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Reviews of Redlight Historic Bunk Hotel and Speakeasy - Hostel

2 out of 5

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 84 out of 169 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 169 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 169 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 169 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 169 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Erik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed in the annex. Super nice staff, very cool vibe. Was there for my cousin’s wedding so didn’t get to hang out at the little bar at all but will next time. Friends who were through-hiking the PCT highly recommended and they were right.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Vivian

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Jessica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was tiny.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Philippe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great price for the location
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Brian

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little spot
When they offer ear plugs, take them. When you see the white noise machine, use it. Besides noise levels, it’s legit
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Redlight hostel Truckee
Great hostel in a great location! Nice staff, sauna, nice showers, wifi, small bar w ice cream and drinks available for purchase.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home Away from Home
It felt like home away from home. We would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

William

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Devin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great vibe proper balance between privacy and community.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Elisabeth

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hostel is in a great location and has easy parking. It's very clean. The host, Michael, was fantastic -- a great gjuy and a credit to the Redlight (and humanity).
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of a kind, a unique experience for my kids and me, homey, very friendly and helpful manager/greeter/bartender/ice cream scooper. Thank you so much!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Danette

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Checked in after midnight. Very comfortable room. Beautiful historic location.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

JOHN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was great amazing lil room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Britt

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Didn't like the amenities that weren't offered. Such as no coffee no TV etc.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

thea

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a very unique lodging. Very quaint, clean, and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Royce

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for a hostel. Know what you're getting
It's a hostel and I opted for the bunk because it's the most affordable option in Truckee. Its a good deal and nice people there. It's my 3rd time staying there and love the building. I was able to work in the bar area in the morning and noone was awake so I could do my work and drink my coffee in peace. It's walking distance to everything in downtown Truckee. Their bar is great too. No complaints from me for the affordability. Next price up in Truckee is over $3 bills a night.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hostel in Truckee
This was my first stay, but probably not my last. Great location, great price, great place if you just need a chill place to sleep vs a resort! Nothing fancy, but it was comfortable and suited my needs. The other guests were friendly and they even have a sauna.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesomeness
Absolutely awesome. And the most comfortable bed and any hostel that I have ever stayed out anywhere in the world, go figure. Great find.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn't stay at this place. Didn't like it. No tv in the room and the small room was near the bar. People check in at the bar. The entrance is from the bar. Awful! We ended up going to a better place.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Is a 5 star hostel a thing? Great experience would definitely return.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Benito

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Thomas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A blast living in the "past"!!!
This is a really quirky place to stay in a good way. It looks like the former brothel it was! It has the original bar still serving local brews. Rooms are small, but the bed was super comfortable. It has two outside patios and multiple indoor shared space areas. The communal kitchen was great for a multi day stay. We had a private shower, but the shared ones were very clean. I feel this site is better suited for singles and couples without children. The atmosphere is very relaxed, but for adults only.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Jason

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quirky and fun
This is a wonderfully quirky old-timey hotel. I stayed in the annex building. I had my own room, although the bathroom (very clean) was shared. There was no AC, but a large box fan did the trick. If you're a Ritz kind of person, this will not be your scene, but if you miss the days of youth-hostel, carefree travel, then this will be a great stay!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really cool place to discover especially during Truckee Thursdays. Great staff and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique comfortable and clean! Please don’t forget to leave us at least two rolls of toilet paper next time...!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Garth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quirky and Comfy and Clean
This hotel was perfect for me and my parents. It felt like a clean artist commune and was far more comfortable for us than a sterile regular hotel. The staff was wonderful and accommodating and the vibe was quirky and fun. There's a separate compost for treats for the chickens that live next door! I'll definitely be staying here again next time I visit Truckee!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Joseph

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Cute, funky little place in walking distance to the Amtrak train station. We stayed in the building two doors down rather than the main building. The third floor room was very warm. We managed to cool it down by pulling the bed out a bit, and putting the industrial strength fan in the window. That also helped drown out the train sounds The town itself is completely lit up at night with Christmas type lights. Very charming. Great restaurants to choose from
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Don

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

fraser

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was meeting a friend for the weekend on short notice. Other traditional hotels were either booked or way too expensive for my short stay. I booked a dorm style room that had 8 bunk capacity but there was only one other person. The bunk was comfortable and clean. Shared bathroom/shower also clean. As a bonus there's even a small bar in the lobby. I totally scored getting a cheap place stay on short notice.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

2/10 Terrible

Jerry

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Total dump
The place is a dump. I can not believe you even list. The room did not even have a garbage can.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

4/10 Poor

Jason

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
youth hostel
I was originally enthusiastic about the character of this place but the artificial floral smell of the room mostly found in bathrooms is still in my nose. Even after a legendary powder day on the mountain. The mattresses are like 6 inches thick over wood. And the bunk beds are for kids. I would expect this kind of place for like $50, not what I paid. Oh... plan on taking a shower? Good luck!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Moki on 17 Mar 2021
The Redlight offers clean and affordable lodging in downtown Truckee. Our prices are the most economical in the area and we have a variety of room options, from bunk rooms to a studio apartment. The bunks are custom designed by the owner in Pullman style, each enclosed with its own reading light, lock box, power outlet, and privacy curtain. Our current selection of XL Twin mattresses, the Dreamfoam Bedding Doze rated on Amazon at 4.6 / 5 with 800 reviews, are topped with microfiber sheets. Even prior to Covid we sanitized our bathrooms with the CDC approved disinfectants that we use now. Each of our five communal bathrooms have showers in them, and we have signage to remind guests that there are bathrooms on other floors in case those closest to them are occupied. If you have the budget and are looking for a more standard hotel experience, Truckee has many other options such as the Best Western and Ritz Carlton.

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The staff was great. Friendly and helpful. The location was very convenient. The building is old with a lot of character.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey Scott

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super cool place with nice decor. Walking distance to all of downtown Truckee.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Liked price. Location ok. Staff was nice when available but not always available. Interesting building and accommodations. Nice to buy ice cream there and have kitchen facilities. Bunk beds were new experience for grandson. Would have liked to have been able to check in before 3:30 and staff seemed vague about parking hours and did not clearly communicate where to park overnight. Would have been good to have printed map of where and when parking was free. Staff took picture with my cell phone but this was not adequate.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Redlight Staff on 24 Oct 2020
Parking in downtown Truckee is free from 6pm to 10am, and metered during the day. Between May and November, parking is available anywhere on the street or in the public parking lots across the street from our building (both during the day and overnight). We do have printed parking maps and guidelines available upon request, and our staff is reachable by phone 24/7. Don't hesitate to call for assistance any time.

10/10 Excellent

Geri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay. Should have a mirror in the room. Cute, quirky place that was really fun to stay. Parking is dismal but everything else was great.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Pam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Why stay anywhere else?
Great quirky place; clean; great location. Truckee is a cute town
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020