Youth Central Hostel

Central Hostel won't bowl you over with its ambiance, but it will give you a bed, some breakfast, let you take a hot shower and later check your Facebook account - which is all modern man has proven he needs these days. So clean it's almost clinical, this small hostel has a well-equipped kitchen and a lovely outdoor terrace to take your meals. With 36 beds, stay in an 8 bed dorm for Ä12-14 (depending on the season) or score your own room for an agreeable Ä17-19. The location on Piata Gemenii is a perfectly good launch point for exploring the city once you get past the initial inconvenience of getting there from the train station. Bring 'em something to put on the wall as a housewarming gift.

A nice stay. The garden is lovely.

Youth Central Hostel also offers airport and train station pickup, but it's twice as expensive as taking a taxi would be, so what's the point? Or take the bus or subway to Piata Romana and walk ten minutes down Boulvard Dacia.