Auberge de Jeunesse Montreux

The first thing I'll say is that the staff were lovely. The hostel itself is in an awesome location (literally steps away from the lake front) and it's generally very clean and well kept all over. The only minus points I'd give are for 2 things: 1. The breakfast is very very basic. 2. The presence of young children (specifically parents who don't have any regard for other guests staying at the hostel). I stayed for 3 nights and young children would run up and down the corridors super early in the morning, shouting, screaming and yelling, and would slam the toilet doors shut right outside my room - not a single input from the parents telling them to be quiet. I came to rest, not to be woken up at 6am 😩

Staff here were so friendly and helpful. They seemed really positive. You could tell they went the extra mile to make the hostel a comfortable and enjoyable stay. A lot of thought went into the breakfast. The location is great, right by the lakeside. And the rooms are modern and clean.

The rooms are spectacular, bathrooms are clean but I had to lug my suitcase up 2 flights of stairs. It did not help that I had to lug it around to reach the hostel.