Russell Scott BackPackers hostel - Sheffield 28 Brandreth Road, Sheffield S6 3JU

"Avoid at all costs ! You get what you pay for as they say well here you get alot less. Absolutely disgusting. Even Pablo escobar couldn't smuggle the amount of dust in this place. Kim Woodburn and aggie mckenzie wouldn't even be able to scratch the surface of this bomb site."

"Great value for the money on private rooms. Booked here with a short notice (I believe 4 days) and managed to grab a private room for a few days. Staff was really helpful on the first day, facilities are in good condition and the places is well kept and clean. Options in the kitchen for food were plenty and it was always between decent and clean. No rotten food in the fridge!!! I swear it's the first time I find a fridge without rotten food. Not even in the office where there is always someone's pizza from the previous week. Props on that to the staff and guests. My only complaint with my room was that I could hear other guests walking and cooking all the time. So a bit uncomfortable if you are sleeping extra early and have a light sleep. Location can be a bit inconvenient depending on where you want to go and how much you like a steep hill for an entrance. But Sheffield is all about those hills, so that'd be an issue with the city as a whole."

"Honestly the worst hostel I have ever stayed in, on all fronts. The floors, bathrooms, bunk rooms were all FILTHY, to the point that I was afraid to touch surfaces or put my stuff down. I did not feel safe leaving any valuables in the hostel room, and only tiny lockers were available to rent. The hostel was still open despite being under renovation, and it was like living on a construction site, with paint and debris everywhere and workers staring when I came out of the shower and making comments. There was only one working toilet and two shower stalls for the whole floor, and these were filthy with no soap. It looked like the reception guy was sleeping on a mattress on the floor of the reception area; the whole place was like entering a squat or a hoarder's filthy apartment. And he was a mean guy, too-- one guy arrived all the way from India with a reservation and having paid the fee to reserve a bed, but the hostel worker kicked him out at 10pm to sleep on the street because he had accidentally overbooked the dorm room. He would not even let him stay in the common area, he kept telling him very rudely to leave, even though it was his own mistake and he should be profusely apologising and doing everything he could to make it up to him! Terrible service and a disgusting place."

"We have been here before when we go to a music festival in the city centre. Last time was an amazing experience. Unfortunately this time I cannot say the same. Look at the photos I have attached. First of all we were not told until arrival that we had to pay a £30 deposit (this should have been mentioned at time of booking). Secondly, there were face masks and filth all down the side of my bed. (The had to come remove them). There was only one lightbulb in the light fittings so seeing at night was quite difficult. I was having a shower in the morning and the shower head holder fell off the wall and hit me in the face. The dust and cobwebs were everywhere and black mold on the ceiling in the shower room. Upon check out I always strip the beds and clean the room but when I did there was 100s of urine stains on the mattress I had slept on. And my son's was the same. The carpet looked like it had been used as toilet roll with dirty brown marks all over it. I have emailed and given them a chance to reply but nothing as yet."

"cheap and fairly cheerful! staff friendly and helpful, beds comfortable, breakfast included (and there is plenty of cereal and toast). the room did smell of old socks...and the whole place is not very clean/ pretty tatty but it's perfectly ok for a night. it is rather out of the centre though - but there is parking."