I have a habit of writing long reviews but I literally have nothing bad to say about this place at all. I was here in 2009- it has Great beds, big rooms, big kitchens, great service, excellent breakfast at a great price for NYC. Sure, it is in Harlem but it is fine- I never felt unsafe and the subway... More

One of the cleanest, nicest hostels of that size that I've stayed at so far. Great, friendly staff, too!!!

The hostel is basic but clean and friendly. Rooms are small but ours had an ensuite (shared amoung the 8 people in our dorm) and was decent enough. The hostel is small and over a few levels (no lift) with the main kitchen on the ground floor, TV and games room in basement and rooms above. We like to walk... More

Good location: 4 blocks from the train station and 59th st Columbus Ciricle, some stores right next door to get some essentials for food, toiletries, etc. Really nice people, service from 8 to midnight. I was during 7 days in this hostel and it was really nice: first because it's really good location and second because it was really clean... More

I was during 7 days in this hostel and it was really nice: first because it's really cheap and second because it was really clean and the staff is so nice (Viviana helped us a lot for the metro and the taxi ;-))...At the begining we were quite afraid because it was located in harlem, but safe aera, near the... More

My boyfriend and I came to NYC for a leisurely weekend and being college students, we didn't want to pay a ridiculous amount of money for lodging so this hostel was perfect price-wise. We took the subway and walked about six blocks to get to the hostel. The neighborhoods looked sketchy, but during the day we were completely fine. Coming... More

At first I was concerned about the neighborhood after I booked the hostel. But seriously it was totally fine! I was with another girl and we never had any problems. You'll have a guy or two yell something at you, but if you don't dress really trashy you're totally fine. Coming home at 2:30 on a Saturday night I had... More

this is very good hostel. Location is good very Cleanliness new