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Glenwood Hostel

339 Broadway, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211
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Glenwood Hostel
2.0 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
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Bilbao, Spain
1 review
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 September 2011
5
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Do not EVER, EVER, EVER get into this horrible place. All the comments here are ABSOLUTELY true, trust me: One of my friends took a picture of the hall and a 70year old dirty and smelly man told us the next time we took a picture he will SLIT OUR THROATS!!! I went to spend a week to NYC with... More

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London, United Kingdom
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 September 2010
1
person found this review helpful

Don´t get it wrong this is not a hostel it's a HOMELESS SHELTER were men over fifty and a few hookers live on a permanent basis. The rooms are so little your backpack doesn´t fit. The place is dirty, filthy all over and feels totally unhealthy. Bed bugs are welcomed along the homeless people. The noise from the subway tracks... More

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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 July 2010
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people found this review helpful

So, looking for a NY getaway on the cheap? Have I got a suggestion for you! The streets, or hey, just ride the subway all night. Even the internet wouldn't want to publish pictures of my feet, legs, arm or back, due to the insane amount of bedbug bites I have on me. In roughly 72 hours, I was able... More

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Kabul
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 June 2010

unless your into shotting herion,snoring coke or smoking crack with toothless drunk beeps, stay away....the city took the place away from the orginal owner only to turn around and sell it to the russian mob......this place is beyond a joke!!!!!

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Leeds
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2010

This is the most awful place I have ever been in in my life. We stayed there for one night and were so terrified we had to move. Everything the reviews say about this place is true...it is a crack den full of criminals, bed bugs, prostitutes, mental patients...There is no roof in the rooms and literally would rather sleep... More

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Brooklyn, NY
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2009

So I came here for a week to check out apartments, completely new to the city and had no freaking clue what I was getting myself into. REALLY desperately wish I had known about this site to save myself not only the cash and the discomfort but the BED BUGS!!!!!! Zero experience with these industrious little monsters, but that's all... More

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nyc
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 September 2009
1
person found this review helpful

I recently got a good job in Brooklyn, and didn't want to lean to much on my friends in new york. I thought this would be a reasonably cheap alternative to couch surfing. I've traveled all over the world and stayed in all kinds of places and thought I could pretty much handle anything life threw at me. after working... More

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New York
2 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 July 2009

You have been warned with all these bad reviews. I just wished I would have read them before I made the mistake of staying at the Glenwood. Bed bugs, Mice, Rats are all waiting for you when you check into this hell hole. Living on the street would be better. I have no clue how this place is allowed to... More

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TEXAS
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2008

I want to tell every body about the experience i had there 1- place is full of bed bugs.you should see the bug bites on every one there 2- place is full with hookers , and all alegal activities 3- place is full with drug dealers 4- place is full with loan sharks , starts from the reception to people... More

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New York
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2008

Where to start? This is one of the worst experiences of my traveling life. I have stayed in a lot of hostels, as well as working in two for an extended amount of time. I have been an advocate for hostelling. I have heard the nightmare stories, but I thought people were just pampered or something. That is until I... More

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