Is Crashpod Hostel pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much does it cost to stay at Crashpod Hostel?

As of Nov 2, 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Crashpod Hostel on Dec 2, 2025 start from $42.49, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Crashpod Hostel?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Crashpod Hostel?

Check-in start time: 9:00 AM; Check-in end time: anytime. Early check-in is available for a fee of USD 10 (subject to availability).

What time is check-out at Crashpod Hostel?

Check-out is at 9:00 AM. Late check-out is available for USD 20.00 (subject to availability).

Does Crashpod Hostel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs 6:00 AM–9:00 PM on request. A fee of USD 40 per vehicle applies.

Where is Crashpod Hostel located?

Situated in Desert Hot Springs, this hostel is within 12 mi (20 km) of Palm Springs Air Museum, San Jacinto Mountains, and Agua Caliente Casino. Palm Springs Aerial Tramway and Whitewater Preserve are also within 16 mi (25 km).

Crashpod Hostel Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

stan

Jan 13, 2024

Great price to value

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ricky

Jul 17, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

The staff was very friendly. I liked the improvements to the property since the last time I stayed here 2 years ago. For a hostel in the desert it is very nice.

6/10 Okay

Lydia

Nov 11, 2024

I enjoyed the fresh eggs and the washer/ dryer I enjoy your he chickens wondering frr along with the cats,, I do NOT enjoy dogs very well or at I do not care for dogs to close

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kapree

Mar 9, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bedbugs they do not tell you that until you payed

Was ok was not inside much remember first day got there went got comfortable layed down started inching dude tell me late that there bedbugs there was dirty man can't sleep at all I couldn't be in kitchen 8-5 but everybody else was not recommended again

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

jan

May 8, 2024

I made a reservation for May 4 for one night and when I arrived, they told me the room was not available and I could not stay there. I need a credit for this reservation. Please advise.

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

F

Jan 11, 2025

This property did not provide the type of room I had reserved, they offered another room which I did not wanted and they guided me to call Expedia for cancellation, I called Expedia but the property changed their word telling Expedia they can offer same room, once they knew I am no longer interested in that property, I did not feel safe when I realized they are lying and changing their word constantly, they only wanted to charge me. This was a rubbery, Stay away from this place.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jesse

May 10, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This place has a homey vibe I enjoy. The other guests are nice, the cats and chickens are fun to wake up to. Not perfect, but they are actively improving this hostel, but great prices if you are traveling on a budget.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kapree

Apr 26, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Place suck they need to shout it down

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

kisha

Apr 25, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

This place is extremely ran down

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Renato

Apr 23, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Very dirty. Felt very uncomfortable

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Silvia

Apr 20, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Unrecommendable place, photos not as in reality, poor cleanliness, lack of pillows for bed and animals not mentioned inside the structure

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jd

Mar 24, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Its nice and quiet

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Kasandra

Mar 16, 2025

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

Objective Feedback: Volunteers were great in helping with check-in, but only saw a staff member one time as they were knocking on the door and telling me to leave by 9am (this was at 8.30am). There is hand written signage everywhere with conflicting information about rates, check out times, etc. The room is a makeshift space with walls that do not reach the ceiling. The bed felt much like sleeping on a floor, I'm in considerable pain the morning after and I couldn't do it again. There were several minivans full of items parked on the property. On the plus side, the room does have a lock and the bathroom had hot water. There are very sweet kitties and chickens with great personalities. The premises felt secure and my car was not bothered during the night. Note: roosters start sounding off very early in the am.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

James

Feb 23, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

When I pulled up to the property it was not very people friendly looking there was a whole lot of broken down looking cars in the property it looked like just not a safe comfortable place to stay so I did not stay there did not even check in very disappointed with hotels.com for putting that place on the app and I'm not even able to get my money refunded to me very very upset about that I definitely would love to Yelp report and I will definitely be getting a hold of the city of desert Hot springs to have them question the business license of the people there running that business

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Michael

Feb 21, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ewwww

Ok so this place is a make-shift Hostile from a single family home in the middle of nowhere...no stores or anything walking distance. It felt like a homeless shelter more than anything. Vending machines out in the carport chickens running throughout the entire yard with chicken poop all over the place. Makeshift signs saying that there is a $20 late checkout fee after 11:00 because they make it known they're just for the money. The walls for the rooms that they do have is made from plywood which so thin you can hear every move the other person makes on the other side or even from outside there's no AC even though there's an AC unit that does not turn on and no TV that I saw. I didn't even step foot into the shower let alone use their restroom as soon as the sun came up in the morning I was out of there never again would I ever stay at this place I am surprised that hotels.com even has it as a listing it's pretty sad shows where their quality has gone

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Feb 13, 2025

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not like European Hostels

I wasn't sure if I would arrive "in time" for check in and was given my entry codes early, which was nice. I did make it in time but there was no one there. I got an individual room and I am so grateful I did. The walls didn't reach the ceiling and there was hardly room for my carry-on suitcase between the bed and the wall, but all the other bunks were in the hallways of the house with no privacy whatsoever. When I got home after dark I couldn't turn house lights on because there were people sleeping and I didn't want to disturb them. The wifi code posted throughout the house didn't work. I texted the contact number when I got there to "check in" and heard back more than 15 hours later, around the time I was checking out, with the actual wifi password - worthless. The place was dark which made it seem dirtier than it was - I had to crawl under the bed cause I dropped my phone and there was no dirt or dust on my sweater when I got out. The 4" mattress was minimal but it was the frame that was awful. If I moved at all it squeaked loud enough to wake the people outside my room, forget rolling over. The single thin blanket was not enough and I have been sneezing since this morning. I didn't go into the bathrooms, I just held it overnight. There were beds right next to the bathroom entrance/exits and it was dark. Someone knocked loudly for hours trying to get in, and there was a cat roaming the house meowing loudly a few different times throughout the night.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Maureen

Jan 16, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful area, and interesting set-up. Wonderful place to stay.

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Claudette

Dec 29, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I actually left and checked into another hotel as the place felt very unsafe. The owners were arguing. The rooms had no window. I honestly wondered if I would wake up alive in the morning

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

CHANGHU

Dec 22, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Nice

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Karolina

Oct 30, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

What can I say, this is not a typical hostel for a young traveler when he/she is traveling on a budget, trying to stay safe, in a clean and comfortable space where there’s a sense of community and an opportunity to meet new and interesting people. This is more like a combination of halfway house with low income people where half of guests is either drunk or stoned, some people “volunteer” there for “room and board”, but except for one lady it’s really hard to say what they really do there. The house is a dirty shack, with plywood walls separating rooms, hair and dead bug laying on the shower floor in the bathroom, a pile of dirty dishes sitting in the sink, everything grimy and sticky to touch. Mattresses in the bedroom were still wrapped in plastic, I didn’t feel comfortable using their sheets, so I slept in my own sleeping bag. Expedia also mentioned free breakfast but there was no breakfast. And the cost was high, I expected much higher quality for $65 a night. I could stay in a nice motel for this price. I really don’t recommend this place and I would never stay there again, even if someone paid me.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

James

Jun 25, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Roach-infested Fire Hazard

There were roaches. Then, you couldn’t use the light switches because they had probably illegally remodeled and bypassed the house’s original floor plan by erecting plywood walls to make “bedrooms.” They ignored the fire code by plugging extension cords into other extension cords. Also, the smoke detectors were either removed or didn’t have batteries.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Veronica

Jun 13, 2024

Liked: Room comfort

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

I would have brought food for the pets.

I really enjoyed the wild hosts. They really come alive at night. I met up with the cat right before leaving and you’d barely recognize it since it looks like skin and bones during the day. At night, it resembles a fat cat without loose skin or rolls. Wish I would have known that there were going to be chickens around. I would have brought food. You also need change for the laundry machines. The place was nice and cozy. I kept to myself. It was in good condition when I arrived. I would have used new mops or t shirts in each room for mopping.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Veronica

Jun 9, 2024

Hen and Kitty house

Best staff included two cats and over eight chickens. They decorated the entry and greeted right away. You wouldn’t recognize them at night. Don’t forget to bring them brand new and sealed food.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

vera

Apr 15, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

It was close to our destination. Outside the facility dirty,we didn't get no towels place looks old outdated,there was a roach in our room, bed uncomfortable more like a camping cot

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Caroline

Mar 21, 2024

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Peut mieux faire

Deux nuits dans une chambre ressemblant plus à un placard à balai qu'autre chose. Aucune place pour nos deux grosses valises. Très peu d'explications du fonctionnement de la maison lors de l'accueil. Beaucoup de bruit pendant la nuit, même après 22h (il n'y a aucune porte entre la chambre et la cuisine) alors que la politique de la maison stipulait le silence entre 22h et 6h. L'endroit est pourtant charmant, avec les poules et les chats qui circulent en toute liberté. Un bon point pour les oeufs frais du matin. Pas cher d'accord, mais on aurait pu s'attendre à un peu plus de confort tout de même.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

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