We drove to Arlington International House, which may be a poor choice since parking is difficult and expensive. But most backpackers wouldn't be arriving by car, so no problem. But we found the staff rather rude and blunt -- we even cracked some jokes to lighten up the burden on the front desk guy but he hardly cracked.
The wireless internet costs $3 per 24 hours, but if you have problems there is no technical support (or maybe the front desk guy just didn't like us). There is a laundry room downstairs for $1.25 a load, but it's the only laundry place in the hostel so you have to catch it at just the right time, and keep in mind only about half of the machines work.
The rooms are huge, there's lots of people, and no central air. The people seem somewhat friendly but they have their own little cliques, which is understandable.
The bar scene in the area is off the hook -- there are bars all over that place if you don't mind walking. We walked around everywhere and must have stopped in six bars and missed plenty more. The weekend scene is great, and the area is great, city parks a couple of streets down.
The bathrooms are alright as is the kitchen -- they have vending machines there as well as one pool table and one computer if you don't have wireless. Not a bad little place -- wish people would be more open and staff at least friendly. For the price, it's worth it.
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August 2006
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2.8 Average from 37 Ratings
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