I had a couple of days free in San Francisco. Headed straight for the Green Tortoise, perhaps the best hostel in the USA.

I knew the Tortoise from the reputation of their excellent bus adventure tours. A bargain at as little as US$40 / day. But it was Mollie’s raves about the hostel that put it on my must visit list.

So, $25 / night for a bunkbed in a cramped dorm. That’s typical.

But everyone at the hostel is happy. Free internet, free breakfast, free dinner, amazing party room, special events daily. (My team bowed out in the first round of Beer Pong.) Party tours go nightly.

It’s in the perfect location on the edge of Chinatown.

more photos of the hostel

» next travelogue post on this trip – jogging the Las Vegas Strip