Sin City Hostel Las Vegas

Good breakfast. A few employees are kind and helpful. Anything else was terrible. My experiences (safety issues, disrespect) during my stay simply leave me no choice but to write my first critical review and say my first “never ever again” after many wonderful stays in other hostels using booking.com. 1) SAFETY ISSUES: My main priority when I chose this hostel was safety. However, to say the least, the area around the hostel is not the safest, with strange people wandering and yelling around everywhere (as can be read in other reviews too). HOWEVER, the actual problem is: A) this hostel does not have 24h-reception, B) the dorm doors are all outside (not inside a building) and only “protected by a gate”. However, the fence does not have a self-closing door. Thus, it is more often than not just open (also late at night). Either the fence is wide open for cars to drive in, or guests (or forgetful employees) frequently forget to shut the door, thus providing no protection other than the thin dorm door. 2) STAFF: The majority of employees are either disrespectful and unprofessional (as mentioned in other reviews) or just reckless and irresponsible. I constantly felt that they just do not care about their guests and only about their profits (non-refundable). This can be seen from trivial things: For example, the person mobbing the floor just ignored the fact that people were taking a nap, having a loud phone conversation while cleaning. Or the fact that employees do not refill the supplies of the breakfast so that guest must ask the receptionist in the other room to put new frozen waffles on the table. HOWEVER, there are also more serious issues. For example, there was one employee who felt the need to take multiple showers a day and chose my dorm for this activity. I do not mind staff members entering dormitories to use the bathroom in order to take a shower and do their business. However, the actual problem was his forgetfulness.

Continued: I remember one night in particular. While everyone else in the dorm was already asleep, the guy (employee) just walked in and headed to bathroom. I checked the time. It was 1AM. Half an hour later, he opened the bathroom door and walked out. Besides leaving the door of the dormitory open (it was 1.30 AM), he also forgot to close the bathroom door. Intrigued and tired, I slowly approached the bathroom in order to close the door to keep the moisture and smell inside the bathroom. However, much too my awakening and surprise just how forgetful this person really is, he forgot his empty can of beer and left a huge flooding on the floor. NO, I will NOT mention that he also forgot to flush the toilet. I am just so glad that the loud music on his phone during his “presence” (entering, shower, leaving) woke me up so that I could shut the door for him when he finally left. Let me remind you: with the door outside open (mentioned before), ANY stranger (there were many around the hostel) could have walked in. It was 1.30 AM. THUS, this behaviour is not just weird (employee uses the shower in a guest dormitory) or audacious (cannot clean after himself/flush the toilet) but simply RECKLESS and IRRESPONSIBLE (the door would have been open the entire night – just like the door outside). ADVICE for choosing a hostel: Do not choose a hostel based on the proximity to the strip. For one thing, LV has two attractions at different places: the Fremont street (downtown) and the strip (south). For another, LV has an amazing bus shuttle operating every 15 minutes that covers the whole city (no walking necessary). Therefore: choose a hostel that is close to a bus stop/bus terminal anywhere in the city (safe even if remote), close to a grocery store, refundable, and last but not least with professional employees. CONCLUSION: this was the worst experience ever - this hostel was not able to ensure the bare minimum: respect, safety, and decency. Never ever again!