HI New York City - Hostel 

This hostel is amazing! I stayed in an 8 bed female dorm which was spotlessly clean. Huge locker with charging port inside it and light. Bed was comfy and had power sockers, usb ports and a light. The subway is a few mins walk away and takes you right down town. Good local bars and shops. The activities the hostel do were also great and FREE! I did the Welcome Party in the bar followed by the Greenwich Village Bar Tour, the Central Park Walking Tour, the Upper West Side Walking Tour and the Lower East Side Immigration Tour and all of the guides were fantastic, friendly and knowledgeable. I met people from all around the world on these tours which made bumping into them in the hostel communal areas feel like they were old friends! Kitchens were huge and well equipped and they had kettles! Lovely patio area and lounge areas too. Bathrooms were always clean and most of the time didn't have to wait for a toilet or shower to become free - mornings around 8-9am were very busy though with the sinks used up with ladies doing their hair and make up etc! I just decided to have later starts and find it quiet at 10am each day. Cleaners must have been in and out of them all day long because even if a toilet did occasionally look a bit grim, the next time you went it was spotless again. Only thing I'd mention to anyone reading is turn the shower on as soon as you get in the cubicle and let it run while you undress etc because it takes ages to warm up, but they do get hot if you hang on long enough! Staff were really friendly from reception, to bar, to cafe to maintenance and cleaners. I loved every second in this hostel and I'm definitely going back next year!