The Wayfaring Buckeye Hostel

Beware! This place looks nothing like the photos and the listing on every site where it is advertised is false advertising and misleading. The hot tub in the photos looks very nice and well maintained, however in reality it has maybe a foot of water and is dirty, with the cover broken in half. There is also concerning electric wires on the back of the hostel that are exposed and surely not up to code. I would not recommend staying here. We never actually received the check in email to even enter the hostel at all and there was no one available to get us checked in. The owner claims it was sent, but it was not in my junk email and I looked multiple times. In the interest of time to make it to a concert that evening for which we were in town, we had to book another place at our expense. The property owner claimed the hot tub is "currently down while we wait for a part that's on back order" however as a hot tub owner myself, this hot tub has clearly been out of commission for quite some time and is not being maintained well. It's unfortunate that we couldn't get refunded what we paid to book the hostel, and that people would rather scam a family out of $100 than do the right thing. See the attached photos for the exposed electrical wiring, hot tub that does not match the listing, and the front of the hostel that is nowhere near as well maintained as it appears in the listing photos.

Such a cool stay, I traveled solo for a show and had an extra day off so for the price it was perfect. I was able to do laundry and store my belongings. They also offered bikes for transportation, very nice stay def would stay again!

I enjoy meeting the international visitors and the nearby pizza shop. I also enjoy the short distance to the COTA Bus Stops.

The property is tucked into one of the most charming neighborhoods in Colombus, there are a great deal of things to explore within walking distance.

Property wasnt bad at all! Definitely wasnt expecting what i walked into definitely not worth $100 for a one night stay. Room was very nice but super small which wasnt really listed on the listing, ended up using the hot tub and just going home.