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2221 Lincoln Blvd, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA
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pod08   1 contribution
Sydney
Oct 18, 2008 | Trip type: Solo travel
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This review is for backpackers - This hostel is not where you want to be. It is dirty and depressing. As the other reviewers mentioned many of the 'guests' are 'residents'. The atmosphere is one of poverty and despair, hardly the stuff that dreams are made of. I wish I has done some more research and not taken the reviews... more

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3 of 5 stars
Elya_Sumo   3 contributions
Almaty
Sep 28, 2008 | Trip type: Friends getaway

When I came there, I did not like it too much, on the first thought. But then I realized it was not a very bad place! Yes, there is a lot of work to be done concerning its cleanliness, amenities, etc. But on the whole, this place is OK for a quick stay. I can say what things I did... more

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ant100   19 contributions
Canberra Australia
May 15, 2008 | Trip type: Solo travel
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I have never stayed in a worse hostel. It was filthy, and full of people who were living there and working in the area. It was literally falling apart, the bathrooms were rotting and full of peoples' personal stuff, the bunkrooms were full of various shift workers sleeping through the day and night. I was on a top bunk, and... more

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al100   19 contributions
Surrey
Apr 26, 2006
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Quite easily the worst hostel I have stayed in in my entire back-packing career. Dank, dirty, unsafe and full of people who have nowhere else to live instead of travelling backpackers. DO NOT STAY HERE!!!! more

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5 of 5 stars
0Margaux0   2 contributions
St Pierre de Chartreuse
Dec 27, 2008 | Trip type: Friends getaway

A l'arrivée on s'est demander où on était tomber avec ma meilleure amie, puis nous avons fait la connaissance de... more

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2221 Lincoln Blvd, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA
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