*** (04/07/2017 03:54)
This is absolutely unacceptable hostel in poor condition with holes in the floors and cracks in the ceiling.

*** (29/06/2016 17:28)
Very nice receptionist!!! Good location, however a bit sketchy, lots of peep shows and things about. Booking with expedia/Travelocity was misleading we didn't realize we would share a bathroom with three other rooms. We couldn't stay there and walked down the road and stayed at an amazing hotel for 50extra euros a night


Once I checked in, I saw that all the poor comments about the hotel were accurate. The shared restroom, is shared with the entire building. The toilet room, on the 3rd floor, was a toilet in a room just big enough to close the door when you sit down. There was no elbow room, toilet paper, or sink in it. It was filthy and clogged. The shower was in a room not much bigger than the toilet room, equally dirty. With the thin walls I could hear when someone went into the office two floors below. The main issue that I found with the stairs, was that they were all bowed in and was more of a hazard going up and especially down.

*** (20/02/2017 10:18)
of course it isn't a hotel it is more a inn without any facility but near to center of city

When i originally booked there, I read the reviews prior. What I read was either good, or awful, but all fairly vague. The biggest cons that stood out in the reviews were; the area, the shared restroom, stairs, thin walls, and one mentioned bed bugs.

*** (19/07/2016 16:53)
the location was pretty good and staff were friendly, but bathrooms are very small and dirty, i would not recommend it to a friend

*** (01/04/2017 21:00)
Only inconvenience, there is no lift - my room was among the upper floors.

*** (15/06/2017 08:51)
Good for a lone visitor on a very short trip. Not recommended for families

With reading all that, the pros of the cost and proximity to train station seemed to outweigh them. There were comments mentioning how none of those things, except for the bedbugs, were as bad as they seemed. After weighing everything out, I decided to book.

*** (11/01/2017 02:09)
I would like it to be known i have a fairly high tolerance for putting up with a bad situation, generally to avoid the slightest bit of conflict. That said, I can honestly say a majority of my time spent in the Appi Hotel, was demanding a refund for the night that I was not going to spend there.

A homeless person living on the streets, who had a good day of panhandling, probably wouldn't mind the fact that the doors don't shut all the way or the heat doesn't work. Someone backpacking through Europe from hostel to hostel might enjoy the slight increase in privacy, for the trade off of cleanliness. Someone who is lonely for the night, will enjoy all the strip clubs, sex shops, and hookers that fill the rest of the street, and probably doesn't mind the cheap, dirty bed.

For someone who wants even the basics of what you would expect in a hotel, should book elsewhere. I could get a room in a different hotel for only 20 dollars more, but it was exponentially better in every aspect.