Stay at Sanborn Park Hostel, just five miles from Cupertino in the Santa Cruz Mountains, surrounded by miles of hiking trails. Sanborn Park offers 39 beds in six bedrooms, each with access to a bathroom, a living room with a fireplace, vaulted ceilings, library, couches, food storage area and a kitchen with three refrigerators, cooking utensils and four stoves.
Other amenities include laundry facilities, baggage and equipment storage and handicap accessibility. Call ahead for groups of 10 or more and reserve the hostel.
Located less than a mile away you will find the Youth Science Institute with animal exhibits. Hike along miles of trails through the redwoods of Sanborn-Skyline County Park. See an 80-foot waterfall a mile from Castle Rock State Park.
Sanborn Park Hostel
15808 Sanborn Road
Saratoga, CA 95070-9738
408-741-0166
sanbornparkhostel.org
Stay in one of five Victorian cottages at the Hostel Santa Cruz as an individual, couple or with your family. Select from private rooms or dormitories during your stay and call ahead if you want to book a group. Each male, female or mixed gender dorm room sleeps five to six people. All rooms share bath facilities.
Small private rooms sleep one to three people, large private rooms sleep two to four people and the master private rooms sleep three to five. Private cottages require six guests and can sleep up to 11 guests.
Amenities include free linens and bedding, handicap accessibility, free lockers, a fully equipped kitchen with free groceries stocked weekly, free coffee, an Internet kiosk on-site, laundry facilities, free bike, surfboard and luggage storage. Curfew begins at 11 p.m. as of March 2010.
Walk just two blocks to the beaches, the Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park and the Surfing Museum. Bike or walk along the paths on the Pacific Ocean. Go boating or fishing at the Municipal Wharf.
Hostel Santa Cruz Hostel Society
321 Main St
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-423-8304
hi-santacruz.org
Located on the waterfront in Fort Mason in Golden Gate National Park, stay in private rooms or dorms at Fisherman's Wharf, featuring several free amenities, such as a continental breakfast, linens and towels, Wi-Fi and parking. Other amenities include low-cost tours, daily housekeeping, secure lockers, bicycle and luggage storage, no curfews, snack vending machines, lunch and dinner service, guest lounge, game room, picnic tables on an outdoor deck, a fully equipped kitchen, dining room and on-site laundry.
Enjoy the view of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. Easily walk to Chinatown or the Marina shopping district. The Golden Gate National Park provides paved walking and biking paths for convenience.
HI- SF Fisherman's Wharf
Fort Mason Building 240
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-771-7277
sfhostels.com
