“Keep looking for another place”
Cherry, who seemed to run the hotel, was very friendly and helpful. The hotel is located very centrally in Middlesbrough. It was clean at an ok level. It was a weird place, I don’t recommend it. First, it might be closed for a while. It got shut down on my second day there because it didn’t pass the fire risk inspection. Cherry was very helpful in booking me a room at a place across the street—I was quite thankful I got out of there early. Uncomfortable beds and very superficial cleaning (found dried food bits on the carpet under the bed). It’s all painted black and only had green and blue LED lights in the stairwell and hallway, so this might make it uncomfortable for some people. Breakfast is below minimal. I had to tell them the (only) milk had expired. This might be bad luck, but there were weird guests when I visited; I was wary when having to go from my room to the bathroom. It generally had a creepy vibe, I didn’t feel comfortable and wouldn’t recommend it. Less important point: I have stayed in many hostels that I loved, so I’m not saying the following in a conservative way: This place has odd decor, that adds to the creepiness. They’ve put stickers around to give it a hostel vibe (which instantly makes it uncool), only it’s random band and similar stickers—so it looks like it’s been decorated by a 12‑year‑old that just discovered music but doesn’t have any personality.
AnitaHace 8 meses