Michie House in College Hill - Hostel | Hostel in Providence
Hostel
6.2
(117 Reviews) |
1 Bedroom
1 Bathroom
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1 Bedroom Hostel in College Hill, Providence
Colonial hostel in Providence This hostel features Colonial design. Bathrooms are shared. Michie House in College Hill - Hostel offers 8 air-conditioned accommodations with rice cookers. Beds feature memory foam mattresses. Kitchens offer full-sized refrigerators/freezers, microwaves, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Guests have access to shared bathrooms.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)). LED televisions come with digital channels.
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
Reviews
Yuan
Sep 2, 2025 05:12:57 AM
Review Score:
8
Summary: Inexpensive hostel stay for two nights ~$145. It’s located within short ~5min waking distance to some of the buildings of Brown university. It’s next to Ben and Jerry’s ice cream store on the upper level. The entrance is somewhat obscured and easily missed and there is no posted sign; you really had to follow the email instructions word by word, otherwise, you won’t be able to find it or get in. And I had seen it happened. It’s very very important to call (401) 863-2378 ) for check in instructions 1-2 days before arrival by providing your personal information and uploading your ID.
It’s centrally located on a busy Main Street with lots of dinning options. It’s about ~20min Uber drive from the Rhode Island airport.
For the price you pay, the quality of the place is acceptable with the bare minimum: clean bedrooms, shared restrooms, and kitchen; except that you need showering shampoos and bath soup. One bath towel is provided. There is even a sitting area with skylights.
We visited at the end of August with superb weather so it would be interesting to see whether the AC unit functionality during hot or cold months.
If you are sensitive to loud street noise, do not stay here as some of street facing rooms have poor sound proof and the hole on the window barrier did not help with the situation: loud crowds, car honking, blasting music last well past midnight on the weekends.
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Reviews
Yuan
Sep 2, 2025 05:12:57 AM
Review Score:
8
Summary: Inexpensive hostel stay for two nights ~$145. It’s located within short ~5min waking distance to some of the buildings of Brown university. It’s next to Ben and Jerry’s ice cream store on the upper level. The entrance is somewhat obscured and easily missed and there is no posted sign; you really had to follow the email instructions word by word, otherwise, you won’t be able to find it or get in. And I had seen it happened. It’s very very important to call (401) 863-2378 ) for check in instructions 1-2 days before arrival by providing your personal information and uploading your ID.
It’s centrally located on a busy Main Street with lots of dinning options. It’s about ~20min Uber drive from the Rhode Island airport.
For the price you pay, the quality of the place is acceptable with the bare minimum: clean bedrooms, shared restrooms, and kitchen; except that you need showering shampoos and bath soup. One bath towel is provided. There is even a sitting area with skylights.
We visited at the end of August with superb weather so it would be interesting to see whether the AC unit functionality during hot or cold months.
If you are sensitive to loud street noise, do not stay here as some of street facing rooms have poor sound proof and the hole on the window barrier did not help with the situation: loud crowds, car honking, blasting music last well past midnight on the weekends.
Timur
Sep 1, 2025 01:23:00 PM
Review Score:
4
Summary: Great locatin and price but do not expect anything else.
Lynda
Aug 31, 2025 11:48:38 PM
Review Score:
10
Summary: Quiet and close to everything in town, walking distance
Noelina
Aug 25, 2025 07:02:24 PM
Review Score:
4
Summary: For the price of staying here,
I was willing to put up with a broken handle to my room door, dirty comforter, a wobbly and broken refrigerator.
Not to mention the excessive banging and noise; the shower curtains not big enough to shower privately , the broken lights in the bathroom, food left overnight in the kitchen toaster oven.
However, finding a dead mouse in the shower soap holder was the limit. I cut my stay short and sis not shower. This place requires a new facilities manager ASAP!
Chris
Aug 24, 2025 09:19:35 AM
Review Score:
6
Summary: Cons: You get what you pay for! The place is a second story building in a very busy part of Thayer street. It's very noisy at night, esp on the weekend, with lots of motorcycles and cars revving their engines. Goes on past midnight. You will have trouble sleeping if you're light sleeper or don't fall asleep easily. The bathrooms don't have toilet paper in each stall! It's a giant roll on outside of the stall. Our roll was completely depleted. So you're on your own! The walls are paper thin; you will hear your neighbor very easily if he turns TV on loud, which ours did.
The Pros: The location is very central to Brown. You won't find anything cheaper in the area. Lots of eateries and businesses within a block. The managers are nice enough on the phone and via email.
Claudia
Jul 20, 2025 06:49:21 PM
Review Score:
4
Summary: Don’t sleep here on a Saturday. The noise goes on until 1am right outside your window. Horrible sleep
Jian
Jul 9, 2025 04:02:03 AM
Review Score:
6
Summary: This is the best place closing to the university, this is not convenient using bathroom.
Jul 4, 2025 12:26:06 PM
Review Score:
6
Summary: A no frills hostel which has converted what looks like second floor offices with track lighting into hostel rooms. There is nobody from the hostel on prem, only a ghost staff you can email or call. You are required to upload a copy of your drivers license before check in. There is a shared kitchen and a shared bathroom, the mens room didn’t have toilet paper for the whole time I was there (gross). I emailed the ghost staff to let them know about this but was ignored. There are also what seem to be migrant families living in some of the rooms with their belongings left in the hallway. Speaking of the hallway, there is a very strong air freshener like smell throughout the hallway and the rooms. Be aware if you are sensitive to things like this. Location is great, close to the Brown and RISD campuses. I’m glad I only had to stay in Providence for one night.
Maria
Jun 30, 2025 02:02:59 AM
Review Score:
4
Summary: The common bathroom and showers didn’t have toilet paper. The shower curtain were broken and even if it wasn’t broken. It still didn’t cover the whole shower
Margaret
Jun 9, 2025 08:35:00 PM
Review Score:
6
Summary: This is not a conventional hostel, but rather a boarding house with no on-site staff. You'll receive an email prior to "check in" that gives you the door code and your room code and then you are on your own.
One thing to be aware of is that the bathrooms are less secure and private than a typical hostel situation. There's no lockable stall for the showers, so anyone could pop in you. As well, the shower doors were clear glass and only one shower had a curtain to hide you from view while you were showering. I'm very accustomed to shared bathrooms in hostels and feel comfortable in them, but this lacked the security and privacy of a typical hostel bathroom. As well, since there's no on site staff, I don't know what you would do if something creepy/weird did happen?
You can't beat the price, but I think there are some significant safety concerns around the shared bathrooms
