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Comment by anonymous
September 2006
I stayed here in the spring of 2006. There's still some growing pains with Chez Cascadia. The space was nice, the location great (in West Olympia not too far from downtown), and the staff was friendly. However, the staff was not around that much (and difficult to reach on the phone when making a reservation), so you're pretty much on your own. This didn't lend itself to cleanliness -- the bathroom was pretty dirty (especially the tub) and the kitchen in disarray. Rather than look at the piles of dirty dishes, I just dove in and did them. It would help if the staff implemented some sort of "do a chore" system if they're not able to take care of it themselves. And there were a few "extended stay" people there that brought the atmosphere of the hostel down. I don't think that this place is terrible, and it has the potential to be something great. All it needs is for the staff/owners to actually get behind the idea of running a hostel. Hostels take work and dedication, not a minimal initial investment and then the place will magically run itself. As it stands, it felt less like staying in a hostel and more like staying with your old college roommates, if your old college roommates charged you to stay with them.
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