I had no idea where to stay when visiting Seattle so I did a quick google search. This was the…read morefirst place to come up and I'm so glad that I chose to stay here. This hostels nickname should be the clean tortoise seriously at any given point during my stay there were always people cleaning! The kitchen, bathrooms, general area and rooms. The fact that they provide breakfast and have free events is amazing! I ate a hearty breakfast every morning I was there. My belly was happy. I went on a walking tour. HUGE SHOUTOUT TO AMALIA! That tour has been resonating for days since I went on it. She's such a fun interactive tour guide and provided so much good information about the city. I felt so comfortable navigating downtown by myself afterwards. Everyone I encountered there was friendly and respectful. The only thing I will point out is that if you have any mobility issues staying here might be challenging. There are a lot of stairs to get to the main floor and to get to the sleeping accommodations. Overall such a wonderful stay. I felt so thankful to have the opportunity to have this as my home base while exploring the city hope to be back.

Found this hostel across from Pike Place Market. It has been called Seattle's best hostel by many…read moreonline. Green Tortoise Hostel certainly is a place we could stay again. Location is good and so is the place itself. The prices are okay for the area and quality. Best thing about it for many staying here is the location of course. It's located across from Pike Place Market. This is in the main touristy area, which means it gets crowded around here and inside this. Especially the bathrooms. They have quite a few in each hall so it's not very long of a wait. If needing toiletries it's $1 for soap or toothpaste. That's an okay price for these. Could charge you even more actually. They have events like free beer and ice cream, so check the calendars for when these are happening. Good place if wanting to stay close to top attractions. It's located next to many restaurants and shops, as well as other things like museums. This is also located along bus lines and it's close to the Westlake station, so it's convenient to get to with public transportation.

Got a room at this hostel in the Fremont area. It has been called one of Seattle's best hostels by…read moremany online. Hotel Hotel certainly is a place we could stay again. Location is good and so is the place itself. The prices are okay for the area and quality. Cool thing about it for many staying here is the location of course. It's located close to a lot of hip bars and restaurants. This is in one of the main touristy areas, which means it gets crowded around here and inside this. Especially the bathrooms. They have a few in each hall so it's not very long of a wait. If needing toiletries it's $1 for soap or toothpaste. That's an okay price for these. Could charge you even more for these actually. The most notable local attraction is the Fremont Troll, which is only a few blocks away and is a good place for pictures. Has a cozy and comfortable feel to it. It's located next to many restaurants and shops, as well as other things like a few parks. This is also located along a few bus lines, so it's convenient to get to with public transportation.

I stayed here back in March 3. I had to go to a concert and it was the closest to get there and the…read moreroom was affordable and very easy to access. The manager. Text me about how to get in my lock room and everything like that so I really enjoyed it. I will Stay here again. It is very beautiful and so cozy and I love how very private that makes me very happy.

Outstanding service from Levan at check-in. He is super friendly, nice and helpful and he was able…read moreto find me a phone charger block to borrow to recharge my phone during my stay. The American hotel hostel helped me out big time during my stay in Seattle. Everything in town was sold out due to the championship soccer game and the Pax Convention. I got a single room for $100 by myself. It's not fancy, but it sure is a lot better than staying at the airport and taking the train in every day.

I was most impressed by how friendly the staff were! For the great location and compared to the…read moreprices of other hotels, I was happy with my stay. My room was clean and lockers were in the rooms. The shared bathrooms were super clean and seemed to be cleaned every morning. They had some light breakfast such as bagels, oatmeal, and coffee which was appreciated. The hostel itself was definitely old but I find that it gives it character especially since everything was clean. Lastly, I will admit there is no AC and the room can be stuffy, but I found cracking a window and the very small handheld fan above my bed was adequate for me. Would recommend to others I know!

Here it is, folks, the only game in town. Short of spending $80 or camping out in someone's back…read moreyard, here's your only other option. And boy does it have last resort written in big block letters across it.. None of the rooms are "rooms" per se, they have doors, sure, they have beds in them, no doubt, but none of them have four walls. That is, in order to get to the bathroom, outside, laundry machine, you will have people walking through your "room". I've stayed in shitty hostels. But for the most part, they all had walls. And do you like to have internet in your hostel? Great, sit by the window and hope to catch a stray bit of bandwidth from the owners' house. Truth is, the place is pretty comfortable and it's a lot cheaper than staying a hotel. It just seems to suffer from a bad case of only-game-in-town.

I will always remember my time at the ToadLily House fondly. The communal style is perfect for…read moremeeting and getting to know the many wonderful people who come through here. The owners are genuinely kind, gracious people who will make sure you're comfortable and taken care of. I would stay here over a hotel any day.

Incredibly affordable and convenient place to stay when visiting Victoria! It's right downtown and…read morewalking distance from anywhere you could hope to go. I stayed in a private room, which was small, but very clean and cozy! We had control over our own heating, which was wonderful for visiting in November. There are both private and multi person bathrooms, all of which are very clean and pleasant. The staff here are very welcoming and kind! I highly recommend staying here if you are traveling on a budget!

Don't really care if I am closer to 40 than 30, I still enjoy staying at hostels. Love the…read morecommunity/communal spirit and being able to talk with travelers from around the world. Plus, we were in Victoria to see the city, not lounge in the room. Decent bed and warm shower is really all that was needed. We stayed at this location for two night while doing a whirlwind BC trip. We got a private room which was really clean and tidy. The kitchen is well-stocked with all sorts of dishes and cooking supplies. Staff was very friendly too, which was appreciated. Great location just a block from the Inner Harbor and a great price for about $60 Canadian for a private room. I see some posters had issues with the dorm accommodations, but I can't speak to that, as we stayed in a private room.

We stayed here for 3 nights in a private family room for 4 of us, and overall, it was a good stay…read more On the plus side, it was a great location right in Friday Harbor, liked the common room w/ pool table, games, TVs and community kitchen. Cons: only one key for a room that slept 6, no closets, dressers or shelves; we had a sitting room, but if you turned lights on, they were also on in the bedroom; the bunks were fairly rickety, and every time my daughter above me rolled over, the bed shook and I woke up. I also misunderstood that we had a private toilet, shower, but all rooms share community bathrooms. Not super cheap for a hostel ($250/night for our room), but on an island w/ extremely limited, was nice to have a place to stay!

The two of us stayed at the hostel in late June 2022. It was VERY expensive for a hostel, but…read moreheck--it's summer--and we were glad to have a place to stay that night. The only room we could get was one with two bunkbeds, with a very slim double on the bottom of one. That's the one we used. No one else shared the room. The showers down the hall were hot, and one of them had a hair dryer. Later I found that the very large and nice kitchen / lounge / pool ball area also had additional, larger bathrooms. It would have been nice for Manager Min to show that to us when we checked in, but on the other hand, he clearly had a lot of responsibilities. Next time we'll ask for a little tour! :) As another reviewer noted, patrons were polite and quiet. Min was helpful at all times, as was the young woman whose name I didn't catch but who filled in for him at times. She provided us with additional bath towels at no cost.

I am sitting on the bed in room 22B, and I'll tell you...I am pleased as punch. It is clean, and…read moretastefully, sparcely decorated with an IKEA meets World Market vibe. Now if you know me at all, you KNOW I love fresh air. At many hotels, I 100% loathe the act of desperately sucking my "fresh air" through some dusty window air conditioner thingy, but in 22B, glory be! I can open fully an old-wood-framed window and lay here gazing at the green leaves of a tree swaying in the breeze as I inhale copious lungfuls of the oxygen I love so much. In addition to free air, free breakfast is also promised, which is pretty normal in hotels, but get this...drumroll...FREE DINNER and a drink! We, unfortunately went out and wasted our money on bad food at a restaurant (Dosa Paragon...read the review), so don't know how the free dinner was here. My expectations are reasonable, so if they have coffee and bread at breakfast, we are good! If they have a waffle spinner,that would be typical but surprising here. Yes, it's a little noisy, but not as much as I feared for being in the heart of a bustling downtown. Stay here and get room 22B! Update: Excellent breakfast and there is a communal kitchen! No waffle spinner.

*BED BUGS* Stayed in Room 17K and left early because the…read moreroom was gross -- hairs in the bed, dirty counters, and a small red bug in the sheets that I *hoped* wasn't a bed bug. Spoiler alert: it was. The air freshener under the sink was so strong it made me nauseous. When I tried to check out early, instead of asking "How was your stay?" or trying to help, the front desk just said, "No refund for you!" -- which is a great way to make a guest feel unwelcome, not valued. They say they don't want to greet guests that way, but that's exactly what happened. Management says they "need to be advised at the time" to fix issues, but how was I supposed to report bugs at check-in when I hadn't even been in the room yet? And when I tried to raise concerns at checkout, I was cut off. So, no chance to fix things on site -- which they say is why they won't refund me. They admit their "high standards of quality" weren't met -- the hairs and dirty counters prove that -- and that the "nauseating air freshener" is a love-it-or-hate-it thing they could have removed or even moved me to another room, but none of that happened. They claim they found no evidence of bed bugs but will "treat it as such" because it's a serious complaint. I have photos of the bites I woke up with at home, and I saw a similar bug in my own apartment later. Seems pretty connected to me. Finally, they say they won't refund me because I "threatened" to leave negative reviews -- except I'm just sharing my honest experience, which any traveler deserves to hear. They offered a discount for a future stay, but after this, I won't be going back. If you want a clean, safe place with guest service that actually listens, look elsewhere.

Had a great stay here. For the price, it's an amazing value, especially since I could cook my own…read moremeals instead of paying island restaurant prices.

TLDR: Unsafe! People had the code to our private room and entered to use our shower! Owner was 0…read morehelp. Run, don't walk away. This was singlehandedly the worst Hospitality experience we have ever had and probably ever will. Allow me to preface this review, with the fact we had selected the "PRIVATE ROOM/SUITE", not one of the hostel options with shared kitchen/bathroom spaces. The only positive I have is the convenient location near downtown Friday Harbor. I will start off by saying, our room was very dirty. Dust everywhere, dirt on the floors (my feet were black after walking across the room barefoot), dead bugs and spiders, even garbage under the couch (I'll get back to why I even had to move the couch in the first place). The sheets and blankets appeared to be clean, but I felt pretty uncomfortable about the cleanliness situation so that didn't help. Here's where things start to become dangerously unacceptable. I am laying in bed, trying to sleep (my fiancee is already asleep), when I hear people enter our room. I hear a quiet muffled conversation and they leave. At this point I am questioning my sanity, I get up, open the bedroom door and go over to lock the door (at the time I was 90% sure I locked the door before bed but not positive, and so I chalked it up to someone going to the wrong room and me not locking the door). That being said, my heart was still racing and I was pretty panicked/shocked so I put a couple of chairs in front of the door after I re-locked it, that way I could know for sure if someone was attempting to enter our room. At this point, sleep is not even on my mind. Low and behold, 5 minutes later I hear someone attempting to enter the room. I ask what they think they are doing, and they (bewildered as I was) said they were here to use our shower. The woman was nice, polite and confused. She said she received a code for our space to use our shower. I threw my hands up at this point and let her use our shower. We immediately reached out to Paul he replied, "I'm sorry but if somebody is confused and can't find their room and that happens again please contact me and I will assist them, paul" - first of all, they shouldn't even have our code - we replied "Someone is in the shower right now and someone earlier also entered our room. Please assist now." We followed up with a phone call, he answered and said he would be right there. A couple minutes later, Paul arrives, we let him in and he immediately starts trying to blame the poor confused woman. He leaves with her and shows her where the communal showers are. He comes back to apologize, we ask him if he can change the code, he says it's not possible without removing the lock from the door (total lie, these codes typically are easily changed and should be changed after every guest anyways, this is how people get murdered). He apologizes, says he will offer compensation in the morning and that "you guys will probably be fine, it shouldn't happen again". Nice, very reassuring response Paul! He also left his key in the utility closet with the door open which had keys to every single unit, again, how incredibly dangerous. This guy is not qualified to operate in the hospitality industry and should be barred from operating before someone gets hurt or killed. We ended up barricading our door with the couch, chairs, and desk so that we could feel safe enough to get some sleep as there were no nearby vacancies and our other option was to sleep in the car. A photo of this is attached where allowed, as I am posting this review everywhere I possibly can. Morning comes, no word from Paul. We reach out again at 2:30PM and he finally replies "it has to go through Airbnb so just ask for $100 and I will agree to the refund. Sorry, never happened before, very weird, thanks for your understanding, Paul" Yes that's right he didn't even offer to comp the whole stay. 0/10 stay away unless you seek the thrill of strangers entering your room while you're in bed.