Mona`s Hostel

Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : great hospitality very close to the beach/restaurants/bars.Great for female solo travellers, unless you have mobility issues as there's no lift.Other than that great hostel
  : the beds in the door were very close to each other, not much space to move around-however it was just myself&my friend in the dorm so no problem

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Mona was adorable and welcomed me with an orange juice, she even got me a pastry for breakfast one morning! It is very well located, for sure you need to climb 5 floor to get there but its fine! Theres a nice balcony with a beautiful view! It feels like a home!

Very Poor
Traveller Type:
  : good location, close to the beach, bus station & ferry terminal
  : firstly: the pictures of the property are misleading: e.g.: the kitchen pictures are of the female dorm; in the mixed dorm there is a "kitchen" - a fridge and an old makeshift stove that are cramped right inside the dorm, between the door to the bathroom and right between beds. quite far away from any source of ventilation.There are more beds than in the property profile.Basically its not a hostel but an appartment packed with beds managed by a granny that doesnt speak anything but Albanian. She seems nice enough up to the point where you have some issues, then shell just say something "no informacion", turn a deaf ear and walk away.The main issue we had is this: the landlady (and her sister) are always around, enforcing their "bootcamp" rules, like you cannot sit on the balcony and talk at night, they would start screaming around in Albanian, threaten you with police and they actually took our alcohol and kicked us out of the appartment one night - but the balcony is the only place you can actually socializethe following night they forced everyone to go to bed early and banned alcohol; and were checking personally in short intervals of time, if everyone was asleep (at night, they would walk around beds and observe guests, which was super creepy; look if theyre sleeping); after they would make sure everyone is asleep, they would reduce the temperature of the A/C. Then, the sister of the landlady would sneak in at 6 a.m., observe the sleeping guests some more, turn off the A/C and start cleaning the appartment and balcony.Me and my friends, but also the other guests we were hanging out with, didnt feel comfortable at all; some actually left early or changed hostels; we decided to go on a boat trip on our last day.When we came back, I noticed that my locker where I had my documents and all valuables had been opened (there was another key inside it). The landlady pretended not to understand.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : My second time there. Good place for a couple of days, close to the ferry. Mona always a great host. Always a good value
  : It's basic but that's reflected in the price

Very Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler