Brooklyn Backpackers

65 4th Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11217
Subway Atlantic Ave-Pacific St (D, M, N, R); Atlantic Avenue (2, 3, 4, 5, B, Q); Union Street (M, R) Bus B37, B63, B65, B103 LIRR Flatbush Avenue
Website www.brooklynbackpackers.com
Email info@brooklynbackpackers.com




Price
Dorm bed $25
Twin room $70

Prices are in local currency and are inclusive of all taxes.


 


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Last Update: June 9, 2008



Travellers' reviews for Brooklyn Backpackers
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Average Rating based on 1 Review
Maintenance  2.00/5  (2.00)
Cleanliness  1.00/5  (1.00)
Facilities  2.00/5  (2.00)
Atmosphere  2.00/5  (2.00)

Compared to other hostels in this destination
Maintenance  3.17/5  (3.17)
Cleanliness  3.25/5  (3.25)
Facilities  2.58/5  (2.58)
Atmosphere  2.58/5  (2.58)



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(Review ID: 6006)
 
Not recommended -- this hostel is dirty, with very poor service., August 9, 2007
Reviewer: magnetic from Canada

Pros: The bar below it seems nice
Cons: Dirty, terrible service, building in poor repair

    
magnetic saw things this way
Maintenance   2.00/5  (2)
Cleanliness   1.00/5  (1)
Facilities   2.00/5  (2)
Atmosphere   2.00/5  (2)

This is without a doubt the worst hostel I have ever stayed in, and I have stayed in quite a few. There appears to be no dedicated hostel staff, rather, you are supposed to register at the bar. I tried to do this at 5pm, which seems like a reasonable time to do such a thing, but after making me wait for 10 minutes while he poured beer after beer, the bartender/manager told me to come back in an hour. Suffice to say, I never ended up registering (although I had made a booking via an internet site) because the staff simply were not attentive in the slightest. When I arrived back at the hostel late that night, a girl at the bar told me which room I should sleep in. All beds in that room were unmade, and had visible dirt on them. I came back downstairs to tell them this. They told me to go back up, take linen out of the closet and find a bed. There was unfortunately no clean linen in the closet. I ended up sleeping in a windowless room on a sheet of dubious cleanliness that is there (not much -- and all seem to have bartending as their first priority) is unhelpful. NOT RECOMMENDED.
 
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