The Selina had a super cool atmosphere and the place was overall very clean.
However, the first night we noticed that there was a brown stain on our comforter. We put out the sign the next morning to have the cleaners help our room, but they didn’t come. They did come the next day and had made our bed, but the linens had not been cleaned. The stain was still there. We did get fresh towels.
The room itself was very bare bones and was not the room advertised on the listing. It has the necessities; bed, sink, desk, toilet and shower, but no fridge or easily functioning TV. There was a TV, but there were no channels. If you wanted to use any of the Netflix, Hulu, etc options, you needed to log in to your own accounts.
The staff gave us the info we needed to know, but weren’t personable. The few times we did interact with staff they made us feel like an annoyance.
It gets incredibly loud at night. There were earplugs at the check in counter and wish we would’ve gotten some. It was fine throughout the week, but Friday was terrible. There was screaming in the halls upstairs where the rooms are, not even down by the bar. Would’ve been nice if that was monitored somehow.
Also, no free breakfast, but there are some very nice restaurants and a Trader Joe’s nearby.
Overall, if you’re wanting a hostel-like stay, this would be a good place to stay in a decent part of town. Cool vibes, fairly clean, and in an accessible part of DC.