Chania Hostel

Bed Bugs! Reception is shady, rude and they only take cash. The guy was sitting there smoking a shisha while checking me in. After check-in I went to my bed and sat down - within the first 20 seconds I see a bed bug crawling over the sheet. Took all my stuff, went right back down, showed him the pic and told him I’m leaving. He got angry and said to show him the bug in real - I just left at that point. To me it seems like this place has been run into the ground by the owners and management and they’re just trying to make a quick buck before it gets shut down, don’t stay here.

The 4 beds-room I stayed at had no AC, just one very loud fan. I would recommend you to get some earplugs as there is also an open air cinema and a busy street right next to it (I slept pretty well after buying some at the close by pharmacy). The bathroom is fine, although everytime you take a shower most of the floor gets wet. breakfast was ok and the girl that worked there at the time is very friendly. Tbh I'd rather spend a few euros more to get smth nicer next time, you get what you payed for i guess. They know that they're the cheapest place in Chania so don't seem to bother trying to provide anything more than that.

Great building, great location great staff, great location. Bad bugs however... not so great. Other reviews mention this and other guests that were there were also bitten pretty badly. I have been told that they are arranging new metal bed frames and mattresses so would be best to check the photos to ensure this has happened before booking.

The place is pretty cute, has potential, but wifi only works inside, not in the garden so no chance of having a phone chat without disrupting anyone else. Also, some work was being done on the beds the next morning. No idea what they were doing or why (maybe dealing with the bed bugs?) But at about 8am a bunch of men came in and started tearing the rooms apart. No one had been told in advance that this would be going on, our washrooms were not usable and we were unable to access our things during whatever they were doing. Needless to say I only stayed 1 night!