Reviews of Hostel New York Lights

19 November 2011 Zala would recommend this property

Liked: Loved the hostel... and the people I stayed in with. for this price you definitely get to stay with very decent people who don't want to steal or anything else!

Disliked: everything was great

19 August 2011 Garrett would recommend this property

Liked: By far, the best thing about my stay here was the other guests. The set-up of the hostel makes it difficult NOT to meet and talk to fellow travelers. I came here with no plans and I went away with great memories and new friends. Also, the price is fantastic and the beds are comfy.

Disliked: I realize that the reason the price is so low is because they don't have a 24-hour a day staff, but I noticed during my stay that other guests arrived, presumably at their check-in time, and no one was around to receive them, and also that some people were not instructed on what to do if they needed to check out and a staff member wasn't present. Better communication from the staff is necessary to avoid guest confusion. Also, the bathrooms were kind of gross--though not necessarily unclean--because the shower and toilet were in the same small space, so the floor and toilet were frequently damp.

16 August 2011

Liked: Trendy hostel, alive colours, fashion forniture. The yard with tables and chairs is a good thing if you want to smoke or drink something outside. By the way, they offer you umbrellas for free if it's raining, good thing in Belgrade, where it does almost everyday!

Disliked: Cockroaches in the room!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just 2 toilets for everybody, so only 2 showers... and the door of one of the toilets was broken...

03 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: nice backyard area, easy to get into town by tram

Disliked: walls are not stopping any noise or voices, so you can hear everything from your bed thats happening outside

01 August 2011 Carmen Dorina would recommend this property

Liked: Very young atmosphere, there was a nice living room, free wi-fi and also computer

Disliked: few bathrooms

05 July 2011

Liked: - cheap and we only stayed 1 night

Disliked: - the room was definitely not private!!! our 'private' was separated from a larger dorm by partition walls that didn't even reach the ceiling. - from the outside lounge area there was a window which could see into our room. also this window was broken and covered in cobwebs - the noise (on a sunday night) from the lounge/common area could be heard all throughout the building, we were woken up at 2am by other travellers and didn't then sleep until 5am.. as there is only 1 light for the whole room stretching over partition walls! - our private room was very cramped - the toilet/shower facilites provided consisted of 2 wet rooms that didn't look like they had been cleaned for a while - 1 air con between 2 'private' double rooms and 2 other 'dorm' rooms - breakfast/lunch/dinner/drinks.. were NOT provided or even mentioned - tv didn't work - staff aren't around when you need them - quite far from the train station - no directions other than a tramline - for the 20 people staying we were given 2 keys between everyone, luckily we got a set but that was only for the front door.. not for your actual room (if you could call it a room) - no keys were provided for the lockers - the manager disappeared shortly after everyone had checked in to go home and sleep... - there was never enough toilet roll in wet rooms - almost got electricuted by a socket in the common room that was hanging out of the wall - generally untidy This sounds like a lot of complaints, but SERIOUSLY I do not recommend staying here at all. BY FAR the worst hostel we have ever been to, I'm sure the rooms aren't even legal. We are sure a lot of the reviews left on Hostelbookers must be fake as they all give a good review at 100% and this is impossible.

17 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very cheap and Ok Place

Disliked: location

23 April 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very friendly, helpful owner, it's like staying at a friends place. You really feal like home.

Disliked: Maybe a little bit outside of the city center, but not really a problem, 25 minutes walk or 10 min by tram.

08 March 2011 Arber would recommend this property

Liked: excellent, great people.

Disliked: nothing

03 February 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Th staff were very friendly, and the dorm room we stayed in was large. perfect for large groups of travellers. The kitchen area was free for guests to use and there was a nice friendly patio area with seats, tables and shade. Free maps were provided and all the local hotspots were highlighted for us. lockers were provided in the dorm rooms

Disliked: There were very few guests when we stayed there (although this may be because we were there at the end of the summer season). This meant it was quite quiet there, especially since there were just 2 of us in a very large dorm room. The kitchen area was quite small. There were only 2 bathrooms which were wet rooms. The water leaked under the doors. Although the staff were friendly we only actually saw them when we first got there.

12 November 2010

Liked: It is clean and the staff were helpful

Disliked: The private rooms are not private and there is hardly any room at all in them. They are in the dorm room and have no ceilings so are hardly private. The one we had had no curtain so people could see in the side of the window, and there is only one really thin cover so at night it is freezing.

30 October 2010

Liked: Has quite a good character.

Disliked: The showers didn't work, nor did the pc or any sockets or heating, the owners took over the common room so had to sit in bed when at the hostel and they stole some movies from me. The private rooms r not private at all and they no space at all. Could not even fit my bag in the room and I had to climb over another bed to get out.

28 October 2010

Liked: Only the room has TV

Disliked: The hostel didn't have quiet,not enough lights,bad wc and dirty,not clean rooms not enough staff and the staff and it wasn't there,

25 October 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great party atmosphere, Paja & Nemanja are awesome hosts, and they make good cocktails too :) If you want to see Belgrade from a real Belgraders view, this is the place

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

22 October 2010 Gordana would recommend this property

Liked: Honestly, can not say anything bad :) Second time here, and like it very much. People owning Hostel are so nice and cute :) Coming to Belgrade very often and always coming back here.

Disliked: Gordana left no negative feedback.

19 October 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The location is good, on a main street that is easy to reach by tram from the train station. The room we had was clean, warm, and had a nice TV with lots of channels. There is a Costa Coffee right around the corner and a nice gyro place nearby as well. The bathroom had hot water.

Disliked: For most of our stay, the staff seemed to have disappeared. Normally I wouldn't really care, but I had a few questions and I couldn't find anybody to help.

11 October 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very friendly & helpful staff, clean, good value, easy tram ride into the centre.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

11 October 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very colorful and nice people\owners!

Disliked: Lack of privacity of the private room

03 October 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The staff was always helpful and open

Disliked: Better do not count on the advertised tea, coffee and juice - they weren't available. But we got some free drinks.

09 September 2010

Liked: Everything looks nice and modern. It was quit and you can relax after exploring the city. There is a nice coffeeshop on the corner and you have everything you need to get nice food.

Disliked: Our doubleroom had a wall which has a small gap to the other room. In this room the guys were smoking and we smelled it the howl night. We asked them to smoke outside and the problem was solved. Often we met just noone in the hostel, even not the staff. The staff also forgat about our towls and was not that interested in us we had the feeling.

31 August 2010 Jaroslaw would recommend this property

Liked: It is excellent quality and very good price.

Disliked: Jaroslaw left no negative feedback.

12 August 2010 Gordana would recommend this property

Liked: nice, clean, safe, good staff...great value for money

Disliked: Gordana left no negative feedback.

12 August 2010 Gordana would recommend this property

Liked: Great garden, nice cusy place, and just couple feet away is the busisest street in Belgrade. Its amazing, acoustics are incredible, there is not a sund from the street. Besides that, great atmsphere in the hostel, and from september they are going to have evan more private rooms, its going to be great. Thanks a lot guys.

Disliked: Gordana left no negative feedback.

07 August 2010 Nikola would recommend this property

Liked: Great value for money, nice, clean hostel, good staff...Definitely want to come back...

Disliked: Nikola left no negative feedback.

06 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great place, good location and even Greater city. Have a quite fun there with couple of english guys. Guys owning the Hostel did pretty nice job, everything is new and smells like home :) you should book this one :)

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.