StayOkay : Urbany Hostel

StayOkay has been our place to stay during the whole trip. This hostel is situated on one of the most beautiful districts of Utrecht, Netherlands. Our first impression when we arrived was really positive, it seemed clean, modern, cosy, cuchy : we couldn't wait to set inside our rooms and enjoy all the sofas that were waiting for us !

To start, first floor ! Here is where stand the kitchen, the dinning-room and the living-room. Let's talk about the kitchen and the dinning-room, where we spent most of our time and actually our favorite place in this hostel. The reason why we enjoy it as much is, most of it, the atmosphere that, thanks to the modern decoration, the personnal, and the cushy sofas, makes us feel comfortable.



Who says kitchen, means food of course ! The hostel food was tasty, always composed of vegs, soup, meat or fish, and a great cream for desert, for dinner !

Breakfasts then ! Lunches and breakfasts were different : the breakfast, first, was basically made of cheese, ham, different kinds of biological breads, milks, cereals and fruit juices. We also had a large choice of hot drinks. Then, we made our own lunches by ourselves with what was proposed for breakfast.

Eating is great, but sleeping is better ! To be energized enough to face the full days waiting for us, we had to sleep in good conditions and they were actually really good. Rooms were for 2, 4 or 6 persons and we had a shower, WC, and a sink, and that whole stuff inside the rooms. Some of those rooms had big windows offering an incredible street view of Utrecht. They were located on 4 floors (2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th).


The staff of the hostel was very welcoming and nice with us. There were globally a great atmosphere, everyone was in a good mood, and finally, it is the way every Netherlander is !



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StayOkay a été notre lieu d'hébergement pendant tout le voyage. Cette auberge est située dans l'un des plus beaux quartiers d'Utrecht, aux Pays-Bas. Notre première impression en arrivant était vraiment positive, elle semblait propre, moderne, douillette : on ne pouvait plus attendre de s'installer dans nos chambres et profiter des canapés qui nous attendaient !

Pour commencer, le premier étage ! C'est ici que l'on trouve la cuisine, la salle à manger, et les coins de repos. Commençons par la cuisine et le coin repos, où nous avons passé la majeure partie de notre temps et qui d'ailleurs est notre pièce préférée de l'auberge. La raison pour laquelle nous l'apprécions tant est, en majorité, l'ambiance qui, grâce à la décoration plutôt moderne, le personnel de l'auberge, et les canapés, nous faisait nous sentir à l'aise.



Qui dit cuisine, dit nourriture évidemment ! La nourriture à l'auberge était bonne, toujours composée de légumes, d'une soupe, de la viande ou du poisson, et une bonne crème pour le dessert, et ceci pour le diner !

Ensuite les petits déjeuners ! Les déjeuners et petites déjeuners étaient différents : le petit déjeuner d'abord, était globalement composé de fromage, de jambon, de différentes sortes de pains issus de l'agriculture biologique, quelques sortes de lait, des céréales et des jus de fruits. Nous avions également un vaste choix de boisson chaudes. Ensuite, nous préparions nos repas pour le midi nous mêmes avec ce qui nous était proposé de salé pour les petits déjeuners.

Manger c'est bien, mais dormir c'est encore mieux ! Pour être suffisament en forme pour affronter les grosses journées qui nous attendaient, il nous fallait dormir dans de bonnes conditions et elles l'étaient ! Les chambres étaient pour 2, 4 ou 6 personnes et nous avions une douche, des toilettes, et un robinet, le tout a l'intérieur même des chambres. Certaines des chambres avaient même une grande fenêtre qui offrait une vue imprenable sur la ville d'Utrecht. Les chambres étaient réparties sur 4 étages (2e, 3e, 4e et 5e).

Le personnel de l'auberge était très accueillant et gentil avec nous. Il y avait une super ambiance en général, tout le monde était de bonne humeur, et finalement, c'est la manière d'être de tout Néerlandais !


DOLEANS Justine
FOUQUET Anaïs
BERTRAND Maxime
DA SILVA MAIA Hugo
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