| Hostels for under $25 | | | | location for visiting San Francisco’s renowned |
| With a busy center and dramatic views from the | | | | shops, bars and restaurants. It’s a small, |
| iconic hilly streets, San Francisco is also | | | | friendly place that treats you to a breakfast of |
| surrounded by the ocean, making it an interesting | | | | secret recipe San Fran waffles and regular noisy |
| mix of urban cool and beach resort that attracts | | | | parties. Beds start at $17 a night. |
| crowds of visitors each year. | | | | Stay in the sunshine |
| It’s a fascinating city for independent | | | | Elements Hostel is a brand new hostel with |
| travelers, packed with vibrant music, bars and | | | | spacious rooms and modern facilities in the central |
| nightlife and an alternative art scene. Yet it | | | | Mission district. Slightly south of the main hub of |
| remains laid-back and unpretentious– a | | | | tourism and smog, this is the home of the artist |
| welcome antithesis of the sometimes overbearing | | | | studios, parks and trendy bars that make San |
| brashness of the East Coast cities and the | | | | Francisco so exciting. With an outdoor café and |
| superficiality of Los Angeles, California’s other | | | | a huge, sunny roof terrace, this hostel is |
| world-famous metropolis. | | | | tailor-made for great budget travel and a steal |
| What makes it even more attractive for | | | | from $20 a night. |
| backpackers and young people, however, is the | | | | Stay by the water |
| affordable cost of accommodation and living, | | | | Located in the north of the city and with views |
| particularly in comparison to other major US | | | | of the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s |
| destinations. | | | | Wharf Hostel is a short walk from the urban |
| San Francisco Hostels make up some of the | | | | beach at Aquatic Park. Relax along the bay or |
| cheapest in the country and it’s easy to find | | | | take a sailing lesson from the nearby Fort Mason |
| a bed for under $25 in your perfect location in the | | | | Center in the day then enjoy this lively |
| city! | | | | international hostel and the bustling nighttime |
| Stay downtown | | | | scene of North Beach’s Chinatown, |
| A few blocks from the lively neighborhood of | | | | Fisherman’s Wharf and Little Italy, all from |
| Union Square, Amsterdam Hostel is in the perfect | | | | $21. |