✅️Check-In: They offer check-in all the way up to 11 P.M., you do have to do pre check-in online with a photo of your ID. The man I checked in with said he doesn't work for BPoshtels directly when I told him the listed phone number on Google didn't work, he did provide me with a number to call if I needed anything. They don't tell you how many people are already in your room so that's a fun surprise for when you get there! They provided a map to show which rooms are where. You get an email after checking in with your room number and door code to get in.
🅿️Parking: free! The parking lot was pretty well lit throughout and the hotel is right off a main road. I felt safe leaving my car parked where I did. the water pressure in the shower is amazing, the shower head is super tall, shower has individual sprayer
🏢The room: It was super clean! There were already 4 women banking in the room and I had an upper bunk (which is designated in your check-in email). Only 1 person was there and she was asleep. 2 more people returned after I showered and was in bed, but we didn't really talk. The mini fridge was smaller than usual hotel fridges. Everyone's stuff was tucked neatly under their bed or on their bed, which is in the hostel's rules.
🛌The bed: Oh boy, I haven't slept on a top bunk since my senior year of high school, which is only 5 years ago but still. They had padding on 1 rung to make sure you didn't slip, would be nice to have it on all the rungs. A large pillow and small pillow provided, as well as a comforter. I brought my own blanket and slept very well. Comfier than summer camp bunk beds, slightly less comfy than a traditional hotel bed.
🛁 Shower: I actually loved this shower. It is one of my favorite showers I've found in any hotel. Great water pressure, got super hot, super tall shower head, and a hand held sprayer (great to clean down the walls). Seemed almost like a European hotel shower as the shower glass didn't go all the way across the tub, but it was fine. Each person had one towel provided and a numbered hook to hang it on to dry, I brought my own big plush towel because I'm picky and I can. The water did smell slightly sulfuric but not terribly and that just happens in Florida. The provided shampoo/body wash/conditioner was obviously cheap but it got the job done.
👭The people: I talked with 3/4 in the morning and everyone was doing Disney or Universal! One of the Disney women offered me a car ride if I needed it to get to the parks and she seemed sad when I told her I was set already and leaving early. This could be a great way to make friends as a solo traveler.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ For it being a hostel, I give it 5 stars. However, I acknowledge my opinion may be different if I had stayed for longer, if my expectations were different going in, or even if I got different roommates. I AM likely to book again, as in my check-out email I got a 40% of my next booking coupon, and I'm definitely willing to see if it holds up in a second visit. There is breakfast of some kind offered, which was listed as "usually $12". For that cost, I'm eating...
Read moreThere is no breathing space to put 6-beds into a small dorm room. In such a way, this hostel makes ~$200.00-300.00 from each dorm room which is a very profitable business strategy for them but it is against the state law and public health. ||||It is not a safe place. Female dorms are located on a very dark peripheral part of the complex where you have to walk at least 300ft. ||||They do not give sheets other than naked/uncovered comforters where everyone uses/contaminates. The beds are very uncomfortable. The electric extension cord with 6 outlets improperly attached to the metal bunk beds which is a code violation for electric shots and sudden deaths. There is no kitchen in this hostel. There is a very dirty, stingy microwave oven and a mini-refrigerator in the room. Everything is dirty: bathroom, sink, bathtub, mini carpet on the floor... Roaches and bed-bugs are around. They bit me and I ended in the ER. There is a door electronic keypad which alarms every in-and-out of 6 people--There is no way to sleep and rest despite using ear-plugs. They use dynamic pricing to change the nightly rates based on the demands; and if you have a tight budget, you can be shocked with ballooned prices. ||||I stayed for 6nights there and they offered me 40% off to stay in the other cities. When I used this offer for another city, they did not keep their promises to give me a discount, and Diego from Orlando Mall location cancelled my reservation without any cause. I reached out to their headquarters but they ignored me. Unfortunately there are no other hostels in this area and this hostel takes advantage of it. DO NOT STAY there. Do a favor to yourself to pay a little bit more to stay in a...
Read moreThere is no breathing space to put 6-beds into a small dorm room. In such a way, this hostel makes ~$200.00-300.00 from each dorm room which is a very profitable business strategy for them but it is against the state law and public health. ||||It is not a safe place. Female dorms are located on a very dark peripheral part of the complex where you have to walk at least 300ft. ||||They do not give sheets other than naked/uncovered comforters where everyone uses/contaminates. The beds are very uncomfortable. The electric extension cord with 6 outlets improperly attached to the metal bunk beds which is a code violation for electric shots and sudden deaths. There is no kitchen in this hostel. There is a very dirty, stingy microwave oven and a mini-refrigerator in the room. Everything is dirty: bathroom, sink, bathtub, mini carpet on the floor... Roaches and bed-bugs are around. They bit me and I ended in the ER. There is a door electronic keypad which alarms every in-and-out of 6 people--There is no way to sleep and rest despite using ear-plugs. They use dynamic pricing to change the nightly rates based on the demands; and if you have a tight budget, you can be shocked with ballooned prices. ||||I stayed for 6nights there and they offered me 40% off to stay in the other cities. When I used this offer for another city, they did not keep their promises to give me a discount, and Diego from Orlando Mall location cancelled my reservation without any cause. I reached out to their headquarters but they ignored me. Unfortunately there are no other hostels in this area and this hostel takes advantage of it. DO NOT STAY there. Do a favor to yourself to pay a little bit more to stay in a...
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