"You get what you pay for. This was my first time staying at a hostel, and it wasn't the worse. I was only in Boston for one full day. It's super close to public transportation (mainly train) and it was easy to get around the city. Big bummer the elevators we're down, also no hot water in most of the showers. If it came down to it, would I book again? Maybe, if it was my last resort (which it was in this instance)."