About

Hostelworld users voted HI USA the best hostel network in North America in 2024! Additionally, HI Boston was voted Best Extra Large Hostel in North America for 2024!

At HI Boston Hostel, You’ll Get:

- FREE events, activities, and walking tours led by locals
- FREE Coffee and Tea
- FREE Wi-Fi throughout the property

Our modern, centrally located hostel is an easy 10-15-minute walk to just about everything you want to see in downtown Boston! We’re also just blocks from multiple T (that’s the subway) lines, so you can get all over the city and across the river to Cambridge on the cheap.

Designed for the modern hosteller, our dorm rooms feature secure lockers, privacy walls between bunks, and personal shelves, a reading light, and power outlets at every bunk. Our fully equipped guest kitchen and guest laundry facilities will help you feel right at home, and our comfy lounge, game room, and library make it easy to meet fellow travelers. We offer men’s, women’s, and all-gender dorms that range in size.

Individual bathrooms are located just outside each room in the hallway. All guests receive complimentary linens, pillows, and towels. Bathrooms are equipped with soap and shampoo and hair dryers are available to borrow from the front desk. Our private rooms have full en-suite bathrooms and televisions.

This hostel has accessible features and designated rooms; please contact the hostel directly to ensure availability.

House Rules

Check In

16:00 - 23:00

Check Out

until 11:00

  • Taxes Not Included
View House Rules

Facilities

  • Free City Maps
  • Free WiFi
  • Free City Tour
  • Free Security Lockers
  • Free Luggage Storage
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Meeting Rooms
  • Coworking Space
View all facilities

Reviews

9.3Superb(10496)
  • Value for Money
    9.1
  • Security
    9.6
  • Atmosphere
    9.0
  • Cleanliness
    9.2
  • Staff
    9.5
  • Location
    9.6
  • Facilities
    9.0
Summary of traveller reviews

HI Boston offers a fantastic stay with its prime location in the heart of the city, making it easy to explore. Guests frequently praise the friendly and helpful staff, the exceptional cleanliness throughout the property, and the comfortable beds. The hostel is well-suited for solo travellers and groups looking for a social atmosphere with organised activities. Some recent feedback mentions that rooms can be a bit warm.

Was this helpful?
Stayed in Jul 2026
9.7
M
Marty
Male, 25-30, USA
Overall the best hostel I’ve stayed at in the United States. The location is great. The staff was super nice and helpful. Also never had to worry about random people walking into the hostel cause it was all locked by key card.
Stayed in Jul 2026
4.9
H
Hernan
All Male Group, 31-40, Argentina
See rating. Charging extra for a lock...
Stayed in Jul 2026
10
C
Chloe
Female, 18-24, England
HI Boston was by far the best hostel I’ve visited in North America. The social spaces are so huge! The kitchen was so easy to cook in with a bunch of other people, and the rooms were so well equipped, the only downside (not really a proper downside) was super cold rooms because of AC, but I would rather be cold than melting! The Chinatown location is so great for bars, food, coffee. Can’t recommend enough!
View all reviews

Location

19 Stuart St., Boston, MA, Boston, USA
0.8km from city centre
speech

Hostelworld says

Opened in 2012, Hostelling International Boston is in a great central location near Boston Common, Chinatown, the subway and most of the city's sights. This clean, modern and purpose-built hostel offers personal lights and power sockets at each bed and a great atmosphere. Plenty of kitchen and common space makes socializing, cooking, playing pool, or doing work on the free Wi-Fi easy, according to one Hostelworld user. We like that this hostel is actively environmentally friendly.