Good Mood Hostel: “general” experience in the Kitay-Gorod area

26.03.2019

A few days before the New Year, I went on a business trip again. I preferred the centre of Moscow not because it is fancy decorated. It is great, but I’ve seen it before. I like the city centre because if there is only an hour of time left, you can spend it on “geographical discovery”.

Окрестности хостела "Гуд Муд" на Китай Городе в Москве

In my opinion, Moscow in the area of Kitay-gorod has preserved the foppish and roguish spirit of Esenin times. Much water has passed under the bridge, but the rebellious spirit is hovering around here. And the GOOD MOOD hostel, intentionally or not, indulges the spirit. From the new: it was the first time I spent the night in a mixed dormitory room. I didn’t understand how I booked it. It wasn’t scary at all with the skilful organization of space.

Although at some point I wanted to give up the idea of staying here because of the reservation problem. One price, another price, some extra clicks were confusing. In the end, the bill is 950 rubbles. The difference is not principal, but the very fact of vanity isn’t pleasant. So far, the most convenient booking for me was at the “Fasol” hostel.

Бронирование на официальном сайте хостела Good Mood в Москве

The host at the counter did not give a clear answer to my question about the ever-changing price. She said that it depends on the day of the week and the fullness of the hostel. The hostel was full: there were a lot of foreign and local tourists, business travellers and correspondence-course students.

I’ve been looking for the entrance for quite a while. The former tenement house on Maly Zlatoustinsky Lane continues to work as intended: here you can find a hotel and a hostel, and several commercial organizations. But when I came in, I realized that I wanted to stay. It’s cosy and there are a lot of funny pictures in the hostel.

Стены, разрисованные в хостеле Good Mood в Москве на Китай Городе

I’ve never seen such a luxury bathroom in a hostel before. But it wasn’t even the design and the fact that the sinks were shining that bribed me. I saw the attention to the necessary details like cotton pads, cotton swabs, the right number of hairdryers, hooks in convenient places, shower with a curb, not a hole in the floor.

Сан. узлы и душевые в хостеле Good Mood в Москве на Китай Городе

Душевые в хостеле Good Mood в Москве на Китай Городе

The combination of this makes a very pleasant impression. Although, unlike other hostels, there’s no separation between male and female showers. Probably because the Good Mood hostel itself is not very big. In huge hostels like Netizen it would be technically more difficult to organize life like this. Everybody has their special characteristics.

I got a bed on the 2nd floor. I guess if I had to pick a bed, I would have picked exactly that one.

Кровати в номерах хостела Good Mood в Москве рядом с метро Китай Город

There’s a wide, steady ladder leading upstairs. Inside there is light, personal socket, you can live as you please. The curtains are tight. It gives autonomy which is the most necessary thing in the mixed dormitory room. I came around 9:00 p.m. and only stuff testified about the tenants. There was only a man sleeping in one “compartment”. While I was exploring the bathroom and the kitchen, he woke up, dressed up, said hello and left. But somewhere between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m., the doorbell rang again and again. People were gathering. By midnight, it was quiet.

During the repair, they decided not to cover the signs of the old times.

Стены в номерах хостела Гуд Муд в Москве рядом с метро Китай Город

I saw a lot of guests with laptops in the living room this morning. Behind my back, somebody wanted to book a room for a new arrival. But on the first days of January all the rooms were already booked.

Интерьер общей зоны хостела Гуд Муд в Москве недалеко от метро Китай Город

I went into the kitchen and was watching the wall while drinking tea, like in that joke. The mood was good enough but the wall itself is joyful. In the hostel Good Mood, in addition to the standard tea and coffee set, guests are offered free pasta, cereals, buckwheat – something that is uncomfortable to take with and stupid to buy in every city.

Интерьер общей зоны хостела Good Mood в Москве недалеко от метро Китай Город

The stairs in the old house – I wanted to leave a photo as a keepsake.

Подъезд хостела Good Mood в Москве недалеко от метро Китай Город

I decided not to go to the underground from Maroseika’s side, but to walk to another entrance from Solyanka’s side. To do this, I went straight on Bolshaya Spasoglinischevsky Lane (runs parallel to Lubyansky Proyezd). On the map, I saw Gorka Park here. It was interesting – I had never heard of it before.

Улочки рядом с хостелом Good Mood в Москве на Китай Городе

The architecture of the alley is diverse. From very serious mansions…

Фасады зданий рядом с хостелом Good Mood в Москве на Китай Городе

To former tenement houses, office buildings – you can find everything here.

Архитектура рядом с хостелом Good Mood в Москве на Китай Городе

Gorka Park opened up to me where there was a fence a couple of years ago.

Улицы и парки рядом с хостелом Good Mood в Москве на Китай Городе

It is located right in front of the Moscow Choral Synagogue. Now it’s just the season of taking pictures of architecture, you can see the building in all its glory.

Улицы и парки рядом с хостелом Гуд Муд в Москве метро Китай Город

I climbed up the hill and found myself near the cafe “No one writes to the Colonel” surrounded by the sculptures of the commanders.

Улицы и парки рядом с хостелом Гуд Муд в Москве метро Китай Город

Архитектура рядом с хостелом Гуд Муд в Москве метро Китай Город

It turned out that there’s a museum of military uniforms here. And the Warlords’ Gallery was set up with it.

From the museum, I went down the other stairs, admiring a different view of the synagogue and the newly designed square.

Архитектура рядом с хостелом Good Mood в Москве метро Китай Город

Bolshoy Spasoglinischevsky Lane, 9/1. On the first collage there is one side of the booth, on this photo you can see the other, it is dedicated to the work of Albrecht Dürer.

Графити рядом с хостелом Good Mood в Москве метро Китай Город

The centre of Moscow is traditionally rich with the restaurants cooking khinkali (meat dumplings).

Улицы и закусочные рядом с хостелом Гуд Муд в Москве метро Китай Город

The underground entrance is near the All Saints Church in Kulishki. It took me about an hour to walk that way. And I’m the one who hasn’t visited the museum yet.

Вход в метро Китай Город рядом с храмом Всех Святых на Кулишках в Москве

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