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| - I had a nice experience during my stay in the Metcalf House. The hostel is clean and orderly. It has a convenient location located off of I-10, a short walk from downtown Phoenix. Chase Field is only 15 minutes away on foot! There is lots of on street parking as well. The staff was friendly and helpful, providing a map and useful points of interest/food suggestions when I checked in.
I have stayed at least 10 Hi Hostels and this one was quite different from the others. The hostel is unusual in that the staff leaves at 10pm and returns the next day at 8am. Quiet hours are from 10pm to 8am and they impose a no laptops policy on one of the main kitchen table, which is a bit inconvenient if you want to use your laptop because it is the only indoor table space. The shower was a bit cramped, but was adequate for taking a shower. They provide a small breakfast but they limit your breakfast size (One coffee/tea, one piece of toast, one egg, and one piece of fruit) so it's not really enough food to start the day. They don't put out the breakfast stuff until 8am so it's a bit inconvenient if you want to start the day early. I was waiting around for them to put the breakfast stuff out on my last day until 8:10 and simply left because they were running late.
If I find myself traveling alone to Phoenix again, I would stay at the hostel for sure. I wasn't really impressed with the art district of Phoenix, but there are a number of great hiking opportunities (Camelback Mountain, South Mountain, Pinnacle Mountain, etc) close by and the hostel is centrally located to all of these points provided you have a car.
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