Want to stay somewhere unusual? Fancy something different? Check out our ‘Hostels with a Difference’ and find yourself in one of our weird and wonderful hostels around the world. Be inspired by an ocean-side eco-lodge in Australia, a Scottish highland castle complete with its own ghost, a lighthouse in the USA and even a former jail in Sweden! Find hihostels.com’s selection of unique hostels below. Your trip is only a few moments away…be inspired with HI!
This passive solar design eco-hostel incorporates many features that protect and complement the environment of the Grampians National Park. These include solar electricity and many state-of-the-art energy and water conservation processes. You can be as active as you like or just relax by the wood fire with a book. | more...
Coodlie Park is a unique 3000 acre rural property, an ideal base for your Eyre Peninsula experience. Experiences include, bushwalking, private beach access, Talia Caves, Lake Newland Conservation Park, Venus Bay Conversation Park and view Australia's national emblems in their natural environment - kangaroos, Wombats and Emus on a night spotlighting tour. Enjoy a common entertainment area, BBQ and camp fire facilities. Hosts, Hassie and[...] | more...
Now Open! Welcome to the new YHA in Sydney - Sydney Harbour hostel! This hostel is one of the HI network of hostels in Australia and one of eight HI hostels in Sydney. Be inspired at this unique hostel, which is built above archaeological remnants of colonial Sydney. | more...
The hostel is located next to the old city wall and is about 500m from railway station only. The hostel is in a classic Chinese row houses community - a real historical architecture in this ancient city. The property has been in existence for 100 years. The whole setting is romantic and its design is based on row titles and white wall, timber windows, straight path through circular arch, courtyard planted with trees and scrubs etc.[...] | more...
A budget Price! Welcome to Jardines Arenal Hostel, La Fortuna's latest accommodation with a difference where you can experience a unique combination of nature and peaceful. Built in 1981, this substantial farm house has been restored to offer our guests not just budget accommodation but also a unique experience during their stay in La Fortuna. | more...
Corbett Wilds situated in 11 acres of pristine land on stone throw distance from river Kosi, offers clean and comfortable accommodation. Each room & cottage is equipped with a double/ twin bed, coffee tables and chairs, separate dressing areas, air conditioners and private sit outs and attached western style toilet with shower. | more...
You will never forget a holiday in Florence, all the more so if you choose the Youth Hostel " Villa Camerata" as a base for your city stay. The hostel indeed is a gorgeous villa of the 17th century surrounded by a huge park with high trees and enriched with a precious Italian garden with rare botanic species planted by the former owners. The Hostel offers a wide selection of services to its guests, whereas the city centre with all its[...] | more...
Stayokay Domburg is housed in Castle Westhove. The 13th century castle is within walking distance of the beach. In summer you can congregate on the terrace with its amazing view of the dunes. The rooms are in the main building and in the two carriage houses. All the rooms have sanitary facilities. | more...
YHA Greymouth is nestled amongst the bush-clad hills of Greymouth. This 4 star hostel was a Marist Brothers residence in the 1930s. The ex-Catholic building is full of character and ambiance. Overlooking the town and the sea, the hostel boasts fantastic views and you can even catch a glimpse of Mount Cook or the Hector Dolphins from the river mouth. The old chapel has been converted into a bedroom and the study into a lounge. Guests[...] | more...
Lisbon Catalazete hostel offers you a unique hostelling experience. Be inspired with one of HI's 'hostels with a difference' - an 18th century fortl! This restored fort hostel is one of the HI network of hostels in Portugal, and one of four hostels in the Lisbon area. The Catalazete Hostel is a great hostel for young people who want to see Lisbon and explore the Estoril coastline. The hostel is loacted in the town of Oeiras where you[...] | more...
Steeped in turbulent history and overlooking the Kyle of Sutherland, the Castle is an enchanting place to visit. Set in fine woodlands just an hour’s drive north of Inverness, it’s a very popular venue for groups, families and weddings. Local attractions include distilleries, nature walks and new mountain biking routes. Great facilities, statue gallery and art collection, coffee shop, restaurant and resident ghost! | more...
Stockholm `af Chapman & Skeppsholmen' Hostel offers you a unique hostelling experience. Be inspired with one of HI's 'hostels with a difference' - a boat hostel! This old sailing ship hostel is one of the HI network of hostels in Sweden, and one of five hostels in the Stockholm area. Here you will find one of the most famous landmarks in the city overlooking the Gamla Stan (the Old Town) and the Royal Palace. Please note the beds[...] | more...
Best hostel in Sweden 2008! Newly renovated luxury hostel in an old prison in central Stockholm. Stockholm 'Långholmen' hostel offers you a unique hostelling experience. Be inspired with one of HI's 'hostels with a difference' - a former jail hostel! This converted prison hostel is one of the HI network of hostels in Sweden, and one of five hostels in the Stockholm area. Inside this distinctive youth hostel visit the prison museum,[...] | more...
On the rugged California coast, 25 miles south of San Francisco, historic 1875 fog signal station and lighthouse have been preserved and restored by HI-AYH and the California Department of Parks and Recreation, in cooperation with the Coast Guard. Explore the coastline; watch annual gray whale migration (Nov-April). Visit the nearby James Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, a four-mile stretch of tide pools full of starfish, crabs, mussels,[...] | more...
