Austin · USA
Firehouse Hostel
Reportes de chinches
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Confirmado Booking.com
When I first went, my locker was already locked, so I couldn't use it
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Confirmado Google Maps
Avoid this place! Bed bugs al over the place! They will bite you while you sleep. Rooms don’t match the pictures posted on the website (they don’t have curtains, fans gets super hot) The staff not really friendly, was talking with the manager and he kept on rudely interrupting all the time. They look at you:” why you come here…” also no social life at all organized by hostel staff. No bar hopping, no social trips nothing at all is offered even for the payment… very odd vibe. Lack of social areas too
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Confirmado Hostelworld
Avoid this place! Bed bugs al over the place! They will bite you while you sleep. Rooms don’t match the pictures posted on the website (they don’t have curtains, fans gets super hot) The staff not really friendly, was talking with the manager and he kept on rudely interrupting all the time. They look at you:” why you come here…” also no social life at all organized by hostel staff. No bar hopping, no social trips nothing at all is offered even for the payment… very odd vibe.
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Confirmado Hostelworld
good location. Great vibes in hostel. Loved the common space. Shower and toilet were decent. I would stay again if I came back to Austin but I did get bit by bed bugs for the first time ever and it was across my neck which wasn’t a fun surprise 😅
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Confirmado Google Maps
Room 201 has bed bugs! I stayed in the top bunk on the right in 201 and was bit all throughout the night. The location is great, the people and staff are nice. But something definitely went wrong here. There was no one at the front to tell about the bed bugs. They didn't answer their phone at the front desk. I had a good stay overall without the bugs. I don't know if I could stay here again specifically because of the bed bugs. Avoid the top bunks!
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Confirmado Booking.com
They have bed bugs it was an absolutely awful experience I want a full refund I had to throw away half of my stuff and destroy my things because the property had bed bugs which I am allergic to not to mention it's a massive health violation someone needs to look into that immediately
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Confirmado Booking.com
I was there 5 hours to sleep and I got bed bugs.
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Confirmado Hostelworld
The bathrooms are disgusting. Three small showers which only have a curtain which doesn't fully close off for your privacy. No shelf either for your toiletries - any towels or clean clothes either have to be put outside on the dirty floor (which also had puddles everyday) or over the top of the shower curtain. Puddles also outside the restroom. I was affected by bed bugs also - over 30 bites in the first 2 days. I have stayed in over 50 hostels in North America/Europe & this is by far the worst
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Confirmado Google Maps
Pros: The staff was dope, super helpful and friendly! Just a great location overall! Cons: I don’t know if there were bed bugs in my room but I got bit up all around my body. Also for some reason our door wouldn’t shut all the way unless you put your back into it so hopefully that gets fixed in the future!
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Confirmado Google Maps
Bedbugs beware!!! They seem to take the proper steps to spray for them monthly but I and another gal still had them. I’ve traveled all over the world and never got them thankfully but was shocked to get them in my home country. Had to fight for a full refund. They basically kicked me out after that instead of changing my room or making other accommodations. This hostel is close to the parties but I’d probably choose somewhere else to be safe. I was in an all girls room.
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Confirmado Google Maps
Bedbugs. That was a nightmare.
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Análisis del ambiente
Un bar estilo speakeasy está abajo, con una entrada tipo puerta de biblioteca y un efecto muy real sobre todo el edificio. Firehouse está plantado en el centro de Austin cerca de 6th Street, bares, clubs, restaurantes y el Capitol, así que funciona mejor como plataforma central barata para salir de noche. El tradeoff no es sutil. La música del bar puede durar hasta alrededor de las 2 a.m., y el bajo puede hacer vibrar las camas, especialmente en pisos inferiores. Dormir es una apuesta floja aquí salvo que el plan sea quedarse fuera hasta tarde, caer después del último llamado y aceptar un setup de hostel más áspero. Hay cocina, Wi-Fi, el agua caliente puede ser sólida, y puede haber beneficios de desayuno o lavandería. El staff puede ser amable y servicial, pero el servicio es irregular. Las habitaciones pueden ser apretadas, oscuras, calientes o demasiado climatizadas, con cortinas inconsistentes, colchones gastados, privacidad limitada y poco espacio para maletas. La cocina es la zona compartida principal, así que la vida social puede funcionar alrededor de salidas nocturnas o pub crawls, pero este no es un gran hostel comunitario cargado de lounge.
Señales a revisar
- La limpieza es un riesgo serio: baños, duchas, pisos, ropa de cama, ventiladores y rincones de habitación pueden estar sucios o con moho.
- Las chinches o picaduras sin explicación son un riesgo recurrente, incluyendo problemas específicos de litera y habitación.
- El bar de abajo y el ruido de 6th Street pueden hacer poco realista dormir antes de las 2 a.m.
- Las interacciones con staff y el apoyo de check-in pueden ser irregulares, desde muy cálidos hasta hostiles o desorganizados.
- El entorno del centro y el acceso al edificio pueden sentirse inseguros de noche; aparcar puede ser caro o incómodo.