Duo Nomad - Hostel

First time in a hostel, it was great for the price and the staff was friendly. Very quiet, they were at about half of their capacity. Booked the room with one bunk bed (total gamble as a single woman traveler) but had it to myself for my entire stay. There is a Trader Joe’s nearby which is great because they have a shared kitchen. Great location, near the metro, eastern market, post office, CVS, groceries and basically everything you could need. Would stay again (with shower shoes this time).

Easy to book. Comfortable bed. Friendly, helpful staff. They need to make the traveler aware that they'll need to bring their own lock for securing their luggage. Otherwise, everything went well.

Beautiful neighbourhood, loved to see how those old houses look in the inside. Breakfast was only pancakes but they let me take as much as I wanted and they were warm and fluffy My room had an emergency exit sign that glowed red all night and wouldn't let us sleep, we had to cover it with a towel lol

Close to restaurants, CVS and metro

Iliked everything. It was clean place and I had clean sheets. Breakfast was amazing!

It was very clean hostel. Also I loved freshly baked pancakes! You could eat as much as you want

Price could have been better Men's room downstairs. Stairway difficult to walk.

Good amenities and excellent customer service

It was amazing, when I went to the parade. Thanks.

I love and enjoy the place

The location was excellent, super close to the metro and a ton of shops and restaurants in the eastern market area. My room had an emergency exit door with a bright red sign that glowed brightly throughout the night.

Staff professional An iron

The location was perfect for walking to the Mall and museums. There is nothing more I could have asked for given the location, price, and other travelers.

It has a park nearby and also wharf is 20 min walk which is a great place to hangout. Wifi strength was good, bathroom amd showers were clean. They gave a tour of house which is nice. You can cook your own food, heat so kitchen is available. Luggage storage facility is available where they keep even after checkout for free. The 2 people that I met who manage the property are well spoken and friendly. Small Patio is there at roof top which is nice.manage 3 unisex washroom for entire house and 2 shower for men/2 for women in a house full of Approximately 20 dorm beds. That is way too less so you might have to wait for sometime to get your turn. Doesn't provide shower gels and shampoo so bring on your own. Locker are very small so you could lock only your backpack Beds/mattresses are not very good quality..it makes a lot of noise while twist and turns. 72$ deserves a nice mattress to sleep atleast.

The location was phenomenal. GPS may give you false walking directions. If you're using public transit, so know when you get off at Eastern Market Station, is simply walk two blocks SE down Pennsylvania Avenue. That's it. The hostel is in the middle of the block between 9th and 10th streets on the left. But the building is very tight! This is an old building easily older than a century and maybe even older than that. What is used as a office desk to check you in, is actually someone standing in the entry quarter which is very narrow. Like all hostels, you take your shoes off and the best you can do is try and sit on the shoe rack and stay out of the way of the person standing to check you in. From there, recognize that this hostel is absolutely, positively, NOT disability accessible! These are very narrow, winding, steep stairs. You have to just lean your body into the wall, hoist yourself up one stair at a time, and do the best you can to pull your luggage up. Once in the rooms, they are extremely tight. They do have lockers for you to lock your personal belongings, but these are small lockers. There is absolutely no furniture in the room except bunk beds. But, the living room area is comfortable, and there is a nice little deck on the third floor that you can sit in up to 9:00. The attendant on duty when we were there, made pancakes in the morning, and they were some of the best pancakes we ever had! What truly made this place spectacular were the staff! Extremely nice!

The flexibility, the cleanliness, the quietness and respect for all Shoes to be kept at the reception level at all times

Location is great. If you are visiting capital hill friends and family this can’t be beat. You can walk to a Nationals game or take a two blck walk to Eastern market and the metro will get you to the Smithsonian in a few minutes- 3 or 4/stops. very clean. Management is very friendly and efficient. Well run .

Such a lovely stay, friendly staff, peaceful, clean, great roof top space. Easy from DCA on metro to Eastern Market. Short walk to Capitol.

The interesting thing is you take off your shoes when you enter which leads to it being cleaner than it otherwise would be except for the kitchen which was still sticky. Warning: the lockers will not fit large luggage and may not even fit a normal backpack depending on which lockers are available when you arrive. If you're paranoid about leaving your stuff in your room which is not locked either, don't bring large bags. You can't use a thick lock either, conveniently there is a hardware store across the street, 1.25in. lock works. The upstairs lounge and deck close at 10pm for quiet hours leaving the downstairs one usable until midnight. You can always go there cuz that's where the bathrooms are & showers for men. Awkward locations, but it's an old charming house. Breakfast is pancakes and lemonade but when I went down, nobody was there, just pancake batter. Probably people ate earlier and figured no one was coming after. Officially I think it ends at 9:30 and I was there just before 9. Lastly, I got rushed to leave. Check out is 11am, they were confused when my phone was charging on the bed and I was eating upstairs at 10. 10min before check out, I'm finishing brushing my teeth and bro is fed up with me. A reminder is fair, but is it a crime to check out before 11? Make it earlier if you want people to leave earlier.

There is no locker in the room, only small size lockers are available at 2nd floor.