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Union Square Backpacker's Hostel

70 Derby Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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Buenos Aires
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10 reviews 10 reviews
7 hotel reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2013

Terribly bad experience, the hostel was so durty that we prefered to used public bathrooms instead of the hostels facilities. We couldn't sleep at all because a bunch of drunk people were shouting all nigh and when we woke up the durty alley was covered with puke. They charged us an extra and we end up paying like a regular... More

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Santa Cruz, California, United States
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 October 2012

Arriving in San Francisco to view the famous Bluegrass festival with three friends for one night, we expected a quick and easy bag drop-off before venturing out to the town, and returning for one easy night of sleep. Wrong. So wrong. We arrived hopeful at the hostel at around 1pm: the location in itself reminded me especially of the establishing... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 October 2012

The outside should be enough to tell you not to stay here. Down a dark alleyway that stank and had no lighting. But I had no choice as I had booked the room last minute and this was the only place with a room. For good reason. It smelt awful, looked like I could catch something from being there and... More

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Rosario
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4 hotel reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2012

Don´t go here. I booked this hostel just a couple of days before arriving because I had no choice. The rooms are ugly, the whole hostel does not look nice. It´s at the end of an alley. The location is good because it´s very close to Powell Station, but it´s also one block away to the Tenderloin, and that is... More

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Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 August 2012

It smells like pee the moment you step in, the beds are infested with bed bugs and the rooms are tiny! It's also located at the end of a dangerous-looking alley. I checked out of that place immediately and they refused to refund any money (which i understand since they have a 24-hour cancellation policy), but the staff is pretty... More

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Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 July 2012 via mobile

$30 for a weekend night. Was desperate as everywhere else was booked up - now realise why they had room!! Room absolutely stank of dirt/ BO/ homeless people etc. Bedbugs come with night rate. Kitchen/ common room is gross. No soap anywhere - feel dirty all the time. Our room was number 2 - adjacent to reception and the front... More

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Los Angeles, California
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 June 2012

This is the first time I have ever checked out early from a hotel or hostel. The place is filthy I couldn't even find somewhere to place my bag because the other guests had spread their stuff all over the floor. You come out smelling of weed. Its located in a really sketchy alley and the staff and just as... More

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Seattle
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012

I stayed one night and it was rathole. My room has a serious infestation of bedbugs. I am covered in bites. I didn't notice until after I had checked out, and now the manager is refusing to believe that I got them there and refusing to give a refund. Worst hostel experience. Don't stay here. If you do, burn your... More

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Fremantle, Australia
2 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 October 2011

A pretty dodgy place with a lack of working showers, the rooms were ok and the one staff member i met was pretty cool and helpful, but the overall vibe of the place was really gloomy. The kitchen is tiny and not properly equipped if you wanted to cook anything much and the common area only fits about three people... More

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Vancouver, Canada
1 review
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 September 2011

It is in a shady alley-way in the middle of downtown, and from outside it feels a little shady, but the rooms are okay, and the staff is very friendly and helpful. Other than the outside appearance, the rest was great, and it definitely was not the worst place I stayed at. I read in a previous review that homeless... More

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Address: 70 Derby Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Region: United States > California > San Francisco
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