Green Tortoise Hostel - San Francisco

494 Broadway, San Francisco, California

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Voted the #1 private hostel in north america by hostelworld. com users! Why? Read on, we're going to stay #1 again and again! San francisco's favorite hostel for a reason. Green tortoise is more than a hostel. We offer a full service adventure travel ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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90% of guests recommend this place.

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I stayed at a hotel, stayed at the Green Tortoise and what a difference, the Tortoise had more fun people, went on a pub crawl, ate great food that was included in the price and even met a girl. more on CitySearch

the green tortoise is a very cool hostel in a great location in central san francisco. more on VirtualTourist

Sure this place is on a busy strip with potential for fun but DO NOT stay here. more on insiderpages.com

Pros-Free dinner 3 times a week, free internet and comftable rooms. more on Yahoo! Travel

The hostel is mostly for international travelers, but if you are friendly enough and have a good reason, they may allow non-international travelers to stay. more on TravelPost.com

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Business travellers don't stay at the green tortoise - alternative folks do. I stayed there in 1998, having taken the green tortoise ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Pros and cons to the green tortoise. Pros - Free dinner 3 times a week, free internet and comftable rooms. Cons - No tv room (you dont want to be out drinking every night), and it attracts some 'interesting' characters. I stayed for ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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This hostel was one of my favourites in America. We found it easy to get everywhere especially with there cheap deals on bike hire. The hostel has an old hall as a common room and has a free keg and h ... more on TripAdvisor

We have been and usahostel san francisco, hidowntown and Green Tortoise, and, definitibely, green tortoise is, by far, the best of them. Great location (in little italy) and great rooms. They hace 3 d ... more on TripAdvisor

I stayed here for 4 nights in a 4 bed female dorm. The room was tiny with no room to move or put your bags (there are lockers under the beds which are quite large, but they can be hard to get into as ... more on TripAdvisor

look they say to expensive bull this joint gives more extras than anybody. go to there site. Ive stayed here a few times and its a gas .its location is primo , a little party goin on in the hood but i ... more on TripAdvisor

Not the best location and not the cleanest of places. One of the most ideal places to meet foreign travelers with more personality than money. Gateway to a different way of ... more on TripAdvisor

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I would recommend this hostel to everybody who is looking for some cheap and clean accomodation in SF. The great advantage of this hostel is it�s location which is situated in the centre of ... more on VirtualTourist

the green tortoise is a very cool hostel in a great location in central san francisco. the place has a very bohemian atmosphere and is a laid back place to knock down a few beers with fellow travellers while staying cheap in san francisco. ... more on VirtualTourist

great staff attitude upbeat and location .There are just some places that work and this is where i'd want to return to when ... more on VirtualTourist

the hostel is located in China Town , and many adult xxx video store around , but there are blondy BO-BA on those banner , so I do not feel uncomfortable . it cost 22 USD (Cash) , including FREE internet , walking distance from my ... more on VirtualTourist

I'm relieved to know the Green Tortoise in North Beach was essentially unaffected by the landslide last night. I actually had a reason ... a nice dude from Belgrade had asked me (via vtmail) about low-budget accomodations / hostels ... more on VirtualTourist