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642-648 W Hawthorn St, San Diego, CA 30-503
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Montreal, Canada
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013

My friends and I stayed there a couple of days and I definitely do NOT recommend this hostel. When we arrived, it took an hour to finally get our room because it was not clean. When we asked for something, we had to go back to the reception plenty of times because they would forget about it. The receptionist and... More

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San Diego, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

We had a great stay at the Hostel it is very clean, friendly, and comfy, You are able to just hang out and not feel like you are just another guest in a hotel. And it was great to have a full kitchen to cook in, helps save alot of cash on eating out. The prices are very fair and... More

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Gilbert, Arizona
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2013

For two nineteen-year-old girls, this was a TERRIBLE hostel to choose. One of the staff members also tried to swindle a few extra dollars out of me (or perhaps miscounted) but fixed the error when I called him. However, the worst part was that almost all of the staff we encountered (especially James) were very creepy people. Lewd comments were... More

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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 August 2012

I booked on hostelworld this place for 2 nights. Me and my boyfriend decided to pay some extra just to enjoy the privacy of our own room (knowing we were going to share the bathroom with all the other guests), but when we arrived the manager told us that the site was having some troubles regarding online reservation and that... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 July 2012

While the staff of this Hostel were very friendly and helpful, I had to leave one day early because of the following: - I rented a 2 bed dorm and found myself sharing with a male - Incredibly noisy location (airplanes flying overhead, sirens and hearing people talking from the street) - No air conditioning For other travelers who want... More

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Beverley, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

This is a nice quite hostel, not a party hostel. nice to be somewhere quite to be able to get some sleep. Located in little Italy, nice area, felt safe walking around at night. Staff are very friendly and will help out in any way. Breakfast was inluded - for once we got cereals instead of toast, which was really... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 June 2011

This place is very close to some great restaurants in Little Italy and it's only a short walk to the Little Italy trolley stop along with convinience stores. We walked to Broadway from the hostel fairly easily also. Be aware that you will be almost directly under the prevailing incoming flight path to San Diego Airport. You will notice the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 November 2010

My partner and myself stayed here for 3 nights the place has been done up really well good clean kitchen, rooms and bathroom. Free bottled water and a good laundry fun friendly we plan to stay again in 2 weeks on our way back l.a. Best you can get for that price it's better then half the stuff you pay... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 August 2010

This is a fairly new hostel so still getting up and running. But we found this place in a great location. In the Little Italy area of San Diego, so there are plently of good places to eat that wont break the bank. But you do have to eat out as there isn't a kitchen at the moment, we are... More

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Ulm, Deutschland
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 June 2011
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Address: 642-648 W Hawthorn St, San Diego, CA 30-503
Region: United States > California > San Diego
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Ranked #21 of 40 Speciality lodging in San Diego
Price range (per night): $43 - $94
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