Malu

cosy hostel in the city centre. nice woman will allways offer you a tea, give recommendations where to go and help you to get a taxi to the airport. very cheap. always clean. if you have complains so better stay at hotels instead

The hostel is a bit creepy from the outside, once inside is not that bad. I would recommend it if it wasn't for the lady running it. She seems fine at the beginning until the moment she starts telling you when to eat, when to go to your room, which toilet you have to use, where and when you can plug your gadgets. The fact that she didn't let me leave my backpack after checkout and had to go sightseeing with the whole kit didn't make my staying in this city very pleasant.

If you want a true post-soviet experience this is the place! The owner was unpleasant towards me from my arrival, she had a "take it or leave it" attitude, when I enquired why the price indicated online differs from the one she is giving me, she said "in her internet it was different", and asked me either to pay immediately or leave, as "there are many other hostels", she also said if I continue to ask questions (like if I can see the bathroom) she will give me a higher price. Finally she physically pushed me out of the door. There's a hostel on the other side of the street which has comparable prices and friendly staff so I recommend going there and leaving the old lady to her frustrations.