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Featured Hostels in New York
Broadway Hotel and Hostel
230 W 101st St, New York, NYThis hostel is located in New York (Upper West Side), close to Tom's Diner, Central Park, and Columbia University. Also nearby are Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Apollo Theater.
Vanderbilt YMCA
224 East 47th Street, New York, NYLocated in Midtown, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of United Nations Headquarters and Chrysler Building. Grand Central Terminal and St. Patrick's Cathedral are also within 15 minutes. Lexington Av.-53 St. Station is 8 minutes by foot and Lexington Av.-63 St. Station is 8 minutes.
West Side YMCA
5 West 63rd Street, New York, NYLocated in Uptown, this hostel is within a 5-minute walk of Central Park, Lincoln Center, and Juilliard School. Metropolitan Opera House and Columbus Circle are also within 10 minutes. 66 St. - Lincoln Center Station is 5 minutes by foot and 59 St. - Columbus Circle Station is 6 minutes.
HI New York City
891 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NYLocated in Upper West Side, this eco-friendly hostel is within a 15-minute walk of Central Park and Columbia University. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Beacon Theater are also within 2 mi (3 km). 103 St. Station (Broadway) is only a 2-minute walk and 103 St. Station (Central Park West) is 7 minutes.
The Local
13-02 44th Avenue, Long Island City, NYSituated in Long Island City, this hostel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Roosevelt Island, United Nations Headquarters, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. 5th Avenue and Madison Square Garden are also within 3 mi (5 km). 23 St. - Ely Av. Station is only a 3-minute walk and 45 Rd. - Court House Sq. Station is 8 minutes.
Bowery Grand Hotel
143 Bowery, New York, NYLocated in Bowery, this hostel is within 2 mi (3 km) of New York University, 5th Avenue, and Washington Square Park. Union Square and Wall Street are also within 1 mi (2 km). Grand St. Station (Chrystie St.) and Bowery St. Station are within a 5-minute walk.
International Students Residence
341 Broadway, Brooklyn, NYLocated in Williamsburg, this hostel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Brooklyn Bridge Park, Barclays Center Brooklyn, and Prospect Park. Brooklyn Bridge and New York University are also within 3 mi (5 km). Hewes St. Station and Marcy Av. Station are within a 5-minute walk.
NY Moore Hostel
179 Moore Street, Brooklyn, NYSituated in Brooklyn, this hostel is 3.1 mi (5 km) from Lower East Side Tenement Museum and 3.1 mi (5 km) from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Barclays Center Brooklyn and Prospect Park are also within 6 mi (10 km). Montrose Av. Station is 7 minutes by foot and Morgan Av. Station is 8 minutes.
Morningside Inn
235 W 107th St., New York, NY
The Bowery House
220 Bowery, New York, NYLocated in Bowery, this hostel is within 2 mi (3 km) of New York University, 5th Avenue, and Washington Square Park. Union Square and Bleecker Street are also within 1 mi (2 km). Bowery St. Station and 2 Av. Station are within a 5-minute walk.
CITY ROOMS NYC - Chelsea
368 8th Avenue, New York, NYLocated in Midtown, this hostel is steps from Fashion Institute of Technology and Madison Square Garden. The High Line Park and 5th Avenue are also within 15 minutes. 28 St. Station (7th Av.) and New York Penn Station are within a 5-minute walk.
Central Park West Hostel
201 W 87th Street, New York, NYLocated in Upper West Side, this hostel is within a 15-minute walk of Central Park and Beacon Theater. American Museum of Natural History and Metropolitan Museum of Art are also within 1 mi (2 km). 86 St. Station (Central Park West) is 9 minutes by foot and 96 St. Station (Broadway) is 9 minutes.
Best Hostels in New York
The joy of travel is about the sights, the sounds, and most definitely about the food. It’s also about the people. Meeting fellow wise wanderers and hearing their tales, especially when it comes to local food recommendations, is half the fun of any trip. The best way to build an instant travel buddy group? It has to be staying in a hostel.
Forget everything you think you know about hostels. These days, hostels come in all shapes and sizes. They also attract a diverse crowd, from students taking a gap year to middle-aged adults grabbing a sojourn between career shifts. Yes, you’ll still find plenty of the backpacker hostel accommodation that offers a simple bed, roof, and door. But you’ll also discover hostels that offer Wi-Fi and communal living spaces where you can play cards or swap travel stories.
Whether you want a little taste of the high end or are looking to stretch your budget with cheap hostels, Travelocity can help you find the perfect place to crash in New York. Even the best hostels are still very budget friendly, which will help your dollars go as far as your feet can travel. Have you been dreaming of finally strapping a backpack to your body and trekking through unknown countryside? Hostels were practically made for fearless budget backpackers like you.
Top Trending Hotels in New York
YOTEL New York
570 Tenth Avenue, New York, NYThis Manhattan hotel is in the Midtown West neighborhood, 0.8 mile from Times Square and within one-half mile of the New Amsterdam Theater and Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.
Salisbury Hotel
123 W 57th St, New York, NYThe budget-friendly Salisbury Hotel hotel offers a prime Midtown location just 2 blocks from Central Park and within walking distance of Times Square and Broadway theaters. Opened in 1931, this Neo-Gothic-style hotel is next door to the famed Russian Tea Room, a half-block from Carnegie Hall, and 7 blocks from Radio City Music Hall.
The Belvedere Hotel
319 W 48th St, New York, NYThis New York hotel is in the center of all the action, located in the cluster of Broadway theaters. The center of Times Square is 2 blocks away, and Rockefeller Center is a 3-block walk.
The Roosevelt Hotel, New York City
45 E 45th Street, New York, NYLocated at the corner of East 45th Street and Madison Avenue, the Roosevelt Hotel, New York City, provides ready access to shopping, as well as Broadway theaters, 3 blocks away.
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