# Recommend NYC hostels? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 17, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-nyc-hostels/412091 "2007-07-17T04:42:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-nyc-hostels/412091/1 "2007-07-17T04:42:40Z")
I’m heading to NYC for a couple of days in September, and I could use a good, cheap place to stay. Could anyone recommend a good hostel? Price is the most important factor, but I’d prefer someplace in a reasonably safe neighborhood and in a decent state of repair. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-nyc-hostels/412091/2 "2007-07-17T13:01:13Z")
The HI hostel is supposed to be nice, and the price is right. > **[HI New York City Hostel - HI USA](https://www.hiusa.org/find-hostels/new-york/new-york-891-amsterdam-ave)** > > Shared dorms and private rooms on Manhattan's Upper West Side, just blocks from Central Park and public transportation. Free Wi-Fi, private outdoor space, and guest kitchen.. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-nyc-hostels/412091/3 "2007-07-17T13:48:39Z")
I’ve stayed at the HI, and I recommend it, with the caveat that there are BIG dorms and it can get noisy. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-nyc-hostels/412091/4 "2007-07-17T21:18:10Z")
Thanks, guys.