This is a really fantastic hostel — very cute, clean, and new facilities, geared towards a younger crowd. Staff was super friendly and helpful and location is IDEAL for Mardi Gras season and close to French quarter/ cute neighborhoods that are good for exploring. I arrived alone in the city a week before Mardi Gras and found some friends through a free ghost tour of the city the night I arrived. The parades on St. Charles go RIGHT by the hostel, and it turns into a public bar during the parades, so it’s a perfect spot to camp out. Would definitely stay here again if I went back!