From the swivellin' chair...

When in New York, be careful which hostel you stay at...

In the rich realm of user reviews, I recently found these two classic reviews on Hostelz.com of two different New York City hostels. Thought you'd enjoy them too

A guy called Igor posted this. He gave the hostel 2 stars...

I got in a fistfight with the big woman on the staff. I caught her stealing my socks and shoes and then she tried to deny it. When I told her I was going to call the police she laughed and told me that they would not believe me. She then proceeded to push me and told me to get the hell out of their hostel. She said they don't like my type. I spit at her, as is custom in my country to convey insult. She punched me in the mouth and dug her nails into my arms. I screamed in horror and ran for the door abandoning my possessions. I never turned back.

An intrepid traveller going by the name Johny wrote this...

Somebody stole my shoes at this place and I was left walking barefoot in Manhattan for three weeks. I taped magazines around my feet and begged for money to get a Greyhound Bus ticket to get the hell out of here. I fought with the rats every night and I actually got bit really bad on my ass by some weird bug with orange and black fur.

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