Warning about those cheap hostels in Prague I just got back from

I spent 4 nights at a budget hostel in Prague last week that was listed at $12 a night and I need to warn people. The place looked fine in the photos but the neighborhood turned sketchy after dark with no street lights on two blocks. The front desk guy told me they had 24 hour security but I saw the same drunk guy sleeping in the lobby every night. On my third night someone tried my door at 3 AM and the lock was just a cheap sliding bolt. I ended up wedging a chair under the handle and barely slept. The kitchen had mold in the fridge and they charged me $5 for a towel at check in. Has anyone else run into these super cheap hostels that hide the bad stuff until you arrive?

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troychen2d ago

This kind of stuff happens way too often now. The world is full of things that look good online but fall apart when you actually try them.

nancy_wood2d ago

Troy's not wrong but it's not really about things looking good online. People have been buying junk in stores forever too, it's just easier to see it now.

angela_morgan2d ago

People actually fall for that stuff all the time and it makes me cringe so hard! Just last week my cousin bought this fancy looking coffee maker from some Instagram ad and it broke after three uses, total garbage. You see these perfect photos and videos but nobody shows you what happens when you actually try to use the product for real. It's like everyone is just trying to sell you something shiny without any thought to whether it actually works. Can't trust anything you see online anymore, it's wild how fast things fall apart these days.