HI - Hartford - Mark Twain Hostel in Hartford … I recently stayed here and found it quite pleasant. I found it fairly clean and the couple who run it were pleasant and helpful. Even though they don't serve breakfast, the woman recommended Mo's, less than a five- minute walk whre you can get an excellent breakfast. There are other places to eat within walking distance. There was a complete bathroom with shower insider the eight-bed dorm and an additional sink in the room. Definitely recommended.
HI - Hartford - Mark Twain Hostel in Hartford … The rating depends on your expectations and reasons. So in my opinion, it is an appropriate hostel for a student who wants a neat, clean room and spend a few days in Connecticut. I stayed in a big room with ten beds but they weren't occupied all the time in September which means you can have a quiet stay in a really quiet neighborhood. No big problems about the bathrooms or the common areas such as TV room. Kitchen is full with equipments and you can use the refrigirators. The owner is living upstairs with his family, which I consider is a big chance for travellers who want to experience different cultures. They have a dog, yes, but even I wasn't bothered by it, they are kind if you tell them you are scared. We even had a picnic in the rose garden with the family and other residents of the hostel. Since the hostel is very close to the main road, you can easily take a bus to downtown and to the bus station. Once I tried to walk from downtown to the hostel and it was thirty minutes…
HI - Hartford - Mark Twain Hostel in Hartford … A VERY nice Asian husband and wife own the house. They are more than accommodating, and willing to give you directions to just about anywhere in and out of town (although, be forewarned, since they are locals and don't speak English very well, they don't use street names!) It is definitely a hostel when it comes to cleanliness: the front office is so crammed with stuff, papers strewn everywhere, that by the time you get to your room you are glad that the rooms are fairly clean and Spartan. (I was a bit worried walking in!!!) There is also a very odd smell in the hallways and in the downstairs area. However, my dorm room on the second floor did not smell at all, and I was very happy about this. Despite having dorm rooms, this hostel has more of a hotel-like atmosphere. Having traveled around Canada and Europe using the hostel system (and also to Boston), I found this hostel lacks the discussion between travelers, as no one used the common room while I was there to trade stories. If…
HI - Hartford - Mark Twain Hostel in Hartford … I stayed at the Hostel last weekend and was surprised to find that all the bad reviews I read were totally out of line. The owners were as friendly and helpful as anyone could ask for. Yes, there was a language barrier but that didn't interfere with our plans. I was with a group of students form Johnson State and CCV college of Vermont. We were welcomed in just as though we were family, only making our stay more pleasant. The rooms were clean as were the linens. The bathrooms could have used a bit more TLC but everything doesn't have to be perfect. We had wireless internet access, maps to anywhere we needed to go and yes, the telephone did work because I used it on a daily basis. If you're planning on a summer trip, you might want to be prepared to be rather warm as there is no air conditioning but our stay was comfortable. If you're looking for an affordable, clean, and comfortable place, you've found it at the Mark Twain Hostel!
HI - Hartford - Mark Twain Hostel in Hartford … My premiere solo stay and hostel experience was here at the Mark Twain Hostel over the past week, as I visited friends in the Hartford area. I overall had a memorable stay at this place that has a great deal of charm and unique flair to the place. The office strewn with stacks of newspapers, towels, and sheets is a complete disaster but the managers know their way around which is what's most important! A tip I can offer is if the cardholder is not traveling if you arrange with them on the phone you can bring a photocopy front and back of the credit card, and they can charge the card with that. I was taken up to my private room which for twenty-five dollars a night (more than the dorm at forty-five dollars) is well worth it! It's a rustic private space that's perfect for the solo traveler. You have a double bed with clean sheets and many blankets of different shapes and sizes (I certainly didn't need in the heat of July but would be ideal for winter travel) and many pillows. I stayed…
HI - Hartford - Mark Twain Hostel in Hartford … This hostel was a mixed bag. On the positive side, it is in an excellent location to explore Hartford, safe and convenient. A charming neighborhood with secure parking. The old Victorian house does have its share of charm. I stayed there in March, and had most of the house to myself -- only one other person staying there. My dorm and bathroom were clean and serviceable. On the negative side, the hosts barely speak English at all, making communication difficult. They are, to be diplomatic, somewhat eccentric, and the office is an ungodly mess, with thousands of magazines, newspapers strewn everywhere in disarray. They also charged more than the amount posted on the website, without explanation. There is a musty odor in the downstairs of the house, not overpowering in winter, but strong enough that I avoided the kitchen and common areas. The hosts have made an attempt to make literature about local attractions available, but much of the literature is old and not maintained well. I…
HI - Hartford - Mark Twain Hostel in Hartford … This place was a blast from the past. To be honest I feel like Hartford youth hostel is still stuck in the 1980s. No bad thing in itself, it's pretty clean the rooms are spacious but not air-conditioned (beware if you're there in July). Theres no internet, the telephone facilities are charmingly antiquated, and most of the leaflets are a good three years old. I had no trouble with the dogs at all. The owners were very sweet and accommodating although sharing a kitchen with them was a bit stressful at times. It's definitely not the most happening place in the world, but its clean, in a quiet neighbourhood with good connections to public transportation which was what I needed.
HI - Hartford - Mark Twain Hostel in Hartford … Nice staff (unfortunately they have some problems with the English language). The hostel is OK. It was a nice Victorian style mansion. It's not so close to downtown, but who wants to go there anyway, 'cause Hartford isn't great. The Mark Twain house is OK, but that's about it.
HI - Hartford - Mark Twain Hostel in Hartford … No. It's not a nice place. It's the dirtiest, most disgusting place I've ever been to so far, and I stayed at a hostel in Bangladesh, for Christ's sake! The entire building reeks of stale Chinese food. The bathrooms were full of old soap, dead bugs, no toilet paper, and dirty magazines on the floor. They will NOT help you with anything at all, even if you ask politely. Use the phone, they say, but the phone doesn't work. Idiots. Stay away. Please.
HI - Hartford - Mark Twain Hostel in Hartford … Believe what you read here. I thought I would take a chance on this place, but what a mistake! The lighting is dim throughout, every surface is so grimy I was afraid to touch it, and the bathrooms are falling apart. But it's not just the rotting odors (sit in the kitchen before you make a decision) and the filth, it's the fact that this so-called hostel is more of a flop house with long term residents in the dorms. If you fail to heed this warning and think you will take a chance, do yourself a favor, and only pay for one night at a time, because the owner gives no refunds.
HI - Hartford - Mark Twain Hostel in Hartford … I stayed in many hostelz in the last month, but this one has really been disgusting. The beds are old and its not very clean, but not too bad. But the whole ground floor stinks and I mean it really, really stinks hard. I tried not to breathe going trough the groung floor to get to my room in the second floor. I have never been to the kitchen or the TV room, as this smell is so disgusting. I strongly recommend not to visit this hostel, only because of this smell, but its so disgusting.
HI - Hartford - Mark Twain Hostel in Hartford … This is the most disgusting place I've ever seen. They forgot my reservation, the office is a total mess, the whole "hostel" smells and the sinks are dirty as hell. The hosts won't refund you your money - so have a look into your room first. If you argue with them then especially the husband is getting very angry and impolite. If you want to wash your laundry you have to go into the basement and to surpass excrements from their two dogs. I give you one good advice: STAY AWAY FROM THAT PLACE!
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