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RK Hostel San Diego

1.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

Photo gallery for RK Hostel San Diego

Exterior
Balcony
Soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Bar (on property)
Lobby

Reviews

5.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Explore the area

Map
642 W. Hawthorn St., San Diego, CA, 92101
  • Waterfront Park
    6 min walk
  • Maritime Museum of San Diego
    12 min walk
  • B Street Cruise Ship Terminal
    17 min walk
  • San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    6 min drive

Room options

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Single Room (1 twin Bed)

Single Room (1 twin Bed)

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

Basic Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Twin Beds

Basic Room, Private Bathroom (Male Dorm 6 Beds)

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Basic Room (4 Beds)

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

Basic Room, Private Bathroom (Female Dorm 6 Beds)

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Twin Beds

View all photos for Basic Room (2 Beds)

Basic Room (2 Beds)

Basic Room (2 Beds)

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

San Diego

With a stay at RK Hostel San Diego, you'll be centrally located in San Diego, within a 5-minute drive of San Diego Convention Center and Petco Park. .This hostel is 2.5 mi (4 km) from Balboa Park and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from San Diego Zoo.
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What's nearby

  • B Street Cruise Ship Terminal - 17 min walk
  • Port of San Diego - 17 min walk
  • USS Midway Museum - 2 min drive
  • San Diego Convention Center - 3 min drive
  • San Diego Zoo - 4 min drive

Getting around

  • County Center - Little Italy Station - 10 min walk
  • San Diego Santa Fe Depot - 16 min walk
  • San Diego Intl. Airport (SAN) - 6 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kettner Exchange - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Morning Glory - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Fillipi's Pizza Grotto - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Waterfront Bar & Grill - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Mona Lisa Italian Foods - ‬1 min walk

About this property

RK Hostel San Diego

Hostel with a rooftop terrace, near San Diego Zoo
RK Hostel San Diego offers 12 accommodations with shared/communal kitchens and ceiling fans. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers. This San Diego hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Irons/ironing boards, hair dryers, and change of towels can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a rooftop terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
Featured amenities include a computer station, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.

Languages

English, Japanese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • No housekeeping

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Picnic area
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 46-inch TV
  • TV channels

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 7:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 10

Special check-in instructions

The property charges USD 3.00 for credit card payments
The front desk is open Monday - Sunday (9:00 AM - noon) and Friday - Saturday (7:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children 18 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 18 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 10.00 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Late check-out fee: USD 10 (subject to availability)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of USD 3.00

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Children 18 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
Some facilities may have restricted access; guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Alcohol is not served at this property

Property is also known as

RK Hostel San Diego
RK Hostel
RK San Diego
RK Hostel San Diego San Diego
RK Hostel San Diego Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
RK Hostel San Diego Hostel/Backpacker accommodation San Diego

RK Hostel San Diego Reviews

Reviews

5.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 266 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 266 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 266 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 50 out of 266 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 93 out of 266 reviews" "

5.2/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
You get what you pay for. The cleanliness is good but its the condition of the building that isnt which, especially in California, is an expensive thing for someone to pay for when the money they make is 30$ a night per bed. Bring shower shoes, the windows dont close, the bathroom door, at least the one in my room, is hard to close. Again, for what you pay for, this all isnt that bad.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Danzell

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
I seen cockroaches in my room on more than one instant I got bit by them around my elbows as well as the side of my butt. Outside of that the location seemed a little sketchy
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really liked that it had a community living room area, even though the tv (or rather the cable) wasn’t working. That area was nice and spacious. It had good size windows for natural lighting. One downside was that only one ceiling fan had a spot for a light bulb but there was no bulb and no other spots for lights in that area. I really like the community coffee pot. My friend and I donated some extra stuff that we had to the coffee area. The room that we were in was really big. It was clean and the beds were made and presentable. Clean sheets and blankets are always a great thing. I really enjoyed the two little couches. Super comfortable and cute. I really loved the HUGE shower. That thing was awesome. I liked the big round nozzle, it made it so the water would get all over you and not just concentrated in one spot. I didn’t like how, for some reason, only one bathroom downstairs worked. If one person was in the only working downstairs bathroom, and someone in a wheelchair or crutches or even elderly, they had to possibly wait a while until the other person got done. And sometimes with elderly they have a hard time holding onto their bowles. And I think that the hostel should provide maybe some hand sanitizer. Yeah I understand that they don’t want to put a bar of soap in there cuz of the spreading of bacteria or what have you. But a hand sanitizer would be very useful. All in all it was a great place to stay and I would definitely come back.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

AS

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

William, ELK GROVE

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There was nobody there!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Nathaniel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I'm pretty sure it was a crack house.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Javier

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First and last time at a hostel
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Got the single bed room. It was comfortable and was perfect for an overnight stay in San Diego. Extremely close to the airport.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Faustino

The bed was not comfortable, I found it hard to sleep
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

ALejandro

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Muy mal servicio no tiene luz en el baño tampoco tienen luz los contactos electrónicos
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Martha

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Seth

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Joanna

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The host is terrible, he is not available, the check in process sucks, the check out process is non existent I had to leave early before my check out and the office person was not there, they never answered my phone call or my email.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Seth

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Seth

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Seth

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Eric

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All good
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Linus

Business traveller
Don’t repeat my mistake
The other reviews already talk about the bed bugs. I thought to myself “it surely was just isolated incidents” and “it can’t be that bad”. But it really is, the bed bug bites were bit annoying, but what’s even more annoying is that now after my trip I’ll have to spend hours to properly disinfect and treat all my belongings in order to not spread the pest to my own home. All I can do is hope that that’ll be enough. Don’t repeat my mistake and stay away from this place.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Paige

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Horrible experience and really messed up my travels... booked online and took a uber here from the airport with my luggage and there was no one at the front desk/ check in !!!! Actually- there was no one in the whole building !! Walked through the property saying "hello??" And nothing . . All doors left open for all the crazy homeless around there who were out front screaming and fighting to get in !! (Extremely unsafe and unsettling) anyway- the check in isnt until 7 (way too late) and i waited there well past an hour, calling, texting, trying to find someone to help me check in and nothing !! Extremely rude and inconvenient to someone like myself who had been traveling all day and in the sun with my luggage (not to mention i have stage 4 heart failure) and just want to get to your room and shower and nap and then end up having your budget messed up and a really awful experience all around... this place waisted my time and money and i do not appreciate that nor do i recommend this place to anyone
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hunter, Tempe

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Arsen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ronnie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

James

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
The Staff at RK Hostel is Fantastic
So actually I didn't end up staying at RK Hostel. Hotels.com completely misrepresented the room that I had reserved; their photo showed a basic hotel room with two beds side by side, and they said "one room, two beds." But when I arrived it was a bunk bed and I was staying with someone else who I didn't know. I was shocked and sort of gobsmacked. The hotel staff was amazing. I talked to Rita at RK Hostel at 10pm on Wednesday night, explained my situation and she told me they understood that it was not my fault and they would waive the fee completely. She could not have been nicer. Staying in a room with strangers was not for me, but I have to say, every single person on staff that I met was nicer than the last, and so I wanted to make sure I left a review to say so.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Rodrigo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst hostel ever
The hostel is in terrible conditions. It’s nothing but dirty and greasy in all common areas, there are dirty alcohol glasses and food laying around everywhere, the bathroom are smelling and the sink looks yellow When I showed up after opening time, the manager took an hour and a half to get there because he “had a bad night” They gave me a room that had a literally hole in the wall and has dirty floors. Because of my questions, they gave me another room that has dirty bedsheets. They asked me to leave my stuff (since it’s now my room) and that they would take care of it. When I came back,i was almost jumped outside the establishment by 2 large men lurking on the entrance. I used my keys to get in and someone’s stuff was already there. My bags disappeared I found them on the trash, empty. I left the hostel and gave asked for a refund and a reconstitution of my things to hotels.com They have NOT helped.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023