Before I got to Saint Petersburg the guy I was emailing at the hostel was incredibly friendly and helpful to the point that he even went to the left luggage room at the Baltic Station to get some information for me (he was already going to meet a friend but even so!).
However, I have to say I wouldn't recommend anyone to stay there.
There is no common room, just a kitchen and the hostel appears to be full of people who actually live there - nothing wrong with that but I had some very wierd middle-of-the-night experiences with the two guys with whom I was sharing an 8 bed dorm. As a female solo traveller who always takes the cheaper option of a mixed dorm, I have never had any problems whatsoever ...until Hostel Metro Tour.
With the metro system it is easy enough to find the hostel once you come prepared, however, if I go back to the beautiful city of Saint Peterburg I will be staying somewhere else. more