Amber N.
Yelp
I'm amazed to hear these negative reviews on TripAdvisor because the hostel is $12 per night. Come on people! Where else in the US have you found a $12 a night hostel that includes breakfast? - which by the way, is not just toast. It's toast and waffles, coffee, tea, sometimes fruit, and nutella, syrup butter and jam. They need to make some money! They also give out hot dog dinners - OK it's not gourmet but lets be real.
As far as location -- it is closer to Downtown Vegas than anything, and Pawn Stars is right down the street. Prime Las Vegas Strip real estate is a bit expensive.
I thought the staff was awesome, and they did like to party too! It's Vegas, not the Swiss Alps. Semi-private rooms are just that - semi private! If the bathrooms are out of TP - ask for it. Most hostels do this because people steal it. WiFi is shoddy, I'll admit that drove me a little nuts when trying to plan stuff.
I stayed two weeks and I didn't run into bed bugs. I love when people get some form of bug bite and they assume it's bed bugs. First off, you can see bed bugs at night. They bite in threes, itch like hell, and leave blood stains on the mattresses. My entire house was infected with these once so I am very familiar with them. They suck, and I assure you if I came across them I wouldn't have stayed one night. As for the rude woman, I know who everyone is referring to and she no longer works there.
The immediate area isn't amazing, but it's a 5-minute cab ride to Downtown and they organize limo tours to the Strip almost every night if there are enough people. There are no fancy decorations on the walls - it's bare bones but that is how hostels have been for ages.
You are in Vegas, go party and quit whining. There are cheap hotels out there of course, but you won't get to meet people like you do when you stay in a hostel.