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Listen in as we sit down with Joe at the Modal Hostel and hear the story of how he rehabilitated a dentist's office into a hostel and coffee shop to host travelers and the local community.
Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Greenville, South Carolina at the Modal Hostel
Episode Recording Date: January, 2019
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
Modal Hostel
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
Listen in as we sit down with Mark at the HI Boston Hostel and hear the story of how he runs one of America's largest hostels while still creating a great vibe in Downtown Boston.
Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Boston, Massachusetts at the HI Boston
Episode Recording Date: September, 2018
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
HI Boston
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
Listen in as we sit down with Justin at the Homestyle Hostel and hear the story of how he combines his passion for cooking amazing food and hosting guests under one roof in Vermont
Episode Recording Date: September, 2018
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
Cloudbeds
Worldpackers
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
Listen in as we sit down with Josh at the D Acres Permaculture Farm & Educational Homestead and hear the story of how they operate their organic farm and their experiences in New Hampshire.
Episode Recording Date: September, 2018
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
Cloudbeds
Worldpackers
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
Listen in as we sit down with Serena at the Notch Hostel and hear the story of how she created an adventure base camp hostel built for explorers and Appalachian Trail Hikers in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Check Availability for your upcoming trip to North Woodstock, New Hampshire at The Notch Hostel
Episode Recording Date: September, 2018
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
Notch Hostel
Cloudbeds
Worldpackers
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
Listen in as we hear the story from Heather at the Black Elephant Hostel in Portland Maine. Heather built her hostel from the ground up and created one of America's most unique hostel designs!
Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Portland, Maine at the Black Elephant Hostel.
Episode Recording Date: September 2018
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
Black Elephant Hostel
Cloudbeds
Worldpackers
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
Listen in as we hear the story from Benjamin, Ship Steward, of the Liberty Clipper Tall Ship in Boston, Massachusetts. The Liberty Clipper runs boat tours in the Boston Harbor during the day and then at night, the ship converts into a hostel. During the winter time, the Liberty Clipper ship heads to the Bahamas for 6 months.
Book your trip today at Liberty Clipper Ship.
Listen in as we sit down with Joe and Elaina about their Hostel in Providence, Rhode Island.
Listen in as we sit down with Dean and Margaret to hear the story of how the Oz Farm in Point Arena, California was created.
Listen in as we sit down with Vikki Matsis from the Notso Hostel in Charleston, South Carolina. Here the story of a hostel pioneer and author of the book Inside The American Hostel.
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From the publisher's feed
Hostel Road Trip Podcast
A Quest For The Greatest Hostels Of The Americas.
The Hostel Road Trip Podcast began with a simple question:
What makes a hostel…
Hosted by Jimmy Black and Bobby Dyer of ITH Hostels, this show is a founder-led journey across North and Central America to discover the heart of hostel culture — the risk-takers, the dreamers, and the communities built around shared beds and shared stories.
We travel city to city, surf town to mountain pass, sitting down with the owners who built their hostels from scratch. From iconic backpacker landmarks like Green Tortoise Seattle to small-town mountain hostels and beachside surf communities, each episode explores how these spaces were imagined, built, struggled through, and ultimately brought to life.
This podcast isn’t just about travel. It’s about:
• Entrepreneurship • Reinvention • Community • Hospitality • Backpacker culture in America • And the courage to build something meaningful
Hostels are more than a cheap place to sleep. They are launchpads for friendships, ideas, adventures, and sometimes entire life changes.
Whether you’re a solo traveler looking for connection, an aspiring hostel owner dreaming of opening your own space, or someone who believes travel should bring people together — this show is for you.
This is not a studio podcast. It’s recorded on the road. Inside hostels. With the people who built them.
Join us as we document the modern hostel movement and chase the greatest hostels of the Americas.
Explore the journey at: www.HostelRoadTrip.com
Subscribe and come along for the ride.