Pros:
-Located in a safe neighborhood and felt okay walking back at night.
-8 minute walk from metro.
-Free breakfast in morning was good.
-Bed was actually pretty comfortable.
-Bathroom was pretty clean.
-Cheap option in DC.
Cons:
-Room looked nothing like the pictures - was about a third of the size. There was very little personal space/storage for bags and felt very stuffy and cramped.
-The walls were extremely thin - I could hear everything from the rooms next door and the people staying in the dorms on the floor above would be stomping around late at night and you could hear everything.
-Requested a bottom bunk due to accessibility needs and the host told me I'd get one... when I'd arrived I was assigned a top bunk and all the bottom bunks were taken.
-The room smelled so bad, I had to hold my breath every time I went in.
-The smoke detectors had been removed in my room and in the hallway... seemed like a bit of a liability.
-There are no hand towels in literally any of the bathrooms, or paper towels.
-Most of the couches in the common room were broken/collapsing into each other.
-Not a good environment to be able to get work done - the common room was always very loud/ people would be playing music, etc.
-The quiet hours weren't always respected - people would be taking phone calls on speaker phone in the room at 11:30pm.
-Wifi was slow (ended up using my phone data/hotspot the entire time).
-People were generally friendly but at times a bit intrusive.
-The location, while safe, was not central and took about 45 minutes - 1 hour one way by public transit to get to any of the central areas.
-I wasn't required to show any ID or anything when I came in (it was self check-in), so honestly felt like anyone could just go in.
Overall, was okay for what I paid for but I did not enjoy the experience and wouldn't recommend for longer than a few days.