The Hostelz.com Review
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.
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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Excellent A really fantastic hostel -- beautiful building, great location, friendly staff, not at all busy. Just great. — ollie , UK (2008-01-31) Beautiful hostel this hostel is unbelievably beautiful! it is an old mansion, and also nice on the inside! i stayed there for only one night but would have loved to stay longer! good kitchen, nice rooms, TV room, and chill area. the only thing is that they didn't have lockers, and the rooms were never locked, so anyone could have come in and stolen our stuff! but it didn't happen. great hostel in a beautiful city! — maria , austria (2007-11-07) Really a great place, friendly and helpful staff. Good features, coin operated computer for internet access, nice community rooms, big porch for just sitting, laundry, kitchen, other residents were great, very near the Amtrak station. I will be back! — Jim (2006-09-14) I have stayed at the Hostel in the last three trips to California (May/June 2004, 2005 and May 2006). Staff were friendly and facilities are good. Didn't have the chance to use them too much since I was out first thing in the morning -- over to Davis to bike and goof around and come back late to go basically straight to bed. — Brad (2006-09-12) Accommodations — Way, way above average for a hostel.
Staff — Way, way above average, period.
Surrounding blocks — seem a little safer than the average downtown district. — Mindy Nobles (2005-10-30) What an amazing oasis! If you want to go to Sacramento, this is a great place to stay. The staff are super friendly and the mansion itself is beautiful! — Anonymous (2004-04-27) This is definitely one of the nicest hostels I've stayed in...a mansion, incredible! I felt like a millionaire staying here! I'm thinking about getting married here, it's just that cool! — Anonymous (2004-04-12) This could be the most beautiful hostel in North America. It looks more like a five-star historic hotel. It has all the amenities of a great hostel--a wonderful kitchen, gracious common areas, a wonderful outdoor area, and it's clean and safe. It's close to all the attractions, too. I loved the Railroad Museum and Old Sacramento. — Anonymous (2004-04-12) Excellent excellentexcellentexcellentexcellentexcellentexcellent. What a surprise. A wonderful place. — Sammy in Illinois (2004-01-27) It's a good idea to call ahead -- even if you're just down the street. Once I got in, the place was very nice, neat, clean, safe, and pretty busy. A good place to walk is the park to see the Vietnam War Memorial. — Lynn Lipari (2003-12-28) Fabulous place. Only a few blocks from the Amtrak station and Old Sacramento. Excellent friendly staff and accomodations superb. Have stayed in both private rooms and dorms. Would recommend both. — Julie (2003-09-10) It's great hostel. It may be the only thing worth seeing in Sacramento... — Anonymous (2003-08-12)