As older adult travelers, a couple combining business and leisure travel, we want it all: good, reliable Wi-Fi access, excellent bathrooms, etc. The whole place feels fresh and clean, it's not at all dingy as hostels and especially 19th century buildings can so often be. Even hair dryers and irons were there for last minute grooming needs. Shared bathrooms might sound off putting but they weren't the least bit icky, and the fact that there's plenty of them means you never have to wait at all. And there was tons of great travel info, posted on bulletin boards, books in the study, and in conversations with others. Because they planned the spaces well for whatever travellers might want, their place includes a full set of areas to use, like a secure courtyard, a cafe, a shared kitchen, and laundry room.

There's not much to dislike: the room was clean but you could see that it had been abused a bit over the years, with a couple of cigarette burns here and there. The double size mattress was tired, and old - maybe older than me! But perhaps we could have selected an upgraded room, so consider that if you are booking and also if you have any concerns about steps, speak up, so they can guide you.

Nice rooms, nice common areas, helpful staff, a great location, a kitchen to cook in and alternatively an attached cafe for the moments where cooking us not at option.

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Very good location

Not super clean

The hostel was extremely clean. My bedding was really comfortable and cosy. The shared facilities such as bathroom and kitchen were kept really clean and orderly. The hostel had a fun vibe and the cafe food was also pretty good

My only issue, which is a small and probably hard to avoid one, is that my room was next to the bathroom and the fan in there was very loud which woke me up a bit at night. Not a huge problem though.

Clean, friendly, great food, costs,

Notha

we loved our room-comfy close to bathroom!

I never learned where the kitchen was

very good. kind employees. bathrooms and rooms were clean. the cafe was cozy as well. residents had to be quiet after 10 pm, which was good for people who sleep early. the neighborhood was awesome as well. lots of independent coffee shops and bars. Trader Joe’s was nearby, the hostel had a kitchen.

Kind Staff, smiles, location, clean and good breakfast

I do not have

Wished there’d been more of the everything bagels when we went for breakfast. Still it was good and I’d go back again. Staff were great

Icy walkways were dangerous, could have been shoveled more or more deicer.

everything but....

there was no heat in the room

nice clean

prices

Very friendlly,helpful staff.Nicely redecorated Victorian era historic hpme,with modern security like card -controlled key locks on all doors, around the clock staffing,and adequate lighting in all key areas. Its' location is convenient to stores,restaurants ,parks,and late 19th century homes for thise who like architecture from that era.

My room smelled a luttle "funky", bur it was a shared room with bunk beds for six people of various backgrounds,ages and hygiene practices.

it was clean, and close to city centre

could have done with an extra pillow, very noisy from other travellers and the fans in the bathroom didn’t turn off

Location, good vibes, cafe that also serves good food on the premise, very clean, very welcoming. This was my third stay in the hostel and it’s my to-go place when in Portland.

NOTHING What stay they cancelled it and ruined our new year's evening !!! Then was told it would be 7-10 business days to get my refund.

Our new year's evening was RUINED!!! PREPAID and they still cancelled our stay! 7-10 business days to refund my account! If it comes at all !

So awesome! I'm not at all surprised it's rated top three hostels in the United States! Absolutely wonderful!

Loved everything!

For the price, the facility is outstanding. Great community areas and a beautiful old building. The bagels? Top notch. Best bagel I’ve had in a while.

The bed frames were loud and my room was FREEZING, even when I stole another blanket from a neighboring bunk. I was also unlucky enough to wind up with a host of drunken roommates who came in at 2am two nights in a row and snored so loudly I think you could hear them in Washington… DC. Obviously not the hostels fault, but I did end up “checking out” at 4am because I was so uncomfortable.

I liked the staff and the facility was interesting and clean. The location was great near our destination and many other fun things

Breakfast was not much of a breakfast more like a snack