Hostels U. S. A. : The Only Comprehensive, Unofficial, Opinionated Guide

by Paul Karr

• ISBN13: 9780762706556
• ISBN10: 0762706554
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

Describes and evaluates more than three hundred hostels in the United States, rating them on cleanliness, safety, hospitality, party potential, and sights and activities in the surrounding area.

Author Biography

Paul Karr is an award-winning writer and the author of Globe Pequot's acclaimed series of guides to North American and European hostels.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book	p. 1
A Short History of Hostelling	p. 10
How to Hostel	p. 15
Transportation	p. 21
Other Resources	p. 25
The Hostels
New England
Connecticut
Hartford	p. 30
Maine
Bethel	p. 31
East Andover	p. 32
Massachusetts
Boston	p. 34
Dudley	p. 39
Eastham	p. 41
Littleton	p. 42
Nantucket	p. 44
Provincetown	p. 46
Truro	p. 47
West Tisbury	p. 49
New Hampshire
Conway	p. 51
Vermont
Burlington	p. 52
Ludlow	p. 54
Middlebury	p. 55
Montpelier	p. 56
Stowe	p. 57
White River Junction	p. 58
Woodford (Bennington)	p. 60
Mid-Atlantic
Maryland
Knoxville	p. 64
New York
Buffalo	p. 65
Cape Vincent	p. 67
New York City	p. 69
Niagara Falls	p. 83
Syracuse	p. 85
Pennsylvania
Collegeville	p. 87
Cresco	p. 88
Gardners	p. 89
Newtown	p. 91
Ohiopyle	p. 92
Philadelphia	p. 94
Quakertown	p. 99
District of Columbia
Washington, D.C.	p. 101
South
Florida
Clearwater Beach	p. 110
Florida City (Homestead)	p. 112
Fort Lauderdale	p. 114
Key West	p. 116
Miami Beach	p. 117
St. Augustine	p. 126
Georgia
Atlanta	p. 128
Brunswick	p. 130
Savannah	p. 132
Watkinsville (Athens)	p. 134
Kentucky
Louisville	p. 136
Louisiana
New Orleans	p. 137
North Carolina
Kitty Hawk	p. 144
Pembroke	p. 145
South Carolina
Charleston	p. 147
Tennessee
Knoxville	p. 150
Virginia
Bluemont	p. 151
Galax	p. 153
Virginia Beach	p. 154
Wake	p. 156
Midwest
Illinois
Chicago	p. 160
Michigan
Lake Ann	p. 165
New Boston	p. 166
Minnesota
Lake Itasca	p. 167
Minneapolis	p. 168
Preston	p. 172
Missouri
St. Louis	p. 173
Nebraska
Lincoln	p. 174
Ohio
Lucas	p. 175
Peninsula	p. 176
South Dakota
Deadwood	p. 178
Gary	p. 179
Wisconsin
Madison	p. 180
Newburg	p. 182
The Rockies
Colorado
Antonito	p. 186
Boulder	p. 187
Breckenridge	p. 189
Crested Butte	p. 191
Denver	p. 193
Fraser	p. 198
Glenwood Springs	p. 199
Grand Junction	p. 201
Grand Lake	p. 203
Pitkin	p. 204
Idaho
Nampa	p. 206
Naples	p. 208
Montana
Bozeman	p. 209
Cooke City	p. 211
East Glacier Park	p. 212
Polebridge	p. 212
St. Ignatius	p. 214
West Yellowstone	p. 215
Utah
Hurricane	p. 216
Moab	p. 218
Salt Lake City	p. 219
South Kanab	p. 223
Wyoming
Jackson	p. 224
Teton Village	p. 225
Southwest
Arizona
Bisbee	p. 228
Flagstaff	p. 229
Phoenix	p. 233
Tucson	p. 235
Williams	p. 238
New Mexico
Albuquerque	p. 239
Arroyo Seco	p. 241
Cedar Crest	p. 243
Cuba	p. 244
Santa Fe	p. 246
Truth or Consequences	p. 247
Texas
Austin	p. 250
El Paso	p. 252
Fort Stockton	p. 253
Galveston	p. 254
Houston	p. 256
San Antonio	p. 258
West Coast
California
Independence	p. 262
Klamath	p. 263
Los Altos Hills	p. 264
Los Angeles Area	p. 266
Mammoth Lake	p. 291
Midpines	p. 292
Montara	p. 294
Monterey	p. 295
Morro Bay	p. 297
Nipomo	p. 298
Pescadero	p. 299
Point Reyes Station	p. 300
Sacramento	p. 302
San Diego	p. 304
San Francisco	p. 308
San Luis Obispo	p. 325
Santa Cruz	p. 326
Saratoga	p. 328
Sausalito	p. 329
South Lake Tahoe	p. 331
Tecopa	p. 333
Nevada
Beatty	p. 334
Las Vegas	p. 335
Northwest
Oregon
Ashland	p. 340
Bandon	p. 341
Cave Junction	p. 342
Eugene	p. 343
Portland	p. 344
Seaside	p. 347
Troutdale	p. 349
Washington
Bingen	p. 351
Blaine	p. 352
Elma	p. 353
Forks	p. 354
Nordland	p. 355
Olga (Orcas Island)	p. 356
Port Angeles	p. 357
Port Townsend	p. 358
Republic	p. 360
Seattle	p. 360
Vashon Island	p. 365
Alaska and Hawaii
Alaska
Anchorage	p. 370
Denali Park	p. 374
Fairbanks	p. 375
Girdwood	p. 378
Haines	p. 380
Homer	p. 381
Juneau	p. 382
Ketchikan	p. 383
Ninilchik	p. 384
Sitka	p. 385
Hawaii
Haleiwa (Oahu)	p. 386
Hilo (Hawaii)	p. 387
Honolulu (Oahu)	p. 388
Kailua-Kona (Hawaii)	p. 389
Kapaa (Kauai)	p. 391
Kurtistown (Hawaii)	p. 393
Pahoa (Hawaii)	p. 394
Volcano Village (Hawaii)	p. 395
Waikiki (Oahu)	p. 396
Wailuku (Maui)	p. 399
Canada
British Columbia
Cumberland	p. 404
Nanaimo	p. 405
Ganges (Salt Spring Island)	p. 407
Vancouver	p. 409
Victoria	p. 419
Ontario
Niagara Falls	p. 426
Quebec
Montreal	p. 429
Orford	p. 440
Quebec City	p. 443
St.-Jean	p. 447
Paul's Picks	p. 449
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