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Reviews of Little Rock Firehouse Hostel & Museum

2 out of 5
Little Rock Firehouse Hostel & Museum
1201 Commerce Street, Little Rock, AR

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 75 out of 107 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 107 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 107 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 107 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 107 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Menghan

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

8/10 Good

Hideki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Anyway, there are very kindly and hospitality to new comers, so I had wonderful time with them. And here in hostel had many fire equipments and great house. Sure very calm and quietly around area. Inside the hostel, They make effort to enjoyable mood. It was nice place. I never forgettable when I back to my home.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Latoria

Liked: Cleanliness
This is an amazing place to stay on the go.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great option for a stay in Little Rock
Great option for inexpensive lodging convenient to all areas of Little Rock. Nicely situated by a large park and Performing Arts Center. We stayed in the Captain's room and the room had two sets of bunk beds, fridge, desk, and bathroom with a shower as well as individual boxes/lockers if people prefer to secure their belongings. Captain's Room is directly by the foyer/ entrance which could have noise or music if you're a light sleeper but everything was quiet by a reasonable hour. Hosts provided extra blankets when we were cold, Breakfast was bread and cereal but still something if you need it. Huge parking lot and easy to find Definitely recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

eleanor renee

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful night at a previous FireHouse
Wonderful 1-nite stay at this unique hostel which was previously a firehouse. Very clean bed/room, bathroom and kitchen. Well maintained. Check-in staff was very courteous and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joe

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

10/10 Excellent

Melanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was exactly what I have come to expect from a hostel. A clean, quiet place to stay. This one had the extra bonus of an in-house museum! Excellent stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Erik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Firehouse Hostel was a very nice place to stay.
It was lovely. The only drawback was no wash cloths given and the person who checked me in gave me a ten minute speech about how to be good while I was there because one person who stayed there was a disaster. Really? He actually tried to admonish me like a child for something that someone else did.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rahul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A comfortable stay in a friendly place. Good options for food and drink nearby. A relaxing and stress-free experience overall.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Eli

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Interesting place. I slept really well. I got up and my made own coffee with their supplies. They are right next to a beautiful park... It was a nice rest... And close to Jesus and the Amplify fest..
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Harihara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent place.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kasee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
10/10 will stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

AmyMarie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Super adorable and quirky!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

King

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from James on 16 Jun 2023
Hi King,We cannot verify your stay at the AFMHA. Our volunteer staff waited until 4:00 a.m. for your arrival and no one came to claim your reservation. Could you please contact us directly and provide more information about your stay so we can handle this problem?

10/10 Excellent

Verna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Sweet place to stay. Nostalgic in a vintage fire station . Across parking lot from Arkansas Museum of Fine Art which is wonderful. Need a whole day to see it or at least a few hours & some energy. The Park Grill in the museum was upscale & food was beautifully presented. My smoked chicken was delicious but tomato pie not so great. Staff here very friendly . We stayed in Captain ‘s room and it was clean & I will stay here again if I come to Little Rock.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay here and win!
This place is the best hostel I've ever stayed in. Great location. Great people. Great time was had.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Tania

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A very friendly and well-situated hostel. The free continental breakfast seemed to run out of groceries the longer we stayed (no milk for dry cereal on the third day?!?). A picture for the private room would have alleviated disappointment at the spartan digs, but the price was right. The setting in the park, next to the brand new (free!) art museum can’t be beat.

10/10 Excellent

Hlahla

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

10/10 Excellent

Percy Lucas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic hostel, very detailed lounge and cool history on the firehouse itself. I slept well and had no problems with checking out, super easy. There were friendly people I met. Clara, maci, and mach were all cool peeps who helped me on my stay. Also, big thanks to the manager working out my booking date error. Thanks for being a compassionate person! Would definitely book here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Sue, the volunteer at front desk, was kind & welcoming. She even helped me find a sushi restaurant nearby. I’m a 60 year old woman traveling solo - first time in a hostel - and I really loved the experience. I had the entire female bunk room to myself - which was ok - I did get a brief chat with the other visitors (male) during breakfast which was very nice. Church right across the street so I can get Sunday service before hitting the road again. Great experience
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

FRANCIS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's a hostel and a museum; I was there when it was a bit more quiet maybe because I checked in on a Sunday and in early March but I'd stay here if I found myself in Little Rock AR again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved it! Highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

martha, humble

Liked: Cleanliness
For a small town, this was a fair stay for 1 night. Agree with other reviews. There was more to desire with staff. Sounds like system was down and they took my info on a sticky note. After several Uber drives, they did not recommend me to walk around, not the safest neighborhood.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Wilson Selorm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I had a great time

6/10 Okay

Rene

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Yes, it’s a hostel. Their description needs updating, and note there’s no elevator. There’s a first-floor dorm, but it’s co-ed.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

VARUN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good location
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

rosemary

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
i liked the nostaliga, if only the employees could appreciate it. i really like the idea behind the hostel, but again the staff needs to be a little more involved. the general manager, james was great and helpful. i was actually disappointed that i had no roommates until the last night. i felt very safe and was comfortable and i definitely plan to stay again. i also like that side of north little rock.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Casey

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
House used to be a fire house!!
Wonderful stay! Young man behind the counter gave me a quick tour and told me about the museum and hostel. It was fun walking through the museum. House was built in 1919. Lots of history. We stayed in the family room. Dorm style with a private bath. We enjoyed our stay.
Street view
The family room we stand in
Stairs to the group rooms
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

William

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Olivia

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

Michele

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service
As a firefighter, I thought my business trip to Little Rock would be much more adventurous and fun by staying in a firehouse museum. It was a little hard to find after dark, even with GPS. I passed it a few times because all the lights were off even tho it was still during listed check in hours. Since it was closed when I got there, despite my reservation, I had to find other accommodations. I rang the doorbell several times but I couldn’t hear it outside the building and looking through all of the windows, it looked clean and seemed like such an interesting place to visit. There is a nice parking lot but as a lady traveling alone, I did not feel safe sitting there for very long. I would like to add that after multiple unanswered calls to the number listed, I emailed via Expedia and got a response within a couple of hours offering to meet me to let me in. If I hadn’t just paid for & gotten into a hotel I may have gone back but it was midnight and I had business meeting very early the next morning so it just wasn’t feasible. Overall it was an extremely disappointing experience!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very interesting place. Nice people - enjoyed my stay
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ebony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from James on 2 Mar 2022
Ebony, Thank you for your great review. We are happy you enjoyed your stay. If you are ever passing back through or would like to explore all that Little Rock has to offer, please consider staying with us again. Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's in a museum! Cool location and immaculate. Very chill and more fun than a hotel. They were having a movie night when I got there. You have a card key to get into the building and to get into the dorm area. I felt very safe. The pillows are a little flat, and they don't want you bringing outside bedding (probably wise), so I'd stick a towel or jacket under there if you like a thicker one. Everyone was very quiet after quiet hours.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from James on 2 Mar 2022
Hi Angela, We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us! We've tried to make the hostel feel as comfortable and inviting as possible. Please come visit us again and let others know about us. Thanks, James GM

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from James on 11 Jan 2022
Thank you for your review Vanessa! Please come back and stay with us again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Boho style of traveling
Very friendly folks and an easy atmosphere.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Peggy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hostel & museum in one!
Host/volunteers were very friendly and I felt right at home. Definitely recommend this hostel, close to many things in walking distance
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from James on 2 Nov 2021
HI Peggy, Thank you for your good review and for staying at our little hostel! Please come visit us again any time!

2/10 Terrible

dawn

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
i wasnt able to stay because she claimed they dont rent too pulaski county residents as my drivers has a arkansas address,it was because im black
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021
Response from James on 29 Oct 2021
Hello Dawn, In relation to the incident of not being able to stay at the Hostel last week, I can understand your frustration. It is something none of us would like to experience or go through. Our policy of not allowing Pulaski County residents has been with us from our start and unfortunately it has caused an unintended consequence. The situation is not one we take lightly and I would like to invite you to come visit the Little Rock Firehouse Hostel & Museum to see what Hosteling is all about and why it has changed the lives of so many over the years. After taking a walk through the building, we can go over hostels in general, how they came into existence, the function they serve for the communities they are in, and why the Little Rock Firehouse Hostel & Museum adheres to the policy. Once you have visited the hostel and have learned a little about Hosteling, I feel you will have a better understanding of what we are all about and maybe even join us in our cause. Please give the hostel a call to arrange a time for a visit. I look forward to meeting with you. Kind regards, James M. General Manager LR Firehouse Hostel & Museum

8/10 Good

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay at HI Little Rock
Hostel with dorm style accommodations but clean, comfortable, and Very Cheap
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Leandra and Rob were the perfect hosts! They pointed me to cool spots to see during my stay, went the extra mile more than once, and were a pleasure to hang out with.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The accommodations were VERY adequate. Nice, clean and simple. The desk host was welcoming and nice and helpful. They are volunteers I believe, but they run a tight ship. We were able to walk to Main Street for restaurants, bars and the Rock Town Distillery. (Just be careful ordering “mixed cocktails”, because they add a 30% tax! The highest in the country!) When we returned, we enjoyed some nice conversations with other guests in the dining room area. The place itself is really cool. (It’s a Firehouse!) My daughter (21) was not thrilled about sharing a place with strangers at first, but she ended up really liking it.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from James on 2 Aug 2021
Hi Pauline, Thank you for your wonderful review! We are very please you enjoyed your stay and your daughter enjoyed herself. Hopefully this will get her to stay at other hostels around the country and overseas. Safe travels and please visit us again if you come back through town!

10/10 Excellent

Jongbae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from James on 2 Aug 2021
Thank you for your review Jongbae!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was great, as advertised
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from James and Eric on 14 Nov 2020
We are glad you enjoyed our little hostel! Please come stay with us again anytime!