Bunk+Brew Historic Lucas House - Hostel

Good place for PCT hikers

Good location. Very loud, unable to sleep, difficult check in, not very clean in rooms (dusty).

I get that it's a hostel but it was a little too laid back. It feels like anyone can walk up into the place and just hang out which that's fine for other people but it wasn't my jam at all. I was appreciative of the space heater for it would get colder at night but it seems like a hippie spot where folks just hang out all day and chill. Not as clean as I would like but friendly enough. I can see who would love this place unfortunately it wasn't me BUT they weren't mean or unkind, just too relaxed in their standards (if that makes sense).

Just be aware of Hostel scheduled events and how that may impact -positively and negatively- your stay, such as karaoke or live music.

Needing one night in town before setting off on a hiking trip, this place was perfect for what we needed. Super fun having the bar & food trucks in the back yard.

Exceptional

The staff there were all right. But cleanliness of my room was questionable. The room smelled like someone hasn’t showered in three weeks and the bathrooms and kitchen weren’t accessible. I slept two hours last night and woke up sneezing because of the putrid smell sweat that was lingering in my room. This is my first time staying in a hostel so I’m not sure if this is normal, but I’d much rather stick to hotels. When I woke up at 1 AM last night, I regretted my decision in staying at a hostel.

Everyone very was very friendly, the house is super cool, and the location is great! The sheets were that jersey material or synthetic material that's just hard to tell if they feel clear. I'm sure they were, but always nice to feel in a strange bed the clean feeling of cotton.

Excellent location and value for price. Sauna was amazing, food trucks were on point, and staff were so friendly and fun. Will definitely be coming back.

Good

The location truly couldn’t be beat! Probably the most uncomfortable bed I’ve ever slept in. Also it was super hot, if there was AC it wasn’t doing anything. Felt very crowded and not the cleanest.

Exceptional

Staff were friendly, the concept is good and I imagine it worked well when it was freshly renovated. The place has huge potential It's filthy, it needed a spring clean three springs ago. The floors in the room had sticky stuff on them, lots of dust on the surfaces and under the beds. I understand that when you cook you need to clean up after yourself but the kitchens were filthy to begin with. Grease on the walls and ceiling. Shower in the Annex hasn't been cleaned recently and the toilet wasn't cleaned once while I was there. There's a cleaning roster on the door that hasn't been recently filled out with just joke comments on it. Hand basin needs bleach and Scotch Brite. The people staying were friendly but it has the feeling of a halfway home rather than a hostel inviting visitors to the city. The cleanliness issues just require elbow grease, not difficult to improve, but clearly management isn't aware or doesn't see it as an issue. Will continue to decline

The people. The atmosphere. The food trucks. My room was crowded. No AC. Didn't have a goods sleep..

The people. The atmosphere. The food trucks. My room was crowded. No AC. Didn't have a goods sleep..

Superb

Exceptional

Lots of space and variety of facilities. Location waa great. Sauna and extra showers were great. Smoking areas should be designated. I would sit down somewhere and start to relax, just to have someone sit nearby and start smoking, so I would have to move. Also, there should be better management of the refrigerators, they were crowded and too difficult to find even a small space to put my food.

The people were really nice Outside the building not manicured and not enough parking.

Pros Washroom in my building was ok Ample parking space in and around property Food trucks on premises. Cons Whole property felt mismanaged My room was hot as an oven. I could not sleep at all at night because of the heat and no ventilation. It was even difficult to sit there. When I asked the front desk , they said they will look into this but nothing was done. There is an odd smell in the building which might be lack of deep cleaning and old carpets. Also it seems that some people live there permanently and use the rooms and bathrooms as their personal closets. Won’t stay again.