European Hostel

"TL;DR: Definitely find another place to stay. They are plenty of other hostels at a similar price in San Francisco. This one is probably the worst. I had booked a bed in a shared women dorm. I was lucky enough to me alone in my room, which was very fine - that's why I gave 3 stars for the room. The room was ok. Blankets too thin for winter even though the host gave me 3. The common room and kitchen was horribly dirty and smelled like grease. The fridge was full of unlabelled, open food and rotting vegetables. The sponge was so dirty I was reluctant to use it for washing the dishes. The pans were dirty and full of grease, not usable. There were dirty plates in the dishes quite often. There were cockroaches running in the cupboards, and no metal cuttlery- only some plastic spoons, no forks. The floor of the bathrooms where dirty. As the restrooms were inside the bathrooms, and only 1 per level, they were unavailable (occupied) quite often. The area was so dreadful, I would not take the risk to come back after night and therefore it limited my time enjoying the city after work. A lot of this may depend on unrespectful customers. I also have to say that Nick the host was very nice. But that was not enough."

"Best price in town! Close to everything and the bakery around the corner is the absolute best! I had such a fun time meeting the other travelers and going out randomly with new friends. A great experience if you are on a budget!"

"I came to rent a room, but they didn’t even let me into the hostel, an employee met me at the entrance and said that he does not rent out a room or a bed for residents of California, I explain to him that I am not a resident of California, that I have a foreign passport and a driver’s license. But the man kindly sent me. I hope you get shut down soon, Nazis"

"Great manager! I accidentally booked another hostel and came here instead. When I figured out i booked a one 7 miles away, he gave me a bottle of water and tried to find me a way. He was probably Indian or Parkistan (sorry if i am wrong) but the great hospitality i experienced ever in my 2 weeks biz trip!"

"DO NOT STAY HERE!!! I have stayed in my fair share of hostels, in SF all the way to Barcelona, Venice, and Prague. This was by far the most disgusting and unsanitary hostel I have ever stayed in. Before we were even allowed to check-in, we checked out the hostel inside, set our things down, and yes, I did take a much needed shower after camping. The bathrooms and shared kitchen were so gross and unclean. I asked Nick for a partial refund since we hadn't even checked in yet and used the room, and he refused because we had placed our stuff down for an hour and I took a shower. Ridiculous. I really hope they get their act together and invest in cleaning supplies. It really is not that difficult to clean a kitchen, scrub a toilet, or clean a sink."