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Reviews of Firehouse Hostel

2 out of 5
Firehouse Hostel
605 Brazos Street, Austin, TX

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 136 out of 247 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 67 out of 247 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 247 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 247 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 247 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Madison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff. Will definitely stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Jerome

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
First time. Different, but it worked for me. I think it’s a cool option, convenient and inexpensive. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Mario

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Lila

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and nice staff!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was good
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Erik

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was a very loud party that lasted until 2/3 in the morning. There is no free parking, you have paid parking on the street, that's very expensive! And I paid 50 dollar for "sleeping" in bunk bed in a dorm, ridiculous! Really a shame! In Holland we call this geldklopperij
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Davis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Prime place
Really the only option, prime location in the center. By all the nightlife and restaurants. Walkable to the university and capital. Easy 15 min bus to parks. Great WiFi, comfy beds although the pillow is flat. Bathrooms fine. Kitchen was hangout area and it had the basics. Staff was good.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Larena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was quiet and respectful and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Koshiro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tayler

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Iona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff very friendly, sociable environment and amenities close by
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ego

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cool
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Danae

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room was not adequately air conditioned; there were multiple fans going in there constantly, but it wasn’t super cool. There was a small fan for use up at the bunk, but it was still a warm & stuffy sleep. The curtains are not blackout, so it’s light in the room at night. It’s also quite loud- I was on the second floor at the front of the building, so there was lots of street noise during the night, as well as noise from the bar below. A girl in the room was consistently inconsiderate with noise (I guess this is the risk in any hostel, unfortunately). Female shower block seemed a little run down- it needs more space to hang toiletry bags/put belongings and every shower cubicle should have a basket to put your shower items. There was nowhere private to dress outside the cubicle once you’d showered. The area: within walking distance to Congress Ave Bridge, Texas Capitol, 6th St, bus stop from the airport, and Flixbus/Greyhound stop. Lots of homeless in the area, but I felt safe enough walking around on my own. Staff at the hostel were ok, but not overly friendly. There was no info on things to do in the area. When I asked, I was just told to look at what’s on the walls in the stairwell (historical images of locations in Austin)- wasn’t very helpful. The most affordable option I could find in Austin, by far, so would likely stay again just based on that. But it’s definitely a budget stay, and not one designed for true rest or comfort.

10/10 Excellent

Arthur

Business traveller, Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thank you again!
Great amenities and clean environment. Friendly desk staff and interesting guests. Must recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ilka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff & service.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Donald

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Barba

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marcos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Janet

Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Jung Wei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hostel for meeting and partying with others from all over. Howie was super helpful at every juncture. Just be ready for some noise on weekends up to 2am as hostel is located right above a speakeasy.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Trung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jessi

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dwayne

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good experience
Overall cleanliness was very good. The men's bathroom on the 2nd floor had one of two stools out of order my entire 2 day stay but did not present a 'personal' problem. ;)
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Downtown Gem
My first hostel experience was totally positive. Great venue, very well run and a great facility to meet fellow travellers. Will be returning here next time I stop over in Austin.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Clara

10/10 Excellent

Jaspal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In the middle of downtown so convenient for some nightlife and restaurants in the area
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
More privacy would be great.
It’s a great overnight stay if you are just there to sleep! I stayed 3 nights and overall my experience was good. It needs some more privacy, maybe some curtains on the bed so the people doesn’t stare at you while your are sleeping. I stayed in some hostel that had some like curtains on the bunk beds and it gives you more privacy. Loud music till 12am maybe later than that, if you sleep early you may encounter some trouble there, since they have a bar and the music it’s loud.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Donna

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

John

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stacey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very cool place
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Jerod

Liked: Staff & service
Very cool bar with fun bookshelf entrance. Staff are nice and helpful. Great location near Capital, restaurants and not to far from Congress bridge to see the bats. AC doesn’t keep the building cool. Loud if you’re on the second floor with live band in bar. Bathrooms are dirty and lots of disrepair. Sink didn’t work, broken parts in shower, leak from the ceiling in bathroom for multiple days that they didn’t seem to have a plan to fix.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Some bathroom facilities were out of order and dorm room lacked ventilation. Staff was polite, but not overly welcoming. A nice place to meet other travellers though.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

yaping

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yaping

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a great stay! This property was in an ideal location right off the 6th street music district. Walked all around downtown including to the capital.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

Bailey

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Very poor soundproofing and on site bar is open and loud very late to the point where youre given ear plugs....you'll still feel the hesvy vibrations and hear it. This place is borderline impossible to actually sleep at
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location to central austin.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Karina, Corona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to hostel.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Joel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, quiet, central location. Has a nice music-oriented bar associated with it AND has computer access.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Bessie Latrice

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

4/10 Poor

Amanda

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Noisy and unsafe
Very noisy. Several faucets did not work. Could not tell the difference between homeless folks or guests. Really didn't feel safe.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I would like to say Matt was so professional and understanding. Sorry that he is leaving. Hopefully you can hire someone like him to replace him.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff here is very supportive and friendly. I met a lot of amazing people at this hostel and would recommend it to anyone. There are a few things such as the bathroom sinks that need repairing but besides that the showers and common spaces are generally clean. Would highly recommend this place because of it's affordability and how close it is to 6th Street (the party area). Giving this a 10/10
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jarret

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 28 nights in Jun 2021