Listen in as we have a conversation with Stephanie Nebhan to hear her story about how her family has owned, operated, and has success at running one of the oldest hotels and hostels in the country. Stephanie is the Manager of the Gardner Hotel & Hostel, and is constantly creating experiences to continue the amazing tradition of her property!

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to El Paso at the Gardner Hotel & Hostel in Texas.

Episode Recording Date: April, 2025

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Listen in as we have a conversion with Hostel operators at the NAHA 2025 Hostel Conference in Playa del Carmen.

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Episode Recording Date: April, 2025

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Listen in as we have a conversation with Sara to hear the story about how Hostel Tevere focuses on creating an amazing vibe for Staff and Guests.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Mad River Valley at the Hostel Tevere

Episode Recording Date: September, 2018

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Listen in as we have a conversation with Sara to hear the story about how Santa Cruz Hostel focuses on creating an amazing vibe for Staff and Guests.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Santa Cruz, CA at the Santa Cruz Hostel

Episode Recording Date: June, 2024

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Listen in as we have a conversation with Diego to hear the story about how Sin City Hostel focuses on setting the vibe right to attract hostel travelers.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sin City Hostel

Episode Recording Date: May, 2024

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Listen in as we sit down with Michael and Nathan from Howzit Hostels and hear the story of how they created their hostel with no experience and built a Hoscar Award Winning Hostel in the beautiful paradise of Hawaii!

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Maui and Hilo in Hawaii at the Howzit Hostels

Episode Recording Date: May, 2024

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Listen in as we sit down with Maria at the Gaslamp Hostel and hear the story of surviving the pandemic and what is next in 2024 for her hostel in San Diego, CA!

With more than 21 years of experience working in hostel management and now managing her own business, Maria tells us about her experience, difficulties and learnings in this market. In addition to pointing out the main differences between managing a business and owning it, it brings the main trends and expectations for 2024, the challenges faced during the pandemic and compares the current moment with social networks and greater ease in finding information about Hostels, compared to the time she started working in this market. In a light and fun conversation, this chat brings a lot of information and knowledge for those who are starting to undertake in this sector. Take advantage of all this knowledge and come with us for another episode of Hostel Road Trip.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to San Diego, CA at the Gaslamp Hostel

Episode Recording Date: February, 2024

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Listen in as we sit down with Abimelec at the Los Muertos Hostel and hear the story of how he operates a hostel in the the beautiful paradise of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico!

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico at the Los Muertos Hostel

Episode Recording Date: February, 2024

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Listen in as we sit down with Ryan at the Lazy Tiger Hostel and hear the story of how he turned his dreams into reality by building a hostel from the ground up in Asheville, North Carolina!

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Asheville, North Carolina at the Lazy Tiger Hostel

Episode Recording Date: March, 2024

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Listen in as we have a conversation with Eric Faria and Ricardo Lima to hear their story about creating Worldpackers:

"Traveling is like changing the clothes of your soul", said the poet, Mario Quintana. Being able to travel, exchange experiences and make dreams come true is the goal of Worldpackers, and together with Hostels around the world, they can help people achieve these incredible experiences in different learns and trips. In today's episode we tell you more about the 10 years of Worldpackers, after all, travel transforms people and people transform the world with Worldpackers. Come with us, end enjoy it.

Learn more about Worldpackers at www.worldpackers.com

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Listen in as we sit down with Jordan and Corey at the Crash Pad Hostel and hear the story of how they developed a rock climbing-focused Hostel.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee at the Crash Pad Hostel

Episode Recording Date: February, 2019

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Listen in as we sit down with Robert at the Auberge Hostel and hear the story of how he created a Hostelworld Hoscar winning stay in New Orleans.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to New Orleans, LA at the Auberge Hostel

Episode Recording Date: January, 2019

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Listen in as we have a conversation with Matias to hear his story about how he started out as a backpacker and has built the largest hostel brand in Mexico for travelers. Matias is the Founder of Che Hostels and focuses on building an amazing culture and vibe with his Staff to create incredible experiences for their guests.

Check availability for your upcoming trip to Mexico at the various locations Che Hostels operates in including:

Playa Del Carmen

Tulum

Holbox

Bacalar

Merida

Valladolid

Puerto Escondido

Zipolite

San Cristobal

Episode Recording Date: October, 2024

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Listen in as we sit down with Darren who founded the Pacific Tradewinds Hostel and Hostel Management.com and hear the story of how the hostel industry has evolved over the years.

Episode Recording Date: January, 2019

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Listen in as we sit down with Tom at the Hostel In The Forest and hear the story of how he created a magical oasis in the forest for travelers.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Brunswick, Georgia at the Hostel In The Forest

Episode Recording Date: January, 2019

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Listen in as we sit down with Joe at the Bon Paul & Sharky's Hostels and hear the story of how he scaled his Hostel business from 1 location to 3 locations in North Carolina!

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Asheville, North Carolina at the Bon Paul & Sharky's Hostel

Episode Recording Date: January, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Listen in as we have a conversation with Thea Delamater to hear her story about how she got into hostels, managed hostels, cofounded a hostel conference, and built a hostel direct booking platform.

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Attend The Gathering Hostel Conference on Nov. 5-7 in Denver, CO.

Visit the Ember Hostel on your next trip to Denver.

Episode Recording Date: September, 2024

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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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Listen in as we sit down with Karen and Wendy to hear the story of creating the Cream City Hostel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Listen in as we sit down with Roberto at the BoHostel and hear the story of how he transformed a building into an urban bohemian oasis for travelers in the center of Guadalajara.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Guadalajara, Mexico at the BoHostel

Episode Recording Date: November, 2023

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Listen in as we sit down with the Manager of the Mellow Mountain Hostel and gain insight into how the hostel was created in Lake Tahoe, CA.

Listen in as we have a conversation with Alfie Mckenzie to hear his story about how he pursued his passion of hostels. Alfie now leads the non-profit HI Whistler Hostel, and is constantly creating experiences to make his hostel thrive in the mountains!

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Whistler at the HI Whistler Hostel in British Columbia, Canada.

Episode Recording Date: September, 2024

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Listen in as we have a conversation with Frankie Maduzia to hear his story about how he and his partner J. Charles Griggs followed their hostel desire to bring an adventure hostel to Bend Oregon.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Bend at the Bunk+Brew Hostel.

Episode Recording Date: August, 2024

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Listen in as we have a conversation with J. Charles Griggs to hear his story about how he and his partner Frankie followed their hostel desire to bring an adventure hostel to Bend Oregon.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Bend at the Bunk+Brew Hostel.

Episode Recording Date: August, 2024

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Listen in as we have a conversation with Dave Cook to hear his story about how he pursued his passion to create a community-based hostel catering to climbers and adventurers outside the White Mountains National Forest in New Hampshire.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Rumney at the Barndoor Hostel & Campground

Episode Recording Date: August, 2024

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Listen in as we have a conversation with Jim to hear the story about how he started his first hostel and continued to build and cultivate magical moments for travelers at multiple hostels for over 4+ decades!

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Portland at the NW Portland Hostel

Episode Recording Date: July, 2024

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Listen in as we have a conversation with Ryan to hear the story about how the Monterey Hostel was built and what makes their guest experience so special!

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Monterey at the Monterey Hostel

Episode Recording Date: July, 2024

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