Ember Hostel

My stay at the hostel was a bit of a bag of mixed experiences. I’ll start with the bad and work my way towards the good. Firstly, my experience with staff was extremely negative. I stayed for four days and at one point had a friend stopped by which we were planning on going downtown to gay pride festival together. He was not staying or hanging out at the hostel whatsoever. He came inside, I asked him if he would like a drink before we leave, so we walked down to the kitchen to get a drink and immediately walk back upstairs to leave. While walking back upstairs, one of the staff members working that day stopped us and asked if he was a guest. I informed him that he was not, he was simply my friend who was picking me up to go downtown and we walked downstairs to get something to drink. Mind you these were drinks I paid for, nor was he in the building for longer than 60 to 90 seconds. The staff member proceeded to scold me stating that individuals who are not guests were not allowed to hang out at the house. I had informed him that we simply went down there to get something to drink before leaving. He informed me that it was OK for them to be in the foyer area but not go any further. He then gave me the auction to either be kicked out for to be charged a $60 fee. As I could not afford to go stay at a $200 hotel, I was forced to be charged a $60 fee simply for my friend coming in to get a drink. Now prior to this I had never had a guest over in any capacity. Also A/C doesnt work

They took my money but did not allow me to check-in. And they did not give me a refund.

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The place seems nice and has great reviews, but the truth is that people go to get high (In Denver, Marijuana and some Psychedelics / Magic Mushrooms are legal) and become very noisy, and then the next day the staff enforce rules, but is too late and this cycle repeats over and over. I believe the great reviews is only coming from this people.

But I didn’t like the fact that the showers were downstairs and that I had to keep going back up and down the steps so that was my first issue. My other issue was the cleanliness of the hostel. While I won’t say it was absolutely trashed which it wasn’t! At least for me I could tell the showers and the bathroom were not cleaned throughly. Plus a lot of them a nasty smell. On top of that I even felt like my room I stayed in wasn’t properly cleaned either. Plus the space underneath my bunk that I wanted to use was filled with boxes and random shoes. I will say I did like the lobby area it was very cute and quirky but as for my overall experience I would say that I probably wouldn’t stay here again. And it could be own personal bias because I’m used to something a little different when I comes to my hostel experience. But overall I would say if you’re looking for something dirt cheap to stay in Denver for no more than two days this is fine.

This place provides a real clean Hostel stay experience for travelers that shared common areas. There's several shower and bathroom facilities so there isn't a wait to use the restroom. Was a little warm with the air conditioning running but each berth had a fan provided to assist in cooling. Close to Trader Joe's, 7Eleven and restaurants for quick access to food. There's a community kitchen and refrigerator that allows one to store their food and felt safe with other guests. Suggest bringing own lock to secure your locker items for valuables.

Ease of check in and location

Great place to stay and meet new people.

Loved the character of the old house. The hangout areas were great. The staff were super cool and helpful. I also really liked how many individual bathrooms and shower rooms there were. Loved the privacy curtains on the beds and the shelving with a personal light and plug--nice touch and super helpful. Even though tidy, everything was just a bit gross and dirty. The photos are what sold me, but they don't show the thin layer of yuck and old weed stink that hits you when you walk in the door. The bedroom where I stayed smelled so awful of feet and sweat, I couldn't even sleep. They just need to get a cleaning crew in and deep clean regularly. Leaving used towels on the bed instead of in a bin might be part of the problem. I love a hostel, but even hostels can be clean.

Good overall

Every thing was thought of… even small details.. rooms were impeccable, living areas inviting, comfortable and stocked with items that invoke curiosity and creativity There was nothing not to like

Staff are great. All went well.

Extremely rude staff. Not helpful, nasty attitudes. Especially the manager.

The place is good very well located so you can walk basically everywhere I would like the place implemented a bit more flexible scheduling is 3pm but some guess might come early and still have to wait other than that everything was great the environment,the place etc recommended for sure

Perhaps this was a one-time mistake/error on their behalf, but it so happened that the day I booked, a lot of things were going wrong. The AC was broken in the main room where we all slept, and consequently, it made it extremely difficult to go to sleep or relax. The solution to this issue?: Duct-tape (and not a surprise to learn that this did NOT work). The other visitors with me, whom also happened to be guests, worked together to fix the AC ourselves. This is not withstanding the fact that an extremely uncomfortable situation unfolded when the workers barged into our room at night to kick a visitor out. Though it was the correct course of action to kick him out, since, he had been verbally harassing the workers and other guests; this, nonetheless, did extremely affect our stay and experience.

The stay is an experience in itself. You’re going to meet all sorts of people from all over the world. Everyone was super friendly. I was fun to talk and hang out around the fire pit at night. It takes about a day to get settled in and get used to how a hostel operates.

Everyythinng Nothing

The decor and amenities were great! The curtains and the structure of the beds gave great privacy and did well in blocking the room light. No foil or plastic wrap to use.

Share spaces spectacular The carpet in the room is old

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