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Astoria City Hostel might not stand out from the crowd as far as character is concerned, but the reasonable prices and central location on Rákóczi út render it noteworthy.
Walls are freshly painted in multiple rooms of wooden bunk beds. Clean floors and line-dried sheets aren't exciting, but they're certainly inviting. Front rooms usually have a view of the út.
Other characteristics of Astoria City Hostel include the freshly-scrubbed computer at the Internet station and a bright, airy kitchen. Though somewhat narrow, the kitchen's cooking space is spotless. It leads to a little smoking patio facing an immense courtyard of, well, dirt with tufts of grass. Luxury it certainly ain't, though cheap it most certainly is.
Note that in 2007 the building's façade is being restored. The transparent tarp encasing the building, Marton the receptionist reassured us with a bright smile, "will cool things off this summer."
If the power of Marton's positive thinking doesn't do the trick, the Astoria's nearby private apartments also offers private rooms (from singles to six-bedded rooms).
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