by Debbi Guillan on My favorite place to eat in the neighborhood! The tacos are delicious, especially the pescado taco. You have to order all the tacos "Nick's Way" -- with a crunchy shell on the outside and covered in guacamole. The only bad thing is that they're really expensive for tacos -- about $6 total for ONE pescado taco Nick's Way. It's still worth it though! If you want lots of cheap, delicious tacos and don't mind waiting in a huge line, go to Nick's on Tuesdays for their "$2 Taco Tuesdays." All the tacos except those with fish are $2 if you eat in. Nick's is also cash only, but they have an ATM inside.
by Yvette Neathery on Surly staff, sketchy location, mediocre hostel. I've stayed at Apple Hostel three times in the past few years*, and the staff seemed more unfriendly than most hostels I've stayed in. Hostel itself is centrally located, but sketchy and on an alley that smells like urine. There are two common areas, one with loud TV and the other with loud music from 7 am until midnight. They charge the same as the hostels in real cities like San Francisco, Manhattan, and DC, but provide a hostel that is not as nice as the one in Baltimore. Most recently, I made a four-day reservation for this hostel three months ahead of time. The day of my scheduled arrival, I emailed to tell them that I might be coming one day later than I said and to ask a question about parking. They missed the first part, so they canceled my reservation when I came one day later than I said I would. If you stay here, make sure to speak very slowly and make sure they understand, because if they don't understand you and they make a mistake, you're paying for their mistake, and they'll blame you for it. And they even charged me for the first day even though they couldn't find a bed for most of the rest of my reservation (just one of the remaining three days). P.S. When I posted the above review to another site, they sent 4 paragraphs of insults to my personal email account. The issue at hand is irrelevant. Do they gain anything by writing a note to a customer filled with personal criticism? Choice excerpts: "Are you seriously this delusional? A liar? Or are you just an incredibly mean-spirited person? ....You obviously just don't want to take responsibility for your own mistakes. When someone such as yourself posts reviews that are so obviously false, it only serves to make yourself look like a buffoon. To think I felt sorry for you for being so stupid. Thanks for making me realize that you're just an ass who doesn't deserve anyone's pity. For the sake of anyone who has to live with you or deal with you in the slightest way, I hope you grow up. The world doesn't revolve around you. (Oh, I typed this very slowly so that you would understand it. Hope it worked!) Best regards, President, Apple Hostels of Philadelphia" *HI Booking number for stay 1/16/08-1/18/08: 2091538829. Booking number for stay 11/7/09-11/11/09: 11077 Can't find third booking number.
