No laundry onsite

Communication was excellent

Stayed in August 2025

Personnel was loudly working and talking way past quiet hours, room wasn't clean (probably never used a vacuum cleaner) and the showers will need to be cleaned more regularly.

It's OK for a night with the basics (hot shower, kitchen). Had a TV in a very small private room (no window). Towels were provided. Location a cab ride away from downtown.

Stayed in July 2025

No sign of the business outside. Mattresses of the "extra bed" hard like a rock. Some rooms have no windows.

Was clean, and close to the airport. I like the smell of the wood, since they probably were doing work. Outside it looks like an old building, but inside the smell was refreshing.

Stayed in July 2025

Congested. Could be a bit more clean, airy and ventilated in the bathrooms and toilet areas. Some of the setup inside the bath area were also fragile with not enough space to hang clothes or towels, which is important when you live in mixed crowded space. For same price we had stayed in an airbnb just 10min walk away with private room and bath. It was also small space but we never felt it small and the supplies were great too. Issue here basically stems from the density of inmates in the living space and poor interior design that just aimed at fitting more people somehow.

Location is good. Kitchen was equipped and sufficient bathrooms for the hostel inmates.

Stayed in June 2025

The communications were not good. My flight was delayed by 4 hours. I was concerned about not being able to check in after midnight. Several texts and emails were sent. Finally the owner responded with an invoice, which i paid and main door code. The person that checked me in didn't recognize I had paid in advance. The door code given for the room did not work, so I had to leave the door ajar when going to bathroom, breakfast. bring eyeshade and earplugs.

Good location. Easy rideshare from airport

Stayed in June 2025

No basic amenities No hair dryerp

Nothing

Stayed in August 2025

They overbooked the room and at one point we thought at 11pm we weren’t going to have a place to stay. The proprietor told us over the phone we would have to go somewhere else at 11pm at night on our first night in Alaska.

Stayed in August 2025

Drug addicts on property, security door propped open, half finished construction. We did not stay due to fear of not surviving. Property will not refund $1800 prepaid for the week. Absolutely unacceptable property. I didn't take pictures because we just needed to leave. I thank the cab driver who stayed with me and then helped us find SAFE accommodations!

Absolutely nothing

Stayed in August 2025

Price seems a little high for a run of the mill hostel, but otherwise you get a typical hostel experience and I have no complaints on that!

Bed was comfortable and very easy to get to from the airport!

Stayed in August 2025

Nothing about the experience was good. My card was declined while having funds, and I couldn't cancel the reservation while I tried. I am homeless now and can't access my funds because of fraud coming from Alaska Backpacker Hostel and my bank. Why is that?

Nothing about the experience was good.

Stayed in August 2025

2 blocks away, in front of the Chelsea Inn Hotel, there is a scary concentration of adicted people that was quite frightening. But didn't affect our stay for being 2 blocks away.

Clean, shared showers were very good, staff was very helpful and nice to us! When we first arrived there was a little misunderstanding in how to get in, but was solved with a phone call to Mojo.

Stayed in July 2025

There is no HOT water in the middle shower. I had to put my clothes back on in order to switch to the first shower which did have hot water. The room was so cramped with 3 bunk beds inside. I had to shimmy in between them to get to my bed. Of course with all the available room inside the room used by the 3 bunk beds there was literally no room for any luggage. The trash can inside the room was already filled with trash before I arrived and the bed next to mine was slept in the night before and never changed.

Bed was comfortable and wifi worked well. Good location to the airport. Plenty of parking out front.

Stayed in July 2025

None

All

Stayed in July 2025

Seems to be pretty new hostel. Does not have much utensils and other kitchen items. No window in the room. it's small room, and we not enough ventilation.

Stayed in July 2025

Friendly service. Excellent communication. Availability of rental car.

Stayed in June 2025

Half way in construction, bare bones, has rooms setup like a work camp under renovation. Chinese Owners didn't see anything wrong with cramming 15+ accommodations into such a small half finished house the size of a trailer, needs to be 1/3 the price and closed till next year so thry can finish construction. Finishing the renovation would have prevented alot of guests from leaving or being dissatisfied. Check in is overly complicated, requires you to contact proproperty despite booking room, then no one is available to take payment till whenever the manager shows up or later than 2100. Overall makes running a hostel worse for people trying to find the place. Sinks are in middle of hallway for the bathrooms, the showers were half finished, no fixtures in rooms or bathrooms to put or hang clothes or towels. Alot of missing trim or just plain demolition in process. No AC or active ventilation between rooms besides floorboard heating elements. No Laundry, Keypad codes for rooms are 8 digit long and you need two for front and room doors, yet the building is so small and people are coming and going so much the doors are left open way to much. Lack of signs or anything to let guests know about anything. Plywood and 2x4 used in the dorms still off gasing wood treatment, and no ventilation means you need the windows open at night, but theirs no bug screens on the windows. Had some people straight up leave, had the cops come by on one day because one girl couldn't find the property, she was offered a stay by some community members in Anchorage to stay somewhere else because they didn't trust the place, yet the cops were called on them by neighbors. Overall never a dull moment at the property which is located in a somewhat sketchy neighborhood far from downtown or anything worth seeing. Alot interesting characters. I don't know why you'd open a hostel under construction.

1 minute from 3 route bus stop, other guests were OK, everything works if you just need a place to lay down and shower.

Stayed in June 2025

The keyless entry did not work. I could not get into the property when I arrived until someone showed up and fixed it. After I got into my room, I had to get up to use the restroom. When I returned to the room, I was locked out because the keyless entry did not work. I did not know there is a host on the premises as there was no sign indicating that.

Stayed in June 2025

When I arrived to the site, there were two contractors who didn't seem to have a care in the world. I was then advised that I needed to contact the owner of the property, who had the codes to the doors. I then tried to contact the owner, who didn't answer and passed me onto his wife. Then I contacted the wife, who then said she was arriving in 5-10 minutes. She then took over 20 minutes to arrive. I did tell her about my arrival, and she seems surprised and didn't have the rooms available. I left and had to stay elsewhere.

Stayed in June 2025

I am writing to formally request a refund for my recent stay at your property due to several issues that made my experience very uncomfortable and unacceptable. During my stay, I encountered the following problems: • The property was consistently dirty, especially the kitchen and common areas, with trash frequently left out and unclean toilets with personal waste left in them. • My door code repeatedly failed to work, causing unnecessary frustration and inconvenience. • The rehabilitation work on the property was ongoing during my stay and continued late into the night, creating loud noise and disrupting rest. • The environment felt unorganized, and I had concerns about safety. The front door was often left unlocked, and I witnessed individuals being let in who were not guests of the hostel. These issues reflect a lack of basic cleanliness, safety, and hospitality that should be expected from any lodging facility. Due to these significant concerns, I believe a refund is warranted. Please let me know the next steps to process this refund. I appreciate your time and hope you will take this matter seriously.

The location was walkable

Stayed in June 2025

Don’t go

Stayed in June 2025

This is a house converted to a hostel with no staff on site. The room we had was a windowless room. It was difficult to breathe by the morning because it became too humid and stuffy overnight without any form of ventilation.

Good location.

Stayed in June 2025

Nothing

The rooms

Stayed in June 2025

They put my card on file and overcharged me. I didn't sign no invoice

They personally invoiced me and charged me $1800!!! Here I only used booking 4 nights to stay and paid for these nights through booking! They really over charged me!

Stayed in July 2025

the bathroom situation could have been a lot better for the price paid here- the bathrooms were small, 2/3 of them did not have storage so you couldn't bring in clothes, and there was a lot of pooling water

Stayed in August 2025