Youth Hostel Rules and Regulations

Youth Hostel Rules and Regulations

Excerpt from the  internal regulations of the School Youth Hostel in Koszalin

General  provision

  1. The task of the school Youth Hostel
    is: to provide recreation for children and schoolchildren, to promote tourism
    and sightseeing as an active form of recreation, to provide tourist information
    about the region, to integrate children and young people and to shape their
    ability to live together in a group.
  2. School pupils, students, teachers,
    and other educational staff, as well as tourists holding PYHA cards have the
    right to use the Youth Hostel.
  3. Accommodation in the Hostel,
    depending on availability, may be granted to other people, provided that they comply
    with the rules and regulations of the Youth Hostel.
  4. In the case of a limited numbers of
    places, priority is given to the persons listed in point 2.

Booking accommodation

Booking of accommodation in the Hostel is carried out according to the following rules:

  1. Group bookings are accepted in
    writing at least one month before the planned stay, with priority for youth
    tours organized by schools and educational institutions.
  2. The  reservation must include: the exact date of arrival,
    number  of nights,  number and sex  of participants, address and name of the organizer
    and a signature with a stamp.
  3. Bookings  are qualified according to the order of
    applications, with priority for groups of young people and teachers, and
    according to the number of available places.
  4. Individual tourists are accepted at
    the Hostel directly or can make an earlier booking without the need to make an
    advance payment.

Checking into the  Hostel

  1. The hostel day  lasts from 5pm to 10am the following day.
  2. Guest  check in is from 5pm to 10pm. On  prior arrangement with  reception, guests  can  check
    in before 5pm or after 10pm.
  3. Upon check in the guest is obliged  to present to reception staff a document with
    a photograph confirming his/her identity.
  4. In the case of organized groups, the
    group manager provides names, the number of people and date of stay.
  5. The receptionist enters personal
    details into the registration book (only authorized  personnel have access to personal data)  
  6. All payments must be settled  in advance.
  7. Youth Hostel accepts  cash only.
  8. The use of bed linen provided at the
    reception desk is obligatory during the stay.
  9. The price list is posted in the
    hostel in a visible place.
  10. Boys and girls are provided with
    separate accommodation.
  11. Persons who have contracted an
    infectious disease must not use the hostel during  the quarantine  period.
  12. The leader of a tour group and
    guardians are responsible for the safety, health and behavior  of young people, and are therefore obliged to
    stay and sleep in the Hostel together with the group.
  13. Guests are obliged to return the
    keys to the reception desk each time they leave the Hostel.
  14. From 10am to 5pm guests should vacate
    the Youth Hostel building. Administrative, organizational, cleaning and
    renovation works are carried out between 10am and 5pm.

Checking out of a Hostel

When checking out, a guest must :

  1. Report this fact at the reception
  2. Tidy up the room.
  3. Remove bed linen and deposit it in
    to the appropriate containers located outside the rooms, fold blankets and
    quilts.
  4. Hand over the key at the reception.
  5. The group leader  is obliged to ensure  that the 
    rooms are left tidy and the kitchen is cleaned.
  6. Hostel guests can leave their
    luggage for storage in the hostel without extra charge until 9pm the same day. Failure to collect luggage on the day of departure will result in a fee of PLN 20.00/per day for each piece of luggage left behind.
  7. Losing a room key – PLN 40

The Hostel’s responsibility for valuables and money

  1. Guests  staying 
    in the hostel  are required to
    secure valuable items, including money.
  2. The Hostel is not responsible for
    items left in  rooms.
  3. The Hostel is liable only for
    valuables and money deposited at the reception.

Rights of people staying in the hostel

Guest staying in the hostel  have at their disposal:

  • common-room
  • dining
    room and kitchen
  • Tourist
    guides, maps, folders
  • sports
    field
  • internet
    access.
  • A self-service laundry room can be made available to guests for a fee. If you wish to use the laundry room, please report it at the reception desk. The hostel staff will provide information on how to use the laundry room properly and will charge a fee. The fee for using the laundry room is:
  • 5 PLN (fee for washing using your own detergent in one washing machine)
  • 10 PLN (fee for washing using a detergent provided by the hostel in one washing machine)
  • 5 PLN (fee for using the electric dryer for each 45 minutes of drying started)

Responsibilities of guests staying in the Hostel

  1. Drinking alcohol, smoking or using
    drugs in the Hostel is strictly forbidden.
  2. Night-time silence should be observed
    from 10pm to 6am
  3. Guests who arrive or leave at late
    hours are obliged to keep quiet.
  4. Persons who stay at the hostel must
    use  bed-clothes (sheet, pillowcase, )
  5. Persons who stay at the hostel must
    make their beds before  10pm to allow
    those in charge to check whether they all have bed linen or sleeping bags.
    Staying overnight without bed linen is not allowed.
  6. Meals can only  be prepared in the kitchen. The kitchen must
    be tidied up and cooking utensils must be cleaned immediately after a meal.
  7. All breakages and damage to youth
    hostel property must be reported to reception.
  8. Saving water and energy is
    compulsory in the hostel.
  9. Smart dress and polite behavior is
    obligatory in the hostel.

The following activities are forbidden :

  • gambling.
  • drinking
    alcohol.
  • smoking.
  • using
    drugs.
  • using
    own electrical  appliances (kettle, heater,
    electric stove, etc.)
  • bringing
    in items considered dangerous .

Guests  who do not comply with the above rules  will be asked to leave the hostel .

Proceedings in the event of a breach of  hostel regulations and the rights remaining in the youth hostel

  1. Any damage or destruction of the
    youth hostel’s property should be reported immediately to reception,  which will determine the amount of any
    compensation required.
  2. Any guests whose conduct is improper
    or who infringe the hostel’s rules, will be requested to leave the hostel , and
    staff are obliged to inform the school or organization concerned  about this fact.
  3. In case of failure to respect the
    Hostel’s Rules and Regulations or unacceptable behavior of groups or individual
    tourists, they may be removed from the Hostel without reimbursement of
    accommodation fees.
  4. Persons using the Hostel may write any
    positive and negative remarks in the Comments Book at the Reception Desk.