Sobe Hostel & Bar

Close to the beach, easy public transport around the city and from the airport

Room (4 only female) was very small, not very well maintained. Always cold water in the shower (morning/evening, doesn’t matter)

Central position few steps away Ocean Drive. The 'bracelet key' is a great idea to keep it handy.

Toilets were very disappointing: just 3 for an entire floor of which one did not have the door and another one had it but was broken and impossible to close. No window in the room and locker broken which did not allow me to close my stuff.

Location

The first thing I noticed once I walked into the hostel was the old book and dust smell. It could be ok for someone else, but I'm extremely allergic ( And I can't imagine it would be good for anyone, allergic or not). I raised the issue to the crew but they didn't care. Hopefully the bedroom wasn't so bad in smell, but the bed was AWFUL! The mattress was very thin and sloppy. I could feel the bed strips and it was very unconfortable. I couldn't sleep. I had to look for another place to stay and go over my budget so I could enjoy my vacation, even though I have already payed the hostel. And that is just talking about the place, now the staff was another story. I got there with my friend and our reservation was a little mix up. So the payment was in my name and the reservation was in hers. I had the payment receipt and everything, but once we get there the man on the reception was extremely rude. We tried to explain the situation, but he wouldn't hear us. He kept saying. "You haven't payed!". I went to my credit card transactions and after a while of being rude raising his voice, I finally was allowed to show him the payment receipt. He then found it in his system. Ok. We thought he had it fixed. But on check out we had the same problem. It was a mess and I'm still afraid they haven't fixed it and will charge my credit card again. I'm not super picky as it might sound. I have been to many hostels before and know the drill, but I can recognize a good hostel from a bad one, and SoBe was very desapointing.

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