ハハランド- ホステル(Hahaland)

We only ended up staying one night, which was a shame because I’m sure in the summer it’s really nice and popular. We booked a private room and didn’t know what to expect as there were limited pictures. We ended up having a 4 person dorm to ourselves. Plenty of space, dark, with a private bathroom, which was a small toilet one side then a shower and sink the other. It was absolutely freezing!! I feel bad as I know it’s not their fault about the weather and it being winter, but I was shivering all night. We slept in our clothes and with 2 blankets (from the other bunk as we had our own room) and was still cold. There was an air con but it wasn’t the ones that provide any heat, was just blowing cold air. Beds were hard, uncomfortable and on the smaller side. It’s a wooden lodge connected to others, there’s some gaps in the wood, perhaps letting more cold air in, and as it’s thin wood separating the rooms, we could hear everything next to us, even the guy next door snoring all night! The staff seemed nice and the lady who served us spoke good English. There’s a pool table which was fun, with a little bar and restaurant. There’s a huge seating area at the back, but wasn’t in use due to the rainy weather. I’m sure it looks like loads of fun in the summer, being right next to the river, with a slide and big seating area. However, this was not ideal in the winter and our worst stay yet in Asia. We were expecting better for a private room and it was simply just way too cold!! And we had to pay extra to check in early.

Pros - check in at 4am with no additional charge, dark rooms, free breakfast included, water filter tap and in a good location. Showers were hot and powerful. Cons - beds were hard and not comfortable, walls were virtually invisible so noise from people next door you could hear everything and people out in the reception area which was a disturbance. The balcony / outdoor seating area was unsafe where I actually fell through one of the panels and could of really hurt myself (another older lady did the same as me and slipped in the wet and went through a mouldy wood panel and told us she actually broke her arm). These issues were not addressed. The hotel staff booked our transport and left it until 30 minutes before departure to tell us it was full (after we asked specifically the night before for her to check). The scooter we rented didn’t even have enough gas to get us to the gas station so we had to push it. Overall an okay place for the money but feel disappointed at the clear safety issues presented whilst here