This was my first time staying in a hostel, and Highroad has definitely set a very high bar for…read morefuture hostel experiences. From the friendly staff and excellent organization to the cleanliness and convenient location, everything exceeded my expectations. The hostel was well maintained, the common areas were welcoming, and the overall atmosphere made it easy to feel comfortable. The staff were always helpful and approachable, which made my stay even more enjoyable. I would highly recommend Highroad to anyone visiting DC and looking for an affordable, clean, and well-run place to stay. I would gladly stay here again.

Really lovely hostel and experience. Stayed in a 6 person shared room. Hostel and room was very…read moreclean. Room made me feel like I was in a tree house. Kitchen space, free coffee and tea, toiletries, two small social spaces. Staff are friendly and helpful. There was a private bathroom with a shower in my the shared room but also various separate private bathrooms on all the floors with a shower. Great location next to lots of restaurants. It did get pretty busy out on Saturday night but every other night was fine. Parking is a little tricky. There is a garage across the street, but the garage was pretty packed Saturday night unless you were already parked there. I would definitely stay here again.

I loved it here. Everyone was super friendly in the house, it was a great community type of place…read more It's completely affordable and in an awesome safe location. Everything is clean and the house has a lot of New England charm. Plus there are lots of shops, restaurants, and bars just a few blocks away. I definitely would stay here again and recommend it to others.

I have never had the pleasure of going there. I would like to visit this place one day so it's…read more impossible for me to give an honest review

Absolutely loved hiking at Bear's Den Overlook! The trail was peaceful, well-maintained, and had…read morebeautiful scenery the entire way up. The hike itself was fairly easy and can be finish under a hour. It is dog friendly, fairly shaded, and trail is well marked. You can sit down on the rock ledges and look at the incredible panoramic views of the Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge Mountains. There is a small parking lot. It's a perfect spot for a quick getaway from the city, whether you're going for sunrise, sunset, or just a relaxing day outdoors. After can hit up Bear Chase Brewery close by.

A great quick out and back hike! It took us about 20-30 minutes from the parking lot to get to the…read moretop with no breaks. Great view from the top and a quick walk to the bear den hostel from the top. Well maintained trail. Lots of parking even on the weekends although it can get rather crowded on the trail

I try to go into things with low expectations but I guess my previous hostel experiences were just…read moretoo good. This place is no Generator Hostel nor does it have hot water for showering (apparently some rooms have more hot water than others, mine was the one where the roommates would yelp every time they stepped in the shower). The other visitors were pretty cool but the staff I met after checking in were a bit more lackadaisical. The place is old which is to be expected in a historical part of DC, but it would be cool if they painted over all of the repair spots on the walls - judging by previous reviews they'd been there awhile. The linens you get are fine but they will be on the older side - I don't mind this but if you don't want your towels and bedding to feel used (ex. pilling, lots of fraying, bleach spots, the slight smell of not having dried properly) then good luck. Also just a heads up but even if you're from out of the area, if you have a local ID from years ago you should probably go to a motel/hotel/AirBnb instead.

I stayed 3 nights at this hostel (04/29-09/01). If you can help it, stay at Hostelling…read moreInternational down the street. The only reason I stayed here is because I needed to make this reservation at the last moment and my original choice (Hostelling International) only had private rooms available ($120/night). When I reached the hostel, I was asked to take my shoes off, which I was fine with considering that there was supposed to be a homely feeling here. However, forgetting that the slippers that they offered felt like they going to fall off at any given moment, the bin that they're kept in is enclosed, keeping the smells from other shoes within the shoe bin and creating a lovely (sarcasm) aroma every time you open it. I kept my shoes with me in my room. When I went to check in, I was told that the room that I had reserved for three nights would not be available for every night. This would be perfectly okay if it had showed that when I reserved on HostelWorld.com, but it didn't. Furthermore, when I moved out of the room to relocate after the first night, I found out that it wouldn't be ready until 3:00 or 4:00 PM; I had been told previously that I would be able to move into the new room as soon as possible. The biggest problems that I had were in the new room. Other than there were a few flies in there, someone had left a "present" in the toilet. I found out the toilet was broken (which there was evidence that it had been like that for some time). The person that was managing couldn't fix it, and told me that no one would be available until Tuesday (after I was gone). Then later that day, the power went out in half the room. I asked what happened and he told me that DC was having power outages. However, I could clearly see that there was power everywhere else in the hostel. Because of this, neither me nor my roommate could use the AC. We had to sleep in the living room, which did have AC. It wasn't the worst that could happen, but it's best to choose another place.

This place is CLOSED . Website is nonfunctional. Last reviews (other than this one) at least a…read moredecade old.

At first, I was a little confused by this Chinese-named hostel run by an older Caucasian woman…read more But in her younger days, Laurel traveled quite a bit, becoming enamored with China (hence the Chinese hostel name). Because of her traveling, Laurel is familiar with what makes a good hostel, and accordingly provides those perks - clean beds, free soap/shampoo/conditioner, all you can eat waffle breakfast, hang-out common area for socializing, shared kitchen, board games, and bike storage locker. There's even a world map for you to pin where you're from. (Sidebar: As you'd expect, the clientele are outdoorsy folks (hikers and bicyclers), so they're on the younger side. Which is a bit different from the Teahorse website which shows a bunch of older folks congregating together.) There are a few down sides to this hotel though, which is why I knocked the rating down a star. Beyond Laurel's control, the hostel is about a mile from Harper's Ferry and that mile is 95% steep uphill, which wasn't especially fun on a bike. (It's also technically not in Harpers Ferry but the next town over.) The price is also a bit on the steep side for a hostel. We paid ~$145 for a room (consisting of 4 bunk beds). If you're renting just a bed, you'll also pay ~$35 a person, and could possibly end up in the shared room for 8. Maybe these are Harpers Ferry prices, but I know of hostels in downtown Boston that charge about the same price. Overall though, I enjoyed my experience here.

We stayed here over NYE this year and I can't speak highly enough about it! I was so pleased with…read morehow clean everything was, from our room, to the lobby to the communal showers as well. The staff was exceptionally friendly and it seemed very apparent everyone liked working there, which speaks to the hostel itself in my opinion. My boyfriend and I opted to stay in a bunk bed room and I only have 2 recommendations - 1. Be prepared to to have a tablet or laptop if you like falling asleep to TV bc there are none in the rooms. 2. Bring an air freshener - the toilet is right there in close quarters with you (if ya get my drift!) My only complaint is that the room got super hot at night, so it's a good idea to have a bottle of water in your room in case you're like me and get super thirsty from being to hot. To be fair, I was sleeping in the top bunk so I'm sure the hot air rose to my detriment. There's a little cafe in the lobby with coffee, empanadas and seating with some fun board games. So if you're looking for somewhere to stay on a budget, this place was perfect for us. I felt safe in the hostel itself and in the neighborhood as well. Not to mention the hostel is less than a block away from the metro station which was SO useful. One last thing that was so nice - even after you check out, you're welcome to leave your luggage in the lobby until your flight/train/Uber picks you up so your not just dragging bags around town while you kill some time. All in all, great experience!

Came here to stay for a night, luckily came on free pizza night. Not super social though…read more Beds are super comfortable, unfortunately doesn't block out sound - loud snorer. Appreciate that there are women-only dorms. Showers are in the basement which is a bit of a weird setup though. Good location, decent price.

Hey yall, For…read moreTRAVELING PPL: I just paid $215 for 4 nights here Wednesday-Sunday to be cheap and taste the DC city life next to the White House for a second before I go back to Baltimore for work. That's about $59 a night. I mean, it's chill, it's clean for the most part. The lil less quality stuff that needs to be fixed I'll suggest tomorrow to the team working here which the staff are nice. I got a chance to chill on the rooftop in the hamic, how nice. Love the lights. Everyone's nice, lots of GUYS!!! Way more guys than gals. I've only seen about 2-3 women here. I've seen like 15 guys. My bedroom has all guys btw! Had to ask for a bottom bunk b/c the put me up top. My bed is broken too... like half my mattress is sunken in and the other half is normal. I'll tell them tomorrow! The showers for females are clean but the nosel to turn the water temp was broken however I still took a hot shower and they need to fix that but otherwise there's 3 other showers with low pressure for water I think... I'll see tomorrow Otherwise, the fridge is cool, kitchen smells like food but nothing bad, I mean, otherwise clean sheets and blankets, a pillow and you can go and come as you please! Central to everything, I walked to Whole Foods and walked to the White House already and been walking around since 5pm-9pm... lots of people walk outside! Nice lil market next door and a restaurant downstairs.... Would I stay at another hostel ever again? If I wanted to save my money and be cheap yessss... If I wanted to ball out and get a hotel I would or a Airbnb which I'm still considering doing for my other 5 nights I have to figure out from Sunday-Friday... after I check out here.. which I will be checking out... Don't think I can stay for longer than 4 nights lol this is my first time at a hostel and I just wanted to test it... I at the least want my own bed and bedroom somewhere... don't mind paying and I may travel to another city... Anyways! Enjoy and make sure to ask the staff for help if needed! So far no one is snoring cuz that would be bad!!!

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed my stay at Duo Housing. This was my first US hostel…read moreexperience (and my first hostel period in 20 years), so I was bracing myself for noisy young backpackers, work, not super hygienic facilities, and I was a bit nervous about safety. Not at all what I found at Duo - the staff were courteous and very helpful, the very nice bathroom and kitchen facilities were clean and well-supplied, and the beds, while no frills, were comfortable, warm and clean. There was a mix of residents, in terms of age (at 40 I was not even the oldest one there!) some were international travelers, others were US visitors to DC, I didn't actually meet or talk to any students. I was only able to stay one night because my driver's license still has my DC address, and they don't allow DMV residents to stay for more than a night at a time (I moved less than a month ago). For the price, this is a great find and will definitely be on my list of places to stay when I have to be in DC for work On my first night checking in, there was an older gentleman on the stoop outside telling everyone trying to get in that this was the worst hostel experience he'd ever had, and I wondered what I was getting myself into. Turns out that guy was the equivalent of a live 1-star Yelp review that Yelp would put in the "not recommended" bin.

I checked into this hotel September 20 my birthday, tour, the whole city on September 21, came…read moreback, later that night I took a shower, but I forgot and left my purse in the room. There was only one person in the room when I took the shower, so in the shower, I forgot my body wash so I got out the shower when into the room looked in my purse and I was looking for my body wash on top of my bed with my purse. When I looked at my purse after I opened it, I I realize that my $500 was gone. And yes I had a hissy fit. They claim that my 145 pounds, with a bad back which I had surgery on on 27 September at 62 years old walking with a cane that I broke their pen glass that connects to talking to the receptionist, after he told me, after me pointed to him that someone stole my money, replied what the fuck do you want us to do that's when I curse them out, went to my room and start packing my stuff to look for another place to sleep that night. Instead, they called the police on me in Washington DC and I live in Roseville Minnesota. It had to put me out at 1 o'clock in the morning, there's no police report, stating that I did this there's no bill that they sent me for damage of property, nor that I go to death jail, or get a ticket for damage property, but yet when I called hotel.com and told them that I had to sleep on the floor of the Amtrak train station because my train didn't leave until 10 o'clock in the morning they told me I was going to get refund after five days if the hotel did not respond back, the hotel never responded back only sent them something saying that I damaged their property, so hotels.com would not return money because they said I was a unruly customer so therefore they will not be refunding my money, mind you it was only $150 for the room. So in the end I want up losing $650, I tell you this place is a tourist trap most people that live there look homeless, and look like they were living there permanently, the receptionist himself told me that most people live there where they're going to school and working that sound like to meet people I live in there. It's a set up to not go there please

I only stayed here for one night during a quick trip to D.C. My review is based on the fact that…read morethis was a $25 stay. Reading other reviewers I understand the complaints about the beds being uncomfortable, the rooms being unventilated and stuffy, and the general dirty surroundings. I don't disagree, but... Go ahead and pay $100 more for a hotel if you have your bar set so high. I chose Capital Comfort because this was all I needed. The bed was uncomfortable, yes, but the sheets were clean. With that being said, the sheets were probably a bit too worn out from being washed over the years to not be replaced yet, though. Upon being checked in I was upgraded from an 8 person co-ed room to a 4 person, female only, room. I did not ask for it and did not expect it, but it was awfully nice! It definitely comforted me as a woman traveling to D.C. my first time. I don't know what the other reviewers are talking about when they say the owner/employees were rude. We were welcomed and shown around immediately, in addition to being accommodated in how I mentioned before. Speaking of being shown around, the amenities were what to be expected at a hostel. There were communal bathrooms, one for each gender. The state of the bathrooms left more to be desired, to say the least. Wear flip flops to shower and there should be no problem! There was also a communal kitchen with a microwave, tea kettle, stove/oven, refrigerator, a washer and dryer (25¢ for each), sink, cupboards, personal lockers for rent (25¢), dining table, pots and pans, and both reusable and disposable dishes. There was also internet and TV, as well as vending and free coffee in the lobby. So, in conclusion, I've stayed at better hostels, but this one was definitely not bad by any means. It met my needs, and that's all I can ask for when paying $25 a night!