, so I thought that sleeping in the bunk bed filled room, and sharing a VERY dirty kitchen and washroom with 9 other guys and 3 or 4 girls was normal...Until making my way to Dublin and staying at "GOOD" hostels. Holy cow this place was nasty. Patrick (the cool cat mentioned in one of the other reviews) was the manager at the time I was there as well. As cool as he was, the place was nasty. I was lucky enough to meet a TONNE of really cool people, so we had a blast in the dirt. But it WAS still dirt. Had a great time, but this place was aweful.
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Worst hostel in any hemisphere! AVOID AT ALL COSTS!, January 22, 2006
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As I was checking in, I talked to the girlfriend of the desk worker (barely a desk... a cabinet? a bookshelf?) who said she used to stay there as a student since it was the cheapest hostel in Galway. I said, "but it's okay, right?" She hesitated, laughed, and then said, "it's better than no place."That should have been my warning.My room had 10 beds, but I was the only person staying there. The pillows were worthless and I had to steal a passable blanket off a different bed. The shag carpeting smelled awful (imagine the bacteria!), and the entire building felt like a run-down tenement. When I finally drifted to sleep, I was jarred awake by two men barging into the room to look around. There was no knock, and they were not escorted by staff. I was terrified. Eventually, they returned to take two of the beds, but the experience was wholly unnerving. There is no staff supervision, and I would believe any stories of crime activity.In the morning, I had to perform acrobatics to use the bathroom without contracting terrible diseases. The toilet was broken. The tiles were cracked, water covered the floor at all times, it smelled like sewage, and the shower had low water pressure and cold water only. I've seen outhouses that were cleaner. It is the worst bathroom I've ever seen, and I've seen many scuzzy bathrooms in fuel stations, etc.One staff member tried to strike up a conversation with me (he was surprised to find me in my room - no kidding!), but no amount of customer service (and there isn't much) can make up for the abysmal facilities and minimal security. If you can't afford an extra few Euro to stay someplace reputable, then I would avoid Galway altogether before staying at Archview.
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Never stay here. Ever., October 15, 2005
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I've stayed in many hostels around the world of varying standards and this is the worst, most disgusting, grotty, dirty, foul and smelly place I have ever stayed in. We were forced to stay in here due to last minute booking and found it after trying every other hostel in town which were all full. Before finding it, we contemplated sleeping in the car. This would have been significantly more pleasant. Under no cost should you stay here. There are reviews you can find saying that you can get to know good people etc etc but this does not even begin to make up for the appalling state of the place. From talking to people we were staying in a room with who had talked to the owner, they said that he himself said that he did not care about the standard as the nature of hostels is that they are for travellers who won't be back anyway. A great attitude, considering his business. I could go on to talk about the unhoovered floors, filty kitchen, toilets/bathrooms, beds and windows, the ancient, holey mattresses no doubt rife with insect infestations but I'll leave that to your imagination and hopefully not your experience.
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Not a good place to stay, June 16, 2005
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i found this hostel to be very basic. I have stayed in Galway a few times now and i would rate this as the 5th best out of 5. Need i say anymore
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A haven for sexual assault, June 15, 2005
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I most certainly will not stay in a hostel whereby a man can sexually assault a woman and get away with it scot free.I definately would not reccommend any female I know to stay here.It seems like a place where theres a rape just waiting to happen-it definately wont be happening to anyone I know.Word of mouth regarding assault is going to ruin this hostel even more than the reviews about cleanliness it has recieved on other sites.Do not stay here.
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complete dive, June 15, 2005
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A girl from the States reported a sexual assault here and was virtually ignored, of course thats according to her but I believe her. No apology was given and she revieved no refund. Not that money is important after being felt up by some drunken guy.
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A terrible place to stay, June 15, 2005
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i have stayed there before and found staff terribly unhelpful. It also came to my attention just today on one of our National Radio Stations "The Gerry Ryan Show" that a girl was sexually assaulted there. They did nothing not even a refund. No respect.
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