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Reviews of Hostel Fish

2 out of 5
Hostel Fish
1217 20th Street, Denver, CO

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 301 out of 489 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 108 out of 489 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 35 out of 489 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 489 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 28 out of 489 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Dina

At first glance, the hostel seems great. It’s huge and within an old Victorian style building. The staff is friendly and there’s a bar. However, after a night or two, you realize that sleep is nearly impossible before 2AM. There is loud, very loud music that plays til the bar closes. The climate control is strange. My room was 58 degrees one night, when it was raining and snowing and then almost 80 degrees when the weather was warm outside. The bathrooms are very clean but the rooms need a serious deep cleaning. The floors, baseboards, filthy. And there seems to be lacking maintenance, as my first bunk’s privacy curtain was half off the track. If you want to party and drink, this hostel is perfect. However, if you want quiet at night, look elsewhere.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Team Fish on 1 May 2024
Hello Dina, Thank you for staying with us. Sound does tend to travel in our historic building even after the extensive soundproofing we have done and we apologize that it hindered your experience with us. We will get maintanence to fix that curtain right away as well as ensure the room is up to our cleanliness standards and thank you for bringing that to our attention.

10/10 Excellent

YI-FAN

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A bit loud during night but the vibe is impeccable, they provide earplug also. Don't forget to bring your AirPods. Beers are inexpensive, bathroom is clean, you will have a good time there.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Team Fish on 1 May 2024
Thank you so much for the kind words. Hope to host you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Javad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff and great bang for your buck hoetel wise.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Hostel Fish on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us !

10/10 Excellent

Leo, Denver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Best thing ever!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Team Fish on 19 Apr 2024
Thank you so much!

10/10 Excellent

Molly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hostel Fish was very clean, great central location, and super trendy. Lots of nightlife right outside but my room was quiet enough.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Team Fish on 8 Apr 2024
Thank you so much for staying and the kind words!

6/10 Okay

Brooke

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Great location, staff wasn’t the friendliest and were often rude during my stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Team Fish on 20 Mar 2024
Hello Brooke, We're sorry you didn't have a 5 out of 5 experience with us like we strive for and hope to make it up to you in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Team Fish on 7 Mar 2024
Thank you so much!!

8/10 Good

Giancarlo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you're looking for an affordable option in the heart of Denver,and don't mind sharing a room? Then this is the place for you. Easy connection to and from the airport; Friendly staff; walking distance to cafes, bars, restaurants, and attractions. Rooms and common areas cleaned daily. WiFi, fresh towels and amenities such as shower gel, shampoo and conditioner, included. In-house bar with daily happy hour specials, is popular with both guests and locals. Weekly guest activities and pub crawl.Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Team Fish on 26 Feb 2024
Thank you for staying!

10/10 Excellent

carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good place to stay. It is close to Union Station only 15 minutes walk.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Team Fish on 22 Feb 2024
Thank you so much for staying with us!

6/10 Okay

Ruby, Zimmerman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the aesthetics of the hostel. Each room had a different theme. A full service bar, friendly & curteous staff. It was located downtown and close to train station. The drawbacks were the stairs, there was an elevator, but did not go to all floors. Other than that, I would recommend this hostel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Team Fish on 22 Feb 2024
Hello Ruby, Our elevator does in fact go to all floors you just need to call the front desk if you need access from the ground level and we will be happy to come down and let you in.

10/10 Excellent

Rachel, Delray Beach

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very hip place that’s reasonable, safe and clean. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Team Fish on 22 Feb 2024
Thank you so much for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

Guadalupe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Team Fish on 22 Feb 2024
Thank you so much for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love this place! :)
Response from Team Fish on 30 Jan 2024
Thank you Natalie!

8/10 Good

Kendell

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Team Fish on 22 Feb 2024
Thank you so much for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really appreciated the earlier check in. Staff really ready to help and be flexible. I wish kitchen was bigger and it was warmer in the hostel especially now the weather has really turned cold.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Team Fish on 30 Jan 2024
Thank you Sharon!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Team Fish on 30 Jan 2024
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Team Fish on 30 Jan 2024
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Gelasia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was an interesting and much needed stay
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Team Fish on 30 Jan 2024
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place, friendly staff, great place to meet new, interesting people.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Team Fish on 30 Jan 2024
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Kristy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Team Fish on 30 Jan 2024
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple and affordable
Great location and amenities, will be staying again on short trips for sure
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Team Fish on 12 Dec 2023
Thank you so much Joe!

8/10 Good

Tiphine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was awesome! I would have given it a 5 if it wasn’t for the late checkout process. So, 4.5 is actually the score for me. I just felt rushed and my key card deactivated at the original 11 am checkout instead of 1pm. So, I don’t recommend late checkout until necessary. But, it was a great atmosphere. I will come again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Team Fish on 5 Dec 2023
Thank you for staying!

8/10 Good

Jammie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Team Fish on 29 Nov 2023
Thank you for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

Javad

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gteat place great staff and snything you need walking distance
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Team Fish on 29 Nov 2023
Thank you for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

oscar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay was amazing, and after a couple of days of seeing the same faces it feels familiar. Brought me back to college dorms
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Team Fish on 8 Nov 2023
Thank you so much!

10/10 Excellent

Shannon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love staying at hostel fish
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Team Fish on 8 Nov 2023
Thank you so much Shannon! We love hosting you!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Team Fish on 6 Nov 2023
Thank you for staying!

10/10 Excellent

Ocean

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay at
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Team Fish on 2 Nov 2023
Thank you!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved my stay!
Hostel Fish is fabulous. Clean, friendly, comfortable. Centrally located. Very cool. The beds were so comfortable! I could live here!! Parking is not great. Available on street and local lots. Expensive and the night rates turn at 5-6am so you have to wake up to re-up your parking (you can use an app but you still have to wake up) they are very clear about this so my bad. Don’t really need a car if you’re in the city tho anyway.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Team Fish on 2 Nov 2023
Thank you so much!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Team Fish on 25 Oct 2023
Thank you so much!

8/10 Good

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked how I was able to stay in a private room and still have a hostel experience. Access to a full kitchen was a plus. On the downside: the bed was creaky and there were no surfaces to put anything on in the bathroom. Overall, I had an enjoyable stay though.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Team Fish on 21 Oct 2023
Thank you so much for your feedback Daniel!

10/10 Excellent

cameron

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great Time and Experience
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Team Fish on 19 Oct 2023
Thank you so much!

10/10 Excellent

blair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Team Fish on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you so much!

10/10 Excellent

Javad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Team Fish on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you so much!

10/10 Excellent

blair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had such a blast. Its a lovely environment, close to everything I wanted to do thia trip. I would love to stay again! Chill and kind staff, they were very helpful with any questions I had. The opportunity to meet so many people made this trip a perfect way to step out of the normal hotel scene. Thank you Hostel Fish, see you again soon.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Team Fish on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you so much!

8/10 Good

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will stay again!
I was in town for a single night for a Rockies game, and Hostel Fish was a great place to stay! I stayed in the Maps room, and it was very comfortable. This was my first time staying in a hostel, and it's safe to say my expectations are high for other Hostels now. Oh! And they have a mystery pack vending machine that is so fun! Seriously, spend the $10 to get a humorous memory of your time there.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Hostel Fish on 3 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us !

10/10 Excellent

Oxana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place! Strongly recommend it
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Hostel Fish on 3 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us !

8/10 Good

Raquel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good experience overall. Guest and staff were all friendly. Restrooms and showers were always clean which was my only concern before arriving. Happy to say that there were no concerns once I arrived. There’s a bar and yes you could hear the noise but it wasn’t anything too crazy. If anything it made me want to going because the atmosphere was great. The rooms were clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Hostel Fish on 3 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us !

2/10 Terrible

M Khursheed

Liked: Amenities
It was noisy,downstairs pub and disco bars played music very loudly,couldn’t sleep
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Team Fish on 3 Oct 2023
Hello, We're sorry you didn't enjoy your stay with us. We pride ourselves on having a very lively bar where travelers from all around the world can gather and have a good time however we apologize that the bar noise impeded your stay. We have also put a bunch of time and money into soundproofing as well as offer free earplugs at the front desk.

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Amenities
Property was awesome unfortunately it was super loud so too partying and loud music. I chalk it up to me being under prepared. Should’ve brought east plugs like I had intended
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Hostel Fish on 3 Oct 2023
Our apologies for the noise, we do have a lively atmosphere here at Hostel Fish, but we always have complimentary ear plugs available at the front desk for everyone ! Thank you for staying with us !

2/10 Terrible

Tammy

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Team Fish on 18 Sept 2023
Hello Tammy, We would love for you to reach out to us privately if you don't mind so we can hear what caused you not to have a good experience with us so we can improve.

8/10 Good

Cyndi

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Team Fish on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying!

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved the environment. Definitely chaotic, since it’s down the street from Coors Field Ballpark. Feels very homey. I would definitely come back and stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Team Fish on 15 Sept 2023
Thank you so much Jack!

8/10 Good

Randall

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place, deteriorating neighborhood
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Team Fish on 13 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying!

10/10 Excellent

Becki

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Hostel Fish on 30 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us !

8/10 Good

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s my go-to stay in Denver. Cheap and pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Team Fish on 8 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us Natalie!

10/10 Excellent

Misty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is my first time staying at a place like this it was awesome
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Team Fish on 5 Sept 2023
Thank you so much for staying with us!

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Team Fish on 31 Aug 2023
Thank you for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Team Fish on 23 Aug 2023
Thank you so much!

8/10 Good

Jomari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Definitely had a great time! The bed was really comfy and the AC was cold! Didn’t even turned on the small fan in my bunk. Staff were polite and friendly. Rest room was clean and got everything I basically needed . There are a lot of interesting things to do. If you are a bit picky or have a hard time sleeping with a bit of noise, this place may not be for you. I did sleep alright tho. Sure, there are some areas that could have been better but I will surely consider this place when I get back to Denver.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Team Fish on 23 Aug 2023
Thank you so much for staying with us!