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Sacramento
Marin
Headlands
Big Bear
Lake
Pigeon
Point
Fort
Bragg
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California
Hostels
Location:
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa
Barbara, Yosemite, Monterey, San Luis Obispo,
Sacramento, Anaheim, Sausalito, Mendocino Coast,
Big Bear Lake and more.
Description:
Hmmm. What exactly is a hostel? It is not
"hotel" misspelled. Hostels provide
budget-oriented, sociable accommodations where
guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a
dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and
sometimes a kitchen. Dorms can be mixed or
single-sex, although private rooms may also be
available. Typical prices range from around $20 to
$40 per night, with perhaps an extra charge for a
towel or to use a hot tub if there is one, for
example.
Backpackers and solo travellers have found
hostels in great locations around the world from
peaceful bucolic spots to right in the heart of big
cities within easy reach of tourist attractions.
You can't beat the locations in California like
Pigeon Point, Montara near Pacifica, Sacramento,
downtown San Francisco and even cliffside at the
ocean. When some people think of hostels, they
think of college-age kids bumming around the
country. Not so anymore. In fact, Hosteling
International USA long ago dropped the "Youth" from
its title, and a growing group of hostellers are
over the age of 55.
Hostels are not the place for introverts. It's
more like sharing a big house with a lot of
housemates, but it's a chance to meet fellow
travellers in unique circumstances enjoying life in
the slow lane! The few samples shown here are, from
top to bottom, the Sacramento International Hostel,
the Marin Headlands Hostel, Big Bear Lake Hostel,
Pigeon Point Hostal, and Jughandle Farm on the
Mendocino Coast.
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