HI Castelo Branco - Pousada de Juventude

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Safe with cameras in hall
  : Nothing

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : I enjoyed meeting knew people and the location was perfect for what we had planned. Thank you to all staff they where wonderfull.
  : Nothing to tell i have no .................................................................. . comments

Very Poor
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : What can you like when this is truly a refugee hostel! I am not joking.
  : The hostel has about sixty beds on two floors but only two showers and two toilets on upper floor. In addtion men from ground floor were told to take showers on upper floor as ground floor was for women only. I was there two weeks and about 40/50 men were using two showers! I am attaching photo with sign on two other showers saying not working. In the breakfast room there were towels on the floor every day to catch drippng water from ceiling ( photo attached ).Most of the staff were pleasant but one young lady staff member thought you was the dictator to tell us what to do and impose her rules of engagement. Example: Do not put butter on your bread and place it in the toaster ! , she would shout this even if you were only holding the butter , as I was. For breakfast she would place about 10 small individual butter and jams and one loaf of sliced bread for forty breakfasts! I love muesli and a small jar which held two portions of muesli made me feel guilty when taking half of it. Lastly rules for noise levels were not imposed by Miss Dictator. Every night loud noise would continue until 11:30 or midnight, Crashing of doors or loud conversations by the eight refugees on my floor. A Japanese guest on a two night stay can verify my claims. She left and I was stuck because I paid in advance.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Business Traveler
  : Good location and the staff were very friendly even arranged a breakfast for us to take away because we had to leave early
  : It would be nice if there was a vending machine for drinks or coffee

Disappointing
Traveller Type: Business Traveler
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Pleasant
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Hot shower Sandwich service Trowel included
  : Check in start 6pm. Why???Breakfast stars too late, 8:30am. And 9:00am almost nothing remained, they didn't add food. But they offered sandwich and milk, if you leave before 8:30.Refugees staying, and they spoke and played music loudly, even midnight

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Business Traveler

Poor
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler