First Hostel Stay and it was amazing ! The staff was wonderful shout out to Joy and the baristas at the bar ! They were all so welcoming and friendly. So helpful. Cleanliness 10/10 I seen housekeepers throughout my entire stay and they were ON IT ! For the price of stay this was exceptional. My roommates were respectful of each other. Definitely go to stay when traveling solo. Oh and the view upstairs SO BEAUTIFUL !

Great place to explore NYC. Metro connect to manhattan in no time… cool staff and great coffee. Recommended

Good to crash for a night

Great hostel, the rooms were very clean and it was great to have a semi private bathroom. Good outdoor rooftop patio

Clean place, lot of space, private. Good for a short-term stay.

Basic but modern and clean rooms, unfortunately very cold in winter times.

Excellent for the price. Missed little things like more hooks in the shower cubicle and a little shelf for my glasses at night

Everything was as good for a hostel, with one big exception - when I checked in, my bed hadn't been made over from the last person that used it. I had to help the front desk clerk remake my bed and they promised that housekeeping would clean it first thing the next day but that never happened during my stay.

Good location

Had to wait an additional 2 hours to check in, then when i got to my room it hadn’t been cleaned at all. Our toilet only worked about half the time. However, shout out to the bartender she was cool!

I liked the modern design and common areas.

It is a clean place, everything works nicely. People at the reception were always friendly and happy to help. Of course 110$ per night is not super cheap, but it is totally fine for what you get (September, NYC close to Mahattan, clean and well functioning hostel). There's two rather minor issues I had: 1. My keycard would not work after coming back in the evening, so i had to go to reception every day. Was easily fixed each time though. 2. You could not open a lot of the windows. Even though AC ist provided, with four people in one room some fresh air would be great from time to time. Overall a very good stay, would do again.

Excellent friendly service from the front desk staff. Cool space and a very great location to get to everywhere you would want to go in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

The vibe was amazing

good option to stay for a short trip! staff are always available 24/7.

The lady who helped me checked-in early morning was awesome!

Defenenatly coming back. quite and clean place. i stayed in the room with 2 bunk beds. Everyone was respectful. Make sure ask for a key for the locker under the beds to store your backpack. There is rooftop with no bar, but there is great lounge area on the 1st floor with the bar, coffee, crousans. Awsome chill place. Also, bands and DJs play music in the evening. and 1 glass of wine is included with the stay from 6pm till 9pm...

Staffs are friendly!

I like the location of this hostel which is not too far from the subway, and also there are some nice little cafes around the area. However, they don’t have an elevator, so it would be tough if you have big baggage. The room is ok but not super clean.

Some miscommunication when checking in but Ryzen (apologies if misspelled) was excellent and sorted things out

Good location. Excellent price and facilities to be in the place with your pc or cell phone. Has a kitchen you can use. A place with people of around the world.

This place is clean, safe, very affordable.

The property was very welcoming once inside and would recommend people looking looking to meet new people like myself or on a budget.

Everything you need. Clean, plugs, very small bathroom in every room and its close to a major subway stop. Plus the staff was very kind, even when i messed up mu reservation.

The house cleaning ladies did an excellent job cleaning the place. A tall guy cleaned up the kitchen, dishes, sinks, garbage and everything each day. He did an excellent job! Very hard working guy. Bath towel was super clean and white. Fair price outside of Manhattan. The host was friendly. They didn’t change me for leaving my bad in the storage for less than one hour. No small bed lighting for each bad. No shower gel, you can buy from front desk. Some people might not be considered staying in the same room. A staff took his time resolving requests (without telling me how long it's going to take, after more than 10 minutes of standing and waiting). It was complicated moving to another room. Beds made noise with any movement. I stayed at the Hostelling International New York before moving to this place. People staying there were more friendly. It is 5 minutes from subway station.

FANTASTIC! I wasn't expecting too much knowing it was a hostel but I was wowed. It was so cozy and cool - the layout, the decor, the public spaces, the staff. I loved the coffee bar they have right in the front. The price point was great. I was not familiar with the location before arriving, but it was near where I needed to be for the weekend - I was able to find food nearby, and get around just fine otherwise. I would definitely stay here again and again. I've already been recommending this place to my friends.

Awesome place. Very clean. The lounge area downstairs was excellent for doing laptop work. Everyone was very nice. The room is set up that you still have some privacy. It would have been nice to have a soap supply in the shower.

A bit of a wait time to check in, but not too bad. The toilet handle didn't fully work in my 4 bed female dorm. Over all. I'd stay again

Nice staff and chill vibe all around.

If you're looking to sleep in the same room as strangers as a way to save money while staying in NYC, I doubt you could do better than The Local!

The staff and service were very good. I would like to come here again.

I stayed for three days, but I can say that the room was clean, and the hostel location is so convenient for getting to Manhattan.