All in all, this was a good little hostel in LA. Very quiet and comfortable with everything a typical backpacker would look for. It's not an overly social hostel, but there's perks to that as well (i.e. quiet and safe etc.). It's in an awesome location in Santa Monica on the beach and right near all the good shopping and food spots. Reviews are always very subjective, but I've stayed in loads of hostels around the world and this one was decent (although quite expensive for what it is, but that's just LA as I'm beginning to understand...).