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Details: Eight beds; kitchen; sailing year-round, weather and sea conditions permitting. Book early.
Wow factor: If you've ever felt a little sedentary on your travels, perhaps a stay at the Peter Pan sailing hostel will put some wind in your sails. Affiliated with Univelica, an Italian sailing school, the Peter Pan is the world's first sailing hostel. Guests aboard the Peter Pan enjoy views of the Tyrrhenian Sea as the ship's crew traverses the waters off Italy's western coast. For land lovers, the ship makes several stops along its voyage.
POINT MONTARA LIGHTHOUSE
Montara, Calif.; (650) 728-7177, www.hostelbooking.com/dba/hostel060087.en.htm.
Details: 50 beds; single-sex dorms; kitchen, meals available; Internet access.
Wow factor: Lighthouses are often seen as fortresses of solitude -- not when they're hostels, though. Established in 1875 as a fog signal station and still in operation today, Point Montara now houses a 50-bed hostel. Guests stay in converted Coast Guard quarters on lighthouse grounds. Perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Point Montara offers views and access to tide pools teeming with sea life.
ST. BRIAVEL'S CASTLE YOUTH HOSTEL
Lydney, England; 011-44-1594-530-272, www.hihostels.com/dba/hostel018062.en.htm.
Details: 46 beds; meals available; close to bus stop, train station.
Wow factor: Moat? Check. Drawbridge? Check. You'll find the real deal at Briavel's Castle hostel, which dates to the 13th century, when it was a hunting lodge for King John. The rooms have a Gothic charm and in August, the hostel celebrates with medieval banquets.
QIXIAN YOUTH HOSTEL
Xian, China; 011-86-29-62296977, www.hihostels.com/dba/hostel024618.en.htm.
Details: 80 beds; open 24 hours; meals available; Internet access; close to bus stop, train station.
Wow factor: The Qixian, located in the ancient city of Xian of terra-cotta-warrior fame, is in a community of traditional Chinese row houses. The building dates back to the early 1900s, and served as a post for revolutionary activities and a liaison office for China's army.
TENSHOJI YOUTH HOSTEL
Takayama-shi, Japan; 011-81-577-326-345, www.jyh.or.jp/english/toukai/hidataka.
Details: 95 beds, meals available, single-sex dorms, Internet access, close to train station.
Wow factor: Seeking a little Zen on your travels? The Tenshoji Youth Hostel in central Japan is housed in the 850-year-old Tenshoji Buddhist Temple. You'll bed down among Buddhist carvings and statues. The rooms have traditional Japanese furnishings, including tatami mats and futons. In the mornings, guests are treated to traditional Japanese music.
TREEHOUSE YOUTH HOSTEL
Mission Beach, Australia; www.yha.com.au/hostels/details.cfm?hostelid=52.
Details: 56 beds; meals available; close to bus stop, hostel courtesy bus available.
Wow factor: Roost in a treehouse in Clump Point Mountain National Park rain forest on the continent's eastern coast. During the day, cassowaries, white cockatoos and wallabies roam the grounds around the hostel. After sunset, forest sounds fill the air. The hostel, built on stilts, also affords expansive views of the rain forest and even the coast on clear days.
jason.la@latimes.com
Wow factor: If you've ever felt a little sedentary on your travels, perhaps a stay at the Peter Pan sailing hostel will put some wind in your sails. Affiliated with Univelica, an Italian sailing school, the Peter Pan is the world's first sailing hostel. Guests aboard the Peter Pan enjoy views of the Tyrrhenian Sea as the ship's crew traverses the waters off Italy's western coast. For land lovers, the ship makes several stops along its voyage.
POINT MONTARA LIGHTHOUSE
Montara, Calif.; (650) 728-7177, www.hostelbooking.com/dba/hostel060087.en.htm.
Details: 50 beds; single-sex dorms; kitchen, meals available; Internet access.
Wow factor: Lighthouses are often seen as fortresses of solitude -- not when they're hostels, though. Established in 1875 as a fog signal station and still in operation today, Point Montara now houses a 50-bed hostel. Guests stay in converted Coast Guard quarters on lighthouse grounds. Perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Point Montara offers views and access to tide pools teeming with sea life.
ST. BRIAVEL'S CASTLE YOUTH HOSTEL
Lydney, England; 011-44-1594-530-272, www.hihostels.com/dba/hostel018062.en.htm.
Details: 46 beds; meals available; close to bus stop, train station.
Wow factor: Moat? Check. Drawbridge? Check. You'll find the real deal at Briavel's Castle hostel, which dates to the 13th century, when it was a hunting lodge for King John. The rooms have a Gothic charm and in August, the hostel celebrates with medieval banquets.
QIXIAN YOUTH HOSTEL
Xian, China; 011-86-29-62296977, www.hihostels.com/dba/hostel024618.en.htm.
Details: 80 beds; open 24 hours; meals available; Internet access; close to bus stop, train station.
Wow factor: The Qixian, located in the ancient city of Xian of terra-cotta-warrior fame, is in a community of traditional Chinese row houses. The building dates back to the early 1900s, and served as a post for revolutionary activities and a liaison office for China's army.
TENSHOJI YOUTH HOSTEL
Takayama-shi, Japan; 011-81-577-326-345, www.jyh.or.jp/english/toukai/hidataka.
Details: 95 beds, meals available, single-sex dorms, Internet access, close to train station.
Wow factor: Seeking a little Zen on your travels? The Tenshoji Youth Hostel in central Japan is housed in the 850-year-old Tenshoji Buddhist Temple. You'll bed down among Buddhist carvings and statues. The rooms have traditional Japanese furnishings, including tatami mats and futons. In the mornings, guests are treated to traditional Japanese music.
TREEHOUSE YOUTH HOSTEL
Mission Beach, Australia; www.yha.com.au/hostels/details.cfm?hostelid=52.
Details: 56 beds; meals available; close to bus stop, hostel courtesy bus available.
Wow factor: Roost in a treehouse in Clump Point Mountain National Park rain forest on the continent's eastern coast. During the day, cassowaries, white cockatoos and wallabies roam the grounds around the hostel. After sunset, forest sounds fill the air. The hostel, built on stilts, also affords expansive views of the rain forest and even the coast on clear days.
jason.la@latimes.com
