This hostel seems to have a good location near some bars, coffee houses and restaurants which is the advantage of this location. Another advantage is the hostel and the coffeehouse nearby both have free wi-fi. However, when compared to other hostels, this one is below average. Let me go through the reasons categorically:

- Its definately not a clean place to reside. I never saw any cleaning crews. The bathroom and dorm area was very dirty. I did see small rodents and ants.

- Some of the people staying in the hostel were not students . There were quite a few long-term residents who were using the hostel as low-income housing until they found work. One guy told me that he was paying 100 dollars a week as part of the long term housing plan. One of the guys I was talking to claimed to have been incarcerated at one point in time which made me run to the local drugstore for a lock and cable to secure my bag.

- When I arrived at the hostel, I could not find management. The only way I knew which bunk was mine from a note they left on the bed. For 2 days, I kept going to the office to find it empty. Finally, one day I went in and found they were there. I informed them I decided to leave one day early, but they said they had to charge me for that extra day because "rules were rules" and the cancellation policy was "in the paperwork". I have stayed at many hostels and had to leave a day early on a few occasions. Every hostel except for this one was flexible. Every hostel I have stayed in had management on site during regular hours, but this one seemed to lack management.

- The hostel lacked a common area for the hostellers to gather and congregate. There was no television room which is commonplace in other hostels.

- The beds were uncomfortable and noisy. On my first night there, the guy above me rocked the bed so hard I thought there was an earthquake.

I have rated this hostel one star as its not really a hostel, but more of a low income housing. The management was horrible. The place was not clean. No common areas. My advice is to avoid this hostel if at all possible.