The Local

Super clean, nice terrace, huge comfy common area, great and spacious bar, wonderful crew/service (really! no exceptions), very complete common kitchen,. One particular thing I loved: the bathroom is inside the room (like many other hostels); but here, it is separated by a door. So you don't necessarily bother all your roommates if you use it during the night. Location: you'll need to walk 2 blocks to have access to everything: food, subway, the rest of the city. If this is ok for you (as it is for most of the open-minded travelers), go for it!

In such a great hostel, this is unfortunate: due to their heating method option for the rooms (AC/fan-heaters instead of e.g. oil), air gets badly dry along the night (and your nose and throat feel it). Some people might get bothered by the lack of an elevator (but it's only 3 floors and they have accessible rooms on the ground). Missed more fun group activities being encouraged by the hostel.

Good value, and in a nice location. Train stop is about a 5 minute walk, if that.

very clean, good personnel, bar, free locker, computers, printer, a lot of free space, good view from the roof.

Close to many different undergrounds and buses. Clean and friendly atmosphere.

Just a silly thing but probably the showers need a longer curtain. Impossible not to make a mess when showering. Other than that all good.