Hostel Road Trip Podcast

Hostel Road Trip Podcast

A Quest For The Greatest Hostels Of The Americas.

The Hostel Road Trip Podcast began with a simple question:

What makes a hostel unforgettable?

Hosted by Jimmy Black and Bobby Dyer of ITH Hostels, this show is a founder-led journey across North and Central America to discover the heart of hostel culture — the risk-takers, the dreamers, and the communities built around shared beds and shared stories.

We travel city to city, surf town to mountain pass, sitting down with the owners who built their hostels from scratch. From iconic backpacker landmarks like Green Tortoise Seattle to small-town mountain hostels and beachside surf communities, each episode explores how these spaces were imagined, built, struggled through, and ultimately brought to life.

This podcast isn’t just about travel. It’s about:

• Entrepreneurship • Reinvention • Community • Hospitality • Backpacker culture in America • And the courage to build something meaningful

Hostels are more than a cheap place to sleep. They are launchpads for friendships, ideas, adventures, and sometimes entire life changes.

Whether you’re a solo traveler looking for connection, an aspiring hostel owner dreaming of opening your own space, or someone who believes travel should bring people together — this show is for you.

This is not a studio podcast. It’s recorded on the road. Inside hostels. With the people who built them.

Join us as we document the modern hostel movement and chase the greatest hostels of the Americas.

Explore the journey at: www.HostelRoadTrip.com

Subscribe and come along for the ride.

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Episoder(41)

North Woodstock, New Hampshire - Notch Hostel - Crafting an adventure Hostel built for explorers and hikers!

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 ...

27 Jan 202449min

Portland, Maine - Black Elephant Hostel - Setting the standard for design with Maine's first hostel!

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 Av...

26 Jan 202440min

Boston, Massachusetts - Liberty Clipper Tall Ship - Stay aboard a wooden tall ship hostel in Downtown Boston!

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 ...

26 Jan 202436min

Providence, Rhode Island - Providence Hostel & Guest House - The First Hostel Built In Rhode Island.

Listen in as we sit down with Joe and Elaina about their Hostel in Providence, Rhode Island.

25 Jan 202443min

Point Arena, California - Oz Farm - A 120 Acre Organic Farm Hostel North of San Francisco.

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.

25 Jan 202442min

Charleston, South Carolina - Notso Hostel - She Wrote The Book Inside The American Hostel.

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. Visit Notso Hostel

25 Jan 202446min

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Cream City Hostel - Transforming A Closed Down School Into a Hostel!

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

25 Jan 202436min

Guadalajara, Mexico - BoHostel - Redeveloping An Urban Building Into An Artist Oasis For Travelers!

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...

24 Jan 202428min