This hostel was OK, not the best but not the worst i've stayed in. The biggest problem was getting the staffs attention, unless you were lucky enough to be the only person at the front desk you had to wait and wait and wait....they just took soooooo long at doing everything! The room was OK. The room I stayed in... more

From what I can tell, this is the best bet when it comes to hostels in San Francisco. The bad news is, that doesn't mean your experience will neccessarily a positive one. From the time we checked in to when we checked out, getting the attention of the front desk staff took at least ten minutes. At least. If there... more

We have stayed 5 nights in this hostel. The staff was friendly and helpful - but sometimes in a bad mood. Breakfast was good - there was bagels with peanut butter +raspberry and grape jelly. Fruits were served and were varied every morning. The main room is a bit falling apart - but considering the price we paid for the... more

The area the Green Tortoise is in is slightly confronting but really quite ok. My issue was that they were conducting renovations with no notice at all to guests and were using backpacker/unqualifid labour to do the work. This meant that for at least one night there were carpet nails sticking up everywhere. All in all what this review means... more

I highly recommend this hostel for everyone who would like to stay in San Francisco! The staff is REALLY very helpful and friendly!:) Everything (bathroom, kitchen, rooms) is very clean and cosy. They have lots of things for free: free daily breakfast, free dinner 3 times per week, free Internet, free day luggage storage. They have parties every night (... more

First of all we were two and stayed in a private room. This room is one and a half block away from the main building. So we had to go the whole way with our luggage to that place. The room was a little bit small, but okay. We could hear every noise from the toilet which was really "nice".... more

The only think that I can say for this hostel is that I felt like home. very cleaned, friendly with good staff and good breakfast (including) and very old and beautiful design ballroom full of people all the time. The hostel was one of the reason that make me to be loved with San Francisco. more

I stayed at this hostel for two nights in November and can honestly say, I will not be back. Point form impression: - almost 10 blocks from BART (last block uphill) - neighbourhood: strip joints and porn shops (I didn't go out at night, so I cannot comment on personnal safety) - doorway surrounded by hostelers smoking cigarettes and "other"... more

If you are any way hygenic, do not stay here!!. We got a 3 bed dorm room, walked in sheets were dirty, place smelled real bad and sink looked particularly gross. We couldn't bring ourselves to even stay in the room and trekked the town to find somewhere better, which we did, go to the HI hostel on Mason St.... more