Minneapolis International Hostel Reviews

Room was dirty. Waste baskets were full. Hole in floor covered with cardboard.

I had a private room but they didn't tell me it was right under their heater-cooler engine which made a terrible sound all the time. Worst experience ever in a hostel.hey didn't want to change the room.Nevertheless the room was either very cold or very hot as the temperature varied from 30 to 80F in a week.

Didn't stay here due to disgusting room and bathroom. Asked for refund and left. Urine all over the bathroom, someone's pants in the sink, bath hadnt been cleaned in years and room was just as bad even though we seemed to be the only ones there. Staff very unfriendly and unhelpful. Ended up shelling out more for a motel but worth every penny

Beautiful house, really - big kitchen and common room. Staff is correct. Upper bathroom smelled of dead rat or whatever it was - very annoying. Hope it was easy to fint the smell source... Only 15 min walk from downtown, which is fine. But after all, nothing extra. Still, it is wonderful that it exists, as there are not many hostels in the u.s. Keep going!

The reception by the lady who worked the evening shift was distant and unpleasant. I booked the single room, which looks nice on the website. The room turned out to be - literally - a bed stuffed into a storage space. It was awful and the opposite of what was advertised. The bathroom on that floor was defect so I had to go one story down to a truly nasty bathroom with full and dirty wastebaskets and lots of pieces of old soap on the floor that had clearly been there for a while. AWFUL!!

Good location, charming common areas, building and rooms seemed secure. Office supposed to open at 8, didn't open until 10. Run down, poorly equipped rooms (no hooks or shelves). Staff messed up my reservation. Moved to a double room for privacy and it was FREEZING - guessing room was

Old house

I feel that many small physical improvements could be made to the facilities that would make the stay more pleasant.

The whole rundown building held very little heat. The location is in adangerous part of town. The couters floors and furniture were littered and filthy. I dont believe the telivision worked. There were mentally ill locals using it as a break from the shelter. they were using tranferenceand were a contant nucence. I felt attact spiritually by the managers.When my family got off work and got me the heck out of there I was refused a prorated refund. They just stonewalled me with their burocratic po

Good location, great ornate house. Friendly staff, and good common areas. They don't provide lockers for valuables, so this was missed. Good place for meeting other travelers.

Great old house converted to hostel. Friendly staff and guests. Would stay again. Great price for the quality.

A small amount of money would greatly improve the hostel experience. For example, bathroom curtains (for privacy from the street)! Why would guests WANT to undress in front of a street level window? Or how about springing for some new bed linens and tacking up the shabby worn-out ones as curtains?

The place looked like it was falling apart on the outside, and the shower curtains and some other general things weren't exactly clean. The staff also didn't seem to friendly, like I've experienced in other hostels. This being said, it was a great deal for the money, and was in a great neighborhood. Things were close, and the buses were very accessible.

It is a nice hostel, for one or two nights. It has a good location. Staff is ok.

Very helpful Lady host.

I absolutely loved the place. Minor wear and tear on all furniture and living space; some hinges were creaky but in a very "aged Victorian" style. There was free wifi and internet on one computer, one comfy common area with television, and a nice fully functional kitchen, including a clean fridge. The signs directing us what to do- e.g. where to put dirty towels or keys when you're leaving- were all very clear and made sense. Compared to dirty hotels of the same price, this was phenomenal.

It is an adequate facility if you need a place to stay and you are not looking to pay for an expensive hotel. For an "international hostel", they are not very accommodating to travellers. I arrived on a Saturday night and my flight didn't get into MSP airport until 8:46pm. I emailed and called ahead telling them my situation and asking them to please allow me to check in as I could not control my flight time. They were very brusque/rude and said basically too bad if you don't make it by 9:30.

Staff are terrible, they speak to you is when they ask for money or tell you what you're doing wrong. no help whatsoever. Atmosphere: first thing you will notice is how many sign are around saying "if you do this, you will be evicted and we will keep your money", if you don't believe it, then book away. look out for chains around staff fridge there areas of atmosphere would be your fellow hostelers, be aware, most are hopeless drug addicts/alcoholics, again, this is not a joke.

We ended up not staying the night. The greeter was not friendly or hospitable, I think this is not the right job for him! The place was dark and did not feel inviting. The mattresses were bare, which seemed unhygienic to me. Perhaps if the mood was made more inviting or friendly we would have come back, but it all felt so creepy and didn't smell good, that we found a place on Priceline, a three star hotel, that cost us less than the night we had paid for at the hostel, and stayed there instea

It was really clean and comfortable to stay. Just one thing- it was bit cold.