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Cramped but in an amazing location You can't beat the location -- just steps from the beach and downtown, and right across from the train station (perfect for backpackers!). And as the only hostel in town, you can't beat the price. The hostel itself is very cramped -- they shoved as many beds as possible into a room. If you're staying for an extended period of time and/or if you have friends with you, I'd suggest opting for a private room. Everyone was very friendly, including guests and staff. A good place for a night or two, but I wouldn't stay longer. Besides, there isn't much to do in Santa Barbara that merits a longer stay. — captainwinter364 , Canada (2010-05-26) If you like dirt I took the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, that was a very nice trip. Got off the train and to the left of the tracks, was this hostel. It truly looked nice and friendly from the outside. But wait, hang on travelers. Once inside, it is run by total slackers. Some truly scary young people with no clue. I went to my shared room. On the way down the long hall way it is cluttered with junk, and smells bad. It seems this Hostel has not gotten a cleaning in many years. Got to my room and while no one was in the room, it smelled like five5 other people who never ever, ever never took a shower in their lives. I know that this is a tourist hostel, but a small time in a shower would be nice. This place truly is the first hostel that ever scared me off. I was not delighted with the people or even the room. It was messy, dark, and truly smelled bad. Hygiene was not on my roommates minds. Now, when I decided to leave, the ever strange and weird front desk girl, had to have my credit card numbers on file, it seemed that she was bound and determined that she had to have my credit card on some kind of filing system there. Which is truly scary to me. These slackers truly scared me off. This has to be the worst hostel ever. And i know for a fact I am not the first one to say so. Avoid at all cost. Never go. — cirtap , usa (2009-05-11) Nice enough No problems with this hostel, just nothing to rave about. Dormitory style, lots of bunks in the rooms, smaller than average common area and kitchen. Clean though, and staff are friendly, vibe is overall good. — Chelsea , USA (2008-10-17) Worst hostel experience of my life. The staff were standoffish and incompetent -- I was made to wait over half an hour to check in when I arrived, even though they were checking someone in as I got there and the process took less than two minutes. The bunk beds were unsturdy, and I was terrified that the structure was going to collapse on top of me when someone climbed up to the top bunk. There were curtains instead of doors over the toilet stalls, the shower curtains were thick with mildew, and you had to pay to lock up your valuables -- something absolutely necessary when you're in a room with eleven other people. I stayed for two nights, and when I came back after being out all day for my second night, they had given my bed away and then had the audacity to seem reluctant to give me new sheets, even though the person to whom they had given my bed had taken the sheets right along with them. Overall, it wasn't clean, I didn't feel safe, and I couldn't wait to get out. — Rebecca , USA (2008-07-31) Terrible I stayed at this hostel over the summer. It had only one nice thing about it -- location. But besides that, the staff were rude, the laundry machines and vending machines were broken, you had to pay to use the computers, kitchen was unclean, dorms rooms were disgusting (dark, no ventilation, overcrowded). All of those things would have been ok if it wasn't so overpriced. If my friends and I knew it was going to be such a bad experience we would have just stayed in a hotel. — morgan , u.s. (2008-01-16) Great location. blocks from the state street "strip." blocks from the water. one block from amtrak. clean, quiet, and friendly staff. there is wireless available, but only if you have your own computer. you have to pay for internet access at the hostel so i would suggest going over the the city college library just around the corner instead.
the kitchen is closed after 12. so the hostel stays pretty quiet. — Rita (2007-03-24)