Randal Barnes
5/5
This is an awesome facility & newly opened as per contractual agreement with the city of Tucson for at least the 2021 calendar year, from what I understand. Don't be cold out there, come on down by 4:30 PM nightly & you're good to go! Don't be any later than 6:00 PM or you WILL miss out! The cots are comfy with a sheet & blanket (bring a lint brush,they're disaster blankets!) & the food & service are all STELLAR! If you're familiar with the staff over at the Hospitality House on 1001 N Main Avenue at Speedway, then your favorites will be over here working as well! So far I've counted Margie, Cynthia, Steve, Jill, Captain O, & Jason here as well in my three nights here so far.
Bringing in your own cell phones & food is okay to do here, just make certain you check in any knives and/or weapons & you'll get them back when you ask for them in the morning. There's a fairly nice 48" TV in the large main sleeping room with 24 men's cots at present. Then there's probably 12-16 men's cots in the main men's hall, four in the back room, & one good-sized women's dorm off the men's main hall that sleeps around 8-12 women only. Dinner is served promptly at 6:00 PM with lots of leftover's, & breakfast is served at 6:00 AM, & again, the leftover's abound with plenty of fresh coffee served at both meals.
If you want to shower, the van will take you to the Hospitality House at 1001 N Main Ave at 5:00 PM then it leaves there at 5:30 PM to come back here again in plenty of time for dinner. Tell them when you check in before 4:30 PM that you want to go if you do - they only van shuttle six clients per trip. At 8:00 AM the van will shuttle you back to Hospitality House from here again for a shower or to do laundry if you request either or both, but do speak up and ask staff by 7:00 PM the night before if you want to go. There's room to store your stuff too - just ask Captain O or other staff the night before & you don't have to lug it around all day IF YOU ARE RETURNING the same night.
So the hours here are 4:30 PM - 8:00 AM, then with a ride back to The Ronstadt if you need it! Pretty cool & just a fantastically relaxed situation with staff very chill too! You'll like the faces of Salvation Army here that you're not familiar with! Wonderful! Everyone is very well-behaved here & that's about all you need to be able to fit in here. Good food & plenty of it! Cigarette breaks every hour on the hour & the last one's at 10:00 PM & then it's lights out. DON'T be COLD! Warm your bones here! We're waitin' on ya!
