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Roadrunner Hostel Details
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Location/Contact| Address | 346 East 12th Street, Tucson, Arizona, USA |
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| Website | www.roadrunnerhostel.com |
| Telephone | +1 (520) 628-4709, Cell +1 (520) 940-7280 |
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Hostelz.com Guest Reviews
The greatest hostel in the South West -- and I've seen them all. What's not to like? I've toured the SouthWest for a month and this was the nicest place I've come across. It felt like coming home. Highest recommendation. Where to start? The staff was really nice and welcoming, without exception. The place is ridiculously clean without losing any charm or atmosphere, the communal kitchen is very well-equipped and it's great to have dinner there -- always interesting people around to talk to. Free breakfast -- waffles, plenty of room in the fridge to put your stuff, free internet. All this for 20$, it's the century's bargain. Tucson itself is awesome, I was only going to be there for two days but stayed for five. Very laid back town, lots of bars and restaurants, all right around the corner. Saguaro national park, the desert museum, Tombstone and Bisbee, Titan missile silo and the Air and Space museum/boneyard, biosphere. If you have to choose between Tucson and Phoenix, don't hesitate and come to the Roadrunner. your stuff won't get stolen, they have a huge locker for every bunk and extra ones in the hallway. The neighbourhood is not sketchy at all, it's right in the center of town. No drug addicts anywhere. The staff live across the street. Anyway, I wouldn't have enjoyed my stay as much if they hadn't been around. The TV: it huge. Nobody is forced to watch it, plenty of people don't. It doesn't affect the atmosphere. Rude staff? They had no bunk beds available the night I arrived and gave me a private room for half the price. If that's not nice I don't know what is. Seriously, why are you still reading this, you should be halfway to the Roadrunner by now. — John Hamburger , Belgium (2010-10-08) Nice, clean place with friendly staff This place is wonderful! I stayed there on two different nights and was welcomed by the staff each time. For the second, they even remembered my name as I walked in the door! As others have written, it's walkably close to both downtown as well as 4th avenue. I'd buy some milk to go with the breakfast's unlimited waffles! The only downside was the lack of decent water volume in the (men's) showerhead (and it's an easy fix). I'll be back when I'm in Tuscon! — Rob , Blue planet (2010-09-20) Doesn't seem like a hostel. More like a rooming house First the good: As others have mentioned, the place is clean. It is relatively conveniently located, close to downtown. (Like most hostels) there is a kitchen where you can prepare your food. Now for the bad: The place feels quite crowded. Many of the people staying at this hostel seem to be long-term residents. Actually it is good that people like that have a place to go, but it makes a kind of strange atmosphere. To make matters worse, there is a large-screen TV in the living room, even though hostels not supposed to have television. Hostels are supposed to be all about meeting people and sharing travel stories, and not about sitting around getting brainwashed by advertising. I heard about one guy who came for a week spent every spare minute watching sports on TV. There is 'free breakfast' which consists of waffles that you make yourself. There is a jug of some ordinary pancake syrup from costco that has been deliberately poured into a maple syrup jug. What does this tell you? Basically that the owners are trying to put one over on the guests. But the owner or manager would like you to think they are supplying real maple syrup (which costs 5x as much as the cheap stuff). This is unfortunate because if people from other countries go there who have never tasted maple syrup they will think they are getting the real thing. By the way, at this hostel, like many others, the staff is not paid. — Anonymous , USA (2010-03-18) I'd rather camp in the desert I've stayed here a few times now and have also been in hostels in Europe and elsewhere. The pros: it's clean, they do offer breakfast, and it's a reasonable walk from downtown. The cons: there are a lot of people who just seem to live here, and few of them are friendly (they're mostly either young, immature and disinterested in helping guests, or they're old, irascible, and sometimes combative -- god help you if your group takes up more room in the fridge than the imaginary line drawn around your space). The neighborhood is also very sketch. Also, the night before we crashed there this time, someone's stuff was stolen out of the hostel; considering the key code to the door is the same as it was last year, this is not surprising. We reserved two rooms as a group and they split us up anyway, so we wound up staying with other people who didn't have our early-to-bed, early-to-rise schedules. This was pretty annoying, since we'd made those reservations early specifically to stay together. What really, really pissed me off though, was this: last year, the first time I stayed, we met a great cat who lived at the hostel. I was told that Rattle had been there since well before the previous owners sold the place, and she was very old and pretty mellow. Fast forward to now: she's gone and they had to "get rid of her" because she'd "gotten out of hand." Considering that Rattle was a quiet, mellow old soul that had been there longer than any of the current staff or management, that's absolute bull. Unless she'd become rabid and was biting guests in the crotch, I really don't think a cat that the owners specifically *left with the house* (because it was her home, I was told) should have been kicked out ... and I hate to think of what probably happened to a very old black cat if she went to a shelter or out on the street. Frankly, I'll never stay there again for that reason if I can help it. — Anonymous , USA (2010-02-23) Accepting, warm, friendly, and fun in a wonderful and cozy hostel. I have been to hostels in Mexico, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Amsterdam, France, England, and more and after much time on the road understand what it is like to experience a good hostel. The staff at the roadrunner were a perfect blend of allowing autonomy and independence (in a very cozy hostel), while at the same time being extremely giving with group meals and open to conversing and even on occasion, hanging out. They were informative and respectful, while even allowing me flexibility on some things hostels can be quite hard-nosed about, such as check-out times, and bed bookings. The hostel is also located in a very nice area of Tucson and is close walking distance to many interesting areas of the city. I had a very fun time here on my way back from Mexico to Canada and would highly recommend them as an excellent place to stay. — John , Canada (2009-12-15) Feels like home! This place is amazing! So quaint and clean. Murals and mosaics spice up the grounds. It's a hop, skip, and jump from great restaurants and shops. Staff is always picking up to keep the place clean and so helpful with directions and suggestions of places to go. The weather was perfect. Tucson is magic. I hope to come back soon. — MoonEye , New York (2009-09-23) Excellent -- professional and friendly and clean I had five tranquil, friendly, clean nights here. All staff were very nice. I highly recommend it in terms of value and just a great hostel to stay at. — J.R. Lagoni , Planet Earth (2009-09-15) Great amenities Rude and stoned staff, management stoned, dirty house, staff has no finesse. You can get pretty good four-twenty there! Party on Garth. — ZZ TOP , euro (2009-09-01) Terrible rude, arrogant staff made me feel very unwelcome (because i don't have dredlocks, i guess). i have stayed at hostels in almost every civilized country (and a few uncivilized ones) and this was about the worst experience i've ever had (including france!). doubt if i'll ever even return to tucson again (and not until the construction is over -- the whole city is a mess due to repairing the freeway). the hostel is across the street from a plasma donation center, so expect to wade through homeless meth-heads whenever you come and go! — billy dee , usa (2009-03-02) Well run, well located, clean, and well maintained Spent two nights in late Nov. Good staff, nice guests. — Preston Ellsworth , us (2008-12-12) Excellent Had such a great time here! Great things to see, especially close -- walking distance. The waffles were good. Folks were fun, Had fun with one of the Bohemian managers. He was mint! I'll be back! — Sam , Chicago (2008-06-15) Traveler friendly, great accomodations within walking distance of city I stayed here eight nights on my Tucson "leg" of my one year travel adventure. I really enjoyed staying at the Roadrunner Hostel as it was very user friendly for travelers, a reasonably priced hostel, has very friendly staff, an amazingly well equipped full kitchen with industrial gas stove/oven, two full refrigerators, washers and dryers, and free laundry detergent, free Belgian waffles and coffee every a.m., a nice patio, off the street parking, very clean bathrooms, excellent water pressure and lots of hot water. the manager is a genuinely committed individual dedicated to making this hostel the best it can possibly be. He is seen always working on a project to make the house even better than it is. He was putting up a brand new patio awning and resetting the large bricks so that it would be even. He takes a great deal of pride in the house and wants travelers to have a positive stay. I met many others here who also had a positive impression. Above all on Thanksgiving, the staff made a homemade meal from scratch for all the guests who were staying there. Turkey, and all the trimmings -- homemade -- and three different kinds of pies with either eggnog or gingerbread house ice cream or cool whip. It is absolutely worth a stay or even better a longer stay. — Kathy's stay was superlative in every way , United States (2007-11-29) Home Away From Home! The staff is attentive and takes care of you like you're family. The place is very clean and close to everything. I'm definitely coming back. — Saul , Canada (2007-11-20) Execellent Hostel. Very clean, nice location, and a great staff. Angie, Genevieve, Sarah, Gil, and Rhae made my day and so did the free breakfast. The manager Jeff was very kind and helpful. I thought Jeff and the staff were really restrained. Dave, who I think is the owner, was also very nice and he runs a great place, but he was sometimes testy with his staff. I will stay there again and look forward to my time in Tucson. — Jill , US (2007-11-05) Staff was awfully rude, especially the manager From the time I checked in to the time I left I got treated poorly. I've stayed in dozens of hostels and this one was by far the worst. — Larry , US (2007-10-19)