Excellent single bedroom in the centre of Wrocław, wroclaw

I was very disappointed in this place. Apart from the ok location (close to the tram stop and not too far from the centre), I dreaded going back to this room at the end of the day. The room was provided to me without any hand soap and only two small samples of shower gel. The lady at the reception was kind enough to give me some soap and said she would leave a message for housekeeping to leave me some shower gel, which I never got. There was no carpet in the hotel meaning you constantly heard noises till late night and in early morning from chairs being pulled, footsteps and doors banging. Also it was seemingly clean till my sheet got pulled and I saw the stain filled matress cover. There is no option for breakfast, so luckily there a few shops closeby to get something to eat and coffee, since there is no coffee machine either and the zabka nano might not work for your country since you need to enter your phone number to get inside. I wish I had spent more money to stay at a nicer place.

Firstly, this is not a hotel. It is a hostel. This student residency uses some of the rooms as a hostel. The rooms do not have TV, and they only clean in it once in three days without making beds. During one week stay, they clean it only once. The cleaning is also not a right word here. On the very first visit of the bathroom, there were some hair dried to the shower wall. Only one bed has electric plugins and a lamp. The other has a concrete wall and a radiator. Kitchen is also very basic. Two cups, two plates, two bowls, four pair of utensils, one pan, two pots. There is a kettle but, not a toaster. In overall, the place is decent but overpriced for what it offers. You can get a regular hotel for the same price.

⚠️ My experience at Basecamp after living there for 3 years I lived at Basecamp for three years. During my first year, things were actually quite good. Unfortunately, once the place became more popular, the experience changed dramatically. These were the main problems I experienced: * 🧹 Shared kitchens are extremely dirty People cook, leave everything behind and simply walk away. The kitchens can become disgusting, especially when groups of people cook together and don’t bother cleaning afterwards. * 🥫 Food constantly goes missing from shared fridges Since the refrigerators are communal, things can disappear and there is basically nothing you can do about it. * 🔊 Noise is a huge problem There are frequent parties in common areas, with people shouting, singing and running through the corridors late at night. If you have exams, work early or simply want to sleep, good luck. * 🍻 The “solution” to the noise is basically one Basebuddy trying to control a crowd of drunk people There can be dozens of drunk residents running around, shouting and singing in the corridors, while one person is expected to somehow make everyone quiet. In my experience, this does not actually solve the problem. * 💧 My room literally flooded This was one of the worst experiences I had. I contacted the Basebuddies because there was water coming into my room, and I was essentially told that it wasn’t a big deal. When I eventually returned to my room, there was no electricity and water was dripping from the ceilings everywhere. This was not handled in a way that made me feel that the situation was being taken seriously. * 🐀 Mice around the garbage area The garbage area is also used by the business next door, and on several occasions I opened the garbage area and found mice inside, which then ran away. * 🙄 Reception/customer service is extremely disappointing In my experience, the reception staff often seemed completely uninterested in helping residents. Sometimes you barely get a hello, let alone actual assistance when you have a problem. * 🏥 Even serious situations can be difficult to deal with A friend of mine once needed to go to the hospital, and the staff did not seem to know how to properly assist her. For a residence that houses so many young people, I found this very concerning. * 🧺 The laundry system is frustrating The washing machines and dryers are shared, and many of them simply don’t work. You also have people leaving their clothes inside for hours, meaning that even when a machine technically works, you may not actually be able to use it. * 💳 Paying for laundry is unnecessarily complicated You need to use their payment system, and if you don’t have one of the specific supported banks/payment methods, transferring money can be extremely difficult. You also need to put around €11 minimum into the system just to use the laundry facilities, which is particularly frustrating when half the machines aren’t working. * 🔑 Security/access has become more relaxed During my first year, you needed a key to access the two elevators going upstairs. Now you can simply walk in and use them without needing a key. Considering how many people come in and out of the building, this definitely doesn’t feel like an improvement in security. Overall: My first year at Basecamp was good, but the experience deteriorated significantly as the residence became more popular. After three years, I honestly wouldn’t recommend it to someone who is looking for a quiet, clean and well-managed place to live.

The place is totally recommended! The room was super clean, designed in modern but at the same time, cozy way. Colours of the walls and details inside reminded me bit of Almodovar movies :) the bed was comfortable and big, the view from the window super nice 👍 we could stay there with our dog, the extra fee for dog was approx. 10 EUR (40 PLN) per night. The location is good, it is just 15 mins walk from the city center, Ostrow Tumski and botanical garden are located just in the front of the building :) Plenty of coffee and breakfast places around. There is also well equipped gym, which you can use, you just need to register via email before.

The room was cute but no air conditioning or even a fan - during a heat wave! I had to keep the smallish window open and couldn’t sleep because of students screaming in the courtyard and in the hallways till 3 am. Never again