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Reviews of PodShare - Hostel

1.5 out of 5
PodShare - Hostel
1617 Cosmo Street, Los Angeles, CA

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 36 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 105 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Business traveller
The place itself is okay, but their code to open the place up didn't work (I didn't get it wrong, I had the correct code), so with it being 4AM and no one being around to help, I had to sleep in my car. This was a two day trip, this happened on the first day. I didn't expect to get a refund for that night but for the night after too where I told them I won't be returning? BS

8/10 Good

Wes

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Sean

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved the place and the service and the utilities were amazing. the area is safe and tucked away until the last night
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daehong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and cozy!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and comfortable beds
Everything was fantastic, great location to public transportation Hollywood Blvd. Comfortable beds, fantastic amenities and lovely people. Thank you to Andrew for his kindness and helpfulness throughout my visit
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Dalit, yuma

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Property is tucked inside, off main streets. super low-key. It is part of condo building on its own street, was surprisingly quiet in the middle of Hollywood. A block in either direction has food/ shopping/ studios. Main doors were left open to let light and fresh spring air. Seemed safe, as no strange or homeless people seemed to walk on Cosmo street, clean street, security for buildings across street usually comes out. Warning; it is an open loft, hostel. Not hostel w/ rooms and beds. Like a studio apartment w/ a few neatly arranged beds surrounding a kitchen table. Everyone was super quiet, kept to themselves. But this place is definitely vibes for the aspiring person looking into living in LA. Sidenote: management could up training on receiving guest and extra care on general cleanliness. but overall not disgusting or dirty feeling, just felt lived in w guest coming in and out. Pod Bed was comfortable, firm, clean, but kept hitting head on ceiling and the clothes rack kinda useful but also dangerous. Cool they had urinal, but also not sure why a cabinet was in way. Anyways. Freehand has a great lobby to hang and do work and go back to bed. But Podshare Hollywood room is more livable. Wanted to try Podshare Venice to get the vibes of LA, but next time.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not bad
Not a bad stay if you are used to communal living. There is no privacy at all, and might be long waits for the bathroom at night. Would not recommend for solo female travelers, otherwise an okay accommodation if you are prepared for the experience! Place is clean and liveable, everyone is fairly considerate and keeps the volume down after hours.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Haruhisa

8/10 Good

THEERAWONG, holladay

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Giulia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

JOSE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

LAXMA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy for seeing the landmarks
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Jose

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice place and nice staff
Convenient place for sightseeing and clean bed. We can use bath towels for free. They minimize the maximum customer because of covid, so it was not so problem to sleep with people in the same room. And the staff was very nice!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was really friendly. The people living there where nice too.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
worth the price,
Overall, it was a cool experience, My wife and I enjoyed the the experience, met great people. only down fall for me is lack of air conditioning/cooling system, was a hot night. if we could have extended, my wife and I would have done so. hopefully others are welcomed and enjoy it like my wife and i. Close to hollywood blvd, WIFI accessible, lock panel to door, It wasnt the cleanest, but it was not matter to us. bring a fan!!!!!!!!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

J.B.

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great pod Visit
Host was very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was my first experience at a hostel. Other guests were quiet and friendly. It's around the corner from the walk of fame but the area is sketchy. Farmer's market on Sunday helped me put up with the craziness around :)
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

2/10 Terrible

Shontalia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No service at all!!!
The confirmation email did not give us where our room would be. We also didn’t get a code to get in so we never got to our room. We waited on a called back after waiting 1 hour and 30 mins to get confirmation. We never got the call back or got in the room so we are sleeping in our car until our flight arrives at 6 in the morning! I’m not satisfied with this service and I would like a refund!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Location Cool staff
I Ione this place. It’s super chill super laid back and the staff is hella cool. The price and location are also amazing
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Good and central for an expensive city. Awesome that you can swap location for free
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

suzanne

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
NOT what is pictured here.
The Cosmos Street Podshare is not as it appears on the website. Located on an alley type street. People smoking crack and pot outside. Space is communal(which we were fine with), but is filthy, reminded me of a college dorm that is occupied by hoarders. Bags of "stuff", clothing, dishes, toys..covering every floor, stair and table surface. Glass pipe (pot or crack) was lying out on a bed. Only available bed was on top of the "sound room" , approx 10 " up a wall via metal pipes, no rails or safety in place for that sleeping space. Only "safe" is a set of purse size lockers with no locks. Locks for sale at $3 each. Saw no space for our suitcase. Staff person was nice, said it was only bed and could move us to another Podshare a few blocks away. We left and did not return.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Kat on 19 Jan 2020
We are very sorry that you did not like the accommodations, It is a shared space, and beds are available on a first come first serve basis. While we have no control over the people of Hollywood outside our property we can assure you there would be no crack pipes in our premises, but keep in mind pod is completely legal in California. We at no point advertise safes, but we do have lockers which are a safe place for you to store your valuables, and a very safe location which is why suitcases are stored under the pods or shelf in the back. We understand that co-living isn't for everyone but are still sorry you did not enjoy your experience, or even give it a chance as you left right away and did not arrive to the other location. Each of our locations have different vibes and spaces in order to accommodate the comfort zones of many different types.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Kat on 19 Jan 2020
Thank you! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed the company of all the people in the area. The staff was really friendly and helpful. Great location for Hollywood as well.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Kat on 14 Dec 2019
So glad you enjoyed your stay with us! We hope to have you stay with us again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Henry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hostel life
It was a nice place that reminded me of hostels I've stayed in Rome. Friendly staff and clean quarters were nice.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location but just one shared bathroom.
This is the smallest of the LA PodShares. It's a good crash pad for Hollywood. I still wish the pods had privacy curtains at night but for the price I'm fine with adult bunk beds. A single bathroom (toilet, shower, washing machines all behind one door) means you will likely be stuck waiting or waddling down to a coffee shop.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
2mins far away from Hollywood Blvd and 5-10 mins to the theatre area and metro station. Very nice and convenient! Like the staffs there.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
staff is very kind
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Give and take
Check in and out was a breeze I came into podshare realizing it was a shared area BUT the one of the podmates was sick all night. Lots of coughing and throwing up. While I felt bad for him I got very little rest that first night. Not much privacy but it was a good value. Bit of give and take.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

En

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff is very kind and helpful! She answer every single question with more information! Excellent location, Excellent staff and super comfortably are shown how amazing this hostel are!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Ida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Greg, Bisbee, AZ

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We were set to arrive between 2 and 3p. At 2 there was no one there to check us in and the bunk assigned to us from the online CS agent was unmade from the previous guest. The common area was cluttered like a college dorm room and there was no a/c. That was enough. We never returned.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

AZ

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The place is so tiny but that was not the thing. The thing is the gay hotel stuff was very loud(talking to his friends, watching movies without headphones and even sing the songs!) and everything is common space you can hear everything from chewing to farting from the toilet. The worst part is they have BEDBUGS and I got bite every part of my body. NOT RECOMMENDED THIS PLACE.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

I'm a Podshare Fan!
I LOVED it! Look, let's be honest. It's a hostel. The amenities are communal, from the kitchen to the bathroom to the only big mirror in front of the only door which is open all the time. But, the location couldn't be more convenient. You can walk out and you are less than a minute away from Hollywood Blvd. You can hear the Sunday Farmers market and its placed on a side street where you don't feel claustrophobic. Before I even checked in, Ashley checked on me to make sure I knew how to get there. And gave me extra info about the LA shuttles. When I arrived, she made my bed with fresh sheets and she was always around to ask how my day was. Jose, one of Podshare's caregivers, is sweet, honest, and friendly. And he will get loud if he needs to! They are bunk beds with comfortable mattresses, with a personal outlet and light in each one. There's chalk space to write your name and small lockers to use. Locks are sold separately. Quiet time is at around 10pm and if you are a light sleeper, there are plenty of complementary earplugs. Definitely take advantage of them! Overall, this is the perfect experience of you want to travel to LA on a budget. What you see is what you get! And in my opinion, it's worth it.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

it was good overall :) minor things: long wait for bathroom; might need a two baths at least or separate baths for F/M ? also the ladder smell so bad i could smell the steel on my hand all night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Cierra, San Francisco, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I loved how convenient the location was, the friendliness of the staff and the accommodations that came with my stay- honestly would come to stay here again!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I checked in and while I was told there would be ample street parking there was none. I parked in a lot that cost almost as much as the room. Ashley who checked me in was very nice and helpful but they had been shooting a film there all day and the pod they gave me had no power and I got the last of the sort of clean towels. There was one late check in guest who snored like he was chainsawing trees. I read a lot of good reviews so I was really disappointed about the experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hostel option
Great location and the beds were comfortable. The facility is small but the staff is responsive. Just don't expect a hotel for this price. I will be staying again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Karla on 20 Jun 2018
Tiny but mighty! We are thrilled you enjoyed your stay and look forward to seeing you in the near future!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location
They have great staff. Plus, you can't beat their location in Hollywood. Also, I love their philosephy on communal living.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
#AWESOME
Daniel and Belen were AMAZING AND PROFESSIONAL HOSTS! I felt like I was staying with family! SUPER CLEAN! LOVED THE EXPERIENCE!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I had a nice 3 night stay there. Friendly staff. Well located close to Hollywood/Vine subway red line station, and other bus lines. Shared working space so lights off at 11pm, and sunrise at 6am (open for work at 10am). If you can sleep through daylight no issue, if not I recommend you bring a sleep mask.