I was just passing through here on my way to Vancouver, but ended up staying for 10 days! Everyone, staff and guests were super friendly, had some great times partying, wipping butt on table tennis and meeting lots of awesome people!

dorms are standard dorm rooms with bunk beds, showers are great, kitchen is huge. didn't have any problems, it is after all a hostel, not a hotel, so if you come realising that, you should love it!

We had read all the bad reviews here before we left town so had planned to stay at the hostel up the street. It ended up being all booked, so we came back to Samesun and surprisingly really enjoyed our stay! The location is perfect (way better than the competition). The staff was exceptional- friendly, polite, knowledgeable of the area, and overall quite helpful. Our private room was definitely on the small side, but who cares when you're only using it to sleep. It was clean and quiet. Security was not an issue. We had a semi-private bathroom which could have used a quick clean, but it was far from being horrendous. The shared bathroom/shower down the hall was immaculate though.
The common areas were great- they've done some nice work in the backyard and patio area. There's also a nice big barbeque, well equipped HUGE kitchen and the free morning breakfast was a nice touch. If we're back in K-Town any time soon we'll be hitting up this hostel again.

We had booked a room a month before we were going to stay. But when we arrived at 8pm they told us "that our reservation didnt matter" and we would be put into separate dorm rooms. There was no sorry and they wouldnt even look at the reservation.

After walking the streets for an hour we found a very nice hotel that gave us a beautiful room (with free breakfast) for $10 more per person. And was even cheaper than the hostel when we stayed for more than one night.

Thanks for saving us money Samesun!!

I've just returned from this hostel after a 2 night stay there with my husband, and 2 friends. I'd never stayed in a hostel before and was a little wary about staying here after friends had advised me of all sorts of horror stories.

Check-in was nice and simple. They ask for a $10 security deposit for your room key.

We stayed on the 3rd floor, and had a dorm for 4 people with 2 bunk beds. Even though the room was small and compact it was okay to put your head down for a few hours sleep each night. The beds were not made up but clean linen was left in the room for us. There were lockers in the room - 1 for each guest - remember to take a padlock though to lock it.

The ladies washrooms were immaculate - clean toilets and shower/changing facilities.

Even though we didn't use the kitchen/dining area there was everything needed to do self-catering.

Small patio area out the back with tables, chairs, and a BBQ.

The only negative thing I would say is there is a musty smell on the ground floor, and in the stairwells - perhaps the hostel should invest in some odour neutrolisers but apart from that no moans.

Would I stay here again? yes for the price at only $26 a night per person.