Six bed dorm
a night, from$29
- Bunk with a curtain and a reading light
- Locker sized for a big backpack
- Towels to rent at the desk
- Guests 18 and over
Good beds, a big kitchen and people to meet
Dorm beds and private rooms in an old print works by the river, with a kitchen built for a crowd and a lounge that comes alive after dark. Send your dates and the desk replies within three hours, day or night.
64 bedsacross dorms and private rooms
24 hoursa person at the desk
3 hoursto answer every request
- Dorms and private rooms
- Shared kitchen, open all day
- Lounge events most nights
- A locker with every bed
Pick a bunk or a room with a door
Every bed comes made up with clean linen, a reading light, a socket and a shelf. Dorm prices are per bed and private room prices are per room, with taxes included.
Four bed dorm
a night, from$36
- Wider bunks with curtains
- Shower and basin inside the room
- Choose mixed or women only
- Guests 18 and over
Private twin
a night, from$84
- Two single beds or one double
- Towels and a small desk
- Window over the rooftops
- Under 18s with a parent or guardian
Family room
a night, from$118
- On the quiet side of the building
- Bathroom with a bath
- Travel cot on request
- Children welcome with their family
Once we confirm a request, the first night is taken as a deposit and the rest is paid at check in. Cancel 48 hours or more before arrival and the deposit comes back in full.
A kitchen built for forty cooks at once
Two ranges with twelve rings, three ovens and a long island mean nobody waits for a pan at dinner time. Pots, knives, plates and spices are on open shelves, and every room has its own labelled shelf in the fridge.
Breakfast is laid out from 07:00 to 10:00 for $6: bread, oats, fruit, eggs to cook yourself and coffee that keeps coming. Wash what you use and the kitchen stays a nice place to be.
- Open from 07:00 to 23:00
- A fridge shelf for every room
- Shared shelf of oil, salt and spices
- Breakfast for $6, cooked by you
A week in the lounge
The lounge has sofas, a pool table, board games and a shelf of books to swap. Most evenings something is going on, and nobody minds if you just sit with a map and a cup of tea.
| Night | What happens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Quiz in teams mixed up at the door | Included |
| Tuesday | Language swap over tea and biscuits | Included |
| Wednesday | Open mic, with a guitar and a keyboard to borrow | Included |
| Friday | Walk to the night market with a member of staff | Included |
| Saturday | Morning walking tour of the old town | $8 |
| Sunday | Family dinner cooked by the staff | $7 |
The lounge closes at 23:00 so the dorms above stay quiet. The roof terrace is open until 22:00 from spring to autumn.
House rules, written plainly
A hostel works when everyone knows the rules before they arrive. These are the ones the desk is asked about most.
Photo ID for every guest
Everyone shows a passport, a national identity card or a photo driving licence at check in, and the name must match the request. Without ID we cannot give out a bed.
Dorms are for adults
Dorm beds are for guests aged 18 and over. Guests under 18 stay in a private or family room with a parent or guardian who checks in with them.
Quiet from 23:00
Between 23:00 and 07:00 the dorms and corridors are quiet. Late arrivals get a torch at the desk so lights stay off for the people asleep.
Lockers and keys
Every bed has a locker. Bring a padlock or borrow one for a $5 deposit. Key cards open your floor only, and a lost card costs $10.
Guests of guests
Friends who are not staying can join you in the lounge until 22:00. They sign in at the desk and cannot go up to the rooms.
No smoking indoors
Smoking and vaping are allowed only in the courtyard by the bike racks. Alcohol stays in the lounge and on the terrace, never in the dorms.
Around the print works
Brick walls, big windows and plenty of places to sit, from the desk by the door to the terrace on the roof.
What travellers write (example reviews)
Our train came in after midnight and someone was waiting at the desk with towels and a torch. The four bed room felt private behind the curtains, and the showers were hot every morning.
We cooked most nights and still never fought over a pan. Sunday dinner meant a table of twenty strangers who were planning trips together by dessert.
Travelling with two teenagers, the family room was the answer: a proper door, a bath, and the quiz night downstairs kept them off their phones.
Before you pack
How old do guests need to be?
Dorm beds are for guests aged 18 and over. Guests aged 16 and 17 can stay in a private twin or the family room with a parent or guardian, and younger children are welcome in the family room with their family. The request form asks for the ages of anyone under 18.
Which ID is accepted at check in?
A passport, a national identity card or a photo driving licence, in the same name as the request. Children who travel on their own passport show it too. Keep it in your hand luggage, because a bed cannot be given out without it.
Are the dorms mixed?
The six bed dorms are mixed. The four bed dorms come as mixed rooms or rooms for women only, so choose in the request and we hold the one you pick.
Where do bags go before check in or after check out?
The luggage room behind the desk takes bags from 08:00 on your day of arrival and until 22:00 on the day you leave. It is locked, and staff open it for you.
Can we arrive late at night?
Yes, the desk is staffed around the clock. Tell us your arrival time in the request so your bed is ready, and the night host shows you up quietly.
What if plans change?
Cancel 48 hours or more before arrival and the deposit comes back in full. Later than that we keep the first night. Groups of ten or more get their own terms with the confirmation.
Ask for a bed or a room
Choose a dorm or a room, add your arrival and departure dates and tell us how many are coming. The desk replies within three hours to confirm the beds or to offer the nearest dates that are open.
- Nothing is held until the desk confirms
- First night as a deposit once confirmed
- Photo ID for every guest at check in
Find us by the river
Call the desk at any hour, or email and the team on shift answers within three hours.
The desk
An old print works near the river, a short walk from the main railway station
Times to know
| Reception | Open 24 hours |
| Check in | From 14:00 |
| Check out | By 11:00 |
| Kitchen | 07:00 to 23:00 |
| Quiet hours | 23:00 to 07:00 |
Coming as a group?
Sports clubs, walking groups and friends travelling together can take a whole dorm. Tell us the dates and the ages in the group, and we send a group rate with its terms.
Ask about a group stay