This hotel opened in Aug last year and it seems they’re still working out a lot of issues. During my stay, the fire alarm went off three different times (including very early in the morning twice), the pool was closed due to technical reasons, and the lifts had a wait of around five minutes. Add to this the surrounding landscape of total construction works and a less-than-salubrious neighbourhood and it made for a challenging stay. Things happen and the staff can’t be faulted for the alarms, construction or lifts, but the general insouciance and je-m’en-foutisme by the mostly very young staff give me pause about an upcoming stay in another Jost I had already booked. True, they did offer me breakfast as compensation, but if a hotel can’t deliver on the one thing it promises—a good night’s sleep—then what good is it, really? All in all, their style is on point, now they need to bring the substance.