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Reviews of House of Trestles - Hostel

2 out of 5
House of Trestles - Hostel
2717 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente, CA

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 67 out of 159 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 159 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 159 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 159 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 28 out of 159 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The room was clean and comfortable. Staff was very friendly. This space is very cool and hip. Bathrooms could use some attention (toilets were bady soiled with yellow stains and brown „stuff” and some tp was available only in two stalls), but for the price I think it was a great value. I had some neighbors that decided to have a couples fight at 11pm that ended up with solid screaming and crying and then they decided to listen to some music full on. I finally got up and asked them to keep it down. There’s no staff on site to help so something to consider. Overall, very pleasant stay and I’d recommend it to anyone that doesn’t have very high expectations, but is looking for clean, safe and cheap place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Ken R

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Very poor in service & amenities. Absolutely will never return.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Antonio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
nothing to complain about.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice laid-back place and comfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Alyssa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Benjamin

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alyssa

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Chris is a great manager! We really enjoyed our stay and will be back soon Thank you, Chris!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ashraf

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

steven

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Conventient and well priced. Room was warm and clean when I got there. Check in was a breeze.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Svitlana

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Justin

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the beaches.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Svitlana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ramon

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Sequoia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple stay
I Iove the easy checkin and the simplicity of it .. the room where decent and people were quiet
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Yuheng

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stay clam and accept, enjoy the good things!
Waiting 90 minutes for remote check in, bed is comfortable but the overall cleanse is pool! Nearby a Mexican supermarket with best value tacos!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Ethan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Room didn’t seem properly cleaned. A lot of things were pretty dusty. There was food residue on the silverware and glasses, some sticky stuff on the floor, and I found chips on the floor. I don’t know if the ac is broken, but I tried to turn it on for about 20 minutes and couldn’t figure out how. Other than that, I liked the style of the room, and the sheets were clean
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

mason

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Mary

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Convenient, close to Bus/Trolley stop. Small store at the end of the block.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ray

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My room was clean and bed was very comfortable. Good communication and directions given.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

MAURICIO

Business traveler
Convenient
Convenient, good price, good location
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Diana

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fern

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Stephanie Nadine

Liked: Cleanliness
The location cation was available for remote playback.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Abigail

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Simple and clean environment. I stayed in one of the private rooms in the building. Something to note is that unlike hostels that I've experienced in Europe, this one doesn't have a physical person in attendance 24/7.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place, super comfortable and relaxing place. Great art and amazing surf / skate vibes. Ill be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Melissa A

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Athena M.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
House of Trestles never disappoints this girl. I’ve been coming here since after they first opened, it’s better than the campground across the freeway. I feel safe and comfortable and the vibe is really kick back and easy-going. The street art is the best and I can’t help but take selfies. The bed is extraordinarily comfortable, as well as the sheets that they provide. Always my pleasure to be there.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

David

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had bugs in our room, staff was never around, the light switch that controlled the bathroom vent was hanging off the wall, air conditioner was leaking water all over the floors, TV remote was busted and it was not the batteries
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Athena M.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything about HOT is unique. From check in to sharing the common rooms and space. Great street art. Surf vibe and I want to come back always. I stay in the mixed room. Bed is amazingly comfortable. Been coming here since 11/16/18. Maybe longer. 💞💞💞
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Caitlin

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Brenda

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was dirty and there was cockroaches. The employees were also very rude .
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Kristi, Santee

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
I’m aware this is a hostel and a unique experience, but didn’t realize how large it was and how many people bunk in the various rooms while sharing bathrooms and common areas including the kitchen. It was clear that efforts were made to remind guests to take care of their dishes and such, but the sink was full of dirty dishes, and I was not comfortable, leaving my food in the refrigerator. Overall, I felt safe enough staying one night with my adult daughter. I never saw anyone at the front desk, but Chris reached out and text me before check-in to let us know we could arrive as early as 1:00pm since the upstairs private room was ready and that was greatly appreciated.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gladys

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Ok
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Jung Ok

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Larry

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The bed was comfortable and the AC worked great. The window exposed the neighbors and our curtains remained closed, I-5 was loud, and the SHARED Bathroom freaked my wife out! The towels smelled like a locker room! Get dressed to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Our door had a 1" gap at the top, the floors were cracked, the WIRELESS connection worked but there was NO INTERNET! No TV! This type of property is not what we expected from Expedia!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Darren

Business traveler
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Vonnie

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I should get my money back!! We didn’t stay!! The toilet is not covered!! It’s the corner of the room next to the bed that should be a health concern!! Violation!! It was an unsafe place!! We had to scramble around to find another hotel on this busy weekend!! You should investigate your choices before you offer them to people our age there should’ve been information about what kind of place this was!! College Age appropriate is the description of this place!! Vonnie Fernandez
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jung Ok

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rick

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
A/C ain’t working all days. It’s short like 2 minutes then close tan. Need to fix ac condition
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Athena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Dale

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot, easy check-in, comfortable, and great location. Amazing street art gallery! Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Tanya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cool art n original displays of creativity...would stay again... 🙏 Thanks
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Adriana

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Thanks , sure like the second floor is more private it worked well for me
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Richard

Traveled with group
Enjoyed our stay ..
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023