Green Tortoise Hostel
Hostel
North Beach, San Francisco
"Make sure to check out the ball room and make some friends!"(4 Tips)
"Nice family vibe, free dinners, amazing ballroom, awesome people!"(2 Tips)
"complimentary breakfast and activities."(4 Tips)
"... nice decor, is cosi, clean, and hás great people workin there!"(6 Tips)
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the group dinners and bar outings are a good way to meet travelers from around the world, and are a good deal compared to other dinner options in north beach
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NathanSeptember 19, 2016A super friendly and welcoming hostel in a great location when getting around SF. The dorms, ranging from 3 to 8 beds, are comfy and clean. The rooms quiet when not looking out onto the main road.Upvote1Downvote
RaulAugust 12, 2013Great place to stay! Friendly and local staff, clean, loads of activities, sauna, pool table, free dinner, breakfast, wifi and more, we stayed in the annex building in the private rooms, nice place!Upvote2Downvote
Alena CherniyMay 3, 2016Free fi-wi, friendly, free breakfast (oatmeal, eggs, yogurt, fruits, jams, peanut butter). Free vegetarian dinner 3 times in week with life music. Special offers (bikes, excursions). Clean enoughUpvoteDownvote- common room has pool table, kitchen, vending machine, lockers, wifi, and lots of seating and hangout spaces for either socializing or getting some personal time
UpvoteDownvote - some amenities: front desk open 24 hours, free breakfast 7:30-10, free wifi, laundry for $2 wash/$2 dry/$1 detergent, lockers, good showers, nightly events
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Karl HideyoAugust 11, 2014A real hostel with a sense of community that makes it easy and fun to meet people and discover the city! They have a lot of rules about this and that, but it adds to the "flavor".Upvote2Downvote
Dave QuigleyJuly 8, 2012Go to the beer olympics on friday nights. Its held right across the street. Great mix of hostelers and locals. $2 PBRs. Bring your A game and you could win a paper medal and plastic trophy.
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THE Z WORLD ZAHRANSeptember 25, 2016They do a pub crawl to 5 bars, which is a good way to make friends. You need to pay $5 and you get 5 drink coupons for the bars. You get the drink for $ 2.50. which is a good deal.UpvoteDownvote- JulienApril 9, 2016Good and clean budget hostel with good atmosphere, complimentary breakfast and activities. Well located, but some rooms are very very noisy by night - surrounded by bars and nightclubs...UpvoteDownvote
The best place to stay! Close to everything and very nice people. They have things to do everyday. Great place to meet people! Stay here, you won't regret it!Upvote3Downvote- Bruna AbbondanzaOctober 11, 2013The best hostel! Gotta lov Gaucho's kitchen! Delicious breakfast and dinners! Hostel has nice decor, is cosi, clean, and hás great people workin there!UpvoteDownvote
Jenny SOctober 17, 2012Super cool vibe and people. They have the most amenities I've seen from all hostels. Sauna, massage chair, pool table, internet cafe and breakfastUpvote1Downvote
A fun well priced hostel. Lots of perks like free breakfast and a dinner once a week. Friendly staff etc. Good location.UpvoteDownvote
One of the best places I've ever stayed! Definitely take advantage of all the free meals and activities. Hang out in the ballroom at night and make some friends! You wont regret it.Upvote2Downvote- Owen LoweryOctober 3, 2012One of the best hostels ever! Cheap, super clean, friendly people everywhere. Make sure to check out the ball room and make some friends!Upvote2Downvote
Ashlyn WilliamsFebruary 9, 2018If you like eggs with breakfast look for this basket in the kitchen, and they're FREE
UpvoteDownvote- Patricija ValentinuzziJuly 19, 2017Nice family vibe, free dinners, amazing ballroom, awesome people! 😊UpvoteDownvote
Travis CloseMarch 3, 2015Staff were super friendly and the free 7am breakfast was wonderful.Upvote1Downvote
Ryan SNovember 6, 2010In the evening, buy some beer (and a few extra to share) from the shop a few doors down and exchange stories in the dinning area with the other guests.UpvoteDownvote
Just left some alc in the community fridge.. Gin, Bacardi, bajan rum (mount gay) and patron cafe ;)Upvote1Downvote
Joel BuffMarch 6, 2011The girls here are better-looking than the ones outside the strip clubs down the street.Upvote3Downvote
HostelTimesFebruary 14, 2013UpvoteDownvote
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