Lagan Backpackers,

121 Fitzroy Avenue, Belfast BT7 1HU

"There was a huge mildew stain in the corner of my room and behind my bed. The bed was very uncomfortable and the bed cover was an old torn rag kind of thing. It was not possible to open the window, which was very dirty and moulding too. They didn't bother to remove the mildew there but just painted the whole frame black. No curtains or blinds to darken the room. Also there was a big hole in the wall above my friends bed. More than half of the showers were out of order, most of the time only one toilet was clean (only talking about the toilet itself, there were lots of yellow and brown stains on the walls and of course mildew in some corners). The corridors were very dirty but the common area was relatively clean. It had clean plates and cups, surprising for the state of the kitchen, so you could eat free breakfast. Breakfast consisted of cereals or toast. The bucket (!) of jam was empty, so the only option was toast with olive oil. People were nice."

"Horrible. Pictures online are fake . The place doesn't look like that .Horror story. I booked a single room with shared bathroom expecting the pace to have a minimum of hygiene notions . Shocking. Room smells like a dog . Lobby smells like weed . The dirtiest place I have ever seen. The building is falling apart with no renovations. A smelly carpet peeling ofc covers the whole place. Stairs . Room . The kitchen is worth running away . Looks like if prisons had a shared kitchen. Bathrooms and showers as well. No cleaning. You find poop in the toilets and wet towels on the floor with dirt . Why worst experience ever ."

"This is the worst place I’ve ever stayed. It’s completely filthy and stinks. I was in a twelve bed room over filled. There were literally 2 people sleeping in beds because they lived here. There was someone in my bed when i checked in. They had no respect for anyone thinking they own the hostel. Coming in the room at all hours making all kinds of noise. Literally eating their meals in the room and not in the kitchen area. There was a huge argument with one of them and the staff at like 0345. Woke everyone up. I don’t recommend this place to my worst enemy. Pay the little extra money and stay somewhere better. They literally don’t clean the bathrooms and have signs to basically keep it clean. Most of the people there are coming from third world countries so this to them is probably good living. It’s sad when you can’t take care of or respect the area you stay. Maybe this is their culture, however no matter what culture I know you know respect. That’s universal."

"Easily the dirtiest and most sketchy hostel I have ever stayed in. Kitchen has only two working stove tops that need a lighter to light, lighter gas was out and the staff never bought a new lighter. You would have to wait ages to cook your food because there where only two working stoves. There is not kitchen towels for drying so all the dishes stay wet. I went to use a cutting board and there was still raw meat on it. Knives are so blunt that I couldn’t even cut vegetables, this is super unsafe. People are my food even when it was clearly labeled. The bathrooms are disgusting and the water pressure is very poor. The temperate changes from boiling hot to freezing cold and there is no dry bench to put your stuff. A lot of the people staying there didn’t know hostel etiquette, twice some man answered a phone call at 6:30am and another would watch videos at full volume at like 7:00am. There is mould in both the kitchen and bathroom and staff are extremely unhelpful and rude. Do not stay here!"