U Street Hostel

The overall experience was great, besides having to wait about 15 minutes for staff to come back to the front desk on the first day, everything else was as expected. Just keep in mind that staff might not be at the front desk at all time, but when they are there they are very helpful and nice. I arrived around 11 am hoping to check in and was informed that check in is not till 3 pm, but I got to leave my stuff in the storage so it wasn’t a big deal. Just keep in mind that check in is after 3 pm even though it says 24 hours check in on hotels.com.

Overall the stay was amazing! I did get a bit aggravated and somewhat grossed out my last night though. It was supposed to be a female only dorm, but I'm pretty sure a man stayed with his girlfriend (or was at least there for quite a while). I'm 90% sure I heard them having sex-not really something I want to hear at 1am. There was also a lot of banging and moving around till close to 2am. I would have gone downstairs and told someone, but I was in my nightgown and didn't feel like getting dressed. The staff was really wonderful, and it was incredibly clean. I also LOVED how close it was to the Metro! The only other thing is that there wasn't much water pressure in the shower. I would definitely stay again!

I reserved the place for a friend of mine. He liked the place. Price was good.

The place got better since 6 months when it first opened. Pods are spacious and clean. Check in was easy but not sure why they need to take photos of our IDs and how safely it will be stored? Bathrooms could be a bit cleaner. But overall, I am satisfied with the place and will be back soon. Location is awesome and 30 seconds walk to the metro. Totally recommend.

This is a great hostel option with privacy. Yes it's a shared room but you get privacy in the pod. Little privacy in men's shower bathroom. Service was hit or miss. It took nearly a half-hour for staff to get my door key working properly. My one suggestion is that the cleaning of the beds needs to include more than just changing the sheets each time. I found hair & boogers around the bed. They need to vacuum the bed pods after each use, seriously.