I stayed here over Christmas and I have to say it is one of the nicest hostels I've ever seen- it is immaculately clean, the dorm is spacious and comfy (albeit has a lot of beds), the wifi is good, they have pool, movies, GAMES CONSOLES!!!, a nice kitchen, nice staff and a very nice atmosphere all round. They even gave us free beer every night! I was astonished!



The staff were great to me- I arrived late after the worst day of my life in New York trying to find a way to Philly which had been buried under 20 inches of snow overnight! I was stressed, tired and grouchy but when I finally arrived they were great- very welcoming and settled me down with the other guests for beers and a movie. Perfect after the stress of the day and wading through all that snow to get there.



And now the other side...the only reason I didn't list this place as excellent is because for close to 40 bucks a night they lack basic, page 1 rules for hostels in the USA- there is only free breakfast on 1 day a week. For 38 bucks a night I'd at least expect a piece of toast and a coffee in the morning. Sure, they are very generous with the beer and activities but I could forgoe that in favour of a simple breakfast. The other thing is that they did nothing special for Christmas day- Christmas eve was a blast, we went skating and they even took us for a free bar crawl- very generous but on Christmas day there was nothing. Everywhere is closed and so I ended up having noodles for a very lonely Christmas dinner. A shame really seeing as everything else was so good. The only let down of an otherwise very nice stay.



To sum up, a bit on the steep side but you pay for the bells and whistles- take that away and you are paying for a bed in a big dorm with no breakfast included. It isn't the best value for money but the free beer and the atmosphere make up for it to an extent. Plus the location is fine once you can actually find the front door! A few minor tweeks to it's priorities and this could be the best hostel in the world.