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USA Hostels San Diego Reviews

726 5th Avenue, San Diego CA, San Diego, USA

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93%

Amazing place with a good location and friendly, helpful staff.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Singapore
  • Female 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


96%

Pro: Party Hostel #1! Well equiped, cool people, cool stuff, right downtown. Contra: Far away from the beach. Go to Pacific Beach, if you wanna have party and be by the beach.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


93%

Please do not put a staff who does not know well ahout the ways to get to famous tour sights in the reception desk. When I checked in, the manager was so kind and she knows well around there. However, the guy who worked at night did not. When I asked something, then he always answered, "Sorry, I don't know."

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • South Korea
  • Female 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


100%

Excellent hostel! I definitely recommend it!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Portugal
  • Male 18-24
  • (5 reviews)


76%

Great location and nice staff.


93%

An excellent hostel. Organise activities most evenings, good location, well thought out dorm rooms, if I was to be picky I would say the shower good be better. A top notch hostel!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


93%

Super! great location, very helpful staff. beer pong table available!


93%

A great great hostel! You should definetly go here. Located downtown in the middle of all bars and clubs. Staff is amingly friendly and fun. Hostel is clean, and looks from the inside, as well from the outside great! Furthermore, rent a beachcruiser bike and cycle to the beaches. Life's is perfect in San Diego!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

A fantastic hostel with lots or arranged activities... and a wonderful thanksgiving dinner. USA Hostels you've done it again


90%

great people working there, in a great location. San Diego is the best!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

Without doubt the highlight of my 4 week trip across The States. An extremely social hostel in an outstanding location.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


96%

Awesome stay! The location is amazing - right in the Gaslamp District, and the vibe of the hostel is really good. Thanks to all the staff!!

  • Avid Traveller
  • 12 Nov 2011
  • morgs40
  • Australia
  • Male 25-30
  • (19 reviews)


96%

Great hostel! Excellent infrastructure in the dorms and services to use! Although, as many of american hostels, lacks of activities that really attract people


50%

not very good. especially the kithen!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • South Korea
  • (Gender undisclosed)
  • (3 reviews)


83%

The hostel is located in the best street of San Diego, close to all nighlife!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male 25-30
  • (5 reviews)


100%

I stayed in a mixed 4-bed dorm (which ended up just being guys anyway). The room was fine, bed comfortable, bed linen clean, bed pods offered some privacy and light inside them a great idea, bathrooms and communal areas clean and tidy, staff friendly and knowledgeable, people fun. I would definitely recommend staying here, and though I did my own thing rather than go on the social events organised, they seemed a lot of fun. Great location, and easy to get to from airport and bus station.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 25-30
  • (7 reviews)


100%

Funny that this should be the first e-mail in my in box; was signing on with the sole intention of writing a review of my experience at USA Hostel San Diego. I am 51 yrs old and this was my first hostel experience ever. I went with some trepidation, but that was quickly replaced by complete satisfaction. My experience was more than I could have hoped for. The staff was most friendly and helpful, the environment cleaner than my standards which are high, the location superb, and the price perfect

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 41+
  • (1 review)


100%

Stop reading this review and just book up. Fantastic, clean, well organised party hostel right in the heart of the fantastic bustling Gaslamp district, and a short walk from Broadway Pier and the trolley and bus routes out to the beaches/Mexico. This is my second time in just over a year at this hostel and I'm more gutted to be leaving the second time. Meg is a fantastic host and motivator for everyone to have a tip top time. Book now, you won't regret it!

  • Avid Traveller
  • 28 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 25-30
  • (11 reviews)


100%

Staff were absolutely amazing... Jess and James were leading a motley crew of awesome staff... Tom, James, Parker, Eric, angelic, Carlos, Brittany and Christine - thank you for an amazing stay! Simon

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • (Gender undisclosed)
  • (1 review)


86%

This is a clean, well kept hostel. The staff were helpful and the only issues we had were minor. The showers dont seem to mix the hot and cold water, so its either boiling or freezing. This would be a brilliant hostel with a little outside space, unfortunately it leads right onto a busy street which can be noisy, but if you get a room at the back its fine. I really liked the place.


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  • 11 Jan 2012 (93%)
  • Amazing place with a good location and friendly, helpful staff.
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