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Reviews of Hostel Of Maine

2 out of 5
Hostel Of Maine
3004 Town Line Road, Kingfield, ME

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 64 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Susannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Kerri on 2024/4/19
Thank you for staying with us! We look forward to seeing you all again soon!

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hostel had very nice private rooms, and for the adventurous, the shared "hostel" experience was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Molly-Operations Team on 2024/2/16
Thank you for your kind words David! We so are glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Will stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Danny on 2024/2/12
Thanks for the positive response Nancy! Glad you had a great stay and would love to have you back.

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Danny on 2024/1/13
John was a wonderful guest! Thanks again for finding the Hostel of Maine and please come back soon :)

10/10 Excellent

Guixiong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Alex on 2024/1/9
Hi Guixiong, thank you for your great review. We hope to see you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Danny on 2023/12/15
Thank you so much for the kind review! We really appreciate you choosing us for your Western Maine adventures and hope to see you again real soon.

10/10 Excellent

Chelsea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay
I was so pleasantly surprised by the Hostel of Maine! I booked last minute, but was blown away by how beautiful the building was, how well designed the interior was and the staff (Maggie!) was great! Can’t beat the location to Sugarloaf. Would absolutely stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Alex on 2023/12/13
Thank you, Chelsea, for your kind words and for sharing some photos of our space! It was a pleasure to host you. We hope you'll return again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Yves

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay ! Nice common Room with fireplace and good breakfast!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Justin on 2023/12/12
Thanks, Yves! We so appreciate the review and hope to see you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Shannon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place to stay! Very conveniently located to sugarloaf! Stayed in the bunk room and had a great experience. They really have thought of everything!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Kerri on 2023/12/6
Thank you for staying with us! We are happy you enjoyed your stay and look forward to seeing you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

HsuanWen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything is perfect here. The staff are super nice. The room and all the places are clean. Good breakfast and really hikers friendly. Would come back again The best hostel ever
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Justin on 2023/10/2
Thanks for the incredibly kind review! We love our team and are happy you had a wonderful stay. Come back anytime!

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Justin on 2023/11/7
Thanks for the great rating, David!

10/10 Excellent

Celine

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Justin on 2023/8/21
Thanks for the great rating, Celine!

10/10 Excellent

chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy to sleep at. Accommodating staff if needed to leave early/late or arrive early/late. Wifi is available and can come in at 300 mbps, depending on occupancy size.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Molly-H.o.ME Team on 2023/8/16
Thank you for your kind words Chris! We are glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

william

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Molly-H.o.ME Team on 2023/8/16
Thank you William! The mountains of western Maine are truly wonderful.

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet, friendly place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Molly-H.o.ME Team on 2023/8/16
Thank you Richard! We are glad you enjoyed your stay!

8/10 Good

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Beautiful log cabin ski lodge type place, in middle of quiet woods.; just lovely. Unfortunately no one was around when I tried to check in at 4:30, there was just a “call this number if you need help” but nobody answered - so not a great check in. Also they need air conditioning on upper floor- was sweltering. And they say alcohol must be bought from them, but won’t sell wine by the glass, only by the bottle. These things added up to a bit of a disappointing stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Justin, Owner on 2023/7/18
Hi Paula, thank you for staying with us and leaving the review! We appreciate all feedback and I am sorry to hear about both the overly warm room and the poor check-in experience. Regarding check-in, while we are a small team, we do make every effort to be available during check-in hours such that guests can arrive when works best for them and get checked in quickly. Therefore, your arriving to not be able to find nor contact anyone is unacceptable and we've identified where it went awry. I apologize again for that and am confident on a future trip you won't run into that issue.As the rooms have casement windows (great for the view and ability to fully open, but impossible to easily place air conditioners in) we do our best to open windows overnight to let cool air in and close them during the day. It sounds like this was missed this morning, which made your room that much warmer than it needed to be when combined with the high 80s it ended up getting to. We are currently saving up to get heat pumps placed in all the rooms. Of course that does not help you now, so I do apologize again - we are definitely aware that on the hottest summer days, those rooms can be uncomfortable during the early evening and only become comfortable at night for sleeping. We provide additional fans for all guests and hope you were able to enjoy the room and lodge overall once it cooled down!For wine, you are correct that we have a liquor license that prohibits outside alcohol in the service area (the common areas/patio/etc). We do sell a few great wines by the bottle, but we also have canned wine which is quite delicious and priced very fairly for someone not looking to purchase an entire bottle. We have attempted to sell glasses in the past and unfortunately, it creates a significant waste issue and is a financial loss as well due to that waste. If we were missing something in the can options (a white, for example), we will be restocking soon and will try better in the future to not run out of styles.Thanks once more for the feedback and we look forward to having you give us another try on your next visit to the Sugarloaf area!

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Such a fantastic place to stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Justin on 2023/7/17
Thanks for staying and leaving a wonderful review. We hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Justin on 2023/7/17
Thanks for the kind review, Jennifer!

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I hadn't stayed in a hostel since my youth. I wasn't sure what to expect. My travel was short-notice due to a family emergency and this hostel was the halfway point. It exceeded all expectations! The staff was warm and welcoming, the facilities were clean, accommodating and welcoming. I felt at home, is the best way to express how I felt. Thank you for a wonderful experience!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Molly HoME Staff on 2023/7/16
Thank you for your kind words! We're glad that you felt right at H.o.ME. :)

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff and beautiful facility
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Molly HoME Staff on 2023/7/16
Thanks so much! We're happy to hear you had a great time.

10/10 Excellent

Isabella

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Justin on 2023/7/18
Thanks for the kind rating!

10/10 Excellent

Rita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Justin on 2023/5/13
Thanks for the review, Rita! We look forward to hosting you again

10/10 Excellent

Tristan

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Justin on 2023/4/18
Thanks for the rating, Tristan! Glad you enjoyed your time here

10/10 Excellent

Zachary

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome place for a weekend getaway! Very friendly, personable group running the place. Super close to Sugarloaf and convenient to Kingfield! 10/10 would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Justin on 2023/3/19
Thanks, Zachary, for staying and leaving such an excellent review! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

8/10 Good

Anne Kari

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful common spaces and very friendly staff!
Response from Justin on 2022/12/20
Thanks for staying with us, Anne! Please feel free to reach out if there's anything we can do next time to make your stay a 5 star one. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

sandra

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

DAWNA, Pawtucket

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful home in the Maine woods.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Justin on 2022/9/15
Thanks for the kind words Dawna! :) We are glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you another time.

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not what you expect of a hostel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Justin on 2022/7/17
Thanks for your review & rating, Jason! We definitely pride ourselves on breaking tradition when it comes to what a Hostel can be. :)

10/10 Excellent

Lyda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Justin on 2020/3/4
Thanks, Lyda! Always great having you stay with us :)

10/10 Excellent

Agata

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place!
Amazing hostEl with a great vibe. The faicilities are clean. Location is excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Justin on 2020/3/2
Thanks for the review! We hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hostel of Maine was cozy & comfortable. Great place to crash after skiing. Continental breakfast was excellent and even a few dogs around last weekend. It's only 5 minutes from the hill o you can't beat the location!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Justin on 2020/2/26
Thanks for the kind review! See you again soon hopefully :)

10/10 Excellent

Mathew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a great place to stay was very clean and a friendly place to stay will definitely be back
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Justin on 2020/2/21
Thank you, Mathew! We look forward to seeing you again soon :)

10/10 Excellent

Bradford

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful, cozy, B&B
Wonderful, cozy, B&B with a wonderful staff. Superb value.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Justin on 2020/2/14
Thank you Bradford! Glad to hear you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to seeing you again :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and nice B and B. Friendly staff. Great living room. Good location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Justin on 2020/2/2
Thank you for your kind review! Hope you find yourself visiting us again in the future. :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A wonderful experience
The Hostel of Maine was a surprisingly wonderful stay... especially considering the value price. I will definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Justin on 2020/1/10
Thanks for the kind review - look forward to having you stay again!

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Nights Stay
Actually was expecting Less from a "Hostel"; however, much better than expected!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Justin on 2019/11/13
Thanks for the kind review, Donald! We're glad you enjoyed your time and hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Justin on 2019/10/23
Thanks for the review David! Glad you had a nice time and hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My time at the Hostel of Maine was wonderful: beautiful, spotless and charming building that is well -located for hiking in the glorious Appalachian Mountains. What I appreciated most of all was the welcoming, kind and helpful staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Justin on 2019/10/11
Thank you so much for your kind words!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Hostel of Maine was wonderful: lovely friendly and helpful staff, beautiful and comfortable living room with gorgeous stone fireplace. Great kitchen: delicious and generous continental breakfast (included in price). Pristine bedroom and bathroom facilities.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Justin on 2019/9/29
Thank you so much! We appreciate the kind words. :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Justin & Melanie on 2019/8/30
Thanks for the rating! Hope you're able to stay with us again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had such a great stay here! Our room was beautifully decorated and the bed was comfortable! We really enjoyed the wood cabin vibe and appreciated the cleanliness. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a place to stay in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Justin on 2019/8/19
Thank you so much for the kind words! We hope to see you again :)

10/10 Excellent

Rick, Norwood, MA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazingly clean, comfy bed, great common areas, perfectly located. I was really pleasantly surprised with how great this place was!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Justin on 2019/8/7
Thanks for the kind words, Rick!

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice place ,great people an atmosphere!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Justin & Melanie on 2019/4/17
Thank you so much Craig, we appreciate the review and hope to see you again soon!!

10/10 Excellent

Scott, Concord, NH, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hostel made the long trip to this remote part of Maine all worth it. Very close or convinient to the nortic center, food shopping, excellent dinner dining, transit stop, and the Maine Trails and Huts network. I would recommend this hostel and this recreation area any time of year. The new owners have maintained the high quality of a bed and breakfast with the hominess, community interactions and reasonal price point of a high end hostel for all ages. The included continental breakfast is enough to keep one satisfied until lunch. This breakfast time is a good time for the guests to interact and network for the days activities.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Justin on 2019/3/13
Thank you Scott for the review! Glad you had a nice time and hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved our spacious private room. Many windows. Atmosphere is like a comfortable lodge. Kitchen is yours to cook if you like.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Justin on 2019/3/7
Thanks for the kind review! We're thrilled you had a nice time. :) One tiny nuance is that we have a well stocked kitchenette (induction plates, electric griddle, toaster oven, and more!) that fulfills nearly any cooking/prep need, but technically the "kitchen" as we call the commercial area is off limits for guests other than for dishwashing. Hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The whole experience was easy, intuitive and set up to make one's stay easy and pleasant. I could not recommend more highly.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Justin on 2019/2/16
Glad to hear you had a great time! Thank you for staying with us. :)

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple and cozy place to stay in northwest Maine
Great place, friendly people. Lots of outdoor activities nearby. Fun bar called "The Rack" has a lot of live music and good drinks/beer.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Justin on 2019/1/30
Thanks, Sean! Was bummed to not get to meet you personally, but knew you were in good hands with Donnie. Hope to see you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

LIN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
High end hostel
Spacious high quality public area. Room is clean and comfortable. Close to Sugarloaf Ski resort.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Justin on 2018/12/7
Thanks for the review, Lin! Kendall said you were a pleasure to talk with - wish we could have met you :)

10/10 Excellent

Wes, warren, ME, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Warm, clean, cozy, 'homey' with kind and accommodating proprietors. Amazing value for ski country and 2 miles from Suarbush, 3 miles from the AT.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Justin on 2018/12/5
Thanks Wes! We love the area - being close to hiking and skiing at Sugarloaf is incredible. We're lucky!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Justin on 2018/10/11
Thanks for the rating, hope you had a great time!