For a hostel good showers, tasty filling breakfast, good location, good internet and locker facilities, sociable with other travellers, nice bedding, transfers available but easy to find using subway and cheaper more

I stayed in this hostel for a week and was very impressed. I stayed with one other friend and had a private room. Although the room was small it was cleaned daily and was ideal as a base for the week. The room consisted of bunk beds, a sink and some shelf space. There was a bathroom and shower on... more

I was actually very impressed by this hostel! It was very clean, had a shower and a bathroom down the hall that were very nice. The room had a bunk bed and shelf-space, and I was a little skeptical when I saw there were only sheets on the bed and two tiny blankets for myself and my father. But once... more

stayed here yesterday. got stranded in the city due to reasons had no where else to go. i disliked how had to pay for a entire day althrough we only arrived at 5am and had to leave the place by 12pm or get charged an extra day. the free breakfast was not that great had not many options. mostly for... more

I stayed here for five nights. Functional rooms of not particular cleanliness. I disliked the airless bathrooms. In the middle of summer, they are not pleasant. But, hey, I was not there for the luxurious surroundings, plus it is a hostel after all. Their breakfast is good quality, but is extremely poorly served. With a little rearrangement and some sensible... more

I have been living in New York for some months now, and the thing about this city is that accommodation and space is expensive. There are millions of people traveling here to this tiny island and there has to be somewhere to house them all. I have stayed in the Chelsea for 2 nights. The people arent that friendly, but... more

This was our first hostel experience in the USA, but having had many since then I feel able to write a well-rounded review. We booked in to a private room for 5 nights. On arriving at the hostel we were greeted (after a long queue) by a surly manager who checked us in. Fortunately a mistake had been made at... more

Stayed here as part of a group trip in March 2009. I have never stayed in a hostel before so didn't really know what to expect. The one benefit that there rooms were clean and bed linen seem to be clean and fresh. Room was very compact, with 3 sets of bunk beds and a set of lockers. bathroom was... more

The staff was extremely rude. They also overbooked rooms several times so even people with reservations lost their rooms. Dealing with the staff was a pain since they could not have cared less about their customers and because the lines were always really long. more