San Juan Island Hostel

Very Poor
Traveller Type: review category business travellers
  : The location was ok, not too far from the ferry terminal. Everything could be reached by foot within 10 min.
  : You have the feelings the owner just like to make money without delivering anything. I was told it is a quite new hostel, however, the furniture from beds to living room to kitchen was the oldest of the oldest you find anywhere in the world. So it was just not nice at all for a lot of money you pay per night. There is not really any staff available. Sometimes you see somebody at the reception in the morning - however, my encounter with reception was not a great experience. Unmotivated person who gave me the feeling „what do you want, I do not want to speak to new arriving guests“. It did not really surprise me as I wrote 2 e-mails before to them via booking.com and they have never responded to me at all. The kitchen is very dirty. Much more than in low budget hostels. Nobody takes care about it. Also very strange people seem to long-term rent a room there. Nobody greets, nobody really friendly. No windows at all in kitchen/living room area. Strange location, really not recommendable. However, you survive your stay if you cannot find anything else on the Island for your budget. In general, one of the worst hostels I have ever stayed in and I travelled around the world. Really a hostel where somebody likes to make a lot of money without taking care whether it is nice or how the customer feels. It is far too expensive. No value for the money.

Fair
Traveller Type: review category business travellers
  : Close to ferry andDowntown
  : Noisy, dirty, old

Very Poor
Traveller Type: Business Traveler
  : The location was ok, not too far from the ferry terminal. Everything could be reached by foot within 10 min.
  : You have the feelings the owner just like to make money without delivering anything. I was told it is a quite new hostel, however, the furniture from beds to living room to kitchen was the oldest of the oldest you find anywhere in the world. So it was just not nice at all for a lot of money you pay per night. There is not really any staff available. Sometimes you see somebody at the reception in the morning - however, my encounter with reception was not a great experience. Unmotivated person who gave me the feeling what do you want, I do not want to speak to new arriving guests. It did not really surprise me as I wrote 2 e-mails before to them via booking.com and they have never responded to me at all. The kitchen is very dirty. Much more than in low budget hostels. Nobody takes care about it. Also very strange people seem to long-term rent a room there. Nobody greets, nobody really friendly. No windows at all in kitchen/living room area. Strange location, really not recommendable. However, you survive your stay if you cannot find anything else on the Island for your budget. In general, one of the worst hostels I have ever stayed in and I travelled around the world. Really a hostel where somebody likes to make a lot of money without taking care whether it is nice or how the customer feels. It is far too expensive. No value for the money.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: family with young children
  : Very convenient location, and economical
  : It was a hostel. Wasn’t expecting 4 stars. Stairs were tough for me. Parking was nonexistent, but it was of course a hostel.

Fair
Traveller Type: solo traveller

Pleasant
Traveller Type: group
  : It was cheap and the mattress was nice
  : The bathroom needs to be repaired. 1/3 showers worked the others needed shower head replacements that is easy to fix. The urinal was broken and one toilet was broken so there was only one place to pee or poop in the group bathroom. Just fix it and I'd give a way better review.

Fair
Traveller Type: Business Traveler
  : Close to ferry andDowntown
  : Noisy, dirty, old

Very Poor
Traveller Type: young couple
  : Location
  : The chemical cleaning agents were very strong especially for people with sensitivity. Due to this we had to find other accommodations. The hostel did not reimburse us for any of the nights. The room had no window at all, so no way to air it out.