This was my first time staying in a hostel, and Highroad has definitely set a very high bar for…read morefuture hostel experiences. From the friendly staff and excellent organization to the cleanliness and convenient location, everything exceeded my expectations. The hostel was well maintained, the common areas were welcoming, and the overall atmosphere made it easy to feel comfortable. The staff were always helpful and approachable, which made my stay even more enjoyable. I would highly recommend Highroad to anyone visiting DC and looking for an affordable, clean, and well-run place to stay. I would gladly stay here again.

Really lovely hostel and experience. Stayed in a 6 person shared room. Hostel and room was very…read moreclean. Room made me feel like I was in a tree house. Kitchen space, free coffee and tea, toiletries, two small social spaces. Staff are friendly and helpful. There was a private bathroom with a shower in my the shared room but also various separate private bathrooms on all the floors with a shower. Great location next to lots of restaurants. It did get pretty busy out on Saturday night but every other night was fine. Parking is a little tricky. There is a garage across the street, but the garage was pretty packed Saturday night unless you were already parked there. I would definitely stay here again.

Cheap and in a safe neighborhood that was easy to get to and fairly cheap from anywhere downtown…read more The people were all nice to me and i felt comfortable here. As far as hostels go it doesn't have a lot of amenities or activities that aren't Quaker related but whatever...it was cheap and safe.

I loved it here. Everyone was super friendly in the house, it was a great community type of place…read more It's completely affordable and in an awesome safe location. Everything is clean and the house has a lot of New England charm. Plus there are lots of shops, restaurants, and bars just a few blocks away. I definitely would stay here again and recommend it to others.

I can not recommend this establishment to anyone. They chose to use an e-checkin which is a red…read moreflag to begin with because it shows a neglect to the customer. Then when my reservation, made through Expedia, didn't show up in booking the waste of time, after an overnight train with little sleep, lugging baggage around and lack of personal convince they compounded to demonstrate a place that placed dollars over experience. Their customer service, or lack there of, extended to ignoring text messages and hanging up on calls. Does this sound inviting. I can ONLY imagine what an actual border must navigate if they have a problem. Stay away from this place... unless you like to be ignored, weary or worthless.

Cute concept and the pods are modern. My pod had the air vent broken on one side... so it was a hot…read morebox. Had to sleep with my shade open to get some air flow. The showers are decent.. good water pressure and temperature. Just don't look at the ceiling bc you will see the rust and black mold. In conclusion I don't think the stay is worth the price. I came on a busy weekend, so I'm sure it was more than usual but if I could do it again I'd pay more to stay at a hotel. I told them the air was broken in my pod and they told me I could move the next morning. When I went down, they said they were full and couldn't move me. I couldn't stay in a hotbox again so I stayed somewhere else. They offered me a free coffee as compensation. the prime location is the only reason I'm not giving zero stars. It's close to the nightlife, food spots and metro. I would avoid if you can afford to.

First of all, I extended my stay in DC and thought about hosteling. This hostel had a good review…read moreand was close to my hotel, Zena, so I booked for my last two nights there. I showed up with my luggage at around 14:00 hrs. and the employee at the front desk didn't even respond to my greetings. Every question I asked went unanswered. Rude to say the least. As soon as I gave him my ID, which he did not request respectfully. He barked: check in is at 3PM!. I responded that even in boutique hotels they cut you some slack. No response. So, I asked if I could leave my luggage there, and again, rude, responded, $5.00 per piece! I asked for my IDs and went back to the Zena and left my luggage there free. The first impression is important and the one I got of this place was terrible with this employee. He argued with me in a few occasions, he's absolutely impolite, and seems not clean and moody. Every request was encountered with a rude response and an argument. Terrible! Seems to hate his job there. When I commented about it with roommates, they all felt the same way. Now, the evening and afternoon employees were very nice and polite! Unfortunately the dark man with the beard that is there in the morning takes all the good and turns it negative.

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed my stay at Duo Housing. This was my first US hostel…read moreexperience (and my first hostel period in 20 years), so I was bracing myself for noisy young backpackers, work, not super hygienic facilities, and I was a bit nervous about safety. Not at all what I found at Duo - the staff were courteous and very helpful, the very nice bathroom and kitchen facilities were clean and well-supplied, and the beds, while no frills, were comfortable, warm and clean. There was a mix of residents, in terms of age (at 40 I was not even the oldest one there!) some were international travelers, others were US visitors to DC, I didn't actually meet or talk to any students. I was only able to stay one night because my driver's license still has my DC address, and they don't allow DMV residents to stay for more than a night at a time (I moved less than a month ago). For the price, this is a great find and will definitely be on my list of places to stay when I have to be in DC for work On my first night checking in, there was an older gentleman on the stoop outside telling everyone trying to get in that this was the worst hostel experience he'd ever had, and I wondered what I was getting myself into. Turns out that guy was the equivalent of a live 1-star Yelp review that Yelp would put in the "not recommended" bin.

Hostile and unprofessional staff. I had to call the police just to try to obtain my refund and…read moreretrieve belongings I had left at the hostel after an aggressive confrontation with the manager that made me feel extremely unsafe. Apparently, someone from the staff made a mistake while extending my stay. I followed the instructions given to me by this person and on the second day when I was ready to move to the room assigned told by the latter, I calmly approached the manager to confirm. Manager became unnecessarily defensive insisting that I had only paid for a cheaper room even though I had the receipt and the person who originally made the extension confirmed that my reservation was exactly as I described. Instead of apologizing, management reacted with hostility, cancelled my reservation without an explanation, and demanded that I leave the building immediately. This person even became more aggressive, rushing me out giving me little time to properly pack my belongings with dignity, humiliating me in front of other guests, and taking my things nearly outside without my permission even though I never resisted leaving. At one point he told me, "You will see today," while trying to provoke me into re-entering the building likely to escalate the situation even further. I chose to walk away because his behavior appeared completely out of control. If you value professionalism, respect, and personal safety, I strongly recommend avoiding this hostel. I would not recommend this place. UPDATE: Now I see the property responded to my review with false claims, including accusing me of "taking a leak" in the room and underestimating their hostile behavior, in what seems like a desperate attempt to distract readers from the serious and unacceptable incident I experienced there. This person seem to forget that the police were called for a reason. Nothing justified such behavior. Dear readers, this is how low and sketchy this place is. Instead of addressing the lack of professionalism, the owner chooses to attack my character publicly fabricating arguments. I dare this property to prove their claim. Again, I was NEVER given an explanation as to why my extension was suddenly revoked. It is clear the manager just appeared frustrated and angry after his misconduct and decided to retaliate by forcing me out in an intimidating and hostile manner likely to try to humiliate me. This appears to be a family-run business. Manager and owner seem related. Again, for your own dignity and safety, I strongly recommend staying away from this place.

So first of all, I should note that I am 40 years old and definitely not the target demographic for…read morethis particular hostel. That said, I would have been just slightly less appalled if it was 20 years ago and I had this experience. The staff person was polite, but not particularly helpful. I told him I would be checking out before 6am, and so he wouldn't give me a key to my room because he said no one would be on duty that early to take the key back when I checked out. Not great for my roommates, I had to leave the door unlocked while they slept when I snuck out a little after 5:30am. The facilities were so filthy that I didn't even feel comfortable taking a shower there, or using the bathroom much at all. I wasn't given a towel, so showering would have been awkward anyway. More on the lack of hygiene was demonstrated by the presence of all the mice; not fun seeing a dying baby mouse stagger from the kitchen to the bathroom, or hearing about mice running around in the dorm I was assigned to from my roommates. The best things I can say for this hostel is that it's in a popular location, the bedsheets were clean, and the other guests were nice and polite without being overly friendly. This was a last resort because reservations at other places fell through, but I definitely wouldn't return here for anything, and no matter how minimal your needs or budget, I'd advise avoiding this place.

I try to go into things with low expectations but I guess my previous hostel experiences were just…read moretoo good. This place is no Generator Hostel nor does it have hot water for showering (apparently some rooms have more hot water than others, mine was the one where the roommates would yelp every time they stepped in the shower). The other visitors were pretty cool but the staff I met after checking in were a bit more lackadaisical. The place is old which is to be expected in a historical part of DC, but it would be cool if they painted over all of the repair spots on the walls - judging by previous reviews they'd been there awhile. The linens you get are fine but they will be on the older side - I don't mind this but if you don't want your towels and bedding to feel used (ex. pilling, lots of fraying, bleach spots, the slight smell of not having dried properly) then good luck. Also just a heads up but even if you're from out of the area, if you have a local ID from years ago you should probably go to a motel/hotel/AirBnb instead.

I stayed 3 nights at this hostel (04/29-09/01). If you can help it, stay at Hostelling…read moreInternational down the street. The only reason I stayed here is because I needed to make this reservation at the last moment and my original choice (Hostelling International) only had private rooms available ($120/night). When I reached the hostel, I was asked to take my shoes off, which I was fine with considering that there was supposed to be a homely feeling here. However, forgetting that the slippers that they offered felt like they going to fall off at any given moment, the bin that they're kept in is enclosed, keeping the smells from other shoes within the shoe bin and creating a lovely (sarcasm) aroma every time you open it. I kept my shoes with me in my room. When I went to check in, I was told that the room that I had reserved for three nights would not be available for every night. This would be perfectly okay if it had showed that when I reserved on HostelWorld.com, but it didn't. Furthermore, when I moved out of the room to relocate after the first night, I found out that it wouldn't be ready until 3:00 or 4:00 PM; I had been told previously that I would be able to move into the new room as soon as possible. The biggest problems that I had were in the new room. Other than there were a few flies in there, someone had left a "present" in the toilet. I found out the toilet was broken (which there was evidence that it had been like that for some time). The person that was managing couldn't fix it, and told me that no one would be available until Tuesday (after I was gone). Then later that day, the power went out in half the room. I asked what happened and he told me that DC was having power outages. However, I could clearly see that there was power everywhere else in the hostel. Because of this, neither me nor my roommate could use the AC. We had to sleep in the living room, which did have AC. It wasn't the worst that could happen, but it's best to choose another place.

**Update- Had to reduce the ratings down to 4 stars. The reason is because they haven't invited me…read moreback. Hopefully they have another Kegger on the calendar soon.. AmaZing Place. Host was very bald, but nice guy. Other host was also very nice. Had a fluff ball with four legs, and it was perfect decor. 11/10. Got woken up with a nice little kiss from Kevin. Beautiful Stay, would recommend to ever

I came here over the summer sometime in June/July. I've never been to a hostel and my friend…read moreconvinced me to go for the experience. This one had good reviews on hostel sites so we decided we'd stay here for 2 days. I'm a clean freak and if you are too please don't stay here. Every time I went to the bathroom I questioned everything because it looked disgusting and in need of a lot of repairs. The beds are worn down and not comfy. I stayed in a 2 bedroom so we had privacy and weren't stuck with sharing a space. They have a no shoes policy and I didn't feel comfortable with that cause it just looked dirty. I wouldn't stay here again. The one staff member we dealt with wasn't all that nice so that def didn't help.

Conveniently located 10 minuet walk from Union Station, open 24/7 and cheap. Plenty of bathrooms…read moreand common space to hang out. Free wifi, clean bathrooms. On the negative side the building was a little old and stuffy, but for ~ $25 a night, can you really complain. Had a very attractive young lady working at the front desk.

We found this hotel via expedia when we were looking to come here for an event…read more We make a Honey soft serve ice cream and LOVE bees & honey, so we thought it was kismet that we came across it All staff interactions from the check-in to the check out process was great. They really have some of the best customer service, consistently across the board, that we have ever encountered. We has great recommendations and added some things to our itinerary thanks to their suggestions. The room was perfect, small, but you don't need much space if you're getting out in DC. It was clean, comfortable, and had everything we needed. The location is perfect to walk places or jump on the metro to go anywhere you want. The rooftop bar has awesome views, but in the summer, the downstairs bar is where it is at. A/C! The restaurant has a small but mighty menu. Perfectly sized for options without being overwhelming. Delicious, too! Would definitely return again!

This is a cool spot to simply enjoy the views and ambiance by yourself or with your friends…read more The elevator is super small so I took the steps upon departure. Service was a little slow but there was only one bartender managing a few people. Important to note that all orders must be placed at the bar and they will bring it over to you. On to the drinks and food: I absolutely loved the scenery (breathtaking views and very calming vibes). I was not too sold on their drink prices based on the size of those serving cups. The cost and quantity were slightly off especially since there were lower cost for the same drink at nearby restaurants. Aside from that, I enjoyed my pineapple Jack'd pizza and the frose wasn't bad, just expensive. Would I return: probably for pizza and their spectacular views

If you call the number listed they will not confirm or deny the name or contact anyone staying…read morethere, You need to call The house phone And if you're lucky who you're looking for will be within ear shot. 202 2910761 The plastic covers on all the beds is kind of creepy. People tend to drink here and create Late night drama. They have a house guitar You can borrow. The bulletin board is my favorite thing there and Talking to people from around the world. It's an experience that's worth the discount.

around 10 years ago when i looked for a job in the US, i stayed there for around 100 nights. it was…read moreone of my nicest experiences. it was closed lately during covid. Thanks dear Lorry and Ron.