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HI - Knoxville - Harpers Ferry Hostel
19123 Sandy Hook Rd
Knoxville MD 21758
USA
 
Tel. 1-301-834 7652

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Travel Tip Joanne, USA (Traveller):  «The restaurants in Harpers Ferry are good, but a bit pricey. They rely soley on tourists and there are no grocery stores. It was hard to find a "budget meal". Lunch cost me around twenty dollars, including tip for a good soup [...]» | more...

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93% Customer Rating
Just two miles from Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, this cozy lodge stands high on a bluff, overlooking the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. The hostel is perfect for visitors to the Civil War Battlefields of Western Maryland. ( Antietam, Catoctin, Monocacy). Washington, DC, Baltimore , MD and Gettysburg, PA are only an hour away. You can hike the Appalachian Trail, bicycle the C&O Canal, float down the river on an inner tube, raft or canoe. Use our equipment to play Frisbee, Volleyball, or Badminton. Relax beside the fireplace with a good book from our extensive library, or build a campfire outside for 'S'mores'.

The Contemporary American Theatre Festival and live music clubs are in nearby Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Both Amtrak (daily) and the MARC (workdays-only) provide train service to and from Washington DC's Union Station.

 
Up the hill from the C&O Canal Towpath and the Appalachian Trail, HI-Harpers Ferry is located in Knoxville, MD - a short two miles from the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park. HI-Harpers Ferry overlooks the Potomac River in an historic lodge complete with a stone fireplace and surrounded by serene nature settings. This 36 bed hostel and campground is the perfect location for your getaway to a home away from home. Whether you are stopping off for a break along the trail, taking a rest from your bicycling adventures, taking the family for a weekend getaway, or diverging from the east coast city hostel tour - HI-Harpers Ferry has everything you could ask for.

Private/Family Rooms Available Sheets and towels included in price FREE WiFi and Guest Use Computer FREE Make Your Own Pancake Breakfast! Guest use laundry - $4.00 full loads, $2.00 half loads FREE Coffee and Tea all day long No Lock Out beginning May 29, 2010.Camping facilities complete with firepit and grills for cooking outdoors

Our front desk is open for check ins from 4pm to 10pm with a night time curfew of 11:00pm. Quiet hours in the hostel are from 11pm to 8am, though you may utilize our common area as late as you like so long as you respect the quiet hours of other guests sleeping. Our front desk opens for check outs from 7am to 10am, with extended hours on the weekends. There is a day time lock out between 10am and 4pm, no lock out on Fridays and Saturdays starting.

We have a full guest use kitchen, large common and dining area with a stone fireplace and plenty of free books for reading, and an outdoor deck and front porch for relaxing outside. We also offer space for camping and have a fire pit that campers and hostellers can use. For campers we have a port a potty and potable water available on teh outside of the building. We also have grills for cooking outdoors and lots of games such as Frisbee and volleyball.

Attractions

Cultural centre nearby
Historical sites nearby
River/harbour/lake nearby
Hiking area
Main attractions nearby
Forested/wooded area
Horseriding at or near hostel
Restaurants nearby
Hostel with a difference
Leisure facilities nearby
Mountainous/hilly area
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Facilities

Family rooms available
Self-catering kitchen
Groups welcome
Common room(s)
Sheets in price
Laundry facilities
Cycle rental available at or near the hostel
Air conditioning
Internet access
Credit card accepted
Individual traveller welcome
Luggage Store
Lockers available
Non smoking room/area
Basic store available at or near the hostel
Garden
Playground
BBQ

Prices from

Bed price from: 18.00 USD
Single Room: 45.00 USD
Double/Twin Room: 45.00 USD
3 Bed Private Room: 63.00 USD
4 Bed Private Room: 81.00 USD
5 Bed Private Room: 99.00 USD
6+ Bed Private Room: 117.00 USD

Hostel bed capacity

Beds per room: Beds per room:: 5 Beds per room:: 6+ Total
beds
Number of rooms: 1 3 36

Opening times

Opening times (daily/weekly):CURRENTLY CLOSED. Beginning April 15, 2010, open from 7am-10am and 5pm-10pm daily. *Curfew is 11pm on all nights. No check in available after 11pm.
Opening times (over the year):CURRENTLY CLOSED. November 15-April 15 2010. GROUPS: We are open year round for groups of 10 or more. Reservations are required for groups during the off season.

Directions

Bus:Greyhound in Frederick, MD to Knoxville, MD. Walk from Knoxville.
Parking:Free:Car/Trailer Parking Bus/Coach Parking for Hostellers&Campers Fee Parking for Multi-Day Hikers
Location:Across Potomac River from Harpers Ferry, WV, 16 miles west of Frederick, MD. Take U.S. Hwy. 340 to Keep Tryst Road. exit, then take first right on Sandy Hook Road.
Rail:Harpers Ferry, WV AMTRAK / MARC Train Station. From the Harper's Ferry train station (MARC train) , turn left and walk to the foot bridge spanning the Potomac River. Cross the foot bridge and at the bottom of the bridge, turn right. Walk approx. 1.5+ miles until you are under the car traffic bridge (rt.340). There's a narrow, steep gravel foot path up towards the train tracks (WATCH for trains crossing!!!). Cross the tracks and then you will be on Sandy Hook Road. Turn right and a short walk up the road is the hostel.
Airport:Baltimore / Washington International Airport (BWI). Take train to Washington DC, switch at Union Station to the MARC Brunswick Line. Get off in Brunswick, MD or Harpers Ferry, W.V.
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