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Hostel on 3rd

542 3rd Avenue, San Diego, USA, Distance from city centre: 0.7km

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“ Unclean, unfriendly, not worth your money. Will not refund for early cancellation and not really aware how to run and operate a hostel. Location ideal, but they won't succeed until they address issues of noise, cleanliness, and customer service. ”
43%
15 Dec 2014 Anonymous USA

“ We booked our stay at the Hostel on 3rd because we wanted to be close to the SDCC. We enjoy a hostel stay instead of a traditional hotel because of the interaction with people from all over the world and the home setting. James, Sean, Chris, Mai and now Johanna, are an exceptional staff. Personable, knowledgeable about the area and attentive at all hours of the day. Mai keeps the hostel clean and the laundry freshly done. Looking forward to seeing them next year! ”
100%
20 Aug 2014 Anonymous USA

“ I have stayed in better. No atmosphere and little information and interaction with the staff. Cleaned only once daily, by morning the toilets get grubby very quickly and don't get cleaned until about 3pm. ”
57%
15 Aug 2014 Anonymous Ireland

“ Walking in there was a girl visibly upset about waiting for hours having some kind of check-in problem, it took almost 2 hrs for myself and others to be as well. Otherwise staff was ok. Rooms hot, terrible WiFi up and down stairs, an unnecessary amount of surveillance watching all common areas, breakfast is ok if you don't mind highly processed food. I gave 3 days notice to cancel my last 2 days I wouldn't need to stay for but they refused to refund me. That's selfish and bad business. ”
57%
10 Aug 2014 Anonymous USA

“ Strange atmosphere generally in building, the man on the desk was a bit awkward and was talking down to the woman in front of me who did not speak English as first language. He did give me back my deposit early and trusted me to clean up and leave my keys in middle of night as I was leaving for airport. I killed two cockroaches but hostel was otherwise clean and had an amazing shower and a good sized room with clean sheets and a fan. Overall, location great but lacking in atmosphere/friendliness ”
71%
10 Aug 2014 Hazel

“ for me h who never been in a hostel it was a shock..the place was very old with a bad smell and very dirty such as the bathroom. There isn't ventilation..we slept only with open window. The picture is not like the real place. it wasn't a safe place to be. fortunately i spend just a day there. But the people that were there was really nice and the location is very good. ”
40%
09 Aug 2014 lecticia Brazil

“ Very nice place. Right next to the Gaslamp district. Parking is a problem around the hostel. Very safe and friendly staff. The number of bathrooms are 4 for around 60 people (roughly) when the hostel is in full capacity. Other than that everything is great!! I loved staying here. ”
91%
01 Aug 2014 Anonymous India

“ I had a fantastic time at this hostel. The main room downstairs is cozy and nice. The roooms are clean and the twin privates have dressers and sinks. There are only two shared bathrooms, which is kind of a pain. They give you free cereal and pancakes for breakfast, and they were nice in allowing us to drop our bags off and change before check-in time. Deposit is reasonable, location is excellent. Very happy with this hostel! ”
94%
22 Jul 2014 Kristin USA

“ They have a very late check in (4p) and repeatedly told us its because they are busy cleaning the rooms, however when we arrived in our (private, two person ) room it was filthy. There was hair in the sink, and toothpaste still in sink. The floor was coated in sand.The had obviously not cleaned the room. However the staff were nice, we didn't bother to make them come back and clean the room because we were leaving ver early in the morning, so just wanted to sleep. If we stayed longer we complain ”
54%
05 Jul 2014 Alana USA