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Best Hostels in the USA

  • June 8, 2012
  • Jules

Hostels in the USA are pretty darn cool. At HostelBookers we celebrate the best hostels around the world with our annual HostelBookers Awards for Excellence. The award-winning properties are decided by our reviewing customers based on the ratings from the previous year. So if you’re unsure of where to go in the USA but want a cool hostel, Miami is a sure bet, or try New York, San Francisco or even Hollywood…

Miami: Most Popular

The Miami Beach International Travelers Hostel scored the ‘Most Popular in North America’ award in the HostelBookers Awards for Excellence. The beautiful hostel is in a great location right next to Miami’s famous South Beach. Stay here and you’ll get free breakfast, lunch and dinner, free Wi-Fi, free drinks and free parties too.

Each room has a private bathroom and there’s also a luggage room, guest kitchen, bike rental and there’s even an outdoor terrace too. The friendly staff will help you get to Key West, Everglades, Orlando, or go scuba diving, wake boarding or fishing. Dorms start from €15.61pppn and privates from €30.60pppn.

For more hostels in Miami check out hostelbooker.com!

San Francisco: Top Accommodation

In San Francisco the Green Tortoise Backpackers Guesthouse won one of the ‘Top Three Accommodations in North America’ award spots. Our reviewing customers love the free meals, free internet, free sauna, fun pub crawls and on site parties. Green Tortoise is in a great location just a few minutes’ walk from Chinatown and a short walk along San Francisco Bay to Fisherman’s Wharf.

There’s a huge guest kitchen here as well as a ballroom – now with a pool and fusball table – cable TV and some top window seats to admire the view from. Shared dorms start from €26.24pppn and private rooms from €30.62pppn.

Hollywood: Best Location

If you’re after a brilliant location for your trip to Hollywood you should stay at the Hollywood Youth Hostel. It won ‘Best Location in North America’ in our annual awards. When you’re there you only have to look out the window and the Walk of Fame will be just below you. It’s just in front of the Kodak Theatre and a short walk from the Hollywood & Highland Entertainment Complex. There’s also a Metro nearby making it easy to get around and explore the rest of what Hollywood has to offer.

At Hollywood Youth Hostel you can shoot some pool, enjoy the free Wi-Fi and stock up on free tea and coffee too. Shared dorms from €19.09pppn and private rooms from €27.84pppn.

New York: Party Hostel

We all know New York City as ‘the city that never sleeps’, so to make the most of it you need a place to sleep that never sleeps too. Our ‘Top Party Hostel in North America’ award went to Hostelling International – New York. Our customers love the on-site bar complete with happy hours and the brilliant staff too.  They’re well known for taking their customers on bar crawls and weekend club nights to show them the best spots in the city.

Hostelling International – New York is also in a brilliant location. It’s close to Central Park and Times Square and surrounded by brilliant party spots for all your celebrating needs. The hostel is flanked by restaurants, bars and cafes so all your greasy breakfast and morning coffee needs will be taken care of too. Shared rooms start from €38.49pppn.

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