What’s a budget-conscious tourist to do? Just three years ago, Brooklyn appeared to be a hotbed of new hostels— budget hotels popular with hipsters and young Europeans . But lately, it’s gotten ...

With the recent demise of Williamsburg’s Zip112 Hostel, it appears Brooklyn has become more hostile to hostels. What’s a poor hipster trying to soak in the scene to do? One solution is Airbnb, a ...

Canadian paralympic athlete Zak Madell has cleared many hurdles in his young life, but getting into a Brooklyn hostel isn’t one of them. The medal-winning former paralympian was “dumbfounded” after ...

Hostels have a reputation for being a college student’s budget bunker, but there’s more to these communal lodges than just a cheap overnight stay. “It’s a great environment to meet travelers,” says ...