Nice free breakfast. Housekeeper cleaned bathroom and shower almost every day, but never cleaned the floor for some reason. Free wifi in common room/kitchen. Lots of NY guiding books to read and good deal tickets available. Small hostel with guests from all over the world. You get to know others since you share such a small area, good if you... more

Great hostel just on outskirts of Harlem. I don't get some of the ocmments from people about it being 'dangerous'. Pfft i say. I'm a single white female - travelled there alone, got lost wandering around when i got off the subway with my suitcase and although was a bit daunted it was fine, and i was not hassled at... more

The Wanderers Inn was the first hostel I stayed in and I was pleasantly surprised! The staff was very nice, the cleaning woman came every day and the breakfast was great too! One thing people could get annoyed from was a noise coming from a pipe in the room which you could hear sometimes. It did not really disturb me... more

This is a very nice place to stay in NYC if you want to spend little money and have comfort. Wanderers Inn West is a few blocks from the subway station (dont forget to take ONLY lines B or C to get to the hostel, otherwise you will get lost in the crazy NY subway). The hostel is very clean,... more

after reading a review from another single woman traveller about this hostel just before I was due to stay there I was a bit worried, she said it was in Harlem, a known unsafe area for white females. I thought the hostel was lovely, the beds were rickety and quite old, some didn't have ladders (so getting on the top... more

A friend and I stayed at WIW for 3 nights this past Labor Day weekend. The area is only 2 blocks north of Central Park and the subway. The area always had people hanging around in front of apartments but we never felt unsafe, even when walking home at 3AM. NOTE: YOU MUST BRING A PASSPORT EVEN IF YOU'RE A... more

I arrived at the hostel with a group of college students and tutors in March of this year (2007) At first glance, everyone was disheartened by the look of the place and some of the rickety metal bunk beds creeked throughout the night. Despite this, the staff were friendly and talkative (especially Sam) who you will meet when you arrive.... more

This hostel was actually not that bad. In fact, it lived up to all of my expectations of what a hostel should be. It was cheap, clean, and had a pretty sociable atmosphere. The only things I could think of that didn't make me too happy were the small size of the showers and the excessive heat. For some reason,... more

I had a great stay at this hostel the staff were friendly, the room was clean and the food great. I was worried at first about staying in Harlem being a lone female traveller but found it fine though would be wary about going out on my own at night but then you could say that about a lot of... more