An unpleasant experience.
My girlfriend and I recently traveled through Italy and while in Rome, we stayed at the Beehive. We can honestly say that, after staying in many hostels around the world, our experience at the Beehive was by far the worst. Yes, it was clean and modern, but the experience was decidedly unpleasant.

The Beehive advertizes itself as a 24-hour hostel, but god help you if you wish to stay up past 11pm. For one thing, there is no place to hang out inside the hostel after that hour (other than in bed) as the only common area, the kitchen, closes at 11pm.

My friend and I came in late on three of the four nights we spent there (usually about 3-4am) and we were treated with nothing but nastiness by the night clerks, who were utterly rude and condescending toward us, every night without fail. Please note -- my friend and I are extremely quiet and respectful people, and there was absolutely no call for this kind of treatment. We felt that a value judgement was being made against us, and it made us feel very uncomfortable during our stay.

Reviewed By: Andy
February 2005