Dizzy Daisy Hostel DD Downtown, Krakow

Book a first-floor apartment for a spacious, quiet, clean stay with a kitchen and low rates.

Book this hostel for its central location and low rates.

Choose a private room instead of a large dorm for affordable, more personal accommodation.

Avoid the top floor if you need cooler rooms or reliable WiFi; pigeons may nest there.

Request an upstairs room for quiet; fourth-floor rooms have been reported as particularly peaceful.

Avoid room 1/13.

Expect a single room to have a double bed and a bathroom shared by three rooms.

Request daily emptying of the dustbin and sweeping of the floor.

Request a lower-floor room if you want to avoid climbing four flights of stairs.

Try the inexpensive local Polish restaurant about 100 yards down the same road.

Choose a dorm if you prefer lower floors; private rooms are located higher up.

Choose another hostel if you need a private room with a shared bathroom.

Request the top-floor twin room with a bathroom rather than the double room by the luggage store.

Avoid the ensuite.

Compare tour prices before booking through the hostel; pickup is convenient, but elsewhere may be cheaper.

Check your credit-card bill for incorrect charges.

Ask staff to enforce the hostel rules.

Expect the hostel to be generally quiet but noisier when partygoers return.

Avoid the Krakow pub crawl; it is reportedly a scam.

Avoid twin rooms in the main building; they can be loud, and shared bathrooms may run out of hot water.