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Michie House in College Hill - Hostel

2.5 star property

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Exterior
Full-size fridge, microwave, toaster, rice cooker
Towels
Basic Double Room, 1 Queen Bed | Memory foam beds, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi
Towels

Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
$80
$69 nightly
$80 total
Total with taxes and fees
Dec 18 - Dec 19

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230 Thayer St, Providence, RI, 02906
  • Place, Brown University
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Rhode Island School of Design
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Johnson and Wales University
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, Providence, RI (PVD-T.F. Green)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

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Basic Double Room, 1 Queen Bed | Memory foam beds, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Basic Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 200 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Memory foam beds, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Classic Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 2000 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Memory foam beds, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Basic Double or Twin Room, Multiple Beds

  • 200 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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Memory foam beds, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Classic Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 200 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Providence

With a stay at Michie House in College Hill - Hostel, you'll be centrally located in Providence, steps from Brown University and within a 5-minute drive of Rhode Island Convention Center. .This hostel is 5.8 mi (9.4 km) from Roger Williams Park Zoo and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Thayer Street.
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What's nearby

  • Brown University - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Brown University Bookstore - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Thayer Street - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Rhode Island School of Design - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Johnson and Wales University - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles

Getting around

  • Providence Station - 15 min walk
  • T.F. Green Airport (PVD) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pokeworks - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Antonio's Pizza - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Ceremony - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Shake Shack - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Michie House in College Hill - Hostel

Colonial hostel in Providence
Michie House in College Hill - Hostel offers 8 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.

Make yourself at home in one of the 8 guestrooms, featuring kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves. Your room comes with a memory foam bed. LED televisions with digital programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include desks and rice cookers.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • In-room kitchen
  • In-room microwave

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Colonial architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Memory foam mattress

Bathroom

  • 2 shared bathrooms
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LED TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Blender
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Ice maker
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Paper towels
  • Rice cooker
  • Spices
  • Toaster
  • Toaster oven

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A damage deposit of USD 150 will be collected before check-in.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Michie House next to Brown
Michie House in College Hill
Michie House in College Hill - Hostel Providence

Michie House in College Hill - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 116 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 116 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 116 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 116 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 28 out of 116 reviews

6.4/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

ngoc

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
no parking, no private restroom, no toilet paper
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Yuan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
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.
The entrance is next to the Ben and Jerry ice cream store
Inside
Inside
The bathrooms
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Timur

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great locatin and price but do not expect anything else.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Noelina

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Chris

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jerry

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Kitchen- food left in microwave, and on table. Little mouse ran away when light burned on. I'm looking for another place.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Alison

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Claudia

Don’t sleep here on a Saturday. The noise goes on until 1am right outside your window. Horrible sleep
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Jian, Richmond

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This is the best place closing to the university, this is not convenient using bathroom.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

No Frills- Bring Your Own Toilet Paper

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.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Maria

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Margaret

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kariane

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is unsafe and way overpriced for what I got. My room had a loud sound, I called the hostel and they gaslighted me by saying that there wasn’t a noise. The place was empty except for a couple and a maid
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Robyn

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location in that it was super close to Brown. It’s right downtown, but the entrance is difficult to find. It’s an old dorm so it’s worn out. No amenities.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

william

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

It was clean and very

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Izzí

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Angus

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The first room I checked into was riddled was bed bugs… luckily, whoever I emailed allowed me to check into a different room that night. No bed bugs in that room but there was a strong odor of mold and mildew. Woke up the next morning with a shallow cough. I opted to not stay my second night because this place was so gnarly in the worst possible way.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Davemanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Quincy

Liked: Amenities
Great for the price and if your staying by yourself and don’t mind sharing a bathroom.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Davemanda

I don't the bathroom it is Not clean
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Traveled with group, Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I rented thr room didnt even stay thete
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Alex

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is room for homeless, poor condition, public bathroom, everything in highlight is shared by whole floor or even whole building. These rooms are supposed to be free, Expedia should not sell it.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Nicole

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025