Moon Hostel Warszawa

A convenient, budget-friendly option: you get a separate room with its own bathroom, and can use the kitchen or leave your luggage for free. If you come back for your bags after check-out, you can also use the shared bathroom if needed. The hotel is in the old city center, with lots of cafes nearby. It can get moderately noisy if you leave the windows open during high season, when there are lots of tourists.

The helpful part was being allowed to store our bags after arriving early, and again after checkout since our flight was in the evening. There’s also a direct airport bus, number 175, taking about 40-50 minutes and 19-20 stops. But the listing on Airbnb said our room had four beds and a private toilet. In reality, about five rooms, or more than ten guests, shared one toilet on the fourth floor. The next nearest one was a floor down, so we felt misled. Wi-Fi only worked for basic messages like WhatsApp. Sending pictures, watching YouTube, or streaming was pretty much out. We could also hear a lot from the bar downstairs through the windows, and an alarm went off loudly downstairs in the middle of the night. There was no soundproofing to speak of.

The entrance was a bit of a pain to find. Once inside, though, there’s a usable kitchen and the shared areas were clean. It’s an inexpensive hostel in Warsaw, nothing special, but it does the job for a few nights while you explore.

Nice hostel and a great spot. The receptionist could’ve been more helpful and seemed short on enthusiasm.