AUBERGE DE JEUNESSE
Albergue bien situado y bien equipado que dispone de camas, una cocina autoservicio y una biblioteca.
Durante una escala en la Costa del Ópalo, es conveniente encontrar refugio en el albergue juvenil de Boulogne-sur-Mer. Bien equipada, ofrece a los viajeros 137 camas, una zona de jardín, una lavandería, juegos para niños, una zona de relajación con un bar y una biblioteca, así como una cocina equipada independiente abierta al comedor para preparar sus comidas. En temporada baja, es posible reservar habitaciones individuales según la disponibilidad. El albergue está bien situado, frente a la estación de tren, a medio camino entre el puerto o la playa y el casco antiguo. A pocos metros de la estación, también puedes simplemente venir y tomarte una copa en el bar del albergue con los viajeros. Aquí se beneficiará de la asociación con el Centro Nacional del Mar, Nausicaá.
Je me fais soit trop vieux, soit l'ambiance des auberges de jeunesse a changé, c'est dommage pour l'esprit initial de ce type d'hébergement...
I would by no means suggest staying here even if you are offered to for free.
DO NOT STAY HERE. VALUE YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY AND FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO STAY.
We visited this hostel as a school and were told we were not allowed to use the lifts at any time of our stay at the hostel and as a result we were forced to carry our luggage up hazardous spiral stairs until we reached our rooms (on the top floor).
The food was horrendous, consisting of stale bread, with little variety of toppings for breakfast. The choice of drinks were scarce and we were provided with dirty food trays. Dinner was poorly cooked, and strictly rationed for everyone. Most of the food tasted plain and seemed like it was stored overnight.
The rooms were completely appalling, the pillows were stained with red and the bedsheets had brown marks, obviously unwashed. The beds were a health hazard as the ladder to the top bunk would shift whenever you tried to climb up. In addition to this, there is no privacy in the rooms as staff can enter your room at any time. There are noise censors in the hallways which will pick up even the slightest sounds, like shuffling and whispering. Twice, the staff from the hostel barged into our room before knocking to make sure every roomed stayed silent. They even threatened to kick us out for being “too loud”.
The staff were horrible, they spoke aggressively and even screamed at one student, as we were not allowed to leave any food uneaten despite the fact that it was completely sickening.