Hostel Buffalo-Niagara

Listen to me… You MUST stay here. ITS unbelievable! Right in the heart of Downtown Buffalo is the cleanest hostel I’ve stayed in in the US. I cannot BELIEVE the value I got for my money and was shocked that it wasn’t more full. Truly a bargain, and I say get in before it gets more expensive! They are so super nice here and totally accommodating. John told me about the events in the area and recommended some cool spots to check out. This hostel is definitely a major reason why I had such a fun, comfortable time in Buffalo.
Some conveniences: linens, awesome towels, fans and mirrors in the room, heat/​AC, ping pong, train across the street, and it’s in the theatre district. Go and have a great time :)

I stayed 1day ,
It was very nice !!! If you find hostel or place that you want to stay I recommend this hostel !!

Price is cheap and service was great.
Even we checked out but she agreed us to cook so we ate dinner and keep travel

I absolutely loved my stay here! The staff is awesome, down-​to-​earth, helpful, and super friendly. It’s right in the heart of downtown Buffalo, and it is very safe and secure. The beds are very comfortable, and the kitchen is fully stocked with dishes, pots and pans, utensils, and spices (and some free oatmeal and coffee). They have lockers for your things (bring a lock, or rent one for a fully refundable fee at the front desk), and a storage room if you have a bicycle or too much stuff to fit in a locker. They also have washers and dryers ($ 5 to wash and dry). I loved the comfortable lounge in the basement with tons of VHS movies. It felt really cozy and old school. The place was very clean and honestly really cute. It was my first stay ever at a hostel, and I loved every second of my 4 day stay there. :)

10:30 check out time! Ouch! Especially when you’re traveling from another time zone and already losing an hour.
Otherwise the place was cool and the staff was friendly.

It is very clean. Staff are very kind and helpful. They pay attentions on every detail in the hostel, making hostel beautiful and comfortable :-)

I was blown away by my stay here. The facilities were neat and clean and everything was just perfect. The staff was super friendly and accommodating too! Warm showers, comfy beds, and they provide clean linens and towels.
I stayed here with a group of 30 cyclists biking through town and in the morning the owner even made us all oatmeal! I highly recommend staying at this hostel if you need a place a place to crash in buffalo. You won’t regret it.

This is THE BEST HOSTEL I have ever stayed at!
I had hitched a ride with some friends to Niagara Falls/​Toronto. We crossed the border back into the U.S. fairly late and I found that the hostel had emailed and called me, wondering if I was still showing up, since their check-​in time was until 10:30. Though not explicitly encouraged or advertised, they do do late check-​ins! I got in around 10:45pm, found a beautiful, huge, clean room with really high quality linens (as far as hostels go anyway). I took a shower (with a dedicated changing area!) and slept like a baby until 8am the next morning.
In-​room lockers are present, but they’re only big enough for your essentials. Breakfast is coffee, tea and oatmeal (make your own). Tons of lounge space, pingpong, board games, a movie room, laundry and book exchanges everywhere including right next to my bed! Great wifi. Beautifully decorated. I was so surprised when the receptionist told me this hostel had been in business for 15 years! It looks more like 5 or less due to how nice and new everything looked.
Although I was only there for a night, I kind of regret not staying another night just to meet travelers, use the hostel’s amenities and explore Buffalo. Unfortunately I had already booked a non-​refundable Greyhound ticket out of Buffalo. The bus station is about a 15 min walk (with 2 Tim Horton’s along the way – how much better can life get?!). It was a bit eerie to walk there since no one seemed to be on the street, but this was Sunday morning at like 9am.
Seriously the best hostel I have stayed in.

Cheap and comfortable hostel in the middle of the deserted (eerily, I might add) Main street Buffalo. Everything is clean and well organized with simple check-​in and very helpful staff. Everyone is welcoming and friendly and it is definitely worth the $ 25 a night.
The building itself is secure, with pin codes to enter the structure itself and a key card access to the rooms. When I was there it was a frigid February evening and the place was warm without being hot. The kitchen is orderly and has cups/​mugs/​glasses and other utensils for all your simple culinary needs. There is even a lounge area for people to meet and converse. Everyone I met was really easygoing and we even went for a drink!
A very well-​run establishment, it’s definitely somewhere I’d stay again if I was looking for a place to rest for a short night or if I was travelling through with a group of friends. Thanks for the good time– Hostel Buffalo-​Niagara!

These guys were very welcoming to me and one of the nicest Hostels I have ever stayed with. The staff were easy to make friends with and very informative on what was going on in the city. The Hostel is in a great location, being right on the main street and right by the free train that goes up and down main street. The hostel itself is clean and well kept. The beds are comfy and clean and the bathrooms are well kept, and the atmosphere is nice. It has game rooms, wifi, a full kitchen you can cook your food in and free bike rentals! As far as I’m concerned it is a great place to stay!

Spent a couple of nights here when I was in the process of relocating to Buffalo. Staff was great, the room was awesome, except for being inexplicably hot the first night. I needed a refund because I wasn’t going to be spending a full 5 nights there, and it was taken care of with a minimum of hassle!
It’s located centrally in Buffalo, so if you are without a car it’s great. If you do have a car it’s a little more tricky, as if you want to save money, you have to move your car from the meters to paid parking before 8AM, and then back to the meters at 5PM.
Other than that, I very much enjoyed my stay here, and I’d highly recommend it to anyone looking for an inexpensive night in Buffalo.

Unser Aufenthalt hier hat uns sehr gut gefallen. Die Zimmer waren sauber und die Duschen und WC’s ebenfalls. Diese sind allerdings Gemeinschaftsbäder, bei denen sich die äußere Tür nicht abschließen lässt und man sein Geschäft nicht immer ungestört erledigen kann — vielleicht nicht jedermanns Sache. Es gibt eine große Küche, in der man sich kostenlos Kaffee oder Tee oder seine eigenen Gerichte zubereiten kann. Außerdem gibt es 2 große Gemeinschaftsräume, wo man sich mit anderen Reisenden austauschen kann. Das Personal ist nett und hilfsbereit und man bekommt Handtücher. Ein Aufzug macht das wohnen auch auf der dritten Etage sehr angenehm.

What can I say? I haven’t stayed in too many hostels in my life, but I’m sure that few are as pleasant as Hostel Buffalo Niagara. The first thing you notice is the welcoming reception area, with cool posters from floor to ceiling, collected over years of Buffalo art and cultural events, intermixed with handy suggestions for things to do and goings on about town. My friend and I didn’t need any of that since I used to live in Buffalo, I already know my way around and had a long list of things I wanted to do, but it was nice to see that a guest could find out about a lot of cool, alternative events right there.
The hostel walls are decorated with images taken from Buffalo’s past and colorful wall art and the entire place is absolutely spotless. Our room on the third floor, in the back, was very comfortable, had really high ceilings and two huge windows, giving us great light and air circulation. The bunk beds were comfortable as far as bunk beds go and the bathrooms were also clean and spacious.
There is a nice & comfy and funky lounge on the second floor, right next to an equally great and well equipped kitchen, though we didn’t do any cooking. The lounge is chock-​a-​block with well-​selected literature, comfy sofas and friendly travelers. Just last week a ping-​pong table was installed in the basement and the hostel also offers bike-​rentals for getting around what is an extremely bike-​able city.
The hostel is located in the heart of Buffalo’s theater district and within easy walking distance of downtown Buffalo attractions as well as Allentown, a historic neighborhood and foodie/​bar scene destination. With the notable exception of SpOt coffee, a Buffalo institution, avoid the nearby Chippewa St nightlife strip at all costs. If you need to go further afield, the hostel is well situated for access to both the NFTA Metro train that goes up main street and a host of busses going all over. The Greyhound bus station is also about a ten minute walk away, and the Exchange St. Amtrak station is about the same.
Buffalo is a truly special town, with tons of history, art, culture and blue-​collar personality. For budget travelers or those that just like hostel culture, the Hostel Buffalo-​Niagara is a fantastic home base for exploring everything this underrated city, and region have to offer.

I’ll start by saying I’ve never stayed in a hostel before this and I’m not a sharing a room with random strangers sort of guy by nature. I decided to stay here the first night I arrived in town as I was arriving quite late and didn’t feel like paying full hotel prices for a room I would barely use. The booking over the phone was a pleasure. I was delayed at the border and called to let them know and they provided a back up plan in case the desk closed. I arrived just before they closed and check in was smooth. The place wasn’t a five-​star hotel but it was much neater than I expected and very homey. After I dropped my stuff in my room I asked the worker at the desk for suggestions for a convenience store and a pub. She was quick to give me everything I needed. When I got back from sampling the local libations I went to my bed (in an 8 guy dorm) and slept like a baby. No rude wakeups in the middle of the night. I was impressed. I got up early to get in line for the shower. No crazy line to be seen, got my business done without delay. By that time I went to the lounge area to plan my day. Someone had made coffee so I plopped on a comfy couch and had a sip. I was really impressed. It was only like $ 25 compared to the $ 150 the hotel was asking. I want to give these people more of my money. I’ll definitely be trying to get a private room for my own comfort next time, but I’d even recommend the dorms. The other great thing is that it’s right around the corner from the bus terminal if you’re a bus traveller like me.

My first time in an hostel. Thought it was quite good. Staff was very friendly and helpful. The Friday night concert next door at the Ballroom went on till 3 a.m. Didn’t bother me, but it did others in our room.

This place was great! I have to say that it was very clean, the staff were quite friendly and the lobby, rooms, kitchen & lounge were well kept.
I wish there was more energy use consciousness.
e.g. — the over-​powerful bathroom lights were often left on all night with only a dysfunctional motion sensor that of course, people didn’t use. Quick, easy energy reduction: remove a bulb or two from any of the several light fixtures to lessen the brightness. It doesn’t need to be so bright in there.
Same with the large room (10+ beds?) it has just one light switch for this double large room. If the lights were divide into 2 switches, a lot of time only one would be used – especially as it gets just before bedtime.
They have composting! Bike borrowing – (I don’t think there was a charge). It would be great to have a urinal in the men’s room 3^rd floor, but there was construction – not sure what will be placed there so it was just the one toilet for the entire floor (for men).
If I’m in need of a place to stay in Buffalo again, I’ll go back for sure!
Thanks guys!

–loud rooms with street noise
–rude staff
–flimsy uncomfortable mattresses
–cheap price but not a good value
I am a seasoned traveler who has stayed at countless hotels and hostels in many countries. I have never experienced such rude and downright hostile treatment in a hostel. After calling in advance to announce our arrival, we were left out in the cold for at least 5 minutes before the guy finally came to the door. It was freezing cold (around 20 degrees), windy, and actually snowing. Instead of apologizing, the worker says «I’m the only one working tonight». I was upset but decided to just avoid him.
My friend and I were in an almost empty dorm room. I soon realized our beds were right next to a loud tram line that was running all night. I moved the flimsy mattress across the room and slept on the other side. The next morning after returning from the bathroom I was immediately confronted by the same worker from the previous night. He began yelling at me that I can’t use 2 mattresses, first thing in the morning after I just woke up.
After checking out, I was going to ask if breakfast was included but the guy just disappeared. I asked another guest who directed us to a lounge upstairs filled with other guests where we had leftover pizza and played chess. Suddenly the worker barged in and tells me that we have to leave immediately because it’s a half hour after checkout. I told him normally it is not a problem even to wake up a half hour after checkout. He said he didn’t like my attitude since we arrived, and that we were trespassing and had to leave immediately.
I have never been treated like this before in years of travel. I do not drink, was not rowdy or in a big group or doing anything even remotely illegal or against the rules. I could never recommend this hostel to anyone. If the manager is reading this we stayed Saturday, ³⁄₂₂.

They are great– stayed here a bunch of times, and everyone’s always been nice, it’s clean, its easy to get to, and (especially in the winter) pretty empty.
I love it, when I’m in Buffalo I will actually rather stay here than a friends sofa!!!

I really only needed a bed for the night and a place to shower, so there was no way to disappoint me. But regardless of that, it was a cool experience. I didn’t have any complaints (except not knowing about it sooner since they didn’t have availability for my second night).
Fair warning though, since it’s on Main St., if you’re in a bed close to the windows you might have trouble sleeping due to the sound of the Metro cars running all night. This wasn’t a problem for me, but it might be for others.
Other than that, the location is great, the price is unbeatable, and the staff were pretty helpful.

When I go back to Buffalo, I will never stay at a hotel.
Only this place!
I had the most awesome time here.
I stayed there for two nights.
The amenities were pretty basic, but that was expected.
I met a lot of great people here. The staff were all really nice and even hung around after their shifts to talk to the guests.
It was such a great experience!
I made a lot of friends as well at the Hostel, and we had a lot of fun!
Its really close to the clubs and bars, and everything is sooo cheap in buffalo.
WOW.

Only stayed here one night to visit Niagara Falls. Only $ 25 a night! Clean place, not many people were there which was great as I didn’t have to wait to use the shower! Friendly staff. Great location in the theatre district and next to a rail stop. As an added bonus, the people in my room were nice and friendly. There was a street fair going on the night I was there – definitely bring an eye patch and mp3 player when staying at hostels! Added bonus was the guy working the front desk said the bar next door was offering free beer, and sure enough he was right!
I took the cheap airport express bus from the airport to the hostel which is a great bargain. However, the bus to Niagara Falls was an hour late! Coming back from Niagara Falls, I was lucky my bus was only 20 minutes late but other folks were waiting an hour for their bus! But a day pass is only $ 4. So cheap for a days worth of public transit.
Also there’s a post office nearby if you need to ship stuff.