Mundo Hostel, Krakow

Choose a ground-floor four-bed dorm, such as India, for easy access to the facilities.

Choose a courtyard-facing room; the garden setting keeps rooms clean and quiet, away from traffic.

Request the France room, especially as a couple; it is the only room with a private bathroom.

Request a second-floor room for maximum quiet and more private upstairs bathrooms; special-event parties happen downstairs.

Choose your preferred country-themed room; the decorations are subtle rather than theatrical.

Book Cuba or China if you need twin beds, but note that China shares its bathroom with one other private room.

Choose the Cuba room for twin beds and an isolated, quiet location.

Choose a six-bed dorm for better natural light and no reported noise issues; four-bed dorms may be quieter.

Walk from the train station to the hostel, with the castle and main park nearby.

Choose a lower bunk or prepare for noise, as footsteps carry through the floorboards and some upper bunks squeak.

Avoid the ground floor and the Russia room.

Avoid rooms next to the entrance door.

Book the Japanese double room for a couple; it has a private ensuite bathroom.

Choose the “napel” double room for extra space, a comfortable bed, and quiet.

Choose the United States room if possible; it backs onto the garden.

Try the breakfast pancakes.