The New York Loft Hostel Reviews

Hip hostel in a hip neighbourhood. Had a good time there meeting cool people. Staff is mostly cool as well. be careful as room rates vary between around 37 and 60$, the latter is an exaggerated price for what you get.

I enjoyed my stay due to the people I met however the staff were unfriendly (also confirmed by several people I met) and did not provide an appropriate answer to the following: I booked 7 months in advanced and was charged $65 per night, several people I met booked 5 days in advance (some even less) and only paid $30 per night. I was told, too bad, price fluctuates!! It would have been cheaper to cancel and rebook!! On this fact alone I will not be recommending this hostel. Regards, Blair

My stay was great. Definitely going back. Totally go there if you want to see Brooklyn!!

All is good about this hostel. I am happy I stayed there for one night. The only thing is it's location is far from the center of Brooklyn. Very generous and healthy breakfast, kosher milk, kosher pancakes, kosher syrup, fruits. Thank you very much. G-d bless!

Nice hostel, i stayed here for 2 days. There is a nice open place to sit, enjoy the sun and meet other people. Rooms for 2/3 persons, which is better than with 8-10 persons in a room. My room was dark, just one small window and a light, what didn't gave a lot of light. Cheap hostel! And I met a lot of nice people here! Had a good time!

I immediately felt the New York atmosphere which was awesome. Very close to the subway which meant that the trip to the city was very easy.

No daily cleanning room No towels as included in single room Highly expensive

Staff is extremely unflexible and not friendly. Long lines at the reception during check out time. There was no cleaning in my private room. Location is relatively far from Manhattan, although it can be a compromise if you visit NY by car: parking on the street is for free (If you are not afraid that your car gets stolen, as the neighborhood is not the best.) Apart from that, a nice hostel.

Pros: Area is interesting, staff is friendly, we had a double room which was small but nice and clean Cons: Seating Area is too small.

Everything was ok but the first day we haven't hot water in the shower. We talk with the reception guys and they fix the problem. Besides this, we love the Hostel.

Cool hostel and overall good experience. Great cafes in the area & close to subway. The sink in the bathroom on the 4th floor was way too small -- it would make everyone's life easier to replace it with a bigger one that doesn't cause water & soap to spill over the edge. Hooks/shelves needed too. It was great that the hostel provided a paper with instructions on how to get to Laguardia Airport, but the train directions on the paper didn't match with the train directions on the station signs.

It's well located in the heart of Brooklyn just 2 minutes from the subway station. Make sure not to take a room on the lower floors because it's very loud because of the planes. The breakfast was ok, nothing special. I liked the friendliness of the staff! The wi-fi connection was very good in the whole building. Unfortunately the bbq on Friday didn't take place. I would go the again.

One thing, I arrived at 6 am at the hostel, it was pouring and I was freezing, and this guy at the entrance tells me that nobody can be inside, even I had my reservation I could not even wait inside of the hostel, so I had to be outside in the cold rain. I will never ever will stay in a place where they don't care about people.

Really good hostel for the money. Close to the metro which you'll need to ride as the hostel is a bit out from most of the desirable spots in Brooklyn. Clean, secure and affordable- this hostel is a winner.

Very inefficient

There was a whole lot of noise at night, from people coming in and out from the kitchen/rec area, and also, I noticed the room i stayed in did not get enough airing out, so I had a LOT of trouble with my allergies. Other than that, it was great!

I've hosteled in Spain, Italy, South and Central America, Africa and the US. This hostel was a surprise. Challenging to find at night. But clean, roomy, professional and helpful, friendly staff, great indoor/outdoor eating area, varied breakfast items, convenient kitchen to prep your own meal. Bathrooms are roomy and conveniently located and enough bathrooms. I will definitely return. Best value for the money.

I discovered during my stay that I paid 120 dollars than one of the other girls in the room who was also staying one Day longer than me and everyone around who I afsked payed much less. I confronted the manager with this and she compared the hostelprice to plaintickets that goes up and down. Now I accept a small difference eccept this was not a small difference to me. It avarage I paid more then 70 dollars per Night in shared room! But the facilities could't at all live up to that.

Before I book I read here some comments about the location of the hostel (it's in Brooklyn, close to the Morgan Av Station), and apparently some people didn't like it. Actually, for me the location was totally fine, really. If you have ever been in any big city you will be fine with the location. For the price they offer, the cleanliness and the facilities -- they were really good --, the last thing you will be worried about is the location.

I loved this hostel. Obviously there are things that I wasn't 100% happy with, but it had a unique vibe and was very nicely located near the subway station for easy access into Manhattan via the L train. You can be in the heart of the East Village in minutes. It's just that in the area of the hostel there wasn't much to do, but it never felt sketchy. Trendy people, a nice pizza restaurant called Roberta's nearby. The room was super clean and comfortable beds. Toilet didn't work though.