Hip, is certainly a good description of this hostel. Mostly it's because the colors are kind of bright and there's tons of art on the walls that consist of homemade, comic books, album art etcetera. My private room on the 4th floor was very nice and comfortable, the pillows were excellent also. it was a 4 floor walk-up but I figured that was a good workout anyway. Once in awhile I had to wait for the bathroom because there's only one or two bathrooms per floor and I learned that I just had to go down to the third or the second floor if I didn't want to wait. I went out for most of my meals so I didn't get to hang out with the locals in the dining area. but I noticed others hanging out and talking and there was a lovely library with lots of books and a quiet area to read. the best of course was the price. closest thing nearby was $200 a night.