Ashland Commons

Stayed for a week and found Rob and Linda to be great hosts and wonderful people. Can’t say enough about the clean, peaceful and friendly place they have created. Will surely be back next time I am in Ashland

I have stayed in hostels for years but I have never experienced the remarkable hospitality I have received at the Ashland Commons. I LOVE it. The owners, Rob and Linda, are very friendly and accommodating to guests. It is a warm, clean, cheerful, spacious environment with a well-​organized and stocked kitchen. It feels like home. I am so grateful I found it and highly recommend it.

BED BUGS!
I woke at 4 am with bites all over my body. Promptly packed my bags & left. I can only hope that I am not carrying any bugs home with me.
I should have read the other bed bug reports on Unilocal… my big mistake :(
How can these folks rent out their rooms/​beds when they know that they have an ongoing bed bug problem?

I had a great (albeit brief) stay here. Everything was very clean, pretty and peaceful. Very affordable, too! Thanks for letting me even without prior arrangements!

Thank you Rob and Linda so much for our wonderful stay here. I’m sorry it took this long to right my raving review about this place.
I was here 5 months ago so I can’t speak for the bedbug issue but I can say that place saved our trip! So my friend and I tried booking a hotel in town but long story short some issues came up and we ended up without a place to stay for the night. We lost our money at the first hotel so we needed somewhere cheap to stay and after our Shakespeare play it’d be too late to drive to another town. We were in a panic and despite their not being very many Unilocal reviews, we decided to give this place a try.
I was a bit hesitant at first when Linda tried to explain she was going to meet me to deliver the key. She also asked for my card number over the phone and I decided to take a chance and tell her. After I met them and realized that they’re a sweet couple, I was much more relieved. And no I didn’t have any weird charges on my card.
The cost was fairly low and the place was really comfortable. Everything was extremely clean especially the bathrooms. There were so many different kinds of people staying with us and they were all very nice. The owners were so nice to help us through our entire ordeal and you could really tell the care about their guests. My friend and I were so thankful for this place. When we come back to Ashland we’ll definitely stay here again.

I stayed here for 3 nights in July 2014, my second time staying here. It’s a very clean, quiet, and relaxing hostel. Kitchens are very well outfitted and sparkling clean. Beds are comfortable and clean. Fast wi-​fi. The location is great — a relaxed 20 — 25 minute walk to historic downtown, Litho Park and the Shakespeare Festival. Owners are incredibly pleasant, courteous and truly care about their hostel and their guests. Highly recommend!

This place is really nice, clean and comfortable for a commons/​hostel. A gem in area. The owners are super friendly and helpful. $ 26 per person a night for private room or $ 25 in common area you will not beat the price while staying in Ashland. Great solo, pair or groups. A little off the main strip but very quiet. Other ppl are respectful. Eating out or cooking in, workable kitchen w/​plates, etc. your in town and want to save $$$ it’s a must. Give Rob & Linda a call. Call ahead!

One of the rare hostels that I actually felt at home in! When I found myself in Ashland at 10pm without a place to sleep, I was about to buckle and pay for a pricey hotel. But then I called Rob, and even though he was home for the night, he came out to meet me at Ashland Commons and let me in.
It was such a beautiful space! Super cozy and spacious, with its own kitchen, two futons, a bookshelf full of good finds, and a tv with an old vcr and a collection of movies. I only shared a room with one guy, who was friendly and totally respectful and aware of noise and light etc. when I went to bed before him.
Rob was extremely thorough and kind, giving me advice on where to go in the morning, showing me a map, giving me lots of options and flexibility… he even called me after he left, because he’d forgotten to give me wi-​fi instructions and wanted to make sure I could get internet! Really solid guy.
Thanks Rob! I slept like a baby!

This place was a FIND. It has everything you need and tons of impressive extras all while keeping the costs competitive with lesser-​equipped options.
Plus, it’s run by people who seem to really care about their guests! We made a last minute reservation for which we couldn’t check-​in until 2AM. Not only did they give us a deal on the price since we only needed to be there a total of 9 hours, but they also gave us very specific and helpful instructions on where they’d leave the key and how to access the suite.
I guess I could be biased though. I fell in love with the place once I saw how clean everything was (and how easily and efficiently they enable the guests to help keep their spaces clean as well)!