Venice Beach Hostel

I thoroughly enjoyed my experience here! Very friendly group of people. The owner is extremely friendly and the building is really cool and funky — very «Venice».
My experience was entirely unlike some of the negative reviews here. I did run into the address issue though. The Washington st address is for their second building. The main hostel is on Yale st… a couple blocks east on Washington.
No hygiene issues whatsoever in my experience. The beds are quite springy, but wound up being quite comfortable nonetheless.
Also the location is excellent IMO. Closer to the beach can be sketchy/​noisy and can make parking a complete nightmare. This location has easy access to the beach, but also has abbot Kinney right around the corner and a large 24 hour grocery store two blocks away.
As it was mentioned, the place prefers non-​American guests. So I’d recommend calling first if you’re not international. It’s certainly not discriminatory though, if they have plenty of room they let Americans stay (such as they did for me).
Also the vibes of the guests were great. Never felt unsafe or like I had to worry about my belongings.
Another note — they have a garage for bikes. So they’re safe and protected from rain.

This hostel is good you get exactly what you pay for.
Good location you can catch a bus from the airport for $ 1 and only takes about 15 mins, close to major intersection with large supermarkets and food outlets which is where the bus drops you off. You can feel safe walking from the bus stop to the hostel (I walked by myself at 1230am).
Is also a 20 minute walk to Venice beach which is handy.
The hostel is cleaned daily and while it is definitely not spotless or fancy for the price it is good enough.
You get a free breakfast of toast or cereals which is handy when on a budget.
I’d recommend it for people needing a cheap, convenient stay.
The staff were very accommodating and very helpful.
One thing to note is the actual address for checking in is: 2915 Yale ave !!

Super casual place, and par for the course compared to other hostels.
Pro: great place to stay if you are traveling alone and want to meet other travelers to hang out with and explore the city together. Home style feeling, literally since it is a home that has been converted into a hostel. Also, close to the beach and marina.
Con: bed rooms are over crowded with 10 – 20 people staying in each room. There are only 2 bathrooms for the entire place. NOT ENOUGH! Also, the place is very dated and old. I never felt clean staying there. But thats what you get for a hostel.

Bad customer service. I called because i work in the city and live very far away so i called for a room. He (Marco) over the phone and asked me to tell him about myself. I did and he said come over.
I get there he asked me to leave my bag at the door. Odd, but followed him to the kiychen and he tells me this hostel is for internationals, not americans. Couldnt he tell me that over the phone? I work during the week and drive about 100 miles for off days then start my week again on tuesday.
when i looked up hostels it didnt say this hostel was for just internationals. Fishy business here and now i have to find another one after being rejected here. Did i mention i just finished work standing for 7 hours and massaging for 5.5 hours?
well maybe they just dont like americans. BAD BUSINESS!

Gute Lage VS. Dreck
Einen Katzensprung vom Venice Beach gelegen. Internet umsonst in jedem Raum. Im Vergleich billig. Aber: Dreckig! Für wenige Nächte ok. (2007)