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Reviews of Hostel on 3rd

1 out of 5
Hostel on 3rd
542 3rd avenue, San Diego, CA

Reviews

6.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 35 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 47 out of 145 reviews" "

5.8/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Deann

Business traveler
The room smell strong of vagrants. The linens which was supposed to be clean smell like vagrants. The dirty sheets stayed on the bed after people left. Fresh air cannot come into the room so it was do stuffy. And the people at the desk downstairs were not nice.
Stayed 11 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Juan

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Dennis

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nothing its a pit.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Haleen

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Couldn’t find parking, didn’t even check in because the parking was ridiculous. I spent 45 mins trying to find parking outside of hotel, called and was told to park outside in street even though there was no parking. DO NOT RECOMMEND HOTEL AT ALL. WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME. O NOT STAY HERE!!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

robert

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
BED BUGS EVERYWHERE!!!! AND THE SHEETS SMELLED LIKE SOMEONE HAD PEED ON THEM 30 TIMES OVER!!! ***DO NOT STAY HERE***
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Amir

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Complete nightmare. Please don't waste your time and money. There are much better places keep looking
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian, Honolulu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nothing by
Stayed 9 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Thaddaeus

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Bryant

No good
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Maheli

Liked: Amenities
Buen ambiente, buena hubicacion y es agradable estar ahi hospedado.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

DARSHIL

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

myren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great place to if your just looking for a place to crash while your staying in Gaslamp walking around or going to the bars
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I could not park in a safe area. There were homeless people and shady looking characters wandering around looking into parked car windows. So I left and did not check in. I would like a refund.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
I had to book this last minute trip and I booked it so fast that I didn't realize I added an extra person to my stay when I didn't need it. Chris and James were so thoughtful and offered to give me an extra night too stay for my mistake. I was amazed, their kindness and thoughtfulness is very much appreciated. I'll come back for sure. The staff is kind and welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Sabina

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Sabina

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Imani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I liked this hostel
The hostel was older but maintained. The bathrooms were clean and the staff was very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Gilda

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The energy was horrible the staff was not understanding of situation. They no parking you have to pay in the street. Do not waste your time and money!!!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Ricardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice spot with the basics. Hostel staff was nice and friendly and offered help with CBX input and information.Basics include bed (shared with 3 other guests), Breakfast in the morning, walk-in shower/sink/toilet, and nice lobby. Location is a really quick uber drive to CBX, if planning to take TJ International airport. It is a good and nice simple place for a quick stop. Will use again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Jordan

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Great location and great staff! Otherwise its your typical budget hostel experience. One thing I noticed, they skimp on the community soap. Soap for washing dishes and bathroom soap for hand washing have a lot of water added. Probably not sanitary. Probably violating some health code. I’m sure they have issues with patrons abusing the soap for personal bathing, but skimping is not the solution.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great vive!! Loved walk-in shower room. Reception area delightful. Had ventilation issues; ceiling fan in room seemed to be broken for long time; window had raggedy 1/5th vintage screen, toilet handle broken (unreplaced). Upon removing fitted sheet, mattress was disgusting with stains; Make sure you get a receipt for Deposit!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Disliked: Staff & service
Poor customer service. I will never be booking with them again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Cameron

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
They charge $5 for using a card for a deposit!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Arturo

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
D ex
It was my first time at a hostel. The staff were very friendly and helpful with questions I had. Their help with having to check out early was greatly appreciate The slight slack of cleanliness was mostly due to other guests.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joel, Hayden

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Abdu

Very nice place and people......
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Olivier

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian, Honolulu

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

2/10 Terrible

Juliana

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
bed bugs, smells terrible, is horrible, dont stay here
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

hsin yen

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We met a psycho there…
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Steven

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a great place.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Know What You're Getting
Although this is a hostel, which I usually take to mean somewhere between rugged and messy living--I bought a room for myself and so I thought it might be okay. But it really was still kind of a mess, with bunk beds (I was told "two double beds" lol), towels only available for rent, no real air circulation--you really couldn't be in the building during the day, it got too hot--and a window that looked out on another room close enough that you could step between them. I will say the wifi was great, but otherwise it was pretty depressing.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Adriana

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Dustin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice People, Awful Place
The people who worked there are very pleasant and helpful; however, the rooms and common areas are nothing short of disgusting. There's a strong smell of urine when you walk in the hallway to the rooms. It's really not tolerable, unless you're desperate.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Renato

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not a bad deal at all.
For the money not a bad deal at all. Guy at check in was on his game. Other guests were cool.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

B

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Javier

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place needs to be shut down by the city . I’ve been to hotels in 3rd world countries with better cleanliness. Unbelievable got my stuff and left after finding out what was under the bed and on the mattress
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rory

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

AMIRBAHADOR

It was ok
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Ma Concepcion

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The building was locked it was pitch black in the Building look a banded we never got checked in because it was close we got there at 11:55 no one was around. There was no way of talking to anyone we would like a refund our money
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

4/10 Poor

Melike

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Horribly dirty place Friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
You get what you pay for.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022