For starters , I've never stayed at a hostel in my ENTIRE life . Only read about places like this in magazines and movies . I must say the experience is one for the books , usually id be skeptical trying places like this because I'm usually in hotels . I wanted a change of scenery and this did exactly that . the use of the full kitchen , movie room and the best part would be the courtyard . in the daytime is beautiful but a night its very relaxing , it kind of takes you by surprise . like a escape from reality .
The great thing about the courtyard as well there's this nice little section with newly installed grills . its a nice little sit down area with heaters installed about 10ft by your head when you sit . you have the options to turn the heater on and it has a timer so you can adjust . the cool thing about the courtyard / grill area it doesn't close so you can grill whenever as long as you clean up behind yourselves and not super loud to where you'll wake the guest .
As far as the the rooming situation , what you see is what you get . the rooms are pretty clean for the most part , bathrooms are spacious … the only thing I wish was better is the water pressure and toiletries . you will have to bring your own shampoo, conditioner and whatever else you require for your bathroom needs. also with the air conditioning system I feel that you should be able to control it from the room , bc once reception closes at 1am you're stuck with whatever temp it maybe be on until receptions opens at 8am .
i must say the day to day events are pretty amazing . karaoke was my fav. there are events day to day such an amazing staff , whom sometimes cook for the guests love the hospitality being from the south. i had an amazing time getting to know the staff . they were very helpful and made sure they accommodated in question or problem that i had , which wasn't much by far . MAJOR shout out to Fayzon the events were off the chain and he is an amazing graphic designer and event coordinator . keyra , keyana, claire and fayzon are amazing at front desk . ziggy, shaggy , duke and iggy are all amazing as well my room was always cleaned , smelled good and stocked.
all though this may not be your traditional hostel , that's what makes the experience different i truly enjoyed my stay here . just keep and open mind and have your own experience before shooting it down . i do recommend this place .