The Rose Hostel - St.Julians

I left feeling duped, and honestly don't know how this place is legally operating as a hostel. Everything felt thrown together, unprofessional and borderline unsafe. The Rose Hostel in St. Julian’s was by far the worst accommodation I stayed at on my trip, and I felt genuinely uncomfortable and unsafe. I wouldn't stay here. The website said breakfast was served, but there was no breakfast and no kitchen. The “kitchen” was a closet with a sink and microwave, nothing else. There were no staff on site when I arrived. Check-in happened through WhatsApp, with an envelope bearing my name and key code left on the front desk. There was no security or privacy. Since I arrived at night and nobody was there to check me in, I was forced to sign a backdated contract. It felt shady and borderline illegal. The hostel didn't feel secure. You could enter through the downstairs bar, which was just as sketchy as the rest of the place, without any security checkpoints. Dorm room doors didn't lock, only the lockers did. I booked what I thought was an all-female dorm but ended up sharing with three loud, inconsiderate guys, and felt deeply uncomfortable and unsafe. The dorm bed curtains were stained, and the whole room felt grimy and unclean. The shower curtains were disgusting, there were no bathroom hooks or counter space, and the bathroom lights were outside the bathroom, which is absurd. There was no A/C, no fans and no communal space. It didn't feel like a hostel with any community or atmosphere, just a bad, cheap hotel with bunk beds. The fourth-floor dorm overlooked the lower dorm, with no sound privacy at all. The top bunk stairs were awkward, with every other step missing, and the locker closets were so tall I couldn't reach inside properly. The stairs were under construction, dangerously narrow and poorly built. I wouldn't be surprised if someone got hurt. There was no drinking water, just a tiny trash bin, and you had to ask for Wi-Fi. The bar “Minus One,” which seems to be part of the hostel, was completely empty and had creepy vibes. Stay literally anywhere else.