Reviews of HI Santa Cruz Hostel

321 Main Street, Santa Cruz,, California, USA 95060

Customer Reviews & Ratings

76.1%

37 out of 47 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'HI Santa Cruz Hostel'

Atmosphere
77.6%
Location
90.4%
Facilities
70.4%
Fun
56.8%
Staff
76.0%
Cleanliness
88.0%
Safety
77.6%
Value
72.0%

Customer Reviews: What did customers think about HI Santa Cruz Hostel?

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Date HI Santa Cruz Hostel Customer Reviews Overall Rating
16 November 2009
Customer review

the location and facilities are fantastic. well run, clean, friendly, helpful. cute as hell, it's a collection of small houses in a meandering courtyard. close to everything and easy to find.

100%
07 November 2009
julien bauer

good

82%
15 October 2009
fiona collier

great staff, great location

100%
10 September 2009
Customer review

It was a great place to stay! Sure, the 2 curfews definitely are a big, big draw-back... especially the one from 11am - 5 pm, but obviously also the 11pm one - especially on a friday night... apart from that, it was awesome! very nice buildings!! nice rooms, it's actually more like at home that in a hostel.. does there actually live someone too? it looks like anyway! :) there is a HUGE amount of FREE FOOD! amazing, never seen anything like it! : Pastry, bagels, fruit, veggies, cakes, milk, etc etc etc!!!!!!!!!!!!! mmmh......ah and it's really close to the beach - 5 minutes!

95%
18 August 2009
Customer review

nice lawn and terasse outside

80%
10 August 2009
Sarah Gibney

The property itself is in a bit of a mess, walking up to it was pretty shocking seeing as its on "protected land". It was clean enough, however compared to HI San Diego it was well and truely rubbish. San Diego do themed nights, meal nights, and gave us a good tour when we arrived. Santa Cruz didnt even turn their blaring music down when we checked in, and we hadnt realised we could use the kitchen until the morning we left! Shame really as its such a great location.

57%
29 June 2009
Customer review

rooms were nice, get some free food of local grocery stores on fridays. but other than that they had to common area to hang around/meet people, 11am-5pm curfew (you can't access the room during that time) + 11 pm curfew

57%
29 April 2009
Customer review

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97%
15 April 2009
Customer review

It's a nice and friendly place for all travlers to stay. The location is good and so as the facilitate and people there.

80%
09 February 2009
Customer review

Cleanliness, location, friendly staff

80%
21 August 2008
Danielle Margosian

The actual house was very cool and historical Victorian. The staff was very helpful and looked up directions on the internet for me. The kitchen had a lot of free food. I also liked the garden area and the fact it was CLEAN and QUIET atmosphere

97%
02 August 2008
genevieve babin

The hostel is in such a nice setting ! Felt like I was in a cottage near the beach !

92%
15 July 2008
Customer review

The location of the hostel is exceptional; once there, you really don't need a vehicle to get around. The beach & boardwalk are only a 3 minute walk away. The heart of downtown Santa Cruz is an easy 10 min. walk from the hostel. There is a relaxed and communal atmosphere, particularly in the common dining room and kitchen. Peter is very helpful--even helped me patch my bike-tire!

90%
27 June 2008
Customer review

clean rooms

57%
04 June 2008
Customer review

very good location

67%
31 May 2008
bert griesshammer

quiet

87%
12 May 2008
Fokke de Groot

clean

65%
03 May 2008
Customer review

the location

75%
02 May 2008
Customer review

Location and old buildings

95%
01 May 2008
Emelie Haglund

I wouldn't recomend it to people if they aren't completly sure that they aren't going to go there during the day or want to party tough, since the hostel is closed 11am-5pm and after 11pm! Didn't get why you didn't even have access to your own room during the day! Accept for that the hostel was great, nice staff, clean, close to the beach and the city... It's a nice place for older people and families.

67%
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