During a party on New Year’s Day, a friend asked if I had any recommendations on hostels in New York City, given I had spent some time there during a backpacking trip down the East Coast several years back. While I had an enjoyable time at the Hostelling International, I couldn’t really comment on the other hostels in the area.

I checked out the New York hostels listed on Hostelworld.com, a search engine I had used extensively for researching my upcoming trip to Rome. I was amazed to see so many great hostels listed (and very happy to see that the HI I stayed in was ranked #2).

Here are the results for highest-rated NYC hostels, according to Hostelworld.com reviewers, with average prices per night: Continue reading “The Best Hostels in New York City” →