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

House Rules

Check In

16:00 - 00:00

Check Out

until 11:00

  • Taxes Not Included
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Facilities

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

8.8Fabulous(10563)
  • Value for Money
    8.5
  • Security
    9.2
  • Atmosphere
    8.6
  • Cleanliness
    8.7
  • Staff
    8.8
  • Location
    9.4
  • Facilities
    8.6
Summary of traveller reviews

HI Boston offers a fantastic location, perfect for exploring the city. Guests frequently praise the friendly and helpful staff, clean facilities, and comfortable beds. The hostel is well-suited for solo travellers and groups looking for a social atmosphere with organised activities.

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Stayed in Sept 2026
8.0
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Sifat
Female, 31-40, Canada
Great, comparable to many of the hostels in Europe. Not a huge fan of co-ed bathrooms, it would be nice to separte female and male options.
Stayed in Sept 2026
10
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Anonymous
Female, 31-40, USA
Great central location, lots of private bathrooms and hot water. They even give you a towel. I really enjoyed the pub tour and met some awesome people!
Stayed in Sept 2026
8.6
C
Cortney
Female, 31-40, USA
I would stay at this hostel again. Good: - Always able to find an open bathroom, place to sit, charge devices, etc. - Walking distance to Boston Common, Central Library, two Amtrak stations, metro. Grocery store nearby. - Locker big enough for ALL my luggage - including large suitcase - Shop at reception sells helpful things - Room was well ventilated, comfy temperature Be aware: - no breakfast served (but there IS coffee) - bathrooms sometimes messy - concrete interior echoes noise
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Location

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