Hostel Road Trip Podcast

In this episode, we interview Darren Overby, the creator of Hostelmanagement.com, Hostels.com and Pacific Tradewinds Hostel in San Francisco.

In this episode, our crew went to the the beautiful Lake Tahoe and talked about the challenges of having an onsite team.

In this episode, Joe Gill, the founder of Bon Paul & Sharky's Hostel shares with us how he got into the hostel industry and the challenges of expanding the initial operation to 3 different location.

Cream City Hostel is Milwaukee's first hostel! Co-founder Carolyn Weber first dreamed of opening a hostel in 2011. A travel enthusiast, she was inspired by her own positive experiences staying in hostels, and in 2013, she jumped into business planning with both feet with the guidance of Juli Kaufmann. A few years later, fellow community organizer Wendy Mesich joined the team.

In this episode, Vikki Matsis, the founder and organizer of the American Hostel Conference and the manager of the Notso Hostel shares with us her amazing journey in the hostel industry. She is the author of Inside An American Hostel, a guidebook for manager and aspiring owners and is a former freelance writer with over 150 publications.

Hostel Modal, a modern hostel & boutique hotel coming to The Village of West Greenville.

1960s Commune in Northern California coverts to educational organic farm with lodging. At ITH we like to call it a Farmstels!

Newly Minted North American Regional Sales Manager talks about the Special Sauce at Cloudbeds.

Join us as we talk with the avid surfer/amateur astronomer/property manager of the HI-Pigeon Point Lighthouse Hostel.

Listen in with us and the bright, fun and funny Shelby Tucker to learn about the Tradewinds hostel!

Join us as Devin walks us through the perfect day in Santa Cruz, what brought the first ever hostel into the area and what he does for business in his spare time!

Maria gives us more great insight into running a highly successful hostel in one of the larger hostel organizations.

Maria from Same Sun Hostel gives her over 15 years of experience in this very eye opening interview about the ins and outs and the challenges and opportunities we face as hostel owners and entreprenuers.

Brent Underwood lays out the plans for the future of the Cerro Gordo hostel and how it will be unlike any experience you've ever had before.

Hostel Cerro Gordo is a real-life Ghost Town that used to mine for all the precious metals that built what is now Los Angeles. Take a listen to the new owners to hear about their vision for the future, their wisdom and gut-splitting senses of humor in the first part of this two part episode.

Giles, from of the Tevere Hostel Restaurant & Bar opens his place to receive us and share what it is like to run a restaurant and bar together with a shared accommodation business. Giles founded the hostel with his wife Sarah and have been able to deliver an awesome experience for almost 10 yers!!! You can't miss the operational secrets of this couple! Stay Tuned!

In our 9th episode, we sit down with Josh and Will to chat about the challenges and peculiarities of running an organic farm hostel. D Acres of New Hampshire receives guests from all over the world and work on educational programs to also involve the community! You can't afford to miss this trip, so fasten your seat belts and let's hit the road!!!

In this episode, we interviewed Byron Bunda, the founder of American Hostels. He shared with us his insights, experience and future plans for the American Hostel industry! You can't afford to miss this trip!

Our friend Serena, from The Notch Hostel, tells us how she got started in the business and how she has created a top rated hostel focused on through hikers on the Appalachian Trail. One of the Appalachian Trails favorite basecamp! Fasten your seat belts and let's hit the road!

In this episode, Ms. Heather Loeber, the founder of the Black Elephant Hostel, shares with us the challenges of opening the first hostel in Portland - ME to 100% occupancy in couple weeks and a lot more! You can't miss this trip!

After the Hostel Road Trip Podcast crew stayed over night and got to experience the boat, we sit down with Ben, the General Manager of the Liberty Clipper Ship, to talk about some of his challenges and peculiarities when comes to engage the guest and staff in his facility. The Liberty Clipper provides an unique experience by combining the best of both sides of Boston, the sea and city. You can't afford to miss this trip so fasten your seat belts and let's hit the road!

The founders of Providence Hostel share with us the challenges of expanding to a 2nd location as well as some of the political issues faced by hostels in New York. Fasten your seat belts and let's hit the road! Don't miss out!

Sam, General Manager of Burlington Hostel, showed us his facilities and shared his secrets on how to protect keep the place safe for travellers.

Marc, the General Manager of HI Boston, shares with us his secrets on how to build a personal experience in a 400 bed hostel. We discuss the main elements of a hostel experience, the preferences of the millennial traveler, the competition with the biggest hotel players and much more! Stay Tuned! Composer: Benjamin TISSOT (also known as Bensound) Music: www.besound.com

Justin, the owner of Homestyle Hostel, in Ludlow Vermont, welcomes us into his 19th Century historical house in order to show us the uniqueness of his facility while exchanging stories and experiences. We discuss about dynamic pricing as well as the peculiarities and challenges of running a hostel bar & restaurant that is open to the locals / general public. Composer: Benjamin TISSOT (also known as Bensound) Music: www.besound.com