Reviews of Green Tortoise Backpackers Guesthouse

494 Broadway, San Francisco, California, USA CA 94133

92.7%

316 out of 343 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Green Tortoise Backpackers Guesthouse'

Atmosphere
93.6%
Location
89.6%
Facilities
94.4%
Cleanliness
89.6%
Staff
92.8%
Value
95.2%
Safety
93.6%

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91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

City break
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities

30 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Nice dininghall, excellent services, like free meals sometimes.

Disliked: -

100.0%
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Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

sima barokas

With friends / other travellers

Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture

27 July 2011 sima would recommend this property

Liked: everything- location, atmosphere is fantastic and theres always freebies and things organised

Disliked: nothing

100.0%
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Alexandra Hollins

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture

27 June 2011 Alexandra would recommend this property

Liked: fantastic hostel! staff are super friendly. the free meals are amazing! the organised activities are really fun and great way to meet fellow travellers. one of my favourite hostels in the world!

Disliked: sometimes had to scour the floors for a free bathroom

91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year

07 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Love this hostel!!!Lots of computers with free internet access. Fantastic staff. Awesome free dinners. Great place to met people, laid back and lots of fun! Hanging out in the ballroom was so much fun!

Disliked: The location is fantastic but it is still fine-however the hostel is so awesome it makes up for this!

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

07 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Clean rooms, many Restrooms, awesome breakfast, nice staff

Disliked: It's in a red light district (but we never felt insecure!)

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Work / volunteering

12 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: always a good time.

Disliked: not much

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Christopher Owens

With friends / other travellers

City break
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture

10 May 2011 Christopher would recommend this property

Liked: Great Hostel one of the best I have ever been to

Disliked: nothing

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Oliver Sisson

Alone

Visiting friends or family

03 April 2011 Oliver would recommend this property

Liked: Tonnes to offer, real backpackers place

Disliked: The neighbourhood had lots of strip clubs. My room wasn't quiet

91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Romantic getaway
Sightseeing & culture

20 March 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: great place! really nice backpackers atmosphere!

Disliked: alright, its in a redlight district... but we did not feel unsafe at any point.

54.3%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 40% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 20%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

12 February 2011

Liked: The staff were helpfull and the breakfast was amazing!

Disliked: Bad neighbourhood (loud club across the road), the rooms smell horribly, and they're dirty.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 80% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Cor Kooijman

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
City break
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture
Visiting friends or family

25 January 2011 Cor would recommend this property

Liked: free meals, free beer (!), free what not. could one ask for more?

Disliked: with all that free stuff, it sort off ticked me off that I actually had to pay to stay for the night. what the hell's up with that anyway?

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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

23 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great, busy hostel with busy common room, reasonable breakfast and lots going on, great location would recommend it to everyone.

Disliked: I don't smoke and there is allot of smoking in the common room so sore throats in morning from passive smoking.. only downside I would say

88.6%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

17 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It is a cool place to chill. I was on my own and managed to meet some great people.

Disliked: It was probably a little quieter because it's winter, and I guess breakfast got boring, but these are not really complaints.

68.6%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 60% Facilities - 80% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

City break

16 January 2011

Liked: The staff are friendly and informative and the location is great.

Disliked: Three are actually two properties (they give you an option when you arrive to stay in the main building or the annex). A lot of the double rooms are located about a block away in this different building. We stayed on the top floor and there is a balcony which is directly outside the window of the room. The balcony is there for everyone to use but is really disruptive if people decide to be out there late at night which they did when we were there. A staff member showed someone through the second building at 11:30pm and were extremely noisy and woke us up. In the main building, there is the main room connected to the kitchen which becomes a 'smoking lounge' at 9pm. This isn't really a good place for non smokers and the whole place really stinks of cigarette smoke.

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Carl Freeborn

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
City break
Sightseeing & culture

14 January 2011 Carl would recommend this property

Liked: This place is great, clearly an old converted hotel. They have lots of events during the week. The FREE (yes I did say FREE) food is great on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Just a great place to meet people and hang out. Comfortable beds with soft duvets and pillows to keep you warm. Staff are chatty and internet is very fast.

Disliked: There are limited toilets and showers so might have to wait a few minutes until someone has finished. This is in the strip joint part of town so the girls were a little uncomfortable walking around at night on their own.

94.3%
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Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

As a family with children

City break
Sightseeing & culture

13 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Everything was great there, absolutely fun place, with lots of services, the staff is nice. It is really close to everything. A+++

Disliked: Parking :S but it's not their fault.

88.6%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
City break
Partying / nightlife
Shopping
Sightseeing & culture

10 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the ball room was fun! and has real matresses staff were super friendly when i checked in!

Disliked: .

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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

04 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The common room was a great place to meet people and have a drink or two, and the free breakfasts and occasionally free dinners were really tasty.

Disliked: nothing, it was awesome

82.9%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 80%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Partying / nightlife
Shopping
Sightseeing & culture

13 December 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: cheap and very well located, the bed was increadibly comfortable.

Disliked: it was ok

100.0%
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Karolina Machul

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

13 December 2010 Karolina would recommend this property

Liked: Friendly staff, huge common area where you can meet great people! The best hostel I've ever stayed in!

Disliked: Absolutely nothing!

91.4%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Katherine Wilson

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
City break
Shopping
Sightseeing & culture

11 December 2010 Katherine would recommend this property

Liked: The hostel is in a great location, it seemed like 15minutes walk to everywhere. There was a TV in our room, comfy beds, free breakfast and free dinners as well!!! Staff were really helpful!

Disliked: Sometimes the bathroom wasn't always the cleanest but not overly horrible. There are plenty to choose from!

68.6%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 40%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

05 December 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Wifi. Staff were ready to help.

Disliked: pc's didn't have Microsoft office. crazy steps that are hard to see. Tiny awkward bathrooms. Dodgey area.

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Customer review

With my spouse / partner

16 November 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: One of the best hostels I've stayed in. Great breakfast, good rooms and lots of activities and information.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 80% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

27 October 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: By far one of the best hostels I've stayed in. Great place to meet people!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

100.0%
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Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Backpacking / gap year

21 October 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: it was very central and offered lots of free stuff to guests

Disliked: n/a


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