A large downtown hostel converted from a beautiful old mansion. It really is an impressive place to see. When you walk inside there is a hall with reading rooms along the sides, all decorated Victorian style with dark polished wood. Beyond this front part of the hostel, the rest of it is more modern and conventional. The dorm rooms have single beds and bund beds (sturdy wood ones that won't rattle or sway). The rooms even have fans in the summer to keep you cool (an idea that other hostels could learn from). The bathrooms are nice and clean (but the very-water-efficient shower head can take forever to rinse the soap off).
It's a large place with many common areas. There is a TV room where they show movies nightly at 8 PM. There is a games/travel info room, a large full kitchen, an outside porch area, and several other common areas. It isn't always a very social hostel, it's really very quiet most of the time. It's accessable by public transport, and there is a $2/day parking area for travellers with cars.
About the only negative points are that there aren't coed dorms, internet access isn't cheap, and the checkout (and 9 AM wake-up) could be a little later.
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