Explorers House Upper Westside en New York City, United States

Free international calls - very good! Johanna, from Germany ~ 30th Oct 2009

Warning there is no parking! they mean street parking so good luck. The owner and people were great! and an ex tibettan monk works there so it was totally cool. Clean and comfortable, definitely would stay htere again. In a good part of town and i found reasonable parking on 118th street up a few blocks. really close to the subway so amazing. Nicki, from USA ~ 20th Oct 2009

The picture that shows in hostels.com is fake. Yes, it is... the place is actually underground. I have stayed in many hostels but have never seen anything so expensive and trashy. They were fully booked when we got there. I didn't get to stay. The place was falling apart. Looked really dirty. The staff was quite nice to us and helped us finding a new place which was horrible and we didn't stay either. just don't go there... Heloie Marie, from Norway ~ 15th Oct 2009

Beware of the 2-bedroom apartment. Management was poor, check-in took about 45 minutes and the price was $40 higher than the agreed book price. Located in southern Harlem, didn't feel safe. Otherwise OK, not great. Ryan, from USA ~ 15th Oct 2009

The place felt somewhat crammed and crowded. Check-in was harder than it should be - with no sign indicating clearly the building or that entrance was in basement, coupled with the difficulty in locating the staff member. Overall, I had a good experience. Jonathan, from USA ~ 14th Oct 2009

The staff were all helpful and friendly, including accommodating my 3 am arrival one night! The owner personally was involved to make the stay pleasant. Kevin, from USA ~ 26th Sep 2009

I've stayed in alot of hostels, especially in New York, and this was by far the worst experience. The other guests were great but that was all that was good. I made a reservation but came to find the place was overbooked. I thought maybe I messed up with the reservation until I overheard the owner explaining to 2 other people that they didn't have a bed either. As it was midnight I setted for sleeping on a futon in the common room. The entire place was cramped, especially the sleeping quarters a Brandon, from USA ~ 23rd Sep 2009