Adventure Traveler Stories

For quite awhile now, I’ve heard of a famous hostel just north of San Francisco. Various sources have written about it, one of my roommates raved about it, and the travel community at large seems to have nothing but amazing things to say about the Pigeon Point Lighthouse Hostel in Pescadero off coastal Highway One. This got me to thinking… what a perfect solution to the economic downturn. Most hostels offer private rooms for half the price of a B&B and some of them (like Pigeon Point) are just as nice, if you don't mind a little sharing. A weekend getaway is a good solution to a vacation and hostels can provide a cheap alternative to hotels and B&B’s, especially along the coast.

Pigeon Point Hostel is located within the historic lighthouse keeper’s quarters, high above a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. As one of the tallest lighthouses in the world, this spectacular location has a cliffside hot tub with panoramic ocean views. This is also an ideal location for visiting the nearby tide pools, beaches, and elephant seals that litter the coast in both directions, along with the redwood forests inland.

I know the hostel culture isn’t as prevalent in the US as it is elsewhere, proven by the fact that when I googled around for best hostels in the US, I yielded very few results and no Top 10 lists. Honestly, I hadn’t really considered the idea of staying in a hostel a mere hour from my current residence until I heard of Pigeon Point. Overall, I think it’s a nice escape and a unique idea – great for a little weekend away. Good hostels aren’t limited to Northern California, either. I found a few in various locations that received stellar reviews overall, such as the Hotel QT in New York City and the Hostel Seattle in Seattle, Washington. It doesn’t take much to take a hostel vacation… just a phone call.

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1. Angelica Nava
   Beautiful photo. My high school's annual retreat for incoming students is always held at Pigeon Point, so I too have nothing but amazing things to say about it, although it's been a while!

   3 months ago

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