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Reviews of PodShare Venice - Hostel

2 out of 5
PodShare Venice - Hostel
522 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 82 out of 179 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 42 out of 179 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 179 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 179 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 179 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Pania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Jaroslaw

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really good and cheap place to stay near beach.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Layo

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I got bed bugs
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Doris

the place is okey 👍 clean but some persons staying there make a lot of noise and included discussion
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tosin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
As skinny as I am, the toilet was too tiny to conveniently use or sit. I am sorry for people with opposite body sizes.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Rufina

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff working there were very helpful and sweet
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Imogen

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This property has bedbugs.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Georgia

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Marc

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
An acceptable option
Overall, I can’t complain too much. It wasn’t the cleanest place. According to the photos, it looked to be a better environment than it was once I arrived. Definitely needs some maintenance upkeep.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the worst experience I’ve had being on this earth. First let’s start out with the check-in.. you don’t know whether to go to the fence or go to the door on the side, your Uber will be just as confused as you are. I was greeted at the gate about 5 minutes after ringing the bells… if the man that worked the front didn’t come out to grab me I would’ve never know how to get in for check in. You go through the back area into the “podshare” a huge wood cabin that was basically terribly designed and everything is made from wood. You have a mattress a sheet and what they think is a blanket but it’s actually another sheet. TVs don’t work. All the furniture inside and outside are dirty as hell. Also all wood and both the bed and outside are infested with bugs. I spent an entire night fighting off bugs and still got bit all over I’m currently suffering from the one night stay tremendously I ended up in the emergency the next day and left the podshare right away.Another 24 hours in hell was not necessary. I was treated and given meds and have to spend the rest of my vacation with my face neck arms back and legs covered in bites. Not how I expected vacation to go. All the staff were notified of my incident and they played telephone with the information and watched me in pain until I told them&showed them what had happened. I was then told “I’m sorry we are getting heat treatment done soon we don’t know what people have coming” I was refunded but that doesn’t make up for the pain at all.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Brock, Denver

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Sari

Liked: Staff & service
Decent hostel, nothing special. Does the job.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wouldnt stay again.
Maybe in its prime this place was nice, it has a good idea, but its unfortunatly past its prime and terribly maintained. For the price it was totally not worth it, might as well pay a little more and get something nicer and actually be able to sleep, or pay nothing and sleep on the beach. It is one of those places where you avoid touching anything. For like 25 people there are 3 bathrooms, one with out a door, one that is covered in urine and one with no toilet paper. Nice. If im going to macdonalds just to use the bathroom, and cant sleep due to the fans which make the place sound like a factory at night, what am i actually paying for? If you have a car your better off sleeping in it then coming here.
They really should just throw out that ping pong table..
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Julianne

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

sharath chandra

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Francis Kit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I would genuinely want to come back here whenever I'm in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

jim

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bed was comfortable and the bathrooms and showers were clean
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Cheryl

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I have never experienced such a horrible hostel experience in my many travels. The online pictures were much brighter and cleaner than in reality...dark, dirty, filthy kitchen, rundown furniture and bedding, lumpy mattress, no privacy to change, bathrooms had no noise barriers, as bathroom doors were louvered wood, allowing all bodily functions (urinating, deficating, farting, vomiting...yes, we heard it all, at all hours of the night) to be heard clearly by all. Quiet hours, which were posted and communicated as 10pm, were not followed, with cooking and stomping around the place past 2am. The smell of weed and some who were clearly under the influence of substances, was evidenced. We did not feel safe and did not sleep at all. When we tried to explain and asked to cancel, or give a partial refund, the management refused and mocked and gas lighted our concerns, saying the man who was puking and using the kitchen after midnight probably had a stomach ache and was making a bite to eat to settle their stomach. They offered to move us to a different location that was far from where we needed our accommodations. We asked if we could bless 2 other women to use our paid pod for the remaining 10 days and they refused that as well and would not speak in person on a phone call...all communication done by text, ending with their manager, sending a smiley face and telling us to have a good day. We lost $1500. Do yourself a favour and avoid this podshare. Thiwas an unjust, greedy and se
Stayed 11 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Adelina

Again for the second time my daughter reserved at any PodShare … when she get there… it was dissapointment …they asked her to leave the premises immediately! I don’t know what’s going on but it seems any PodShare she reserved won’t accept her?
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Raphael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great value for what you pay. Super friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Not the best nights sleep
The location was good, but the mattress was very worn out and uncomfortable. They played rain sounds all night which I thought was just noisy and made it hard to sleep rather than the soothing effect they intended. There was also a rule against hanging towels in front of your bed for privacy which I've never seen in any hostel before.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean place with easy access and direction from the staff. Comfortable bed. Would be cool to have a curtain to pull closed for privacy.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a quite and respectful community. Clean and the staff is exceptional.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely, low-key, respectful experience. Very well equipped with all the necessary items including coffee, dishes, fridge and stove, shampoo, body wash etc. I felt totally comfortable and safe. I was well-accepted even though I am 40 or 50 years older than most of the guests. Well-situated… close to beach in one direction and shopping in the other. A shining example of a friendly, well-equipped, well-situated hostel experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Tracy

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Sadly, the bathrooms in this place were filthy. There were roaches, shower area was not thoroughly maintained and layers of dust/dirt in the vents. The beds were clean but there were tv screens dangling off the wall making it hard to sleep comfortably. The location is good and I'm confident this place can turn itself around eventually.

10/10 Excellent

Debora

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

CAROLINA

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jordan Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The whole vibe was amazing! Everyone was so friendly! It was clean! A MUST stay if in Venice
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Sarah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nobody was there to check me in or get me the door code in a timely manner even though I said when I’d be arriving (6pm, not crazy). But most of all, I woke up covered in bedbugs. Do not stay here. I did not have such a negative experience at other podshare locations.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Nathalie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The location is great if you wanna go to the beach or Santa Monica. The property itself feels safe too. There is only three very small rest and washrooms for a large group of people though which is why they quickly seem dirty. Also, something we didn’t research enough before: there is not a lot of privacy. The stuff is super friendly and helpful!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
PodShare Venice was very well maintained (except for some mice). The staff regularly cleaned the common spaces and ensured people staying kept areas clean. However, because there was open food left in the kitchens (to share) and one person staying was staying long term with a lot of stuff piled up against a wall, there was a mouse living very comfortably next to my bunk in the wall of belongings. The staff were kind enough to let me move bunks in the middle of the night, but I heard the mouse the next day even though the area was cleaned up a bit. If disregarding the mouse, it was an excellent hostel-type setting, and really appreciated the quite hours (10pm - 10am) and cleanliness of the areas.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Bryan

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
It’s a cool spot and it’s nice. Wish it was a little bit more cleaner and closed. Flies are a lil common but I had bug spray. Also I work nights when I was leaving I saw a rat by the stove in the back. I wouldn’t mind staying here again though. It’s a super chill and good vibes place. The cleaning and pest control can be taken care of within a few hours in my opinion so it’s nothing major.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Zach

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really love the staff and the how chill the vibe there was. I defiantly recommend PodShare!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kele

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Carl

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

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

4/10 Poor

Victor hugo

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Yuyuan

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I didn't like how I got a skin rash from the moment I lay on the bed. Front Desk was super friendly and helpful, but management/supervisor was bad.
Stayed 20 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Devin on 31 Mar 2022
Hi Yuyuan. My name is Devin and I am the manager of Venice podshare. I'm sorry that you didn't have a pleasant experience with us however I don't feel we did anything wrong and I think your review is unfair. You didn't speak to me at all about your rash you spoke to our reservation team and you admitted to them that you have sensitive skin. It's not our fault that you have sensitive skin and got a rash. In the future I would recommend bringing your own linen with you that doesn't irritate your skin and/or bringing detergent with you and asking if we can wash your sheets with your own detergent that doesn't irritate. Had you have asked me that I would have been more than happy to comply. Or had you have asked to speak to me I would have suggested doing that. But you didn't. You just said that you wanted to check out because you got a rash and asked for a refund that goes against our policy. Again I'm sorry about the bad experience! Take care! :)

10/10 Excellent

Aviana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was very nervous to come but they welcomed me with open arms and I slept great. The vibe is pretty dope I cannot complain at all.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

2/10 Terrible

Louis

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad stay with bed bugs
This place is filthy and infested with bed bugs. The first night i got a dozen bed bug bites. Devin and the property refused to do anything to resolve the matter. Don't trust this property with your stay. It is overpriced, filthy and infested. The pictures are not an accurate representation of the pods.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Charlyn

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay here and co-live with some awesome people
Overall, it was a great stay. In walking distance to the beach and the boardwalk. I was slightly skeptical about leaving our stuff out in the open at first but everyone is so welcoming and respectful of each other it was amazing. They do give you a tour when you first get in so you know where to find everything you need. They do have parking on site but only holds about 10 cars but we were always able to get a spot. But the car gate is really hard to find initially, we had to circle around 3 times to figure out where it was. But other than that, I will be back. The patio is extremely beautiful as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Dulce

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Soufiane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice ... but not a real hostel
I stayed 5 nights in the Podshare. It's clean, bed is comfortable, everyone respect totally your privacy (even though there's not much) and no one will ever touch your belongings so this is really good. However, this is not a "hostel" the way we might understand it in Europe (or anywhere else in the world) First it's really expensive, as much as a normal hotel room, but absolutely everything is expensive in California so ok... My main issue was that there are not only travellers there. It is possible to rent a bed monthly for 1000$. So there are actually many people from Venice and LA who literally live there to avoid living in the street. In other words, homeless people live in the podshare, there were at least 4-5 when I was there. I think it's actually a great option/solution for them ! They get an accessible place and avoid the street, but this definitely NOT the experience I'm looking for... the "permanent" residents don't have the same interest or need than a visitor... I'm a traveller going in a hostel, supposedly to meet people of my age with same interest and situation but that was absolutely not the case (almost everyone is close or above 40yo...) So no, I do not recommend this place ! I don't know if all hostels in Venice or in LA are in the same situation but definitely avoid this place if you're looking for "young traveller" atmosphere... But to be honest, unless you really haven't found anything else, it's still a good, descent and clean place to sleep in.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place but was expecting a air conditioning by night and did not have one on.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everyone is friendly !
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021