Great Hostels USA: An Inside Look at America's Best Adventure Travel Accomodations [Book]

The United States has hundreds of low-cost hostel accommodations, but they vary greatly in quality, facilities, and comfort. Great Hostels USA sorts through the bad and the good, and provides all of the information you need to select the most suitable hostel accommodation in 25 ...The United States has hundreds of low-cost hostel accommodations, but they vary greatly in quality, facilities, and comfort. Great Hostels USA sorts through the bad and the good, and provides all of the information you need to select the most suitable hostel accommodation in 25 states and 4 Canadian provinces.

To write this pioneering guide, author Colleen Norwine visited more than 200 hostels and then profiled and recommended only the 97 that passed muster for quality, safety, and cleanliness. The goal of the book is for visitors to be able to travel with confidence when staying at a hostel. Each candid facility profile includes not only basic information such as neighborhood safety, type of mattresses, and size, but also a is this hostel great for youa candid assessment of the demographic of guests staying at the hostel (families, over-30s, party animals, etc.).

2006 IPPY Award Winner, Travel Guidebook of the Year.