This was my first hostel experience and it was a wonderful one. The bed was comfortable, the main room: welcoming, the kitchen: well-equipped, and the bathroom: clean. The staff are some of the kindest, funniest, most intelligent people I've ever met, and their love for the city of San Francisco is apparent. They were very informative, hospitable, and professional. I enjoyed joining them for a drink at Specs my first night, then on a trip to the California Academy of Arts and Sciences another day. The guests were just as friendly and interesting and came from all over the country/world. If it wasn't my first visit to San Francisco (I spent a lot of time exploring alone), I would have spent more time talking to and traveling with them.