Not for solo travelers looking for a strong social scene or if you’re looking for organized activities. This is a hostel operated by the cafe/bar downstairs, and you can tell the cafe/bar is their number one priority. Don’t expect any organized activities to promote socializing between guests. In fact, you start to realize how reliant you are on a front desk (that doesn’t exist here) for advice for things to do, general help, tours to purchase, etc. Staff here veered between friendly and “just alive”. Lockers are very small, just enough to fit a laptop and valuables. Bedding was definitely old and my roommate complained of hair and bloodstains on her sheets. They charge you a $10 credit card deposit for your key, which they refund, but charged a $2 transaction fee for the refund. Weird in the little ways. My roommates checked out the lounge but complained it was small, TV didn’t work, and was dingy. It’s a somewhat affordable hostel in an expensive city. The proximity to the subway is the best thing going for it, but it’s an out of the way neighborhood. My roommates and I didn’t like that the showers looked into the guest only patio and the only thing separating it were window screens (so yes people outside can see into the shower room - great pressure though!). One night we found the door separating the downstairs bar patio open which would have allowed bar guests to enter the upstairs guest patio and look into/enter the showers. Definitely freaked us out.