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Reviews of Lafayette International Hostel

484 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA 11205

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Customer Reviews & Ratings

76.4%

128 out of 164 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Lafayette International Hostel'

Atmosphere: 74.4%
Location: 80.0%
Facilities: 72.8%
Fun: 73.6%

Staff: 76.0%
Cleanliness: 74.4%
Safety: 75.2%
Value: 84.8%

Customer Reviews: What did customers think about Lafayette International Hostel?

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Date	Lafayette International Hostel Customer Reviews	Overall Rating
31 October 2009	Customer review The Hostel is a great place to meet people from all over the world. The funny stuff is that everybody one meets, no matter which part of the world they are from, seems to have impeccable & friendly behavior; [yet not wild.]... (1) Thus, the conclusion is, it seems the Hostel has a built in control mechanism to admit "pretty Decent" people, with who anybody, from any part of the world, irrespective of age bracket will feel comfortable with..... (2) SECONDLY, this place including the Cat & Hosts there provide a extremely COSY & HOMELY environment, which is HARDLY EVER FOUND in ANY OTHER HOSTEL in NYC........ (3) The subway is next door. CANNOT ASK 4 BETTER TRANSPORTATION 24/7.............. (4) What else, one met pretty interesting people w/ DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS (a RARITY in many hostels in NYC): one from a SPiritual Ashram checking out the mundane world; another a MBA/CPA type bound for hot job in China; another I.T. guy from Johannesburg with colorful stories 2 tell; a few French folks deciding next step of life; another very old yet the most "YOUNGEST soul" one can meet on the Planet, with stories of America and History.......another from Africa doing Phd in Cambridge or Harvard.........Whao!!! I was kind of Impressed......It is not the place where one sees only student types or family types........IT IS LIKE A HOME AWAY FROM HOME: railway PLATFORM ROOMS: very comfortable & peaceful; with people from all over the world, with the WIDEST RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS to share DIVERSE, COLORFUL STORIES......................even a hard core "serious/bookish" person like me "opened up and felt at ease"....................... Well, that kinda sums up my experience................	95%

30 October 2009	Shannon Dunlap Neighborhood is a little run down - was not so comfortable wandering around there by myself. Apart from that the hostel was clean and convenient. People were friendly but the staff seemed absent a lot of the time for people arriving and leaving, and a little bit unsure about things. But once you were settled no issues at all.	72%

19 October 2009	Customer review Nice place to stay.	97%

02 October 2009	Customer review "HOME" away from home. Extremely comfortable, cozy and homely feeling. Very cheap price. Next door SUBWAY to hop to go anywhere in Manhattan (downtown and midtown). Next door great Chinese/Japanese food and Kentucky fresh hot chicken w/barbeque. VERY NICE, OPEN GARDEN (backyard) with comfortable seating to hang out under moonlight	100%

26 September 2009	Customer review really good hostel for this price	80%

25 September 2009	Miriam Drury Very helpful, lovely people running this hostel. Relaxing environment and very close to subway. Great value for money!	97%

25 September 2009	Customer review the price and location - 2 min walk from subway	45%

18 September 2009	Customer review The "meat box"..	57%

08 September 2009	Customer review i did not like anything there. People were sometimes sleeping on the floor because of over booking. It was certainly due to an Internet problem but still, difficult to not have a nervous breakdown.	37%

10 August 2009	Claire Tart Close to subway.	47%

08 August 2009	eva heims The staff was great	100%

01 July 2009	Michael Cheah the staff are friendly and the rooms are alot bigger than i expected for what im paying there is free wireless and a good kitchin and social area plus there is a kfc less than 30 seconds away and the metro station is just across the road	87%

15 June 2009	Customer review Really good value for the money, perfect distance from the subway (despite the slightly sketchy neighborhood). The bathrooms could use a good scrub down, though, and fans!	77%

05 June 2009	Raf Meier Tis is the 4th time I stayed at this Hostel. It's my favorite place to stay in New York!!! I highly recommend the Lafayette Hostel. see you next time!	100%

21 April 2009	Customer review safe, friendly	77%

21 April 2009	Customer review I liked the really friendly staff, ask them for whatever comes in your mind, they'll do what they can: just do it! Kitchen fully working with kitchenware, just buy to eat. 1 min from the subway station (Bedford-Stuyvesant), G line), right across Beford Ave. Notorius B.I.G. (Born and bred in Bedford-Stuyvesant) :"Bed-Stuy: Do or Die". Brooklyn's hot!!	97%

17 April 2009	Jack Johncock The neighborhood is friendly qnd the hostel the best thqt I hqve ever seen; including Europe.	100%

06 January 2009	Daniel Christen Very good for young people	77%

03 January 2009	Customer review I liked the beds, good sleeping. There was a nice atmosphere	62%

05 November 2008	Customer review cover of blanket	45%