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Utah International Hostel

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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50 South 800 West, Salt Lake City   Map
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Features

  • Kitchen
  • Lockers
  • Lounge / Common space
  • Washing Machine (laundry)
  • Travel information provided
  • Phones (public or in room)
 
The Hostelz.com Review
A hostel to stay at when the other ones are all full or when you're looking for the cheapest option. It's located about a mile from the temple in the center of town. It's close to some fast food restaurants along W North Temple and it's several blocks from an area with a lot of clubs, but otherwise the location isn't ideal since it's in a mostly industrial area. The only good things about the location are that it's close to the interstate and the airport. It's also located along the railroad tracks with trains running all night, so it's not the best choice for light sleepers.

The hostel has a common area with couches and a TV. There's also a small kitchen. The dorm rooms have sturdy wooden-frame beds, but they're packed in close together so there isn't much open space. Lockers are available but there are more beds than lockers so you may not get one if you arrive late. If you don't get a locker it's advisable to leave your backpack in the reception office or a secure place. It's reasonably clean, but the overall condition of the hostel is a little below average.

The age range of guests is diverse, but there tends to be more older people than you normally would expect at a youth hostel. They also allow locals to stay for an unlimited amount of time, so there are more than a few locals who seem to be using the hostel as a makeshift residence.

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Comment by Henry, USA
May 2008
Disgusted
What a dump! This is a dirty, smelly place. Do you enjoy shopping carts from the local supermarket on the front lawn? Do you enjoy the company of junkies and bums and alcoholics as permanent residents? This is a flophouse, not a hostel! Watch your wallet and your back. I heard the police are called here regularly and saw them once myself. The "help" doesn't help and the owner was conspicuously absent when I went to complain. I would never stay here again and and would not recommend this place to anyone but my worst enemy. Do yourself a favor and go anywhere else!
Comment by SJI, USA
January 2008
One-Day Stay
We stayed in a private room (#4) and they allowed our small dog to stay with us. It cost $40. They say Free internet but you have to bring your own computer, so its a hot spot. Cable TV and DVD player in our room. A big screen TV room. Coin laundry, three showers, two whole bath. Quiet road -- the road is being worked on and traffic can't pass through from North temple. Trax and Gateway Mall are five blocks away -- Free Fare zone. Pay phone. The people who own it live there and they have a guy named Ronny manage it. He is nice, from what I saw. Parking spaces. No key to lock your room to keep people from taking your stuff. They have rules posted but I don't think they are strictly followed. Like the Lockout quiet time from 11 p.m. to 6 p.m. It says the doors are locked but they aren't so you can smoke outside but i guess if you leave you can't come back. They mention giving a warning and then an eviction via the police. I don't know If they've done that. It is really Cold. I slept in the car the day before and froze my butt off for free. here I froze my butt off for $40 for nine hours. Check out is at 10 a.m. If you don't pay they won't hold your room so pay early or don't expect to keep the room.
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