I stayed at this hostel and can honestly say it was the worst hostel I have ever stayed in.... and I have stayed in many hostels around europe and the USA. It is a really dodgy part of town which consists of many pimps and prostitutes, drug dealers and drug addicts (they use the word vintage to describe the location, but I think the words 'bad part of town' and 'hostile' would sum it up nicely). It is a long way into the strip (over 45 mins by walking and public transport). The staff are slutty and the manager is hostile (except for the female manager of the complex... she is a doll). They play music all day and night in the courtyard which is not conjusive to female taste. I also meet some really screwed up people staying in my dorm and at the hostel. The tours are not well organised and can be canceled at the last minute too.


In all honesty, I would stay at circus circus or stratosphere. Although the rooms are a little more expensive ($40 compaired to $25), you are more likely to feel liking going home at night to your accomodation. For most males, the hostel would be fine... but for females it is too dodgy part of town, and it is too unsafe (it is only a matter of time till a female is raped on the walk to the hostel).


I know this review is harsh, but I have to get the truth out there to the public. However, even after this bad review, I did not personally have bad time. I was looked after by nice enough by some people at the hostel. I just want others to know of the risks and the experiences that they may face in this hostel.

We stayed at three of the USA hostels, san francisco, hollywood and this one. While we loved the others there were a number of problems with the USA Hostel Las Vegas. The most important problem is the location. It is prohibitively far from the strip and everyone who dropped us off or picked us up from there told us in no uncertain terms not to walk there alone- especially at night.
On the one occasion I ventured out without my partner, I was approached by a persistant man in a car.
The facilities were clean and simple and we had no problems there. While most of the staff were lovely, there was one girl who seemed to go out of her way to be rude. I'm not sure if she thought that she was being witty, but at the end of along journey, that kind of 'wit' is far from welcome. Hopefully, she has moved on now though.

Really, this is an average youth hostel - emphasis on "youth." Nothing to shout about, but it's not terrible either.
I stayed here a year ago with my (same gender) partner, and we were treated very nicely by the staff. We had a private room with a private bathroom.
My partner is a picky sleeper, and he found the bed to be adequate to his needs. The room (on second floor) was located well away from the noisy area downstairs.
They provide blankets; bring your own towel. In the winter months, it can get cold; I don't think the rooms have heaters.
Note: be sure to bring your Student ID (need not be an ISIC card), it's required!
The neighborhood is not great; that is true. On the same street as the hostel, in between the hostel and the Strip, we watched a burglar running from police. In terms of safety, I made sure not to carry valuables with me when walking from the hostel to the Strip.
A few good things: 1. there's a bus stop one block from the hostel which will take you to the airport. It costs about $2.
2. There's a message board where you can connect with other guests. Through it, I found people who were renting a car and wanted to check out outlying areas of the city.
3. There is paid internet access, and all-night kitchen access. (Don't store your food in the kitchen though - it's a free-for-all.)
4. If you're looking for a cheap private room, this is the cheapest in the city for Fri-Sat, which is when the budget hotel-casinos raise their rates $20 or more. Otherwise, if you look online a month in advance, you can find equivalent deals on a regular hotel room around The Fremont Street Experience and slightly closer to The Strip.
5. If your main objective is interacting with other people, you can find opportunities at this hostel. There are benches in the kitchen where world-travellers (twentysomethings) commiserate.

This hostel was reasonably clean (2 couples staying in a room with 2 queen beds and an ensuite). Bathroom was clean. We stayed 2 nights, and there was no hot water on the second night :( Sheets were clean. Beds were reasonably comfortable. Take your own pillow if you can. having TV was good. All you can eat pancakes was ok, but the kitchen was dirty and the stove top didn't work properly. We had a car and the car park there was good and secure. It was very noisy - music blaring until 11pm, plus noisy people staying there. Take ear plugs. Too far away from the Strip - we had a car and it took us about 15 mins to drive to north end, and 30 mins to drive to south end. You're better off paying a little extra $$ and staying closer (which would give you ability to go back and forth to your hotel if you wanna rest those legs). Location is a dodgy area. Didn't feel safe in the area. Felt mostly safe once in our room. Laundry was scumy and someone needs to replace the ironing board cover which was burnt out and had a huge hole in it - don't bother wrecking your clothes by using it. Overall, an okay stay. The main annoyance was the dodgy area and being too far from the Strip.