Name: a&o München Laim
Address: Munich, Germany
Rating: 7.3

Germany

Berlin

Hamburg

Munich

Cologne

Austria

Vienna

Frankfurt

Top location, top staff, top cleanest and top price. Good size bedrooms, nice common areas, but, if i have to change something will be bed pillow, what for my taste were a bit uncomfortable BUT, thats just me!

I stayed one night at A&O Berlin Mitte during a solo trip, and once again, it proved to be my favorite place in Berlin. I chose a twin room and was really impressed: the room was spacious, clean, modern, and very comfortable.

It's not a luxury hotel, but it offers everything you need for a pleasant stay, with excellent value for money. The facilities are welcoming, the staff is helpful, and the location is convenient for getting around the city.

Every time I return to Berlin, I choose this hotel and have never been disappointed. Highly recommended for anyone looking for practical, comfortable, and reliable accommodation.

This is a very big hostel with hundreds of beds, though it did not feel cramped or loud. I had a quiet stay.  

I stayed for 2 nights in a mixed dorm with three bunk beds and en-suite. The toilet and shower are separate which makes use easier. Hanson’s and shower gel is included, as is a hairdryer.  

The room is spacious with tables and seating areas, this is also of use to those who on the top bunk who cannot sit on their bed as easily.  There is a mirror though a lack of hooks being only a hook and couple of hangers. The bed is of a metal frame and thus I was able to apply my travel straps and hooks to create places to hand my coat and bag. There is a locker big enough to take hand luggage sized bag (own lock needed).  The bed has a usb port for charging and a slot into which a phone will fit, though no individual light. The room has two lights and it is possible to turn on only one; the other people in my room came in and out at unsociable hours though we’re all respectful being quiet and also putting in the main light.  

The mattress and pillow are comfy enough, you need to collect linen and make the bed yourself. 

Everything was clean. 

Reception is 24 hours though checking us via one of the 4 automated screens. It is through the machines that you do check in and pay tourist tax and the machine prints paper with your allocated room and bed number. You even activate the room card yourself. There is a sign in the desk with a map of blocks with room numbers in each one. That is all the welcome that you get; there is no explanation related to hostel layout or facilities. I had to ask in which direction to go to get to my block, the receptionist gave my directions and once I got to the room and found no bedding on the bed so went back to reception. The check in computer screen states that bed linen is provided free of charge and towels can be paid for at reception. The receptionist did not give me any bedding nor point to where to where to pick it up some thus I assumed the linen would be laid on the bed as in other hostels. The next day a person arriving in the room asked where he gets bed linen, he also did not get given any bedding even when talking with the receptionist. I do find it odd that you are expected to ask for the bedding: as this is the case I recommend updating the wording on the computer screen as it is ambiguous and gives the impression you only need to ask at reception if needing a towel. 

There is a guest kitchen which has basic equipment: fridge, sink, microwave, 2 hot plates, 2 frying pans, 1 saucepan, some plates, bowls and some cutlery. There was one mug in which I made a cup of tea by heating water in the microwave. I recommend a kettle to boil water. The kitchen is sufficient for simple meals, making breakfast and sandwiches. I did not try the hostel breakfast. 

There is one common area near reception with a bar and possibility to purchase food. Vending machines there. WiFi reliable. The common room can feel cramped when groups are there. There is good security as all entrance doors and lifts use card access. To access the guest kitchen ask at reception and they update your card. 

The location is very good being 5 min walk from Ostkreuz train station. It is a direct line to Messe Nord where the bus station and FlixBus stop is. Easy to get public transportation into the cities. There are many shops, supermarkets and eating places nearby. Vegan kebab shop directly opposite. 

Good value for money. I had a comfortable stay with no difficulties and I would stay again.

I stayed there myself in  a 4 bed dormitory room. It was an excellent room and I liked the service. But it is better to have a socket near the bed for charging. They have two usb charging ports near every beds but it is better to have a c port or a charging socket. But overall, I liked it. Especially the staffs are always helpful. I am highly recommend it to whom who are looking for a cheap accommodation😊

Well.. Do you really feel comfortable?

Yes, the building (a&o Hamburg Reeperbahn, formerly Hotel Stern, address Reeperbahn 152/154) actually has a connection to the Nazi era - it was not a direct concentration camp or large concentration camp, but it was used as a forced labour camp in 1940.

The exact connection (based on historical sources):

• The house was built in 1891 as a Logierhaus Concordia - a cheap lodging house for poor men (e.g. Sailors, travellers without a permanent residence). It had 235 small single rooms, shared toilets and was typical for the rough harbour and red light district of St. Pauli.

• In the Nazi era (especially from the 1930s), the house was often used by the porters (caretakers) to denounce (advertise) guests. Many men (e.g. B. homosexuals, ***********, ”asocials”) were arrested there and imprisoned - this was unfortunately common in Hamburg's ”Kiez”.

• From August 1940: There was a forced labour camp of Deutsche Werft AG (a large Hamburg shipyard). The company used the existing building as accommodation for forced labourers - prisoners of war (POWs), civilians deported from occupied countries and from 1944 also prisoners from concentration camps (concentration camp subcamps). The shipyard had several such camps (mainly in Finkenwerder and harbour area), and this one in the Reeperbahn was one of them. Exact numbers (how many people, conditions) are not well documented, but it was part of the huge system of forced labour in Hamburg (a total of 400,000–500,000 people affected).

• A Stolperstein biography mentions e.g. B. that a French woman had to perform forced labour in 1944 as a kitchen assistant in the Reeperbahn 154 Foreign Home (during pregnancy) before she came to another camp.

After the war it became a normal tourist home again, converted into an Eros Centre (a large *******) in 1964, later refugee accommodation (in the 80s very dilapidated), then from 1999 Hotel Stern and 2009 a&o.

Well. We had a real good sleep anyway. 

The Bath Room is so warm and 
the elevator was real… you will see….


Danke ;)

Very near to central train station (walkable), check in from 15:00 but you can store your luggage in the meantime, ask the key from reception and go tour the city. Guest can cook, have kitchen with utensils. Every room have 3 bunk beds , have personal toilet in room with shower and hair dryer. Overall it was excellent stay for budget traveller

The dark-skinned male staff member, who seemed to be Indian, had a very poor attitude during check-in. He demanded city tax, and when I offered cash, he refused, insisting on card payment only. It was only €1.3, and the person behind me in line had to pay for me with their card. The Indian-looking staff member even gave me a disdainful look.

Great for 1 night and good connection to metro „Hammer Kirche“. Walkable within 7min. Drech connection to Hamburg main station!!! 
You see that the hostel is a little out-dated, but all on all it’s good for 1 night.

The hostel was clean and tidy. There was a limited number of powerpoints though which meant that it was hard to charge phones and other items. There was also no curtains on the bunks which meant there was very little privacy.

Love the comfort in this place. The convenience of moving around and also the distance from Marientplatz and Englischen Garten. The convenience of travelling by train too when off to sightseeing. Nearby bakery and doner shop for food and breakfast is great. Room is clean. accessible by elevator. Comfortable enough for solo travellers. However requested for Non-smoking room but almost every night room smells of cigarettes smoke. Not sure if the smell comes from the ground floor or comes from ventilation of other rooms. Overall stay is comfortable except for the cigarettes smell.

I have been a customer to the A&O HOSTELS LIAM AND HACKABURKE Munich Germany 🇩🇪for almost a two years now and me booking with 'Trip.com is one of most easiest ways and affordable cost I have ever booked at A&O I encourage all economic travelers to do business with ”Trip.com” for better affordability and a good customer service.

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