Greater Boston has a number of good hostels in great locations for young and/or budget-conscious travelers:

HI Boston Chinatown

The new (June 7, 2012) 468-bed Hostelling International hostel at 15 Stuart Street next to Boston's Theater District and Chinatown is only two blocks south of Boston Common—a great location for a historic building completely restored and modernized. Nearest MBTA subway stations are Boylston Street (Green Line) or Tufts Medical Center (Orange Line). More...

Friend Street Hostel

On a quiet side street only a half-block (two minutes' walk) from North Station and TD Garden arena, the 2-star, 40-room Friend Street Hostel is at 234 Friend Street. Nearest MBTA subway station is North Station (Green Line). More...

40 Berkeley

Located in Boston's South End neighborhood six blocks southeast of Copley Square, this 100-room hostel/budget hotel has a fairly convenient Back Bay location and lots of services. More...

Abercrombie's Farrington Inn

The Farrington Inn at 23 Farrington Avenue, 4/10 mile (640 meters) north of the MBTA subway's Green Line B (Boston College) train's Harvard Avenue station has 44 rooms with kitchenettes. The bathrooms are shared, not private, but the rates are great, short- or long-term. More...

Constitution Inn YMCA

This 147-room 'Y' is in the Charlestown Navy Yard at 150 Third Avenue, two miles (3.2 km) north of Boston Common near Bunker Hill. More...

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