Green Tortoise Hostel

Centrally located with friendly staff, great value for money, clean and well-equipped rooms, complimentary breakfast, and lively neighborhood. Comfortable beds and welcoming atmosphere ensure a pleasant stay.

So I'm pretty new to traveling. Haven't stayed at very many hostels so obviously a party oriented hostel like the green tortoise leaves a strong impression on my virginal hostel traveling mind. You have the potential to meet some very interesting people here but also some very creepy people as well who give you a feeling as though they've just escaped from jail or have just come out of a mental ward. The 3 weeks I stayed there I was verbally assaulted by a person coming into the room at 4am directing his anger towards me because of the roommates shoes. Needless to say he was eventually kicked out after he also verbally assaulted someone on staff. Honestly you have potential to meet some great people here if you stay long enough but the fun doesn't really last very long. Everything is dictated by who is coming and going (if you like the social post 9pm party atmosphere of the hostel). The main problems I have with this place are it's very dirty. You will see multiple mice running around the kitchen. The staff are very rude elitist people who haven't yet escaped their teen angst phase (but they are well into their mid 30's some of them). Some of the staff are absolutely incredible people but overall they are mostly smug [-]. Green tortoise is an interesting place to stay for a couple of nights (if you want a cheap place to party) but I would suggest a more professional hostel for an extended stay. You have to put on a show, stand out, act like an ***** etc if you want to be treated well by staff. If you are an average person they will treat you poorly and you will regret your stay their. People that go there to stay can be great but the staff just sucks so i cant recommend this place due to my bad experiences with these people (front desk people should use eye contact, say thank you hello in a friendly way, be courteous etc ).

I used to love this place. I unfortunately had a female traveler who said she's going to make sure she keeps the riff out. So she thought I was riff raff and complained to the front desk manager about me. San Francisco is a very difficult city rn. You have to look a bit homeless because you don't want to get ripped off or have things stolen. Today, I got an email that I'm not a good fit for the hostel. I'm crying in a bathroom. Because I don't want to hear the European travelers hearing me cry. On a good note they allowed me to extend one day more than I should of. They are very nice people. But the you don't fit in here comment hurt my heart