PodShare Dtla

The host, Ron, was very friendly, very understanding guy. 100% made my experience comfortable. The location is next to Little Tokyo and the (new) Little Tokyo subway station. A lot of good eating areas around Little Tokyo. The sleeping/living area had very poor air conditioning. The bathroom and shower are quite rustic and gross, but that's not something I personally care about. I know other people are sensitive to this, so I will preface that I saw cockroaches in the bathroom. By no means is the toilet disgusting without being cleaned, but rather something you'd find at a bar downtown... Generally speaking though, the experience was good and I will be visiting again in the future. To emphasize, the host, Ron, really made me feel comfortable with being in LA.

NEGATIVES: The bunks are very exposed, more than regular hostels. I was in the direct view of multiple people constantly. They could easily install a curtain for a modicum of privacy but they choose not to. There is constantly light streaming in The toilets doors are see-through and toilet space is cramped which is an uncomfortable experience, can see people walking past Roaches in kitchen This place is a 20minute walk from everything (shops, train station), nothing is close or convenient. Because you have to walk everywhere you have to walk past many homeless, erratic drug affected people (but this is common in LA in general) I did not feel safe or secure in general When arrived to check in the guy who worked there left me waiting outside the door for ages with no explanation. Then eventually he came up and said he was busy and so I ended up just waiting outside the door for 10minutes. He could have just let me in to wait? I expected to see other international traveller's but it was mostly struggling locals They don't provide proper blankets. They provide this thin fleece sheet that Ive only previously seen in dog beds. The first night I was freezing and had to sleep fully dressed I had to take sleeping pills every night to have a sleep POSITIVES When I asked for another blanket the staff gave me another immediately It was generally tidy and reasonably clean apart from the Roaches in the kitchen Conclusion It has the vibe of sleeping in a prison.it is just a warehouse modified to an open living space. You are exposed at all times even in the toilet, and you don't feel secure. It is not as cheap as typical international hostels nor has the vibe. Better to just spend more money and get a proper hotel or motel

Lost my phone charger and had to work with staff to retrieve the code for the stay in the middle of the night. Fabulous response for what may have become a disaster.

Yo, if you want more people to come here, you got to clean up the entire place and replace the beds. I almost broke my ankle

in theory, great idea. someone is definitely profiting a lot off of this. the execution: terrible. if everyone realized other people exist, it might be a great solution. but it is what I imagine sleeping in a jail to be like but no women, only men. I arrived late 12:30am, but I was not the last person, 2 people arrived much later and had their phone lights on to find their beds & were apologizing out loud. I luckily found my assigned bed and slept in my clothes to not disturb anyone around me but that’s impossible. the mattress had no support, lumpy, old, the sheets were not soft or new, the single pillow was very old. I hoped they were clean & bed bug free but it was too dark to see. A window was open & the train went by every 5-7min ruining any possibility of actual sleep. I dozed off twice to be woken up by falling objects from other bunks, snores (how anyone could sleep is amazing to me) footsteps loud & soft, someone taking a pill/water, someone decided to shower around 4am and then had a bowl of cereal with every spoon clink on the bowl being clear as day. at 8:30am I had enough & left but used the toilet that has a flimsy closet door, I’m glad I only had to pee or it would’ve been a symphony for the whole room. the bathroom area smelled bad but didn’t see the roaches all the other reviews list. I’m only giving it one star because it was a lil better than sleeping in my rental car on the street. like… what even is this place? I stay in hostels frequently.

Staff was cooperative but not enough to arrange a parking on property. Toilet was smelly. Worst part is had to cancel my two days of stay but no refund back from property.

We stayed here for almost 2 weeks and had unsafe experiences. On our last night a guy that stayed in the dorm j*rked off in front of our bed while looking at us when he thought we were sleeping and we weren’t the only ones he did it to. He kept harassing us and we left for the airport in the middle of the night because there was no contact to any security or staff members (we called many times), who still has not answered our messages regarding the topic 5 days later. It is stated that they provide breakfast, but they do not. They have a small delivery every Thursday that consisted of apples, tomatoes and cucumbers. The common rooms were almost always filled with people who seemed to live there, generally older men. The bed was comfortable, but the cleaning was not up to standards. Especially when dark a lot of cockroaches were running around everywhere (toilet seat, kitchen drawers, bed etc). Nice connections to transport (bus and brand new metro station). Would not reccomend.

The staff is co-operative and helpful. We checked-in after the staff's operating hours but they ensured that we had a smooth check-in by being in touch with us before-hand.

Decided to try out PodShare not because I couldn't afford a real hotel but mainly because I was working a stone's throw away and I wanted to experience the social aspect of staying at a hostel. All in all it was ok but a lot of things could be improved. For starters I couldn't book it using my company card so I had to use my own. The showers especially were small and rickety. In general, the hostel was clean but worn from lots of use. The window was kept open all night and I was kept in a semi-awake state by the LA Metro light rail vehicles going onto the First Street bridge with their signature loud buzzer honking at all hours. All in all a neat experience but one which reminded me that it's worth it to get your own hotel room.