Yosemite International Hostel

I’ve stayed at many US hostels and never have I been to one so gross and poorly run. The only thing I liked about this hostel is that it’s an hour away from Yosemite, (which was the closest lodging we could get last minute).
The ladies dorm doesn’t have a door. My dorm mates were quiet but on the other side of that door way was a common kitchen, a bathroom and two private rooms that had men in them!
The bathroom was very hairy and gross. Each morning I went to the front desk and asked for it to be cleaned and not once in three days did it get cleaned. I believe there are four buildings who share only two toilets and 2 showers.
There are two kitchens but one kitchen has a working stove but a broken fridge and the other kitchen has a broken stove but a working fridge. Cooking was unenjoyable as there wasn’t enough dishes even for just the three of us. There were signs that said to clean up after yourself unless you like cockroaches. I didn’t see any bugs but I did wash everything before using it.
Staying in the little house that had the ladies dorm was loud because people kept taking showers all night and early in the morning.
I was embarrassed to have rented this place for my mom and my friend who’s visiting from England. I kept apologizing to both of them and saying American hostels that I’ve stayed at in the past were never this gross.

Clean, cheap and very welcoming hostel for younger folks in funny little cowboy village right next to Yosemite :)
Got here at night after a long trip in Yosemite and Gabriel, the receptionist welcomed us and gave us rooms to a 12 dorm. He was super friendly and helpful! Hostel itself is clean. We went to this pub in town which was hilarious. Live band playing acdc which was really good. Stayed until like 1.30 am because we had soo much fun. Coffee and Pancakes in the morning! :) it is very close to Yosemite (to Yosemite Valley or also Merced Grove).
Definitely recommended

The kind of hostel where every penny is saved on maintenance. Everything had something broken. There are showers/​toilets in half the buildings, meaning you have to walk to the toilet outside at night. Not all have lids/​levers though so stick your hand in the flusher and fumble a bit to make it work. The beds are clean.

I’m not the type to leave negative reviews over petty things, but… For starters, the receptionist was not fluent in English, making the following issues more complicated than they should have been. The credit card machine wasn’t functioning properly so we had to pay cash. We paid for a 6 person room since we had 6 people with us, and at first she gave us a key to the 12 person dorm, after explaining we reserved the 6 person room she put us in an 8 person room, but it had no door… The only good thing about this experience is the bar down the street that was full of townies and was hilarious. I would only stay here again if every other place was around Yosemite was booked.

Due to car trouble, we got stuck in Groveland overnight and had to find the cheapest hotel. After being majorly sketched out by the Groveland Motel (that’s another story), we were so happy to come across this hostel. It’s not cheap by hostel standards (about $ 35 for a dorm bed), but it is cheap by Groveland standards. I especially appreciated the clean linens and convenient lockers.
But the place isn’t without its flaws:
1) one bathroom for about 10 guests. Not a good situation. I think I had to wait about an hour to go to the bathroom in the morning, because there was a parade of other guests who all wanted to shower.
2) To get between the porch and the kitchen, one must walk through the room with all the beds. And when I say «one», I really mean «drunk people at 2am».
Overall, the Oso Hostel makes the most of what it has (a converted 1BR house, I think?). And definitely fills a niche in Groveland for low-​budget travelers.

Cheapest place to stay in town but the cleanliness and quality is superb.